Welcome to Philadelphia!!

We are excited to welcome The Academy of Leisure Sciences to Philadelphia, “The City of Brotherly Love.” While you can certainly have your presentation revolve around this theme, we are not requiring a theme this year. Presenters will not be required to locate their work around a theme this year, and are encouraged to submit abstracts with diverse foci (e.g., recreational therapy, youth development, sport, tourism, outdoor pursuits, sustainability, curricula, pedagogy, etc.) as a means of demonstrating our commitment and excitement for the our field, research, and education/pedagogy. We would also encourage educators, especially from our smaller institutions, with a strong pedagogy focus to consider submissions related to teaching and instruction as many of our attendees are graduate students and early career instructors and could benefit from pedagogy-focused educators in our field.