PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Pre Congress Activities

Pre-congress on-line discussion forums on selected topics will be open 6 weeks prior to the Congress. During the Congress panels will be convened to summarise and discuss the content of these forums.

A number of pre-congress workshops have been proposed and these will be run prior to the congress on Saturday, September 11 and Sunday, September 12.

A series of pre Congress tours are planned.

DAY 1 Sunday 12th September

12:00 - 18:00 Registration
18:30 - 21:00 Official Opening & Welcome Reception


DAY 2 Monday 13th September (Theme: Leisure on the Beach)

07:00 - 08:30 Breakfast Meetings
08:00 - 09:00 Registration
08:45 - 10.15 Opening Welcome
Opening Plenary (A)
10:15 - 11.00 Morning Tea
11:00 - 12:30 Session 1 - Concurrent Papers
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 Session 2 - Concurrent Papers
15:30 - 16:15 Afternoon Tea
16:15 - 17:45 Session 3 - Concurrent Papers
18:30 - 22:00 Social Event

DAY 3 Tuesday 14th September (Theme: Leisure on the Waterways)

07:00 - 08:30 Breakfast meetings
08:00 - 09:00 Registrations
08:45 - 10:15 Plenary (B) & Panel Discussion
10:15 - 11:00 Morning Tea
11:00 - 12:30 Session 4 - Concurrent Papers
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 Session 5 - Concurrent Papers
15:30 - 16:15 Afternoon Tea
16:15 - 17:45 Session 6 - Concurrent Papers
18:00 - 19:30 World Leisure General Meeting
20:00 - 22:00 The 'Great Debate' and Hypothetical

DAY 4 Wednesday 15th September (Theme: Leisure in the Bush)

07:00 - 08:30 Breakfast Meetings
08:00 - 09:00 Registration
08:45 - 12:30 Master Classes (e.g., Urban Park Planning)
Workshops (e.g., Leisure, Children and Youth)
UN Youth Forum
Special Interest Group Meetings
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 18:00 Study Tours and Field Trips
18:30 - 23:00 Night of Mystery

DAY 5 Thursday 15th September (Theme: Leisure in the City)

07:00 - 08:30 Breakfast Meetings
08:00 - 09:00 Registration
08:45 - 10:15 Plenary (C) & Panel Discussion
10:15 - 11:00 Morning Tea
11:00 - 12:30 Session 7 - Concurrent Papers
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 Session 8 - Concurrent Papers
15:30 - 16:15 Afternoon Tea
16:15 - 17:45 Session 9 - Concurrent Papers
19:00 - 23:00 Congress Dinner

DAY 6 Friday 16th September (The Great Aussie Weekend)

07:00 - 08:30 Breakfast Meetings
08:00 - 09:00 Registration
08:45 - 10:15 Plenary (D) & Panel Discussion
10:15 - 11:00 Morning Tea
11:00 - 12:30 Session 10 - Concurrent Papers
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 Conference Wrap-Up

Closing Ceremony
Introduction to 2006 9th World Congress: Hangzhou, China.