International Opportunities September 2015 0845 300 1818 ------If you notice that any of these events have Australian Venture, New South , inaccuracies, or if you have an event that Australia you would like to be included in future issues, please send details to 3 – 13 January 2016 [email protected] The 16th Australian Venture (AV2015 SA Remember to contact your Assistant Heaps Good) will be held at Woodhouse County Commissioner for International Activity Centre, Adelaide, South Australia (ACCI) or equivalent for your Visits Abroad from 2nd to 13th January 2015. Pack. Australian Venture is the major National Red = a new event added this month youth event for the Venturer section (14 - 18 years old) of Scouts Australia. You get Events in 2016 to meet other Venturers and Guides from ------all over Australia and around the world. For 10 days you will visit different areas of Winter International Rover Week South Australia, try out activities and 27 December 2015 – 2 January 2016 challenges you may have never dreamed of doing, and make friends for lifeFor info Where: Kandersteg International click: www.aj2016.com.au Centre, Switzerland +61 2973590000 Who for: Scout Network and Adult Leaders ------between the ages of 18 and 30 XXV Central American Camporee, Come and join Rovers from around the Guatemala world as they engage in fun and interesting activities like our winter survival experience 18 – 24 March 2016 or sledding, working together as a team and living in a unique multicultural 175 USD including food atmosphere in the heart of the beautiful This is aimed at 11 – 15 years Swiss Alps [email protected] Cost: CHF400 per person – plus travel to and from Kandersteg scouts.org.pt

For more information click here and to register an interest send an email to [email protected].

www.scouts.org.uk/international

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Iceland National , Ulfjotsvan total cost for the trip is £750. Please contact Scout Center [email protected] or 17 – 24 July find us on facebook www.facebook.com/ebhungary2016 for Camping, Hiking, Sports and cultural more information. activities ------2,000 young people between the ages of 10 – 22 years Drop into 2016

350 Euro to include food 26 July – 4 August [email protected] 280 Euro www.jamboree.is This time the camp is based on the number ------“5” and has the title “Give me Five”. Russian Scout Jamboree, Borodino Scouts and guides 13-17 years old are 2016 invited to take part in this camp All UK bookings to be made to Chris Noble 20 July – 2 August 2016 at e-mail: [email protected] We are scouts from National Organization ------of Russian Scouts (NORS). Roverway 2016,

Every four years we gather scouts from all 3 – 14 August 2016 over the country to have the Jamboree. It is Join the UK Contingent of Scouts and a significant meeting for the Guides building their own adventure to France next summer. Participants between scout movement in Russia, and we are the ages of 16-22 will complete one of a always glad to see scouts from other choice of pathways and then join for a central camp at Jambville. Over 22? Sign countries at this event to feel the world up to be a member of the International family unity, solidarity, and support. Service Team. More information can be found at http://www.jamboree.ru/index/english/0-4 www.scouts.org.uk/roverway [email protected]

Explorer Belt – 2016

23 July – 6 August 2016

EB Hungary 2016 is an explorer belt expedition for over 16 year old Explorer Scouts and Scout Network. You will travel around the country in a small team while completing your explorer belt award. The

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------Central European Jamboree 2016, BrumJam 2016 Poland 30 July 2016 to 6 August 2016 4 – 14 August 2016 Applications go live 1st June 2015. To CEJ 2016 will take place in Wroclaw, a city register interest contact [email protected] located in the nd south-west part of Poland.The motto of CEJ BrumJam 2016 is Birmingham County’s 2 2016 is “The Art of ”. Art is International Jamboree. Returning to the something that Blackwell Court in the heart of the West can connect scouts, give them the Midlands . Open to possibility to express their own Scouts/Guides/Explorers/Senior Section thoughts and develop various skills. (under 18) can attend as participants with their Groups. For all those over 18 there is Twitter: cej2016 an opportunity to attended part of the Staff Facebook.com/cej2016 Team. There will be 6 full days of activities www.cej2016.pl. and entertainment. www.brumjam.org ------

Michigan International Camporee, North ------America Finjamboree, Finland

24 July – 31 July 2016 20 July – 28 July 2016

Once every four years Scouts from all over the world travel to Michigan for two weeks The Guide / Scout camps, such as a of international fellowship and fun, the first Finnjamboree, in Finland are fun and well- week in home stays with Michigan Scout organized camps, which actually take place families and the second week camping in the forest! Presence of nature is an together at MIC. Compared to some essential part of our Guiding/Scouting. The , an MIC is a relatively small camp site will be a pop-up tent village in event, with less than 1000 participants. the woods build by service team and That allows participants to get to know each participants. There are cold showers and other. However, over 1/3 of the youth hot saunas, places for swimming and for participants at an MIC are from outside of camp fires. Boys and girls, men and women North America. Participating Scouts and work together to create a good experience Venturers not only meet U.S. and Canadian for all. Scouts. They meet and get to know Scouts http://www.roihu2016.fi/in-english/ from all over the world. [email protected] http://www.micamporee.org/

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------Charnwood 2016, Leicestershire Akela 2016, Johannesburg, South Africa 30 July 2016 to 6 August 2016 5 – 9 August 2016 In the middle of – where we found Join Scouters from across the world for fun, a King in a Car Park. share experiences and learn new skills and [email protected] help celebrate the centenary of Cubing in www.charnwood.org South Africa [email protected] Essex International Jamboree, www.scouts.org.za Chelmsford www.facebook.com/sascout 30 July – 6 August 2016

Senior Scout Adventure 2016, South The UKs largest international Scout and Africa Guide Jamboree for 10-17 year olds is once again returning to Chelmsford for 10 – 22 December 2016 2016. Fancy joining over 8000 Scouts and The Cederberg, South Africa Guides alongside around 1500 volunteers Scout patrols over the age of 15 but not for an amazing action packed week of turned 18. The cost will be in the region of adventure in the heart of Essex. 3,000R. Also welcomes Scout patrols over For more information find us on Facebook: all over 18’s Essex International Jamboree or Twitter http://www.scouting.org.za/adventure/ @EIJ 2016 or online EIJ2016.org.uk . Email [email protected] ------Lower Austrian Jamboree, Events in 2017 1 – 11 August 2016 Kent International Jamboree 3,000 young people aged 10 – 20 years 29 July – 5 August 2017 (International guest above 13) Kent County Showground, Detling, Kent, 300 – 330 Euro UK [email protected] Who: Scouts and Explorers, Guides and Senior Section, Network and Leaders www.pinakarri.at Building on the success of the jamboree in 2013, KIJ17 will be returning to the Kent County Showground, with a wide variety of activities on offer throughout the week,

allowing everyone to have more fun, meet more friends and enjoy more adventure! KIJ is set to be a international experience of a lifetime for Participants, Leaders and

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Staff, with packages available to suit all. week. It's our 40th anniversary, so we're Spread evenly across the week long camp, sure to put on an event to remember! all participants will have the opportunity to We're also introducing an exciting take part in all your favourite camping new opportunity for 14-17 year olds - look activities, as well as international based out for more information soon. events, staged events, and day trips. All further details will be release through our www.facebook.com/PoacherLincs website and social media channels. Want Web: www.poacher2017.org.uk to be the first to get the latest news? Sign up to our mailing list below. Email: [email protected] Website: www.kij.org.uk ------Email: [email protected] NIjam 2017 th th Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/bkqGYb 29 July – 5 August 2017 Facebook: /KentJamboree Crawfordsburn Scout Centre Twitter: @kentjamboree Northern Email: [email protected]

------Poacher 2017 , 29 July – 5 August 2017 25 July– 2 August 2017

£160 for participants aged 10-17 inclusive if booked by January 31st 2017 (£170 after this date). Will you be 18-25 in summer 2017? Join the UK Contingent heading to Iceland for £25 for leaders, staff, and young leaders the Moot for your next international adventure! All participants will get the Where: Lincolnshire Showground, Lincoln, opportunity to explore Reykjavík before UK heading to Úlfljótsvatn Scout Centre for a Poacher 2017 is Lincolnshire's 10th program packed full of outdoor activities, International Jamboree. Returning to the workshops and challenges. For more Lincolnshire Showground, with hundreds of information please visit activities on offer throughout the jam- www.scouts.org.uk/moot packed week, Poacher is the adventure of a lifetime. ------Scouts and Guides aged 10-17 inclusive can attend as participants, making the most Inter-American Scout Camporee, of the wide and varied activities and Ecuador entertainment available throughout the 2017 [email protected]

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------31st Asia Pacific Regional Jamboree, Mongolia 27 July – 2 August 2017

12 – 17 year old participants in patrols of 9 with a leader. Cost $200 inc food. [email protected] ------10th Serbian Jamboree 27 July – 2 August 2018 10th Serbian National Jamboree, www.jamboree.rs ------Walesby World Experience 2018 28 July – 4 August 2018 Approx £130 www.wwe2016.org.uk

------24th , 2019 America, Mexico and Canada, West Virginia [email protected]