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Follow up from our board meeting on Wednesday, tasks and due dates
by Fenton Litwiller 07 Mar '25

07 Mar '25

Hi everyone, Thank you for meeting on Wednesday at our board meeting. This is a follow up email based on our conversation about website functionality and updates. We have decided we want web support for the following tasks: •Update the front/public facing website •For sustainability of the website, train board members on basic use of the website (to upload materials to the member portal, update front facing materials) •Support for quarterly content updates I have sent out requests for three quotes based this work. Once I receive the quotes, I will meet with the executive to make a recommendation to the board. Then I will send the recommendation to the whole board for an e-vote/approval. I hope to have this person working by the end of March, so the due dates below reflect this timeline. Tasks were identified for each subcommittee. I have added due dates. Each subcommittee chair: Create an annual process cycle for web updates. What content would you need uploaded to the web and when? Due to Fenton March 21. Student subcommittee: meet with Aggie to develop CCLR content for the Instagram account. March 21 Simon: to compile information on previous CALS award winners. March 21 Communications subcommittee: figure out a way to garner information from Congress attendees about what content is needed on the website (not a dream list, but a practical list). You will need a point person who is attending Congress to undertake this task. Who will this be? Let Fenton know by March 21. Have this survey/consultation ready to go for June 2 (Congress) Communications sub-committee: Connect with Maggie and Mahsa to create information about Congress for the CALS website. March 21 Communications sub-committee: Connect with Aggie to link CCLR information to our website and create needed content for CALS website about CCLR. March 21. Please stay tuned for next steps. Thank you all, Fenton -- Dr. Fenton Litwiller (they/them/theirs) President, Canadian Association for Leisure Studies (CALS) Associate Professor Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management | University of Manitoba 123 Frank Kennedy Centre | Winnipeg MB | R3T 2N2 204.474.8412 fenton.litwiller(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:fentonl@umanitoba.ca> [signature_2837124687] The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Denesuline, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. UM respects the Treaties that were made on these territories, acknowledges the harms and mistakes of the past and present, and dedicates itself to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration.

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CALS board meeting, March 5th, Noon to 2pm Central time
by Fenton Litwiller 26 Feb '25

26 Feb '25

Hi Everyone, Our next board meeting will be held on March 5th from Noon until 2pm, Central time. You should have received a zoom link invitation already. Please let me know if you are unable to attend the meeting so I can make sure that we have quorum. There are two important items that we need to discuss and make decisions on during this meeting related to changing our membership fee structure and website development. I anticipate that the discussion related to these items may take up most of the time at this meeting. As such, I will not be asking the subcommittees to give a verbal report. If there is time, we will have verbal reports from the Editor of Leisure/Loisir (Rebecca Genoe), Outreach and Events (Updates on Congress, Shintaro Kono), and the Awards Committee (Dawn Trussell). Can these three committees please submit written reports that can be shared in case there is not enough time for a verbal report? Find attached a pdf of the agenda and minutes from October 2024. Also note that our next board meeting will be held at Congress of the Federation of Social Sciences and Humanities, June 2nd from 5pm to 7pm Eastern Time, in a hybrid format. The following notes inform the discussion and motion for our March meeting related to website functionality. I am providing them here so you can think about it ahead of time and, if you are unable to attend the meeting, you can send your thoughts about the motions in the agenda to me directly and before the meeting. In May of 2024, we created and passed a motion to hire a research assistant to increase website functionality and communication to members. However, there are too many barriers for this work in practice (who will supervise the student? A student from which university? How can we find a leisure student with these skills?). To try and address this problem, I have also been in contact with Mitacs Manitoba who were very supportive and eager to fund a project where a computer science undergraduate student would work on this project with CALS as an industry partner. However, I could not find a computer science prof at UM who would be willing to take on the supervision of such a practical project. I am therefore requesting a new motion, where CALS requests quotes from more than one private firm with a focus on increasing the functionality of the website. The downside of this approach is that, in previous conversations with such firms, most want to build the website from scratch. See you soon, Fenton -- Dr. Fenton Litwiller (they/them/theirs) President, Canadian Association for Leisure Studies (CALS) Associate Professor Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management | University of Manitoba 123 Frank Kennedy Centre | Winnipeg MB | R3T 2N2 204.474.8412 fenton.litwiller(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:fentonl@umanitoba.ca> [signature_2837124687] The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Denesuline, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. UM respects the Treaties that were made on these territories, acknowledges the harms and mistakes of the past and present, and dedicates itself to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration.

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CALS board meeting at Congress (June 2 to 4, 2025)
by Fenton Litwiller 14 Jan '25

14 Jan '25

Hi Everyone, Thanks to Simon for asking the question about the format of our board meeting at Congress. We will follow the same format as our May meeting, where in person attendance will be encouraged but not required and the meeting will be hybrid. Our travel policy (attached) currently states that each member who attends the annual board meeting can be reimbursed for transportation and accommodation. At our March meeting on the agenda will be a discussion to cap this at $500 (for a few of reasons. We used to meet in person every three years and now we meet in person annually. Also, costs to travel have increased quite a bit. However, this discussion needs to consider the hybrid format of our meetings and board member needs). I am not sure what direction the board will take this discussion but wanted to be fully transparent. Please let me know if you have any questions. Sincerely, Fenton -- Dr. Fenton Litwiller (they/them/theirs) President, Canadian Association for Leisure Studies (CALS) Associate Professor Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management | University of Manitoba 123 Frank Kennedy Centre | Winnipeg MB | R3T 2N2 204.474.8412 fenton.litwiller(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:fentonl@umanitoba.ca> [signature_2837124687] The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Denesuline, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. UM respects the Treaties that were made on these territories, acknowledges the harms and mistakes of the past and present, and dedicates itself to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration.

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Agenda for the CALS board meeting, Oct 10th, Noon to 2pm Central Time
by Fenton Litwiller 07 Oct '24

07 Oct '24

Hi everyone, In preparation for our board meeting, see the attached documents and the below. Let me know if anything is missing. Agenda for the CALS board meeting, Oct 10th, Noon to 2pm Central Time Attached documents (agenda, subcommittee report template, minutes from May 2024. New membership fee and structure proposal will be sent by Dan shortly). 1. Call to order and welcome from the President 2. Roll call, quorum: Secretary 3. Approval of minutes from May 2024 4. Reports from Subcommittees (please share the sub-committee strategy for working on the action items in the increasing member benefits document, if relevant) 1. President’s report: Fenton Litwiller * Motion to approve an updated travel policy * Motion to approve a policy related to paying members honoraria 2. Awards and Grants committee: Dawn Trussell 3. Outreach and events: Shintaro Kono 4. Anti-Oppression and Environmental Justice: Kim Lopez 5. Communications: Richard Norman 6. Student advisory committee: Christine and Giana 7. Report from the Editor of Leisure/Loisir: Rebecca Genoe 8. Financial and membership committee: Dan Henhawk * Motion to approve the proposed new membership fee structure 1. New business 1. Announcements 1. Motion to adjourn What I need from you: 1. New membership fee and structure proposal: Read over the proposed new membership fee and structure. Be prepared to comment, discuss and respond to a motion (Dan will distribute to the board shortly). 1. Travel Policy: We have a need to update our travel policy. From Dawn: In the past travel support for board meetings was only provided to members who did not have any source of travel support from their institution. However, in recent years, for the annual CALS board meeting, we have either imposed a $500 limit or been covering some travel costs (e.g., two nights’ accommodation and flight/mileage/train depending on the location you are coming from. We asked folks to be mindful and to look for the most economical means). Some meals are covered during the 2-day meeting (2 lunches and 1 dinner) by CALS funds. During CCLR or Congress years, we generally asked board members to use their own conference travel funds to assist. How can we update our travel policy to reflect our current practice of holding hybrid annual meetings? There is also an option to host our annual board meetings on zoom only. However, as president, I find it very helpful to have at least some board members present. Board members also gain the well understood benefits of meeting in person (networking, relationship building, time spent together on breaks and in the evening, etc.). However, board members are also concerned about increasing travel costs combined with decreased funding, as well as the environmental costs related to travel. It is unlikely that CALS will have in person annual meetings with most in attendance (unless the meeting coincides with CCLR) but I provide the following only for context and to inform discussion: If we hosted our annual meetings in person, CALS cannot possibly fund all board members to travel. As an example, if the next board meeting was held at U Waterloo, ten of our board members would need to fly. For these members alone (@ approx. $1000 for flight and 2 nights accommodation), this would be $10, 000. If there was a cap of $500 for travel, this is still $5000. For both examples, there would be board members driving who would also need reimbursement. However, we can continue to have our annual board meetings in a hybrid format. For discussion: How do we reimburse those who chose to travel to the annual board meeting in person? Any CALS decision to spend money on travel detracts from our ability to hire an RA to work on a one-way communications strategy, an ‘orange light’ priority (something we work towards soon) identified by the board in May 2024. Some options for a travel policy include: 1. Set a maximum reimbursement for any number of members who travel (e.g., $500) 2. After creating an operating budget, the treasurer decides on an amount of money to set aside for board travel and this is split equally among all travelers (or consider those flying versus driving and weight reimbursement). 3. Pay only for flights. 4. Pay only for executive to travel. 1. Subcommittee chairs, please submit your sub-committee report (attached) as soon as you can. Thank you! See you soon, Fenton -- Dr. Fenton Litwiller (they/them/theirs) President, Canadian Association for Leisure Studies (CALS) Associate Professor Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management | University of Manitoba 123 Frank Kennedy Centre | Winnipeg MB | R3T 2N2 204.474.8412 fenton.litwiller(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:fentonl@umanitoba.ca> [signature_2837124687] The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Denesuline, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. UM respects the Treaties that were made on these territories, acknowledges the harms and mistakes of the past and present, and dedicates itself to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration.

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CALS board meetings, October and March
by Fenton Litwiller 03 Sep '24

03 Sep '24

Hi everyone, Thank you for filling out the doodle polls. Here are the dates for our fall and winter term board meetings, with meeting invitations to follow (Note: All times are in Central time zone): Thursday, October 10th Noon to 2pm Join Zoom Meeting https://umanitoba.zoom.us/j/64627391354?pwd=RypYIxNogorXcO7Pm1j66aHlObP5ab.1 Meeting ID: 646 2739 1354 Passcode: 323397 Wednesday, March 5th Noon to 2pm Join Zoom Meeting https://umanitoba.zoom.us/j/68455625937?pwd=TgPhBEeUr2KmhgdTYoAjTeJvle2X6l.1 Meeting ID: 684 5562 5937 Passcode: 158483 A reminder for anyone who would like to book a one-on-one meeting to do so on the following link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1py1iwg6ECi4mhzcEg572duNwaTmhoKce1EM… Please stay tuned for board materials and an agenda related to our October meeting. Good luck this week! Sincerely, Fenton -- Dr. Fenton Litwiller (they/them/theirs) President, Canadian Association for Leisure Studies (CALS) Associate Professor Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management | University of Manitoba 123 Frank Kennedy Centre | Winnipeg MB | R3T 2N2 204.474.8412 fenton.litwiller(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:fentonl@umanitoba.ca> [signature_2837124687] The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Denesuline, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. UM respects the Treaties that were made on these territories, acknowledges the harms and mistakes of the past and present, and dedicates itself to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration.

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Booking CALS board meetings for 2024/2025
by Fenton Litwiller 30 Aug '24

30 Aug '24

Hi all! Welcome back from what I hope was a restful summer. We will meet as a board on zoom in October and March (for about two hours) and in May/June (likely at Congress, TBD). There are two doodle polls below, please fill these out by August 30th. Between now and our October meeting, meet your subcommittee to determine the scope of your work for the upcoming year. Also, I would like to offer up the opportunity for anyone who wants to book a one-on-one meeting with me in September. * Note, all doodles and meeting times are in Central time zone. If you would like to meet me, put your name on the google doc (if you are unable to access google docs, or none of these times works for you, send me an email and I will pencil you in): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1py1iwg6ECi4mhzcEg572duNwaTmhoKce1EM… October, virtual, two-hour board meeting: https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/dwZ0zkgb March, virtual, two-hour board meeting https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/az96D92e Thanks everyone, Fenton -- Dr. Fenton Litwiller (they/them/theirs) President, Canadian Association for Leisure Studies (CALS) Associate Professor Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management | University of Manitoba 123 Frank Kennedy Centre | Winnipeg MB | R3T 2N2 204.474.8412 fenton.litwiller(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:fentonl@umanitoba.ca> [signature_2837124687] The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Denesuline, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. UM respects the Treaties that were made on these territories, acknowledges the harms and mistakes of the past and present, and dedicates itself to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration.

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Please vote by Wednesday, August 7th: Results of Emerging Leisure Scholar Award Re-Adjudication
by Dawn Trussell 10 Aug '24

10 Aug '24

Caution! This message was sent from outside the University of Manitoba. Hello Folks, I hope this message finds you well! The new committee met for the re-adjudication of the Emerging Leisure Scholar Award. The committee recommended that Dr. Corliss Bean (Brock University) be named as the 2024 recipient. We need Board approval before I can advise Dr. Bean, notify all nominators and nominees (successful and unsuccessful) for the award, and then make official announcements to the CALS listserve/ website for all the 2024 award winners. Could I have 2 folks from the new adjudication committee move and second the motion – and then we can vote as a collective Board. If possible, I would love to have this announced sooner rather than later! I anticipate folks will be on vacation; thus, the vote will close Wednesday, August 7th at 12pm to straddle this week and next week – hoping to get quorum for an evote! Motion: To approve the recommendation of Dr. Corliss Bean as the 2024 Emerging Leisure Scholar Award winner. Moved by: Seconded by: Thanks for your votes everyone! And special thanks to the folks who gave their time for the (re)adjudication. Warm wishes, Dawn Dawn E. Trussell, Ph.D. Professor, Chancellor’s Chair for Research Excellence Brock University | Department of Sport Management 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way | St. Catharines, ON, Canada L2S 3A1 brocku.ca | T 905 688 5550 x 4580 | F 905 688 4505 Email: dtrussell(a)brocku.ca<mailto:dtrussell@brocku.ca> From: Audrey Giles <agiles(a)uottawa.ca> Date: Monday, July 22, 2024 at 1:23 PM To: Dawn Trussell <dtrussell(a)brocku.ca>, Fenton Litwiller <Fenton.Litwiller(a)umanitoba.ca> Cc: Aggie Weighill <Aggie.Weighill(a)viu.ca>, skono(a)ualberta.ca <skono(a)ualberta.ca>, reidc(a)douglascollege.ca <reidc(a)douglascollege.ca>, Kimberly Lopez <kimberly.lopez(a)uwaterloo.ca> Subject: Results of Emerging Leisure Scholar Award Re-Adjudication Hi, On behalf of the committee, I’m pleased to share that Dr. Corliss Bean has been identified as the successful recipient of the Emerging Leisure Scholar Award. The committee members for the re-adjudication felt that the award rubric requires refinement. For example, under service, do we mean service to leisure studies? Service in general? I think the board should strike a sub-committee to examine and refine the rubric. I’d like to thank all the participants in the re-adjudication for their hard work and collegiality. Audrey Audrey R. Giles, Ph.D. Professor School of Human Kinetics 334 Montpetit University of Ottawa Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 Tel: +1 613 562-5800 ext. 2988<tel:+16135625800,2988> Fax: +1 613 562-5497<tel:+16135625497> www.TeamGilesResearch.com<http://www.teamgilesresearch.com/> Audrey R. Giles, Ph.D. Professeure titulaire École des sciences de l’activité physique 334 Montpetit Université d’Ottawa Ottawa, ON Tel: +1 613 562-5800 x 2988<tel:+16135625800,2988> Fax: +1 613 562-5497<tel:+16135625497> www.TeamGilesResearch.com<http://www.teamgilesresearch.com/> "We're here to do constructive damage to the status quo." ~Zebedee Nungak Kindly do not forward this email to others without my clearly stated permission to do so.

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Congress 2025 to be hosted at George Brown College, feedback required
by Fenton Litwiller 05 Jul '24

05 Jul '24

Hi Everyone, As you know, Congress is being hosted at George Brown College this year, which poses some unique challenges as most Associations do not have any members at colleges and, if they do have members there, most of these members do not have research portfolios. Kim knows two previous Waterloo PhD grads who teach at GBC (neither are members of CALS and they do not have research portfolios) who are willing to take on the two roles that the Federation requires to host Congress (Local Access Coordinator and Program Chair). They can have this labour written into their workload as service. However, these two folks will need support in these roles from CALS member(s) who have active research portfolios and a history with CALS/CCLR. The executive met to discuss how we can support them, and an option is to create a Congress Program Co-Chair (CPC) role through the Outreach sub-committee. The CPC would be encouraged to apply for the CALS Connection Grant ($1500) to hire an RA and help lead the development of the program (Call for abstracts, abstract review, development of program, events, CALS meals, etc.) in collaboration with the LAC and PC from GB (Maggie Miller and Mahsa Rouzrokh). The CPC can also invite non-board members to contribute this work. As Chair of the Outreach committee, Shin has graciously offered to do this work (although he will be unable to attend Congress 2025 at GBC in person and wants to board to be fully aware of this). In the interest of full transparency, I wanted to email the board to ask if there was anyone else who was interested in taking on the role of the CPC through the Outreach Committee or joining the Outreach Committee to support Shin taking on this role. Please let me know your feedback, expressions of interest or support, by July 12th. Thank you, Fenton -- Dr. Fenton Litwiller (they/them/theirs) President, Canadian Association for Leisure Studies (CALS) Associate Professor Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management | University of Manitoba 123 Frank Kennedy Centre | Winnipeg MB | R3T 2N2 204.474.8412 fenton.litwiller(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:fentonl@umanitoba.ca> [signature_2837124687] The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Denesuline, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. UM respects the Treaties that were made on these territories, acknowledges the harms and mistakes of the past and present, and dedicates itself to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration.

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CALS GMM June 5th, 10 am central
by Fenton Litwiller 29 May '24

29 May '24

Hi Everyone, Please see the attached documents related to our upcoming GMM (Agenda and 2023 GMM minutes) as well as a document related to our recent board discussion on increasing member benefits and a sub-committee report template. I am asking each sub-committee Chair to report at the GMM. If a Chair is unable to make the GMM, make sure that someone is speaking in your place and let me know who this is. Fill out the attached sub-committee template to guide your report and submit it to me ahead of the GMM. The report template asks a number of questions, including identifying short and long term priorities for action in 2024-2025. For this section, make sure you building on the brief sub-committee meetings from our May meeting where we had a chance to discuss the priorities identified for increasing member benefits. I am including Drs. Paul Heintzmen and Aggie Weighill in this email because they are on the agenda. Aggie, please see the ‘Increasing member benefits’ document as it is relevant for CCLR. Let me know if you have any questions or would like to discuss anything here. If anything is missing or inaccurate, let me know. I will send out the agenda to the general members on Friday. Thanks everyone and see you soon, Fenton -- Dr. Fenton Litwiller (they/them/theirs) President, Canadian Association for Leisure Studies (CALS) Associate Professor Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management | University of Manitoba 123 Frank Kennedy Centre | Winnipeg MB | R3T 2N2 204.474.8412 fenton.litwiller(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:fentonl@umanitoba.ca> [signature_2837124687] The University of Manitoba campuses are located on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininewuk, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate and Denesuline, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis. UM respects the Treaties that were made on these territories, acknowledges the harms and mistakes of the past and present, and dedicates itself to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of Reconciliation and collaboration.

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For review and approval: March CALS Minutes
by Kimberly Lopez 13 May '24

13 May '24

Caution! This message was sent from outside the University of Manitoba. Hi All, Hope all is well as we move towards our May meeting. Please see attached minutes from our March meeting for your review. Looking forward to connecting again soon. Kim Kimberly J. Lopez (she/her), R/TRO, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Recreation & Leisure Studies <https://uwaterloo.ca/recreation-and-leisure-studies/> Faculty of Health | University of Waterloo 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1 Office: BMH 2211 | 519-888-4567 ext. 42009 kjlopez(a)uwaterloo.ca<mailto:kjlopez@uwaterloo.ca> Re•Vision Affiliate | Re•Vision: The Centre for Art and Social Justice <https://revisioncentre.ca/> *Please note that if you receive this email outside of your normal working hours, I do not expect your reply. I am working in a manner that works for me and respect that this may not align with your normal working hours. Thanks in advance for normalizing flexibility.

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