The 6 th World Leisure Congress of the World Leisure and Recreation Association was held in Bilbao, Spain, hosted by the Institute of Leisure Studies of the University of Deusto. The Congress provided a forum for discussion and reflection upon leisure as a context for individual and social development. As we enter the new millennium, the world pauses to look both backward and forward, what have we learned from the past and what must be done in the future.
Leisure is no exception.
Thus, the Congress addressed the potentialities for human development through leisure at a time when we seem to have fallen short of creating the best conditions for optimising the quality of life for all, despite the astonishing achievements of science and technology. To address the issue properly required a broad range of approaches. Therefore, the role of leisure in human development was considered from both individual and collective perspectives. The new Millennium and the city's 700 th anniversary.