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WLO is currently seeking international leisure field scholars and professionals who want to invest their time in strengthening our organization. We are looking for thought leaders to assist WLO in empowering our projects and community, advocating for the leisure field and supporting our members worldwide. The advancement and growth of WLO would not exist without the commitmentRead more

The group Recreándonos, Centre for the Promotion and Research on Play, Recreation, Cultural and Community Work, organizes this study colloquium to explore cultural and institutional dimensions of recreation. The event is supported by the group Permanent Forum of Free Time and Recreation (Foro Permanente de Tiempo Libre y Recreación), formed by professionals from Argentina, Bolivia,Read more

We talked to WLO member José Vicente Pestana, researcher at the Department of Social Psychology and Quantitative Psychology of the University of Barcelona (Spain). In one sentence: What does leisure mean to you? Leisure means to me the context and the experience to deeply go into what we actually are and may be. What leisureRead more

We talked to WLO member Fabián Vilas Serna, coordinator of the Entertainment Team of the Permanent Forum of Free Time and Recreation, and director of the Centre for the Promotion and Research on Play, Recreation, Cultural and Community Work Recreándonos (Uruguay). In one sentence: What does leisure mean to you? From our reality and culturalRead more

Prof. Dr. Tony Veal and Prof. Dr. Robert Stebbins, both members of the WL Academy and prominent scholars in the field of leisure, have recently engaged on a debate on the Serious Leisure Perspective (SLP), a theoretical framework originated by Stebbins Details are as follows: Veal, A.J. (2016). “The serious leisure perspective and the experienceRead more

The International Leisure Review launches a call for papers on leisure, recreation, and related issues. The journal publishes studies of theoretical, applied and professional interest. Contributions may be in the form of original articles reporting the author’s research, reviews of a topic or issue, or case studies. Proposals for sets of papers addressing a commonRead more

Cristina Ortega, WLO Chief Operating Officer, visited the headquarters of Leisure Media in the town of Hitchin (UK) and met Liz Terry, the company’s CEO. The aim of the meeting was to pick up on a previously existing agreement between both organizations and expand it through new forms of collaboration. Leisure Media edits more thanRead more

If you are a WLO member, Sound Diplomacy and Music Cities Events are generously offering you discounted ticket for the largest largest and most extensive gathering on Music Tourism and Music Cities: Music Tourism Convention, Franklin, TN. Will be held 21-22 September 2017 and will focus on all aspects of music tourism, from destination marketing,Read more

Mireia Iglesias, WLO Communication and Events Coordinator, travelled all the way to Fukuoka (Japan) to actively take part at the Association Meetings Programme. With an outstanding 3-day educational programme and speakers in the field, Mireia was selected as an association executive to take part and had the chance to learn and share with other internationalRead more