World VIU Points with Pamela Duynstee and Dr. Kajsa Åberg – February 26th
VIU's World Leisure Centre of Excellence is pleased to welcome Pamela Duynstee, Sustainable Tourism Program Manager for GreenStep Solutions, and Dr. Kajsa Åberg, Regional Development Organization of Västerbotten, northern Sweden, invited speakers for the next World VIU Points to be held online on February 26th, 7:00 - 8:15 am PST.
WLCE Co-Director Assesses Leisure in the Time of a Pandemic
Happy Holidays!
Call for Case Studies - Deadlines for submissions extended
The World Leisure Centre of Excellence in Sustainability and Innovation at Vancouver Island University is inviting case study proposals to be included in the fifth annual volume of Innovative Leisure Practices.
World VIU Points with Dr. Kajsa Åberg - Webinar recording and resources available
The World Leisure Centre of Excellence hosted its first online World VIU Points on December 10th with WLCE Visiting Scholar Dr. Kajsa Åberg who spoke about Innovation in Destination Development in Umeå, northern Sweden.
The webinar recording is available here.
Thesis Presentation: Lexuan Deng
The Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management, in conjunction with our World Leisure Centre of
Excellence is pleased to introduce Lexuan (Six) Deng, Graduate Student in progress, who will be
presenting their research and thesis.
Conversations on Sustainability - Episode 2
Conversations on Sustainability with Dr. Aggie Weighill: The purpose of these conversations is to introduce viewers to diverse individuals working in leisure and to learn more about what they do and how that links to sustainability. Guests will not always focus specifically on sustainability but they will be asked to reflect on how their efforts work towards making the world better for people, the planet, and sometimes profits!
Call for Case Studies - Deadline for submitting Expressions of Interest extended to December 10
World VIU Points with Dr. Kajsa Åberg - December 10th
VIU's World Leisure Centre of Excellence is pleased to welcome Dr. Kajsa Åberg, Regional Development Organization of Västerbotten, northern Sweden. She is joining the MASLM program in December as a visiting scholar and is the invited speaker for the next World VIU Points to be held online on December 10th, 7:00 - 8:15 am PST.
Dr. Åberg's presentation is titled "Innovations in Destination Development in Small Regional Cities – The Case for Umeå, in northern Sweden".
Worldviews, paradigms, and positionality – Why so confusing and why so important? - Graduate Research Workshop
Hello students!
Check out the next Graduate Research Workshop and consider joining in!
Title: Worldviews, paradigms, and positionality - Why so confusing and why so important?