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World Leisure Centre of Excellence

    RTD7-Barcelona 2013 Conference

    The 7th International Conference on Responsible Tourism in Destinations is set to take place in Barcelona - Catalunya October 3-4, 2013.The conference is co-chaired by Mr. Jordi Ficapal, Responsible Tourism Observatory Director, TSI-Turisme Sant Ignasi (Universitat Ramon Llull), and Professor...

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    2nd Innovation Infusion!

    Please note that the time has changed for Thursday's Innovation Infusion session. It will take place conveniently after Grant's class, from 1-2pm. Shannon will be sharing valuable, experience-based information about conference poster sessions. It will be a great opportunity to add a new skill to...

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    Cool February Issue from Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity

    February 2013In this Issue1. CAAWS Programs At a Glance2. Women and Leadership Corner3. CAAWS Announces its 2013 WISE Fund Recipients4. Égale Action Call for the Most Influential Women in Sport and Physical Activity in Quebec5. FISU Gender Equality Sport Award6. CPC Call for Nominations for the...

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    Philosophy at Play Conference

    An inter-disciplinary conference on philosophical aspects of play9-10 April 2013University of Gloucestershire, Oxstalls Campus, Gloucester, GL2 9HW"Philosophy at play?"Play, players, and being at, in or out of play, have been concepts for philosophical debate in the ancient, modern and contemporary...

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    Celebration of Research Excellence and Knowledge Transfer Event

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    11th Biennial ANZALS conference

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    First SLM Student Graduates!

    Today was an exciting day for the World Leisure Center of Excellence at VIU. Our first two Masters students, Erin Heeney and Laurel Sliskovic walked across the stage to receive their degree from Dr. Ralph Nilson.A nice gathering at the Coast Bastion afterwards allowed the Faculty to meet parents...

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    SLM Student Shannon Bence Received SSHRC Scholarship!

    Shannon Bence is a successful applicant of the SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship. She applied for this award while in her final year of the Tourism Management Degree program at VIU and is now completing the Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management, held at VIU as...

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    Touring Consumption 2013

    Touring in terms of travel, tourism or varying aspects of mobilities contribute substantially to particular conventions and rituals of consumer practices, especially with an eye towards the enactment of scripts. However, touring consumption delineates a kind of performance that is not only...

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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.