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After an open call for new WL Board of Directors members was launched in September last year, we are glad to welcome on board Prof. Dr. Ricardo R. Uvinha (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Dr. Alixon Reyes (Adventist University of Chile, Chile). We welcome and thank them for their willingness to contribute to theRead more

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As part of the General Assembly at the World Leisure Congress, Sandro Carnicelli, Editor-in-Chief of the World Leisure Journal, presented a brief overview of the journal’s achievements and outlined future objectives. He emphasized the journal’s role in advancing leisure studies and its impact on academic discourse, in particular highlighting the work done in regard toRead more

The 2023 Global Leisure Debate, held on December 15, was dedicated to “The role of leisure in eradicating poverty and addressing the needs of the most marginalized communities”. This year’s edition counted with the participation of experts representing the regional leisure associations – ANZALS, TALS, CALS, LSA – as well as the WLO, who providedRead more

The WLO Awards ceremony was celebrated during the World Leisure Congress at Otago Museum in Dunedin, on December 14, 2023. Prof. Dr. Jane Zhou received the WLO Community of Excellence recognition on behalf of Shangyu District, China. Prominent figures who have contributed to the development of the leisure field were also recognised with the ThomasRead more

The World Leisure Congress Field School 2023 “Multiplicities of leisure: seeing through other lenses”, a unique event blending education with cultural immersion, was held in the beautiful city of Dunedin from December 7-11, 2023. The event brought together 15 students from WLCE Vancouver Island University, Texas State University, and Western Sydney University, offering them anRead more

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