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
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The 10th edition of the World Leisure International Innovation Prize seeks to recognize organizations that have implemented creative solutions which foster local, national or international leisure opportunities for the benefit and development of individuals and communities. Read the full open call here: 2023 WL International Innovation Prize Deadline to submit the application is: Monday, 5thRead more
The 17th World Leisure Congress – Leisure: Learn Well, Live Well – planning and organization is now fully on track! We are very much looking forward to seeing you next year in Dunedin, New Zealand. Open call for abstracts Abstracts are open for oral presentations (20 minute presentation and 10 minutes Q&A) or contributionRead more
The World Leisure Youth Ambassadors’ Network is inviting young people from all over the world to introduce their skills in art, hobbies and volunteering within a world wide contest. If you are a painter, draw pictures, record short films or work as a coach or volunteer helped people in need or participated in environmental project,Read more
Have you completed an MSc or MA degree and are you looking for an opportunity to develop a career in research? Working as a PhD candidate for 0.8-1.0 FTE at the Academy for Leisure & Events of Breda University of Applied Sciences gives you this opportunity. You will be researching how digital enhancement affects visitorRead more
CALL FOR PAPERS Special Issue: Leisure and Aging in Difficult Times Guest Editors: Toni Liechty (University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign, U.S.A.), Darla Fortune (Concordia University, Canada), Antonio Bramante (University of Brasília, Brazil). Article Due Date: January 25, 2021 Publication Date (Approximate): Volume 63, Issue 3, 2021 This special issue of the World Leisure Journal willRead more
The World Leisure Organization is pleased to launch 2020 Strategic Priorities Grants programme designed to support World Leisure members’ projects that further the development of leisure as a means to enhance the human condition. This programme will award Strategic Priorities Grants (SPGs) for up to USD $10,000 per project, in support of leadership, advocacy, research,Read more
An initiative from World Leisure Organization Youth Ambassadors Committee World Leisure Organization offers online forums on leisure related matters (theories & practices) for interested young people , with invited leading scholars and professionals from around the world. The online forums are free and are scheduled every Wednesday at 3PM (Central European Summer Time) and theyRead more
WLO is currently seeking international leisure field scholars and professionals who want to invest their time and commit in strengthening our organization. WLO is looking for thought leaders to assist WLO in empowering organization’s strategy, projects and community, advocating for the leisure field and supporting our members worldwide. The advancement and growth of WLO would not existRead more
By Dr Trudie Walters (University of Otago) and Dr Allan Jepson (The University of Hertfordshire) Marginalisation in societies has long been the subject of academic research. For example, marginalisation and exclusion have been identified as problematic in fields as diverse as geography (Sibley, 1995; Cloke and Little, 1997), public health (de Jong and Schout, 2013;Read more
Supporting Organization signatory party of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism
