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THE
LATEST NEWS
2007
World Jamboree
The
2007 World Jamboree will be held
July 27-August 8, 2007 at Chelmsford, England, 30 miles north-east of
London. This will be the 100th anniversary of Scouting in the World,
bringing together 40,000 Scouts, Venturers, leaders, and staff from around
the world to share adventure, international friendship, personal growth,
and development. We expect that about 684 youth and 76 troop leader
slots will be available to the Central Region.
Important information for all
units and parents:
Unlike our National Scout
Jamboree, visiting the World Scout Jamboree is very restricted.
Parents and units that decide to take their own trip to England to visit
the Jamboree and participate in some of the activities - may be
disappointed. Please let all your units know, and especially those
that submit travel permits for England, the following information:
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The
WSJ site is closed to the public, except with a special pass.
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The
passes are free, but limited.
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A
pass will allow the holder to go on a controlled, 4 hour guided tour.
The tour does not go to troop campsites, and all on the tour must stay
together. Since participant Scouts will be very busy with activities,
it will be very unlikely that a parent will be able to see their
youth. Troops visiting England on their own will not be allowed
anything beyond this same 4 hour guided tour.
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There
will be no “free-wandering” visits allowed by England, mainly for
security reasons, and to keep the crowd size manageable.
INTERNATIONAL
CAMP STAFF PROGRAM
International Division
will send each council information and applications for council
participation in the 2007 International Camp Staff Program.
This program provides councils with summer camp staff from Scouting
associations around the world. Ideal
candidates may be male or female, 18-30 years of age and must be
registered members of their Scouting association.
If you would like to be
part of this cultural opportunity, please contact your council’s Scout
Executive with the information. Since
council requests for international camp staff are filled on a first come,
first served basis, please encourage your council Scout Executive to fill
out his application and return it to the International Division as soon as
possible.
EUROPEAN
CAMP STAFF
The European Camp Staff
program is operated by the European Region of the World Organization of
the Scout Movement. It gives
Registered members of the Boy Scouts of America ages 18-30 and are willing
to work for at least 4 weeks the opportunity to serve as counselors in
Scout camps and training centers in the European Region.
Accident and illness insurance and room and board are provided in
camp but the counselor must pay for their personal roundtrip air
transportation. Upon
completion of the camp assignment, the European Region will reimburse up
to 50% of the participant’s travel expenses.
If you know of a young
Scouter who meets the requirements and is interested in serving in a Scout
camp in Europe, please contact Esther Scoggins at escoggin@netbsa.org
for an application.
WORLD SCOUT FORUM - 2008
The World Scout Youth
Forum provides a dual opportunity for young members:
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To discuss and express their views on issues of interest to
them, preparing inputs and making recommendations to the World Conference,
to which the Forum is linked, and to the World Scout Committee; and
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To develop the skills necessary to strengthen their capacity
to take part in decision-making processes.
Each National Scout
Organization is invited to send a delegation to the World Scout Youth
Forum. Only individuals who
are members of WOSM can be delegates to the World Scout Youth Forum. The
participants must be between their 18th and 26th birthdays in the year of
the Forum. The previous World
Scout Youth Forum was held in Hammamet, Tunisia in 2005.
The 10th World Scout Youth Forum will be held in Iksan, Korea, July
7-10, 2008.
WORLD SCOUT CONFERENCE - 2008
The World Organization of
the Scout Movement is an international, non-governmental organization
which is composed of three principle parts: the World Scout Conference,
the World Scout Committee, and the World Scout Bureau.
The Conference is the "general assembly" of
Scouting.
It is the governing organ
of the World Organization and is composed of all national members (155
countries as of September 2002). Members
of the World Organization are National Scout Organizations which have been
recognized by the World Conference. Only
one organization is recognized in each country.
If more than one Scout association in a country seeks recognition,
a federation is formed for purposes of national coordination and world
membership. Member
organizations are represented at World Conferences by a maximum of six
delegates.
Observers authorized by
their National Scout Organization also are eligible to register and
attend. Delegations usually
include International Commissioners, the Scouters responsible for
relations with WOSM and with Scout organizations in other countries.
The Conference meets every three years.
At the Conference, members
of the World Scout Committee are elected by conference delegates, and new
member countries are admitted into the World Organization of the Scout
Movement. Venues for the World
Scout Jamborees, the World Scout Conferences, the World Scout Youth Forum,
and the World Scout Moots are selected.
The previous Conference
was held in Hammamet, Tunisia, in September 2005.
The 38th World Scout Conference will be held on Jeju Island, Korea,
from 14 to 18 July, 2008.
WORLD SCOUT MOOT - 2008
World Scout Moots are
gatherings of members of senior branches of National Scout Associations
(traditionally called Rovers) and other young adult members. Participants
range in age from 18 to 26.
Moots provide an
opportunity for young adults in Scouting to meet together with the
objective of improving their international understanding as citizens of
the world.
The 13th World
Scout Moot will be in Mozambique in 2008 (dates not firm).
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