World Scout Jamboree 2011

Edition 1 - January 2008 Aktuellt Version Française Pour la version française de "Aktuellt", claquer ici pour télécharger le fichier PDF. Editorial Hallo and welcome to the first edition of our World Scout Jamboree Sweden 2011 newsletter. We’ve called our newsletter “Aktuellt”, which means “current” or “up-to-date” in Swedish. It’s been an amazing summer. The celebrations for the Centenary of Scouting have been fantastic. The pictures we have seen and the events we have experienced have been exciting, exhilarating and have made us feel close to our brother and sister Scouts all around the world. Here in Sweden we held the second National Swedish Scout Jamboree, Jiingijamborii, with 20.000 participants. After that many of us travelled to the United Kingdom (UK) for the 21st World Scout Jamboree at Hylands Park. We’d like to congratulate the Scout Association UK for a wonderful event, and for bringing so many Scouts from so many countries together. Back in Sweden, our World Scout Jamboree 2011 team has gathered together all the information and pictures we took in the United Kingdom. We also have a great deal of information from our national jamboree which we will evaluate and learn from in our preparations for this next event. We hope you enjoy this edition of our newsletter, and don’t forget to check our website every now and again for any new information we have available. Yours in Scouting The World Scout Jamboree 2011 team Inside this Edition - Latest News - Who we are - The logotype - Calendar - FAQ - About Sweden - Simple Swedish - More information Aktuellt also has magazine-version in pdf-format. Click here to download. Latest News What’s happening just now At the moment, the World Scout Jamboree Preparatory Team is setting out the framework for the event, and looking into the budget, the organisational structure, a draft programme outline, the marketing and communications plan, and infrastructure guidelines for the Jamboree. This team was established in late 2005, to work through to February 2008, for the early preparations for the Jamboree. The Executive Team for the 22nd World Scout Jamboree will take over responsibility for the event in spring 2008 and they recruit the management teams and other members for the Planning Team throughout 2008. Volunteers and staff from the Jamboree office have now visited each of the six Regional Scout Conferences held during 2007. We had a very warm welcome and greatly appreciated the chance to talk to so many Scouts and Leaders about the Jamboree. We have received many great suggestions for the Jamboree which we will be sharing with the Planning Team. We are starting to put together an information package with answers for many of your questions, to be distributed at the World Scout Conference in Korea next July. Who we are In this section of our newsletter, we would like to present the members of our team to you. The Executive Team for the Jamboree has not yet taken up their roles, but there are some people who are already working on the Jamboree. On the World Scout Jamboree Preparatory Team we have had: Olle Alsén Mikael Goldberg Lasse Karlsson Roger Karlsson Inger Thrysin In the Jamboree office, we have: Kerstin Bergsten Truls Ekelin Göran Hägerdal Helen Krabb This edition, the spotlight is on the Executive Director: Göran Hägerdal. Göran has been a scout since he was 8. He was on the committee for the 10th World Scout Moot and the Swedish National Jamborees in 2001 and 2007. Göran also as a volunteer for the World Scout Bureau spent a lot of time in Thailand supporting the 20th World Scout Jamboree. With all his experience, he is now our key professional for the 22nd World Scout Jamboree. Göran lives in Stockholm, where he enjoys the food markets and great restaurants. Göran likes cooking and travels. He is also very keen on in depth philosophical discussions about Scouting and very fond of the orange Nordjamb anorak he was given this summer anorak (he was too young to attend but sees Nordjamb as one of the building stones for Sweden now hosting the 22nd World Scout Jamboree). At the Jamboree he is most looking forward to “The feeling I’ll get when the first bus rolls in. That buzz that now it’s happening is hard to beat. These Scouts have chosen to come to Sweden for the World Scout Jamboree and travelled far to get here. And now it’s up to us to give them their experience of a lifetime!” The logo for the 22nd World Scout Jamboree Sweden 2011 The logo for the 22nd World Scout Jamboree Sweden 2011 consists of the World Scout Emblem, with ten idea clouds or bubbles above and to the left. The idea bubbles represent key elements of the Jamboree in Sweden. World Scout Jamborees have a lot of tents. The tent also represents the patrol and the subcamp, very important elements of the World Scout Jamboree. The campfire is one of the most symbolic and most appreciated parts of Scout camps. Scouts in Sweden often go camping in the forest. Our Jamboree site has small stands of trees, where Scouts can do activities or rest from the heat of the day. We will also be focusing on the natural environment and the tree represents nature. At the World Scout Jamboree there are big events at the main stage and small stage events in subcamps where Scouts can be a star. There can be fireworks and there can be quiet times, when you can gaze at the stars above. The dove represents peace. Promoting peace is one of the important elements of a World Scout Jamboree. The dove can also represent nature. At the World Scout Jamboree in Sweden each participant will have the chance to experience outdoor life in the Swedish environment. The boat represents water activities. Many of the participants at the World Scout Jamboree in Sweden will be able to do water activities on the offsite programme called Camp in Camp. The elk is one of the most symbolic of Swedish animals. Majestic and shy, yet still very well known, the elk antlers here represent the Swedish hosts for the World Jamboree and Swedish nature. There is always music at a World Scout Jamboree. From official events in the main arena, to subcamp gatherings, to new friends gathered around a guitar; there is always music to share. The candle represents quiet times, sharing solidarity with brother and sister scouts from around the world, exploring spirituality and lighting the way to new understanding. Can you guess what this is? The answer will be in the next Jamboree Newsletter. Or maybe we’ll just leave you to give it your own interpretation! Calendar – Dates to remember 2008 July 7-10 10th World Scout Youth Forum Republic of Korea 2008 July 14-18 38th World Scout Conference Republic of Korea 2011 January 3-6 11th World Scout Youth Forum Brazil 2011 January 10-14 39th World Scout Conference Brazil 2011 July/August World Scout Jamboree Sweden We know our calendar seems a bit bare at this stage, but as soon as we have set any more important dates for the Jamboree, they will be added here. Frequently asked questions (FAQ) How do I join the Jamboree? It’s great that you are already thinking about applying to come to the World Scout Jamboree Sweden 2011. However, it is a bit too early to send in an application just yet. To apply to join the World Scout Jamboree as a participant, unit leader, member of the Service Team or on a Contingent Management Team, you will need to apply to join the National Contingent in your country. We expect that most National Contingents will start to advertise the World Scout Jamboree in the second half of 2008 or during 2009. Keep an eye out in your national Scout newsletters and on your national website, if you have one. Another way to get news is to talk to the International Commissioner in your country, who will receive all the information we send out to National Scout Organisations. As soon as National Contingents let us know about any national Jamboree Contingent websites that they have opened, we will put links to them up on our website. Can I have some Jamboree marketing materials? To help all countries with their internal marketing, we will have a profile package to distribute to National Scout Organisations at the World Scout Conference in Korea in July 2008. Unfortunately we do not have the resources at this stage to send materials to individuals or to Scout Groups. If you would like to advertise the World Scout Jamboree locally, contact your National Headquarters after July 2008, and they should be able to help you with electronic materials that you can print yourself. Can I buy Jamboree t-shirts or badges? We plan to open our webshop in July 2008. There you will be able to buy Jamboree products including clothing, badges and other Jamboree profile products. Keep an eye out on our website, where we will link the webshop as soon as it is open. About Sweden The Kingdom of Sweden covers 449,964 sq km, of which 410,934 sq km are land and 39,030 sq km are water. This makes it similar in size to the countries Cameroon, Papua New Guinea, Uzbekistan and Morocco, and the state of California in the United States of America. In Sweden, the people are Swedes, (who are Swedish) and they speak a language called Swedish. Sweden has 9,031,088 human inhabitants, around 230,000 reindeer and over 300,000 elks. December to February in Sweden is winter, and usually there will be snow on the ground. Simple Swedish Would you like to start learning some basic Swedish words? Here are a few for you to try: Hello! Hej! [hey] My name is… Jag heter… [yaag hetter] I am a Scout Jag är scout [yaag er scoot] I am going to the Jamboree! Jag ska till jamboreen! [Yaag scar till yam-bore-E-en] Goodbye Hej då [ hey doh] More information Links A good link for more information about Sweden is: http://www.idrelay.com/redir.asp?q=3A72-49D-4CD7-13-DB Next edition Look out for the new edition of Aktuellt newsletter during spring 2008. More information For more information keep an eye on our website http://www.idrelay.com/redir.asp?q=3A72-49D-4CD7-14-DB.

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