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17th World Leisure Congress – Call for abstracts extended! Call for abstracts for the 17th World Leisure Congress has been extended. Submissions now close Tuesday 18 April at 11:59pm NZST. Don’t miss the opportunity to present your knowledge, experience and research at the 17th World Leisure Congress! We invite submissions to the overall congress themeRead more

The Coronavirus-19 pandemic has compromised forms of social interaction and full access to leisure as a primary source of meaningfulness in life and well-being. The research project, Leisure and Well-Being Across Countries in the Era of Coronavirus-19: Trends and Applications, proposed by the World Leisure Organization – Leisure and Well-Being Special Interest Group (chair TeresaRead more

The Congress brings together leisure professionals from academia, government and industry to promote informative, stimulating and challenging discussion on the latest issues in leisure. The theme of the Congress is ‘Leisure: Learn well, live well. As the world continues to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on well-being leisure in our livesRead more

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Dr. Heather J. Gibson Back to Academy Dr. Heather J. Gibson is a Professor in the Department of Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management, at the University of Florida.  Her research interests leisure, tourism and sport behavior in mid and later life, women as tourists, sport tourism (specializing in sport events and active sport tourism, andRead more

Dr. Miklos Banhidi Back to Academy Dr. Banhidi is currently working as professor and coordinator for Recreation and Health Promotion program at the Szechenyi University in Gyor/Hungary. His teaching areas are the Theory and Practice of Recreology, Geography of Sport, Tourism and Recreation, Project Development. His research interest is Community development to improve the qualityRead more

Prof. Dr. Douglas Kleiber Back to Academy Douglas A. Kleiber, Ph.D., is Professor of Counseling and Human Development Services and adjunt faculty in Psychology and Gerontology at the University of Georgia. He received an A.B in Psychology from Cornell University in 1969 and a Ph.D in Educational Psychology from the University of Texas at AustinRead more

Prof. Dr. Bevan Grant Back to Academy Bevan Grant has been teaching and researching about recreation, leisure and sport for the past four decades. After spending a few years in the late 70’s at the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada as an undergraduate, he moved back to New Zealand in 1980 where he gained hisRead more

Prof. Dr. Susan Shaw Back to Academy Susan (Sue) Shaw is a Sociologist who worked at Dalhousie University and the University of Waterloo prior to her retirement in 2011. Her research has focused primarily on issues related to gender equity and social justice. She has given particular attention to the intersection of work, family, andRead more

Prof. Dr. Gilles Pronovost Back to AcademyRead more