Conferences and Workshops

The International Youth Scientific Conference on Leisure and Recreation is organized by the World Leisure Youth Ambassadors Committee of WLO and the World Leisure Center of Excellence of the University of Pécs, Hungary.

The Conference will be a hybrid event inviting people to the University of Pécs, participating in person or joining the online platforms. All participants will get a certificate of attendance and the best presentations will get a recommendation to publish the results in World Leisure Journal.

TTRA Canada is excited to announce it will be holding its first virtual conference from October 13 to 15, 2021.

This year’s virtual conference theme, T4: Travelling Towards Tomorrow Together, provides a platform to address the challenges and opportunities presented by the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism industry. While recognizing the drastic impact of the pandemic on travel and tourism, it is time to move forward.

VIU's World Leisure Centre of Excellence would like to invite you to MA SLM student Patricia Verhage's presentation at VIU's CREATE Conference 2021.

The presentation is titled: "The World Leisure Organization: Stakeholder Analysis of the WL Family Network" and it is a case study based on preliminary results of her thesis of the whole WLO network and its family - the most involved members of WLO. This research project has been created in cooperation with the WLO and the VIU. 

The 16th World Leisure Hybrid Congress – Leisure Makes Life Better – aims to provide the space to learn from leading experts in the leisure field and network. The 16th World Leisure Congress will be hosted in a hybrid mode, from April 15^th to 21^st, 2021, giving the opportunity for a face-to-face and an online experience, no matter where you are.

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - 8:30 - 10 am PST 

The 16th World Leisure Congress to be held in Pinggu-Beijing from April 15-21, 2021 will have a virtual component to include participants who will not be able to travel to China due to the many travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Abstract Submission deadline extended until Friday, 30^th October 2020.

The Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation is hosting the 2020 CRRF Virtual Conference this fall, October 1 and 2. The theme of the conference is Supporting Rural Recovery and Resilience, and rural researchers will share lessons and insights about the challenges and opportunities posed by the pandemic.

The conference is FREE and registration is open!

For more information and registration, please visit: http://2020.crrf.ca/

The Virtual Island Summit is a free and entirely online event designed to connect global islands to share their common experiences through a digital platform.

What is the Island Summit?