The Institute of Leisure Studies is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary in 2018. For this reason, within the framework of the Santander Leisure and Knowledge Group Chair, this year’s OcioGune Forum wishes to devote time to recognise these three decades of work promoting leisure as a personal experience and human right.

The Chair in Leisure and Knowledge aims to promote the creation and participation of the Institute of Leisure Studies in specialised research networks. This support is made possible by the collaboration of Santander Bank and it has allowed to consolidate the two networks led by the Institute, OTIUM, Ibero-American Association of Leisure Studies and the OcioGune Network, and strengthen relationships with a wide range of networks of which the Institute is a member.