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    World Leisure Congress 2016 - South Africa

    14th World Leisure Congress - 2016 - South AfricaThis event will occur on Jun 27th--Jun 30th, 2016Category: World Leisure CongressesLocation: Durban, South Africa2016 World Leisure Congress Challenges, Choices and Consequences will be held in Durban, South Africa from June 27th to June 30th, 2016....

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    Student Travel Award: CMT 2015

    STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDConference website:  http://socialsciences.hawaii.edu/conference/cmt2015Conference poster:  http://socialsciences.hawaii.edu/conference/cmt2015/flyer/cmt-2015.pdfStudent Travel Award poster:  http://socialsciences.hawaii.edu/conference/cmt2015/flyer/cmt-2015-students.pdfSea...

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    Call For Papers: Inaugural International Conference on Tourism and Leisure Studies

    Inaugural International Conference on Tourism and Leisure StudiesThe Sustainability of Tourism and LeisureUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii22-23 April 2016We are inviting proposals for paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters/exhibits, or colloquia (See Proposal...

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    Visiting Scholars for 2015/2016

    Introducing the 2015­‐2016 World Leisure Centre of Excellence at VIU’s Visiting Scholars Dr. Rui Song- ChinaDr. Song’s research fields are leisure research and sustainable tourism. She has been working as the editor­‐in­‐chief of the Tourism Green Book of China and the Leisure Green Book of China...

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    Livable Cities Forum 2015

    The City of Calgary is hosting the 2015 Livable Cities Forum: Building Flood Resiliency, in partnership with ICLEI and the Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA).Join the dialogue to work together on solutions to build more flood resilient communities. The Forum will be the ideal place for...

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    Nanaimo Global Film Festival

    www.nanaimofilmfest.orgThe films are a celebration of activism. All over the world, and right here on Vancouver Island and BC, hope shines through in action taken by ordinary people who are finding a way to a sustainable world by daring to confront global forces with the strength of their own...

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    Wildlife Conservation Practices in Sri Lanka

    Enjoy a captivating slideshow and talk with Dr. Nihal Pushpakumara, Public Health Veterinary Officer from Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dr. Pushpakumara is involved with a wildlife rehabiliation centre in Sri Lanka, where he cares for elephants and other wildlife.This event is part of VIU's International...

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    Sustainable Event Management: A Practical Guide

    Every year events of every possible description are held around the world. Be they community events, large academic conferences, business meetings or enormous music concerts, festival, expos, and sporting events, they all have a massive impact on our environment.Gatherings of people for a purpose...

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    International Congress on Coastal and Marine Tourism (CMT)

    http://socialsciences.hawaii.edu/conference/cmt2015  CONFERENCE THEME25 Years of CMT: Learning from the Past, Looking to the FutureThe International Congress on Coastal and Marine Tourism (CMT) returns to Hawaii 25 years after its inaugural meeting there in 1990.  Recent previous CMT conferences...

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    This Is Your Year: Social Change Institute 2015

    Web version|Forward!|Register Now"To come together in a beautiful and supportive setting with a hundred people who are all passionate about making the world a better place is a gift. SCI was nothing short of life-changing." - Swarn Leung, SCI 2014Social Change Institute at Hollyhock: June 10 - 14,...

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