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| THEME - Global
Forces and Local Responses: Leisure - Culture - Sport
- Tourism |
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Leisure
and Human Development
 Context:
Today we face a number of unprecedented world-wide forces
profoundly affecting the quality of life everywhere.We
have become concerned about the consequences of rapid
technologicalchange, population growth, climate change,
environmental degradation, poverty, etc. However, it is
also true that our world has become more open and transparent,
providing much improved access to the more desirable fruits
of civilization. Indeed, our capacity to share has never
been greater. But, whether defined positively or negatively,
all such forces are having an impact upon how we provide
for leisure experiences and the and the leisure experience
itself.
Stephen Lewis, UN Special Envoy giving Opening Address
in which he presented an overview of the present state
of globaliztion, and its impact upon societies world wide.
Today many of these issues are addressed in the context
of globalization, in both its economic and cultural forms.
Issues such as regulation and control, homogenisation,
and brand identity and loyalty, have risen to the top
of agendas for a variety of groups; governmental and non-governmental
alike. What are the implications of globalization processes
for leisure? Beyond the several benefits, there is a growing
concern that the forces of globalization pose a tangible
threat to cultural diversity, and consequently to local
identity and autonomy. Among the first to feel the effects
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The question examined
at the Kuala Lumpur Congress was:
In
providing for leisure, culture, sport and tourism, what
is the best balance between the global and the local,
and, more important, how do we achieve such a balance?
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The Event
The Congress was comprised of:
- Presentations by international experts
- Current practices, models and exemplars
- Research reports
- Workshops
- Social and Cultural Programs
- Pre-and Post Congress Tours
Program Details
Details of Plenaries,
Panel Sessions and Paper Presentations
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Congress Location
Malaysia, a country of rich diversity,
has created a unique society that blends tradition with
the modern. It possesses a multi-ethnic population steeped
in culture and tradition, with warm and friendly people.
Several decades o f
sustained economic growth and political stability have
made it one of the most buoyant and wealthy countries
in the region.
Kuala Lumpur, the capital and Congress location, is a
modern, bustling metropolis of 1.2 million, and the principal
centre of commerce, politics, entertainment and international
activities. |
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