23-26th October 2009
Beijing, China

Background

      Leisure, as a common social-cultural phenomenon, has thoroughly permeated the life-style, behavior, and consumption of contemporary people, permeated the formulation of national public policy, economic policy, culture policy, and permeated the basic factors in service of nations and peoples, of the promotion of humanism, and of the building of a harmonious world. The role of leisure in adjusting social tensions has been increasingly evident, which has resulted in a focus of attention on leisure by scholars worldwide.
      Undoubtedly, human beings are in an era of culture blending & re-construction, dialogue and cooperation. Scholars are thinkers, those who take responsibilities for social morality and justice, and historical constructors utilizing the power of humanism to drive human civilization and development. Thus, the world in its development expects mutual dialogue among philosophy, sociology, culture studies, anthropology, history, education, economics and other disciplines.
      In these circumstances, during “the first international sociology forum” on 7th September 2008 in Barcelona Spain, the Leisure Research Committee of International Sociological Association determined to co-sponsor the Mid－term Conference of ISA RC 13 in Beijing, China, with the Center for Leisure Studies of the Chinese Academy of Art, the Committee on Leisure Philosophy of China, and Peking University.
      Founded in 1947, the International Sociological Association is a member organization of the UNESCO. It is headquartered in France with 45 professional committees. It Leisure Research Committee was established recently and aims to boost the research on issues in leisure studies.
      October in Beijing is a golden season. Beijing, both the historical capital with 850 years of history and a modern metropolis, is expecting friends from all over the world!

Topic

Leisure and the Adjusting of Social Tensions (or Leisure：the Power of Humanism)

Themes

• Leisure and the function of social integration
• Vacation policy design and humanism
• The planning and designing of urban recreation space
• Public service related to leisure
• Leisure and regional development
• The leisure industry and the creation of job opportunities
• Designing of leisure projects and life satisfaction
• Leisure planning and the development of cities with modern amenities
• Leisure thinking in the cultural history of human beings
• Challenges & opportunities for leisure economy brought by the current financial crisis
• The general and specific features of different leisure patterns in the milieu of globalization
• Others

Submission of Abstracts

• Abstracts can be sent in Chinese or English, but for papers to be written in Chinese, an abstract in English should accompany one in Chinese;
• Please use Microsoft Word to edit the abstract. English abstracts should not exceed 350 words and Chinese abstracts should not exceed 500 characters;
• Before submitting, please read “guidelines for abstract submission” on the official website of the conference. An abstract should include the following:
  Heading page: heading, author name(s), affiliation, mailing address, telephone numbers, E-mail address
• Abstract should be sent as attached file to the conference paper processing team at leisure2010@sina.com before 20th June 2009, or submitted online on the official website of the conference after registration.
• The Academic Committee will review all abstracts twice in an anonymous way.
• Authors of abstracts accepted for the conference should submit full papers before 31th July 2009. Accepted papers will be collected in full length into the conference proceedings.

Language: English, Chinese

Registration Fee

      The conference will be held from the 23rd to the 26th October at Peking University. Registration fee includes conference fees, conference materials, scheduled meals, refreshments, tour following the conference and a copy of conference proceedings. Conference proceedings are not available to accompanying persons and registration fee does not include accommodations or transportations.
      The hotel rate should be within 500 RMB.

	Early Birds		Regular Registration
	Chinese participants	International participants	Chinese participants	International participants
Regular	RMB1500	Developed countries $320 Mid-developed countries $260 Developing countries $200	RMB1600	Developed countries$400 Mid-developed countries $320 Developing countries $280
	Chinese participants	International participants	Chinese participants	International participants
Full-time Students	RMB800	$300	RMB1000	$200
Accompanying persons	RMB400	$200	RMB600	$100

Note: members of the ISA and those of the Committee on Leisure Philosophy of China enjoy a 10% discount off the registration fee.

Important dates to remember:

	Deadline	Deadline for examine
Abstract submission	20th June 2009	20th June 2009
Full paper submission	31st July 2009	15th August 2009

Background

For any inquiry, please contact Mrs. Rui Cui
Email: cuirui1009@yahoo.com.cn
Tel: ＋861062757971   Fax: ＋861062757048
For more information, please visit the following website:http://www.cotsa.com
Or http://www.chineseleisure.org or http://www.itsa.cn