The Department of Tourism at the University of Otago is very proud to host the 17th World Leisure Congress in Dunedin, New Zealand. The Congress brings together leisure professionals from academia, government and industry to promote informative, stimulating and challenging discussion on the latest issues in leisure. The theme of the Congress is ‘Leisure: Learn well, live well. As the world continues to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on well-being leisure in our lives is of crucial importance to help us learn and live well.

Key dates:
Call for abstracts opens – Open now
Call for abstracts close – 4 April 2023 at 11:59pm NZST
Abstract presenters notified – From 25 May 2023
Special topic session and abstract presenters deadline for registration – 15 August 2023
Full programme available – September 2023
Presentations due – 22 November 2023
Event date: 11 – 15 December 2023