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In conjunction with the on-going 39th World Scout Conference in Curitiba, Brazil, ATAS World Gathering was held on 11th January 2011 in a very social setting for the presentation of ATAS insignias to the newly recruited members, both from Brazil and...
The 39th World Scout Conference began on Monday, 10th January 2011 in the Curitiba city of Brazil with over 900 participants from 130 countries. The gathering of the regional leaders of the Asia Pacific Region during the conference was chaired by 1st...
11th World Scout Youth Forum The 11th WSYF took place in Blumenau, Brazil, 3 - 6 January 2011, just prior to the 39th World Scout Conference. 160 participants from more than 65 different countries attend this event. The Eurasia region was represented...
We are pleased to announce the publication of the Supporting Growth in Changing Times - Membership Report 2011. As you will be aware, ‘Supporting Growth in Changing Times’ is the overarching theme of the Regional Scout Plan that was adopted by...
It is our great pleasure to introduce this Annual Report of the European Scout Committee’s work covering the period July 2010 to July 2011. In the report, you can have a look back at the progress made since the 20th European Scout Conference in...
For the first time, the Asia Pacific Regional Scout Committee and the Europe Regional Scout Committee members attending the 22nd World Scout Jamboree met informally on 30th July at a breakfast meeting. The meeting initiates a dialogue between the two...
During the first Regional Meeting at the 39th World Scout Conference, the European Scout Committee took the opportunity to update NSOs from across Europe, on the progress made since the 20th European Scout Conference held in July 2010. The meeting...
The city of Quito, Ecuador was the venue for this meeting which was attended by leaders of the Scout Association Scouts of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. The subjects were the same as in the other sub-regional meetings of this network: Scout...
From 11 to 13 November was held the meeting with the participation of scout leaders from Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. The Scout House Paraguay Scouts served as venue for this meeting in which over three days the participants were able to...
Picture 1: INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR “Having lived the scout experience to the full during my early formative years, it captured my imagination and endowed me with skills. These pointed me in directions I had not thought about in which I...
On the past october 22 th , José Adolfo López Sampsom Félix resigned as Chief Scout of Mexico so to suit his interests, that day the National Board appointed Ana Lorena Gudiño Valdez as the new Chief Scout of Mexico, she is the first woman in the...
At the Regional Scout Committee (RSC) meeting in Singapore on 27th to 28th February 2010, Chairman Jejomar Binay reported to the committee his attendance at the World Scout Committee meeting in September last year following the suggested practise for...
The Brazilian city of Curitiba, the host of the forthcoming 39th World Scout Conference, won the Globe Sustainable City Award 2010. The city of Curitiba is awarded for excellent sustainable urban development. The City of Curitiba shows maturity in...
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is happy to announce that Belarusian Republican Scout Association (BRSA has become the 161st Member Organization with effect from 5 September 2010. Scouting in Belarus was first seen in 1909 when the first...
Preparation for the 39th World Scout Conference and the 11th World Scout Youth Forum (WSYF) are well underway. The Conference will be held from the 10th to the 14th of January 2011 at the Estação Embratel Convention Center in Curitiba, Brazil. The...