A good blend of volunteers and professionals gathered from 13-14 June 2013, in Makati City, Philippines for this year’s Asia-Pacific Regional Management Meeting. The purpose of this annual management meeting was to review the region's performance based on the APR Plan, set the operational plan for the coming year, plan the budget for the next fiscal year and discuss the operational matters and global challenges affecting the region.

Very good attendance and productive discussions concluded the first formal meeting of the Programme Sub-Committee held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Dr Ie Bin Lian chaired the meeting. Among the attendees were Mr Wendel Avisado as adviser, incoming Regional Director JR Pangilinan and outgoing RD Abdullah Rasheed.

In this section, you'll see list of events that will take place within and outside the Asia-Pacific Region which can be useful to you and to your Scout association.

In collaboration with the World Scout Bureau/Asia-Pacific Regional Office, Gerakan Pramuka is hosting the International Scout Peace Camp on 25-31 March 2013 at the Cibubur National Scout Campsite, Jakarta Province. The campsite is located at the eastern part of Jakarta.

The workshop will gather National Training Commissioners and Training Committee members to share, review, update and standardize their training schemes in relation to the World Adults in Scouting policy.

The 30th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree (30APRSJ), which also held as the 16th Nippon Jamboree (16NJ), will be held in 2013 in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi, Japan. The 30th APRSJ/16NJ will be a great opportunity for the Scouts from the world to learn about Japan and moreover feel the unity of the scout movement by sharing the experience with Scouts from many different countries.

Under this section are the previous major regional events comprised of regional conferences, regional jamborees, and regional summits. These can be viewed on-line or be downloaded in pdf format.

This section shows the collection of photos taken during the 24th APR Scout Conference from 24th to 29th November 2012 in Dhaka, Bangladesh

The World Organization of the Scout Movement, Asia-Pacific Region produces publications and other communication materials that help increase awareness and understanding on Scouting's activities in the region covering the following priority areas:

This 150-page publication is produced to commemorate the 50 years of Scouting in the Asia-Pacific Region. This is book is a pride of the region as it sums up its achievements over the past 50 years.

Forty Years and Beyond is the history of Scouting in the Asia-Pacific Region, with highlights from the past four decades. A vivid documentation of the last four decades — the pioneering 50s, planning of the 60s, new direction of the 70s, growth of the 80s, and the far reaching 90s endowed with over 400 photos sealed in a 342-page hardbound book. It is an informative resource material for programme and training activities of Scouts.

2013 issues