Monday August 25, 2025
13:00-13:30
REGISTRATION
Grote Kerk
13:30-14:15
WELCOME NOTES
Grote Kerk
14:15-15:15
KEYNOTE LECTURE 01: SUSTAINABLE LEISURE AND TOURISM
Grote Kerk
15:15-15:45
COFFEE BREAK
Grote Kerk
15:45-16:45
THEME SESSION: LEISURE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
Grote Kerk
16:45-18:00
WELCOME RECEPTION
Grote Kerk
Tuesday August 26, 2025
08:30-09:00
REGISTRATION (COFFEE AND REFRESHMENTS)
Exhibition
09:00-10:00
KEYNOTE LECTURE 02: FESTIVAL AND EVENT MANAGEMENT
Hall 1
10:00-10:45
GLOBAL LEISURE DEBATE PANEL DISCUSSION
Hall 1
10:45-11:00
COFFEE BREAK, POSTER VIEWING, VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition
11:00-12:30
SESSION 1.1: LEISURE AS A CATALYST FOR SUSTAINABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIAL RESILIENCE
Hall 1
WL ACADEMY WORKSHOP
Hall 3
SESSION 3.1: REIMAGINING PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIPS PRE/DURING/POST PANDEMIC: THE RECIPE FOR SUCCESSFUL SOLUTIONS
Hall 4
SESSION 4.1: FROM SPORTS FIELDS TO SIDEWALKS: HOW U.S. INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS SHAPE LEISURE BEHAVIOR AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS
Hall 5
SESSION 5.1: EMPATHY FOR THE OTHER: DEBATING FROM CHANGING PERSPECTIVES IN CO-CREATING LEISURE EXPERIENCE CONCEPTS
Hall 6
11:00-12:15
WLCES PANEL
Hall 2
12:30-13:30
SIG MEETINGS
Hall 2
LUNCH BREAK
Exhibition
13:30-15:00
SESSION 1.2: FROM NIGHTMARE TO LEISURE: TOWARDS AN INCLUSIVE AIR TRAVEL FOR EVERYONE
Hall 1
SESSION 2.1: LEISURE EXPERIENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE ACROSS AGE GROUPS: FROM RESEARCH TO INTERVENTION
Hall 2
SESSION 3.2: INTERNATIONALIZING LEISURE EDUCATION BY INCORPORATING AFRICAN CONCEPTS INTO AN EXISTING LEISURE EDUCATION MODEL: A PANEL DISCUSSION
Hall 4
SESSION 6.1: VR OR MULTIMEDIA: VIRTUAL TOURISM & EMOTIONS
Hall 6
15:05-15:50
WLO FIELD SCHOOL PRESENTATION
Hall 1
15:50-16:10
BREAK, POSTER VIEWING, VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition
16:10-17:40
SESSION 1.4: DIGITAL LEISURE: ENTERTAINMENT VIDEO GAMES AS CULTURAL PLATFORMS AND DISCOURSES
Hall 1
SESSION 2.2: LEISURE AND WELL-BEING ACROSS COUNTRIES IN THE ERA OF CORONAVIRUS-19: TRENDS AND APPLICATIONS
Hall 2
SESSION 1.5: BRIDGING PRACTICES IN INCLUSIVE LEISURE TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES - PANEL DISCUSSION
Hall 3
SESSION 3.3: CO-DESIGNING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOR ACCESSIBLE LEISURE EXPERIENCES
Hall 4
SESSION 6.2: LEISURE FUTURES: A HYBRID WORKSHOP
Hall 6
17:45-19:00
PHD COLLOQUIUM
Hall 1
19:30-23:00
CONGRESS DINNER
Exhibition
Wednesday August 27, 2025
09:00-09:30
GRAND ARRIVAL & DYNAMIC WELCOME EXPERIENCE
Hall 1
09:30-10:45
OPENING AND INSPIRING KEYNOTE WITH A TWIST : "THE FUTURE OF LEISURE RESEARCH AND THE ROLE OF INDUSTRY"
Hall 1
09:30-10:30
KEYNOTE LECTURE 03: TBA
Hall 2
10:45-11:15
BREAK WITH A DASH OF ADVENTURE
Exhibition
11:15-12:30
PARALLEL CREATIVE LABS 1: BRIDGING KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE IN LEISURE
Hall 1
PARALLEL CREATIVE LABS 2: BRIDGING KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE IN LEISURE
Hall 2
PARALLEL CREATIVE LABS 3: BRIDGING KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE IN LEISURE
Hall 3
PARALLEL CREATIVE LABS 4: BRIDGING KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE IN LEISURE
Hall 4
PARALLEL CREATIVE LABS 5: BRIDGING KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE IN LEISURE
Hall 5
PARALLEL CREATIVE LABS 6: BRIDGING KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE IN LEISURE
Hall 6
PARALLEL CREATIVE LABS 7: BRIDGING KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE IN LEISURE
Hall 7
12:30-13:30
“EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED” LUNCH
Exhibition
13:30-16:00
LEISURE: BRIDGING THEORY AND PRACTICE
Offsite
16:00-17:00
ROUND-THE-TABLE SPARKS
Hall 1
17:00-17:30
CELEBRATORY WRAP-UP & NETWORKING
Hall 1
17:30-17:50
GRAND CLOSURE
Hall 1
Thursday August 28, 2025
08:00-09:15
WLO GENERAL MEETING
Hall 1
09:15-09:30
COFFEE BREAK, POSTER VIEWING, VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition
09:30-11:00
SESSION 1.6: LEISURE FOR LIVABLE AND LOVABLE PLACES
Hall 1
SESSION 2.3: EXPLORING SPACES AS AN AVENUE TO TACKLE THE WELLBEING CRISIS IN THE UK: INSIGHTS FROM RESEARCH AND PRACTICE IN GREATER MANCHESTER
Hall 2
SESSION 1.7: DEVIANT LEISURE: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON MARGINALIZED LEISURE PRACTICES
Hall 3
SESSION 6.2: VIRTUAL REALITY’S ROLE IN LEISURE EXPERIENCES’ IMPACT ON WELL-BEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE- SESSION I
Hall 6
11:15-12:45
SESSION 1.8: HEALTHY PLACEMAKING IN HART VAN ZUID: ENGAGING BODY AND MIND FOR COMMUNITY WELL-BEING
Hall 1
SESSION 2.4: TRAVEL IN THE EDUCATIONAL SPHERE: AN ESSENTIAL LEISURE PRACTICE FOR THE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE
Hall 2
SESSION 6.3: VIRTUAL REALITY’S ROLE IN LEISURE EXPERIENCES’ IMPACT ON WELL-BEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE- SESSION II
Hall 6
12:45-13:45
LUNCH BREAK
Exhibition
SIG MEETINGS
Hall 2
13:45-14:45
POSTER SESSIONS IN THE POSTERS AREA
Exhibition
14:45-15:45
KEYNOTE LECTURE 04: TBA
Hall 1
15:45-16:00
COFFEE BREAK, POSTER VIEWING, VISIT THE EXHIBITION
Exhibition
16:00-17:30
SESSION 1.10: PURPOSE-DRIVEN EVENTS: LEVERAGING EVENTS FOR SOCIAL IMPACT AND STRATEGIC GOALS
Hall 1
SESSION 2.5: UNDERSTANDING AND MEASURING AESTHETIC EXPERIENCES USING APPROACHES FROM COGNITIVE (NEURO)SCIENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Hall 2
17:40-18:20
WLO AWARD CEREMONY
Hall 1
18:20-18:45
CLOSING CEREMONY
Hall 1
19:30-22:00
LEISURE EVENT
Exhibition
Friday August 29, 2025
09:00-17:00
WLO SOCIAL TOURS
Offsite