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    Sustainable Development Internships Abroad

    GoAbroad.com provides information of interning abroad in sustainable development in a user-friendly format. The internship opportunities listed will provide you professional experience, inspire self-growth, and gain satisfaction when you help changing the world to a better place.WHAT?According to...

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    VIU’s Cultural Mapping Project: Where is Here?

    The World Leisure Centre of Excellence (WLCE) is pleased to share the announcement of VIU’s cultural mapping project called Where is Here?. It is an interdisciplinary project in collaborations among departments of Recreation...

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    Yukon Community Recreation Planning Toolkit Released

    Development of the Yukon Community Recreation Planning Toolkit was made possible through the Yukon Active Living Strategy with funding from Yukon Government Sport and Recreation Branch and in partnership with the Recreation and Parks Association of the Yukon.This toolkit was designed to help rural...

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    WLCE Reading Circle 2016

    What: A reading circle is a group of people who get together to explore a topic in further detail through the medium of books.When: Kickoff Event Wednesday, March 2nd, 5:00 p.m. –6:30 p.m.Where: The Taphouse, 321 Selby Street, Nanaimo Register: Contact Jessyca Idi (jessyca.idi@stumail.viu.ca) 1...

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    TOURAVEL '16--3rd Tourism, Travel and Leisure Studies Conference

    Istanbul, TurkeyJune 30 - July 2, 2016The 3rd International Tourism, Travel and Leisure Conference in 2016 (TOURAVEL '16) held in Istanbul, Turkey will encourage interdisciplinary discussions on travel and tourism studies. The conference will cover a wide range of themes, including Culture and...

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    The European Conference on Sustainability, Energy & the Environment 2016

    The Waterfront Hotel, Brighton, United KingdomThursday, July 7 - Sunday, July 10, 2016Organized by the International Academic Forum (IAFOR), the European Conference on Sustainability, Energy...

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    2016 Sustainability, Ethics and Entrepreneurship (SEE) Conference

    15th-18th, May 2016Denver, Colorado, United States of AmericaThe annual Sustainability, Ethics and Entrepreneurship (SEE) Conference provides opportunities for discussing and sharing knowledge on the topics of sustainability, ethics, and entrepreneurship. The 5th annual SEE Conference in 2016...

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    2016 Innovative Leisure Practices--Call for Case Studies

    Innovative Leisure Practices:Cases as Conduits between Theory and Practice – Volume 2 (2016)After the success of the 2015 volume of case studies, the World Leisure Centre of Excellence at Vancouver Island University is accepting case study proposals for inclusion in the 2016 volume of Innovative...

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    7th International Conference on Sustainable Tourism—Call For Papers

    Sustainable Tourism 201618 - 20 May 2016Valéncia, SpainToday tourism is an important component of development, not only in economic terms but also for knowledge and human welfare. Tourism has long since ceased to be something just for the privileged few and today is an activity accessible to a...

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    2016 International Conference on Hospitality, Leisure, Sports and Tourism

    CALL FOR PAPERS2016 International Conference on Hospitality, Leisure, Sports, and Tourism-Summer Session(HLST-Summer 2016) 12th to 14th July 2016—Kyoto, JapanThe main objective of this conference is to provide a platform for researchers, academicians, practitioners, as well as industrial...

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