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Leisure Media and WLO very gladly announce the signature of a new collaboration agreement between both organizations. While the relation between WLO and Leisure Media is a long one, this new accord aims to re-boost the collaboration. Knowledge-sharing and publications opportunities are the main pillars of this renewed agreement. A new website will be createdRead more

An Associate Professor at Palacky University in Olomouc (Czech Republic), Donald N. Roberson, Jr. is a WLO member who is passionate about teaching and fostering critical reflection on leisure in the classroom. He just renewed his WLO membership and we asked him a few question for you to know a bit more about your fellowRead more

The WLO Special Interest Group on “Leisure and Innovation” aims at looking into the diverse fields of innovation in leisure contexts, practices and theories. In a world where change is constant, new challenges and practices arise, also in leisure. Innovation in different areas have consequences in leisure as well as leisure becomes a field ofRead more

In Latin America, and in Colombia in particular, a recreation field has always existed which has been made visible through the emerging human manifestations of our cultural specificities, which have been the basis supporting our multiple identities as a region. However, it was in the last four decades that a road for the intentional constructionRead more

This year, Young People Leisure Network (YPLN)’s international invitation under the Young People’s Concert program was accepted by French, Hungarian, Italian, Slovak and Turkish musicians and dancers. This group of young musicians played in front of a large audience at the Citizen’s Leisure Festival (October, Hangzhou, China). Participants very much appreciated the opportunity to performRead more

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Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are intended to focus upon a significant segment of leisure study and/or service. Member-generated and member-driven, they provide a space for WLO members to meet and work together at a global level. SIG are coordinated by the WLO Research and Knowledge Transference Committee, and particularly by the chair of the CommitteeRead more

This year, and from the 20 October to the 12 November, the World Leisure Expo and Forum has a more international feel gathering exhibitors and speakers from all over the globe. The four main spotlights include the Third World Leisure Expo, the World Summit Forum on Leisure Development, the Leisure Festival for Citizens and the Route ofRead more

Jerome Singleton is a professor and a leisure researcher at Dalhousie University (Canada). He is also the facilitator or the Special Interest Group (SIG) “Diversity, Access and Inclusion”. Jerome just renewed his membership and we took the opportunity to ask him a few questions to let you know him better. In one sentence: What does leisureRead more

If you want to feel the pulse of the work being produced in the field of leisure in Australia and New Zealand, here you are a selection generously provided by our colleagues at the Department of Tourism of the University of Otago. The following selection is focused mainly on tourism and, particularly, on tourism management, sustainableRead more