2009

WOSM leaders Mr. Mario Diaz Martinez, Vice-Chairman of the World Scout Committee, Mr. Luc Panissod, Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, Mr. Bagrat Yesayan, Chairman of the Eurasia Regional Scout Committee, Mr. Craig Turpie, Chairman of the Europe Regional Scout Committee, and Mr. David Mckee, World Scout Bureau - Regional Director,participated in this meeting. More than 20 delegates of National Scout Organizations from Poland, Romania, Italy, France, Great Britain, Spain, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Lithuania, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Moldova, Russia, Byelorussia, Kazakhstan, and Tadzhikistan also were convened to the Capital of Ukraine. Ukrainian delegation on this conference was represented by Bohdan Havrylyshyn, member of the National Council of National Organization of Scouts of Ukraine.

Following fully open processes carried out in total collaboration with the Eurasia Regional Scout Committee, and in full agreement with this Committee, Mr Luc Panissod Secretary General of the World Scout Bureau is pleased to inform you that he has appointed: Mr. Iurie Emilian, from Moldova, as new Regional Director of the World Scout Bureau, Eurasia Regional Office.

Iurie is 44 years old, married and has two children. He holds a University degree in pedagogy from the Art Academy of Chisinau and a diploma as orchestra conductor. Iurie has acquired an extensive high level professional experience mainly in the Moldovan public youth services and Government circle. From 1988 to 2002, he was successively Director of the Culture and Arts Youth Centre of Chisinau, the capital city of Moldova, Chief of the Youth Politics Department of the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Tourism and Prime State Counsellor at the State Chancellery of the Government of the Republic of Moldova. Iurie has been running his own private business since 2002.

We congratulate Mr Emilian on his recent appointment and look forward to working with him in the future.

For more information please read Circular N°22 available on the website.

I first learned about Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) in the Eurasia Regional Office, Crimea, Ukraine. I was the participant of the Eurasia Regional Training Course "Excelscout-06" in Krasnokamenka, 16 - 23 August 2008. As a result of participating in the Course, I got an opportunity to apply to Kandersteg International Scout Centre as a member of the voluntary staff team. I was very glad to get a chance to live for 3 months in the International Scout atmosphere and to work at the famous Scout Centre in Switzerland.

With the support of the Eurasia Regional Office, I sent an application for Short Term Staff at KISC. Alexander S. Bondar, Eurasia Office Director, wrote the recommendation for my application.