Graduate Leisure Research Symposium

Friday, May 1, 2020 8:00 am - 10:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)
Graduate Leisure Research Symposium banner on black background with GARLS logo.

This event has been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis.

The Graduate Association for Recreation and Leisure Studies (GARLS) is pleased to announce the Twenty-seventh Graduate Student Leisure Research Symposium to be held Friday, May 1, 2020.


Primary objectives of the symposium

  1. To offer students the opportunity to present their research and ideas in a supportive, inclusive atmosphere.
  2. To advance the state of knowledge about leisure, recreation, sport, and tourism through a public forum of shared research.
  3. To facilitate scholarly communication among students and faculty interested in leisure research, and to create the opportunity for constructive criticism and debate.

2020 Keynote

This year we are proud to present Dr. Fenton Litwiller from the University of Manitoba as the Keynote speaker and Fern Delamere Memorial Lecture to commemorate the 27th year of the Symposium, as well as part of the Hallman Lecture Series.