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World Leisure Organization elects new officers and members of the Board of Directors

Annual elections for members of the World Leisure Organization’s Board of Directors and officers were conducted in the latter part of 2010. A spirited contest for the roles of Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer ensued. Derek Casey was re-elected as Chair, Dr André Thibault was named Vice-Chair and Dr David M. Compton was elected as Treasurer. Jack Agrios was elected to a new three-year term on the Board of Directors, starting in 2011 and continuing until 2013. This followed a one-year absence of Agrios from the Board. Dr Ricardo Uvinha was elected to a second threeyear term as a Board member, which will commence in January 2011 and conclude at the end of December 2013. After having served six years as Chair, Derek Casey was re-elected to a new threeyear term starting in January 2011. Under Casey’s statesman-like qualities and leadership, the Organization has advanced over the past six years in a significant fashion. He is well-spoken and able to articulate effectively the vision, mission and goals of the Organization throughout the world. Casey has promoted the diversification of the World Leisure Organization’s Board of Directors to encourage greater geographical, gender and age representation. During his tenure as Chair, he has provided oversight to the development of a new strategic plan, a strategy to work more closely with the United Nations, a contract for publication of the World Leisure Journal by the Taylor & Francis Group, an enhanced Honors and Awards Program and, most important, the promotion of greater financial stability for the Organization. Three successful World Leisure Congresses have been implemented in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China (2006); Quebec City, Canada (2008); and Chuncheon City, Korea (2010). These events have drawn more delegates than previous congresses. In addition, the World Leisure EXPO, World Leisure High Level Forum and World Leisure Games were also significant events for the Organization. Dr André Thibault was elected as the new Vice-Chair. He has been involved in the World Leisure Organization for nearly nine years, serving as a member of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, UNESCO Representative and Program Chair of the 2008 Quebec City World Leisure Congress. Thibault also was responsible for advancing the new World Leisure Quebec Chapter. He has had a distinguished career at the Université of Quebec Trois-Rivières, serving as a professor, dean, director of the Bureau of International and Community Affairs, and academic vice-rector and provost. In addition, he served as the founder and director of the research laboratory on leisure and community at the Université of Quebec and was the editor for over a decade of Leisure & Society. Further, he is the founder and director of the Quebec Leisure Observatory. Thibault has significantly advanced the work of the World Leisure Organization in the francophone world, World Leisure Journal Vol. 53, Issue 1, March 2011, 67 68