The 32nd annual GARLS Symposium will be held April 25, 2025 as an in person conference at the University of Waterloo. This year's theme is “Leisure without limits.”
The keynote speaker will be Dr. Craig Fortier. The conference takes place in LHI 1621 - Sun Life Financial Auditorium.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us at any time.
Thank you kindly,
Organizing Committee
32nd Graduate Student Leisure Research Symposium
Call for abstracts
We invite graduate students (and senior undergraduate students pursuing research) interested in any aspect of leisure, recreation, sport and tourism research to make a presentation at the Symposium under this year's theme, and to take advantage of this unique opportunity for scholarly and professional growth.
If you would like to present a paper at the Symposium, please visit our Call for abstracts page for instructions. Abstracts must be submitted by 11:59 p.m., Monday, March 31, 2025.
Symposium details coming soon.
- Primary objectives of the symposium
- Keynote speaker
- Student presentations
- Symposium schedule
- Registration
- Location
Primary objectives of the symposium
- To offer students the opportunity to present their research and ideas in a supportive, inclusive atmosphere.
- To advance the state of knowledge about leisure, recreation, sport, and tourism through a public forum of shared research.
- To facilitate scholarly communication among students and faculty interested in leisure research, and to create the opportunity for constructive criticism and debate.
Keynote speaker
The keynote speaker will be Dr. Craig Fortier.
Student presentations
Papers submitted for presentation may either be a completed research studies, or a work in progress. Case studies, philosophical pieces, literature reviews, conceptual development papers, and completed empirical studies are all appropriate formats for presentation.
Both oral and poster presentations will be considered. Traditionally, the format for oral presentations has been limited to fifteen (15) minutes for the presentation and 5-10 minutes for discussion. However, to embrace diverse research methodologies, alternative presentation formats will also be considered.
Symposium schedule
Schedule coming soon.
Symposium registration
Location
The conference takes place in LHI 1621 - Sun Life Financial Auditorium.