What's New

		The Two Solitudes: Isolation or Impact? The Eleventh Canadian Congress on Leisure Research Hosted by Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo, B.C. May 17-20, 2005
		What's new? May 5th, 2005 Please check out the Final Conference Program Guide available in pdf format. May 4th, 2005 Harbourlynx foot passenger ferry (downtown Vancouver-downtown Nanaimo) discount offer available to our delegates. See Transportation for details. May 3rd, 2005 Check out our social events which are included with your registration, and that we hope you plan to attend. Presentation rooms will be equipped with a PowerPoint projector and laptop. Please advise us to what other equipment needs you have. We have asked presenters to provide us with their presentations ahead of time to facilitate preloading, and assist with the smooth transition of presentations. We invite presenters to email their presentations to cclr11@mala.bc.ca. Please bring a back up cd with you. If presenters choose not to send their presentations ahead of time, we invite you and would recommend that you bring with you your presentation loaded on 2 cds (1 for you, 1 for us) in IBM compatible format containing your presentation so that we may preload prior to your presentation. Thank you! A conference program containing all specific information will be provided to all delegates upon registration. April 8th, 2005 The conference program is now available. Thank you for your patience. March 4th, 2005 Due to the high demand we are already experiencing in conference registration, we are encouraging all presenters to register promptly. February 24th, 2005 We have added pre-conference forum information to our website. Please visit the link for more information. February 10, 2005 Registration is now live!! Please link to registration, carefully review registration instructions and proceed to register. Thank you for your patience. Remember early bird registration by March 1st. February 1, 2005 Delegates have now been informed by email as to the status of their abstracts. Hard copies and reviewers' comments will be sent by regular mail this week. If you do not receive confirmation by February 20th, please contact us @ cclr11@mala.bc.ca Registration system is undergoing final pilot testing and will be on line by February 11th. Thank you for your patience. January 20, 2005 There are a number of additions and announcements to make: Please see our Draft Conference Program, Keynote information and registration fee structure which are now posted. The Congress will be a perfect opportunity to profile case studies in recreation and tourism management that demonstrate the link between research and practice. The Congress organizers would like to make available to all delegates, a volume of case studies that demonstrate a link between research and practice. To this end, this call for case studies is attempting to locate researchers or practitioners that would like to share written cases for inclusion in the volume. The call for case studies has been extended to January 30, 2005. Abstract review process and confirmation will be finalized by January 30th, 2005. Thank you. December 9, 2004. Call for papers now closed. Thank you. November 1, 2004 ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENSION: The abstract submission date has been extended to November 15, 2004. October 15, 2004 Registration fee information has now been posted. Registration forms will be posted later this fall. October 6, 2004 The Marion Miller Award competition criteria has now been posted. October 1, 2004 The French Call for Papers, Appel de Communications, is now posted. We have also added a Practitioners page with a Call for Educational Sessions. September 22, 2004: We have amended abstract submission requirements. Please review the updated call for papers, noting that abstract submissions may be attached as a word document and submitted via email to CCLR11@mala.bc.ca. Alternatively, for those who do not have email, we have provided a mailing address for regular mail abstract submissions. September 2, 2004: We have added visitor information including transportation, accommodation and Malaspina University College amenities. Please check out our Transportation Information page, Accommodations and Amenities page. We have also added maps for your reference.