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Priorities for People 2004 - 2008
Pursuing the New Direction

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At its last meeting, the Board of Directors reviewed the work plan for 2004 as set out in the document A World Fit for Living: World Leisure Priorities for People 2004-2008, which was mailed to members last December.

Based upon the four general priorities for the period, specific activities and achievements targeted for 2004 include:

1. Heightening the Awareness of Leisure Benefits
   • 8th World Leisure Congress in Brisbane promotes new directions of World Leisure
   • Strengthened or new presence in UN Special Agencies, especially UNESCO, UNICEF, UNDP, WHO, and WTO
   • Stronger World Leisure media programs, especially electronic
     
     
2. Improving Policy and Legislation
   • Significance of leisure already present in major International conventions, identified and promoted (particularly the UN, UNESCO, UNICEF, WTO)
   • Data base of existing national leisure policies and best practices established
   • World Leisure Executive Development Program Designed, with pilot implementation
     
     
3. Strengthening Leadership
   • WICE-Wageningen Program: New partnership with Wageningen University (The Netherlands)
   • Agreements established with other institutions to offer vocational training and education programs
     
     
4. Expanding International Cooperation
   • New affiliation agreements between World Leisure and other international non- Governmental leisure organizations, both practitioner and scholarly based
   • Increased participation in meetings an programs of international governmental organizations, especially those of the UN
   • World Leisure web site available in Chinese
   • Web site content strengthened to reflect priorities