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Interested in “Leisure and Innovation”? Join WLO Special Interest Group (SIG) on the topic

By mireia | Network | 0 comment | 28 November, 2017 | 0

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

The construction of the leisure field in Latin America: a chronical of some recent encounters

By mireia | Insights | 0 comment | 27 November, 2017 | 0

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

Young musicians perform at the Citizen’s Leisure Festival in Hangzhou in the framework of the Young People’s Concert program

By mireia | Insights | 0 comment | 27 November, 2017 | 0

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

Newsletter WL News Issue 5

By mireia | 2017 - Newsletter, Newsletter Issues | Comments are Closed | 1 November, 2017 | 0

Download Issue in PDF Newsletter-November17Read more

Get to know the facilitators and join WLO’s Special Interest Groups!

By mireia | Network | 0 comment | 27 October, 2017 | 0

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

The Third World Leisure Expo and Forum in Hangzhou: a gathering platform to advance in global leisure concepts

By mireia | Uncategorized | 0 comment | 27 October, 2017 | 0

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 (Canada): “Leisure is any experience that has the following characteristics: it is fun, enjoyable, and relaxing, it is freely chosen”

By mireia | Members' Voice | 0 comment | 27 October, 2017 | 0

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

BOOKS: Recent and upcoming publications by scholars of the University of Otago (New Zealand)

By mireia | Publications | 0 comment | 25 October, 2017 | 0

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

WLO Treasurer and WLO COO discuss on leisure as a driving force for city development in a seminar at the University of Otago

By mireia | Insights | 0 comment | 25 October, 2017 | 0

The seminar “Leisure transforming old European industrial cities: case studies of Manchester and Bilbao” took place at the Department of Tourism of the University of Otago, in Dunedin (New Zealand), on the 12 October. Yvonne Klerks, WLO Treasurer and lecturer at NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, Academy for Leisure, and Dr. Cristina Ortega, WLORead more

2018 WL Field School: Are you a leisure student? This will surely be of your interest!

By mireia | Network | 0 comment | 25 October, 2017 | 0

The World Leisure Field School is an international experience combining field experience and Congress attendance. The 2018 World Leisure Congress to be held in São Paulo (Brazil) focuses on the theme “Leisure Beyond Constraints”. The theme refers to the issue of leisure and access in its broadest sense, and comprises at least three dimensions ofRead more

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