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    COP21: United Nations Conference on Climate Change

    November 30 to December 11, 2015, ParisFrance will chair and host the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11), from 30 November to 11 December 2015. The conference is crucial because the expected outcome is a new international...

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    Announcing the New Research Assistants for the WLCE

    The WLCE is pleased to announce our new Research Assistants for the 2015-2016 year including Yufan Yang, Jessyca Idi, and M Angélica Granja.Yufan YangMy name is Yufan (Veronica) Yang, a student from China currently enrolled in the Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management program. I’m a...

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    8th World Conference for Graduate Research—Call for Abstract Submissions

    Deadline (no more than 2,000 words) - 01 February 2016http://www.gradtourismconference.org/With its motto “get connected to international network with prolific scholars and state of the art research topics”, the aim of this conference, hosted by the journal Anatolia, is to provide a forum for...

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    ttra 2016 International Conference: Call for Papers

    The Academic Paper Co-Chairs, Drs. Daniel R. Fesenmaier and Pauline J. Sheldon, invite academic submissions for the 47th Annual International Conference of the Travel and Tourism Research Association (ttra).The central theme of this year’s conference is “Leading Tourism Research Innovation for...

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    FCM Sustainable Communities Conference—Connect, Explore, Experience

    February 9-11, 2016, Ottawa, ON, Canada2016 Sustainable Communities Conference returns to Ottawa, ON - for the first time in four years - with a leading-edge program that delivers both proven solutions and innovative insights to deliver sustainable cities and communities.The national capital...

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    On Sustainability 2016 Conference: Urban Sustainability

    Time: 21-23 January, 2016Location: Portland State University, Portland, USAThe International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainabilityattendees include leaders in the field, as well as emerging scholars, who travel to the conference from all corners of the globe...

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    World Leisure Organization Honors & Awards: Call for Applications

    World Leisure Organization (WLO) Honors and Awards applications are now open!The World Leisure Organization's Honors and Awards program has been designed to recognize organizations that have implemented creative solutions that foster local, national, or international leisure opportunities. Also,...

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    Cumberland and Social Procurement Framework

    Cumberland has become the first municipality in B.C. to adopt the Social Public Procurement framework, which refers to a value-aligned approach to leverage existing public purchasing in order to add social value to the community, in hopes of maximizing returns for taxpayers. After the adoption of...

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    Canadian Student Outdoor Education Conference 2016

    The Canadian Student Outdoor Education Conference (aka The Horwood Conference) is an annual event organized by and for students studying outdoor and environmental education, health and physical education, outdoor recreation, adventure leadership, experience-based learning and/or related fields. It...

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    BCCIC Roundtable Meeting on Sustainable Development Goals

    Working towards Sustainable World—BCCIC Roundtable Meeting on UN’s New Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Time: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015, 7:00 PM—10:00 PMLocation: Building 255—Room 165, Nanaimo Campus, Vancouver Island UniversityOn October 28th, 2015, the World Leisure Centre of Excellence...

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