Jamboree On The Air Jamboree on the Internet

The Global View: a vision for the future

Richard Middelkoop PA3BAR

•Why JOTA / JOTI ?

•A few global figures

•How is JOTA / JOTI Organized?

•A quick tour around the globe

•Trends

•The future

Why JOTA / JOTI?

THE MISSION OF SCOUTING

The mission of Scouting is to contribute to the

education of young people, through a value

system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to

help build a better world where people are self-

fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive

role in society.

WOSM Constitution: ……..Learning to live together, developing an understanding of other people, an appreciation of interdependence, skills in team work and conflict resolution, and an adherence to the values of democracy, mutual respect and understanding, peace and justice.………

This has enabled Scouting to grow into a unique worldwide movement – the world’s largest voluntary educational youth movement.

Why JOTA / JOTI?

To achieve this, some of the means are :

World Scout Jamboree

World Scout Moot

World Scout Conferences

Regional Activities like seminars, workshops

and

Jamboree On The Air Jamboree on the Internet

Why JOTA / JOTI?

World Scout Jamboree On The Air / Internet

enables contacts between Scouts of all nations

each year

during a full weekend

for all age ranges

by means of amateur radio links or Internet connections

Why JOTA / JOTI?

As such, the Jamboree On The Air /Internet:

enables Scouts to get a real feeling for the international dimension of the Movement

contributes to the world-widebrotherhood of Scouting

fosters international under-standing and mutual respect for other cultures

Why JOTA / JOTI?

Without having to leave home

Without communication cost

and besides……

it’s a fun activity !

Why JOTA / JOTI?

JOTA started as an “Idea” in a snackbar opposite the main gate of the World Scout Jamboree at Sutton Coldfield, in the UK in 1957 where GB3SP operated.

Les Mitchell, G3BHK, its originator, worked out a set of simple “game rules”, most of them still in use today.

JOTA quickly spread around the globe; today it has an annual participation of over a 100 different countries.

Why JOTA / JOTI?

A few global figures

JOTI 2002:

2146 contact certificates issued

6971 people applied for personalized participation certificates

2061 people from 93 countries registered to make contacts

1559 people opened free email accounts for the weekend (child protection)

3000 people visited the WOSM web site

A few global figures

Based on the National JOTA Reports, we have each year:

400.000 Scouts and Guides5.000 Amateur Radio stations7.500 Amateur Radio Operators1.200 Internet locations100+ different countries130.000 Visitors100 VIP’s involved5000 press articles written about Scouting150 TV news casts35 countries where Scouts can speak on the radio themselves

1.500.000 Scout contacts made

Participation per country

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Australia

Austria

Bangladesh

Canada

Chile

Cyprus

Czech Rep.

Denmark

Finland

Germany

Hong Kong

Iceland

Japan

Mexico

Namibia

Neth. Antilles

Norway

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Surinam

Switzerland

Trinidad & Tobago

Tunesia

Turkey

United Kingdom

United States

Scouts

Guides

VK

PJ

CT

CE

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How is JOTA / JOTI organized?

Who organizes all this?

First and most important:Local Scout groups

Supported by their National JOTA / JOTI Organizer

There are 65 active National JOTA Organizers

The World Scout Bureau in Geneva supports the National JOTA Organizers

with JOTA information circulars

a radio-Scouting web site and on-line library

an NJO network

annual participation cards

publicity

annual World JOTA report

How is JOTA organized?

… and a WJO

World Scout Conference-every 3 years -

How is JOTA organized?

World Scout BureauGeneva

WJO

Your National Scout Association

NationalJOTA / JOTI Organizer

A quick tour around the globe

Australia VK:

•each State has a State JOTA Organizer•seved as model for the dutch RRSA system•opening speech by the Governor General, relayed through various stations nationwide•lone participants in “the outback”•use of commercial satellites like “AUSSAT”together with New Zealand

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Indonesia YB

•Scouting (and JOTA) part of the school system•NJO is public servant of Ministry•Many Scout leaders are school teachers•Huge numbers of Scouts at each JOTA station

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Oman A4

•The JOTA Sunday is a normal working day

•Strict separation of Scouts and Guides

•Official visits on behalf of or by the Sultan

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United States W

•many small patrols visiting amateur

radio shacks

•almost no JOTA’s in troop buildings

(there are no troop buildings)

•many stations at “Fall Camporee’s”

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Kenya 5Z

2 main stations:

5Z4KSA at Rowallan Camp Nairobi, 5Z4LBP in Nyeri in Paxtu

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Namibia V5

A very enthusiastic Scoutmaster and his group in Tsumeb

on top of the local water tower V5TSB

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Turkey TA

•Very active groups in

Antalya, Istanbul and

Ankara

•Scouts used radio

experience during help

at the earthquake sites;

NJO says: “thank God for JOTA”

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Mexico XE

•Many stations

•A lot of supporting material like badges and posters

•Good illustrations

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Brazil PY

•part of JOTA is a contest

•launched a world-wide radio-Scout contest last April

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Netherlands PA

•high level of organization

•registration system

•extensive kitbuilding programme

•logbook software

•lots of support material

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Germany DL

•national sked on 80 m radio band

•extensive puzzle game

•high integration with internet use

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World Scout Bureau HB9S

•large pile-ups

•operators are Scout leaders

•usually Geneva but sometimes elsewhere

Trends

Society:

Increasing inter-cultural tension ("the world gets

smaller")

technology push:

new possibilities

try & experiment ("learning by doing")

provide guidelines, countermeasures

info stress / info junk (xxx, malicious, ….)

create awareness

Start & grow 1958 - 1995

Start & grow 1958 - 1995

Evolve 1996 - present

Evolve 1996 - present

Consolidate 2007

JOTA / JOTI:

one world, one promiseone network

What's our main goal ?

Linking Scouts together

Enabling a free exchange of ideas

Getting to know each other

Lasting friendships

For the seminar:

Plenary discussions / thoughts in the

corridors / brainstorm sessions / ideas from the

Middle Ages

Transform to concrete actions

Follow-up

JOTAThe global view

Thank you !