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World Leisure Centre of Excellence

    MA SLM 602 - Innovation Movie: USGBC’s LEED

    Video by: Yufan Yang...

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    Call for Case Study submissions

    Innovative Leisure Practices:Cases as Conduits between Theory and PracticeCase studies are a valuable way for researchers and practitioners to synthesize and share knowledge with external audiences in a way that allows others to reflect, discuss and learn from approaches taken in other contexts....

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    Innovation Infusion Series: Webinar with Moniek Hover

    Dr. Moniek Hover is Professor in Storytelling at NHTV University for Higher Education (Breda, the Netherlands), where she teaches in the applied and the academic bachelor and master programs in the field of leisure and tourism.  At NHTV she leads the research program line of storytelling, leisure...

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    Innovation Infusion - Dr. David Weaver: Review and Reflection

    Review and Reflection on Dr. David Weaver’s Innovation Infusion SectionIntroductionOn December 11th, 2014, Dr David Weaver from Griff University, Australia delivered a presentation on the topic: From Monitoring and Management to Motivation and Mobilization: Toward a Revolution in Park/Visitor...

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    Feeling overwhelmed? Join our reading circle to learn how to bring more leisure into your life!

    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 Monday, January 26th, 5:00 pm – Each Reading Circle team will meet 2 or 3 times between January 26th and April 6th Where: Kickoff Event at Fibber Magees...

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    MA SLM Student Field Experience: Anna Nehm

    Since July 2014, I have been working at a tourism company in Vancouver. Here in Vancouver, I am working for a Canadian inbound tour operator that specializes in designing and operating tailor-made travel itineraries nation-wide. The company is fairly new, as it has been established in 2000. It is a...

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    ATLAS Africa Conference 2015

    ATLAS Africa Conference 2015 - Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaTourism and Inclusive Growth in Developing EconomiesThe theme of the 9th ATLAS Africa conference focuses on the relation between tourism and inclusive growth. Although inclusive growth as a concept is increasingly discussed by academics,...

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    MA SLM 602 - Innovation Movie: The Marmot Recovery

    Video by: Haina Wan, Victoria Huang, Jenny ZhongSLM 602 – Case studies in Sustainability Instructor: Dr. Nicole L.VaugeoisNovember 2014The Marmot RecoveryVancouver Island marmot is the most famous animal on Vancouver Island and perhaps even the most famous endangered animal in Canada. "Endangered"...

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    MA SLM Student Field Experience

    This info graphic sets out what Michele Greene, a MASLM student, did in her field experience with the Office of Environment and Sustainability at Vancouver Island University.  It also notes some of the things that she is planning to do with what she's learned.‍

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    Innovation Infusion - Dr. Jerome Singleton: Review and Reflection

    Review and Reflection on Dr. Jerome Singleton’s Innovation Infusion SectionIntroductionOn November 13th, 2014, Dr. Jerome Singleton gave a presentation on the topic “Leisure and Aging 2015: Economic and Social Cost of Exclusion”. He provided the audience with a balanced combination of theory and...

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Vancouver Island University and the World Leisure Centre of Excellence acknowledge and thank the Snuneymuxw, Quw’utsun, Tla’amin, Snaw-naw-as and Qualicum First Nation on whose traditional lands we research and share knowledge.

WLCE Mission

The World Leisure Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Leisure Management brings together established and emerging scholars from around the globe to share innovative ideas, engage in dialogue and collaborate in research and teaching.