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PLENARY 1
LEISURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Implications for Wellbeing
Keynote Speaker
John F. Helliwell
Arthur J. E. Child Foundation Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, and Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of British Columbia
Panelists
Wu Bihu
Director of Tourism Research and Planning Center of Beijing University
Liu Feng
Development Research Center, China State Council
Brian Deeson
Chairman Elect of PATA and Senior Vice President Asia-Pacific for ACCOR
Maurice Strong
President of the Council of the University for Peace; Advisor, State Environmental Protection Agency of China
Daniel Tannenbaum
Vice President for Greater China, Accor Hotels and Resorts
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PANEL 1
IS THERE A CONSENSUS ON THE BENEFITS OF LEISURE?
A report of the Findings from the World Leisure Consensus Project
(Ed Jackson, Project Director)
Web Cast by Zhejiang Online
Moderator
John Loy
University of Rhode Island
USA
Panelists:
Valerie Freysinger USA
Linda Caldwell USA
Garry Chick USA
Tony Veal AUSTRALIA
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PANEL 2
LEISURE EDUCATION IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Chair and Presenter
Steven J. Albrechtsen
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
USA
Panelists
Karen L. Barak
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
USA
Atara Sivan
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong
SAR
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PA 1
Paper
Presentations*
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LUNCH
POSTER SESSION 1
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PRESS CONFERENCE 1
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PANEL 3
AFRICA IN TRANSITION:
IS THERE A LEISURE COMPONENT?
Moderator
Charles Katiza
Secretary General of the African Union of Local Authorities
Zimbabwe
Panelists:Youssouf Fall Secretary General of CONFEJES Mauritania
Solomon Lechesa Tsenoli,.
Free State Province, South Africa
Solomon Lechesa Tsenoli, M.P.
Zambia
Geoffrey Lipman
UNWTO
Fred Coalter
Chair of Sports Policy, University of Sterling
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SP 1
MEET THE EDITOR
Publishing your paper in the World
Leisure Journal
An informal discussion with Ken Roberts, Editor, and some members of the Editorial Board
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PA 2
Paper
Presentations*
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PLENARY 2
LEISURE AND THE CITY: MODELS FOR RECONCILING GROWTH WITH QUALITY OF LIFE
Moderator
TBA
Panelists:
Wang Guo Ping, Hangzhou Party Secretary/ Xiang Qin, Vice Mayor of Hangzhou
Vice Mayor
City of Kaifeng
Peter Stewart Head, Melbourne City Council Major Event Unit
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SOCIAL - CULTURAL EVENT:
Evening at West Lake
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PLENARY 3
LEISURE AND CULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT
Keynote SpeakerFrançoise Rivière Assistant Director-General for Culture, UNESCO
Panelists
Jean-Pierre Bastien,
Assistant Deputy Minister of Tourism for the Government of Quebec, Canada
Yu Qiuyu
Chair of Shanghai Writing Association, China
Distinguished Writer
Sheng Wang Shu
Vice Director, China Cultural Development Research
Garry Chick
Pennsylvania State University
Yu Hong
Vice Executive Director
Television Studies Centre
Peking University
Jerry Gotora
President
Zimbabwe Local Government Association
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COLLOQUIUM
Opportunities or Constraints?
Leisure Lifestyles and Constraints in Urban China:
A Six-City Comparative Study
Moderator
Garry Chick USA
Speakers
Garry Chick USA
Geof Godbey USA
Ling Ping China
Erwei Dong USA
PART 1*:
I. Introduction
II. Methods
III. Sampling and Data Collection
*Part 2:
Wednesday 11:30
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PANEL 4
CHINA’S TOURISM INDUSTRY:
Strategies for Meeting Market Demands
Moderator
Wei Xiao’an
Senior Researcher, Tourism Research Center Chinese Academy of Social Science
Panelists
Daniel Tannenbaum, Vice-President for Greater China, Accor Hotel & Resorts
Cui Feng Jun
Vice Director, Hangzhou Tourism Commission
Shao Chun
Deputy Editor
China Tourism
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PANEL 5
PROMOTING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES THROUGH SAFE PLAY AREAS Moderator
S Hudson
Panelists
D. Thompson
H. Olsen
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PA 3
Paper
Presentations*
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LUNCH
Poster
Sessions 2
(Scheduled)
13:00
PRESS CONFERENCE 2
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PANEL 6
Leisure Development:
The Chinese Experience
Moderator
Wei Xiao’an
Senior Researcher, Tourism Research Center Chinese Academy of Social Science
Panelists
Cui Feng Jun
Vice Director
Hangzhou Tourism Commission
Wu Bihu
Director of Tourism Research and Planning Center of Beijing University
Ma Huidi
Director, Leisure Culture Research Center, China Academy of Art
Lu Yuan Zhen
Director of Sports and Leisure Department Hunan Normal University, Secretary General of China Social Sports Association
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PANEL 8
SERIOUS LEISURE AS LIFELONG LEARNING : DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL CAPITAL: Enlarging Access, Choice and Healthy Communities
Moderator
Wayne Munson
USA
Panelists
Wayne Munson USA
Yulan Yuan
Erwei Dong
P. Wang
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SP 2
WORLD LEISURE ORGANIZATION
“ World Leisure: Shaping the Future”
Speaker
Christopher Edginton
Secretary General
World Leisure Organization
"The World Leisure Secretariat"
Kim Heffernan Moss
Program Assistant
World Leisure Organization
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PA4
Paper
Presentations*
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PLENARY 4
THEME PARKS: WHERE TO FROM HERE?
Moderator:
Bob Robertson
Australia
Keynote SpeakerEmmanuel Mongon
CEO, Imaginvest Paris
Panelists
Huang Qiaoling
Chair, Songcheng Group
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SP 3
17:15-17:30
PRESENTATION
11th World Leisure Congress; 2010
Chuncheon City
Korea
A multi-media presentation by the Mayor of Chuncheon City
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18:00
DINNER
FWH 19:30
SOCIAL - CULTURAL EVENT:
Performance
First World Theatre |
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WORKSHOP 1
MARKETING LEISURE ELECTRONICALLY
How to use the
Internet to optimize
sustainable leisure
participation
Convenor/Instructor
Leif Almö
CEO Scandnet AB
Sweden
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WORKSHOP 2
IN-HOME THERAPEUTIC RECREATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Convenor/Instructor
Fran Stavola Daly
Kean University
USA
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PA 5
Paper
Presentations*
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COLLOQUIUM
Opportunities or Constraints?
Leisure Lifestyles and Constraints in Urban China:
A Six-City Comparative Study
Moderator
Garry Chick USA
Speakers
Garry Chick USA
Geof Godbey USA
Ling Ping China
Erwei Dong USA
PART 2
IV. Results
V. Conclusions
VI. Avenues for Future Research
Discussion and Audience Participation
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WORKSHOP 3
DEVELOPING LEISURE POLICY
Derek Casey
Chair of the World Leisure Board. Former CEO of the Sports Council in the UK
Fred Coalter
Professor of Sports Policy and Chair of Edinburgh Leisure in the UK
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WORKSHOP 4
CHILDREN AND YOUTH: CONTEXTS FOR A NEW WORLD LEISURE COMMISSION
Linda Caldwell,
The Pennsylvania State University
USA
Beatriz Pereira
University of Minho
Portugal
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PA 6
Paper
Presentations*
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LUNCH 12:30-14:00
Free Afternoon and Evening
Optional Tours (See separate listing) |
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PLENARY 5
LEISURE AND SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT
SPECIAL INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLE
Moderator
Avi Lewis
Film
Maker, TV Host
Panellists
Susan Brownell
USA
Geoffrey Lipman
UNWTO
Trevor Sofield
Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre
Australia
Lyonpo Jigmi Y. Thinley
Minister for Home and Cultural Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan
Wei Xiao’an
Senior Researcher, Tourism Research Center Chinese Academy of Social Science
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PANEL 8
LEISURE EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA
Moderator
Pang Xue Quan Zhejiang University Director of APCL
Speakers
Zeng Fan Ren,
Director, Culture Research Center, Shandong University
Ma Hui Di,
Director, Leisure Culture Research Center, China Academy of Art
Geoffrey Godbey
USA
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SP 4
SPECIAL SESSION
WORLD LEISURE COMMISSIONS GENERAL MEETING
Chair and Presenter
Steven J. Albrechtsen
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
USA
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ROUNDTABLES
RT 1
WORLD STABILITY: ROLE FOR LEISURE AND TOURISM?
Convenor
André Thibault
Canada
RT 2
ON CULTURE AND LEISURE THEORY
Convenor
Gordon Walker
University of Alberta
Canada
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WORKSHOP 4
A METHODOLOGY FOR INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF LEISURE AND TOURISM SERVICES
Convenor/Instructor
Willy Faché
University of Ghent
Belgium
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PA 7
Paper
Presentations* |
LUNCH
Poster
Sessions 3
(Scheduled)
13:00
PRESS CONFERENCE 3
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PANEL 9
SPORT, THE BODY AND HEALTH: EAST VS. WEST
Keynote Speaker
Susan Brownell
USA
Panelists
Lu Yuan Zhen
Director of Sports and Leisure Department Hunan Normal University, Secretary General of China Social Sports Association
Dong Lu
Director, Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Andreas Niehaus
University of Gent
Belgium
John Loy
University of Rhode Island
USA
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ROUNDTABLES
RT 3
LEISURE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Convenor
André Thibault
Canada
RT 4
TRENDS IN LEISURE FACILITY MANAGEMENT IN AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM
Conveners
Ian Cooper
United Kingdom
Garry Henshall
Australia
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Paper
Presentations*
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PLENARY 6
LEISURE AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTS: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES
Chair and Moderator
Trevor Sofield
Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre
Australia
Panelists:
Zhuge Ren
Director, Green Globe 21:China
Antonis B. Petropoulos Managing Director ECOCLUB® SA
Greece
Anne-Maria Makela Ecotourism Adviser to the Ministry of Tourism
Cambodia
Xu Mai Yong
Director , Xi Xi Wetlands Management Commission, Hangzhou
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17:15-18:30
World Leisure Organization
MEMBERS MEETING AND RECEPTION
______ GALA CONGRESS BANQUET
New Century Grand Hotel
19:00 and 19:15
Departure from FWH:
19:15-19:45
PRE-BANQUET SOCIAL
19:45
BANQUET
Welcome and introduction of Head Table
Entertainment
Music, etc.
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SP 5
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS:
AN ALTERNATIVE TO GDP?
Lyonpo Jigmi Y. Thinley
Minister for Home and Cultural Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan
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Poster Session 4
(scheduled)
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PA 9
Paper
Presentations*
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PLENARY 7
SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: POLICY IMPERATIVES
Moderator
Geoffrey Lipman
UNWTO
Panelists
TBD
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CLOSING CEREMONY
TRANSFER TO QUÉBEC 2008
11:45 Closing statements and acknowledgements
12:00 10th World Leisure Congress: Multimedia Presentation - Québec City
12:30 Passing the Flag: Hangzhou City to Quebec City
12:35 9th World Leisure Congress declared closed
12:40 CELEBRATORY FAREWELL LUNCH AND ENTERTAINMENT
Rain Forest Plaza
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