World Scout Moot

The World Scout Moot is an event for senior branches of Scouting (traditionally called Rovers) and other young adult Scouts, gathering up to 5,000 people. Moots provide an opportunity for young adults in Scouting to meet, with the objective of improving their international understanding as citizens of the world. Moots are held every four years and are organized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).[1]

World Scout Moot
Countryvarious (list below)
Date1931 onwards

Participants must be 18–25 years old at the time of the event. Scouts who are 26 or older can take part as International Service Team (IST) volunteer staff.

History

Rover Moots were taking place at provincial, national and international levels in the UK, Australia and Canada from the mid-1920s.[2][3][4]

The first World Rover Moot was held in 1931 at Kandersteg, Switzerland, with following events held almost every four years until 1961, when the 7th World Rover Moot took place in Melbourne, Australia. Originally entitled the "World Rover Moot", the Moot was replaced by World Moot Years between 1965 and 1982. This was done with the aim of increasing the number of events and accessibility to Rovers.

In 1985, after lobbying led by Australia, the World Scout Conference decided to reinstate the World Scout Moot to the calendar of world Scouting events, with the naming changed to reflect that not all countries had continued with a Rover section, notably the UK and the USA. At the World Scout Conference in January 1988, bids were presented by Australia and Switzerland, with Australia awarded the 8th World Scout Moot for Dec 1990/Jan 1991, and Switzerland granted the 9th World Scout Moot for July 1992. In 1993 it was decided to hold future Moots every four years.

The 10th World Scout Moot was hosted by Sweden in 1996, the 11th World Scout Moot by Mexico in 2000, and the 12th World Scout Moot by Taiwan in 2004. After originally scheduled for 2008 in Mozambique, the 13th World Scout Moot was held in Kenya in 2010 – the first ever such event to take place in Africa.

The 14th World Scout Moot was hosted by Canada in 2013, while the 15th World Scout Moot was held in Iceland in the summer of 2017.[5] The 16th World Scout Moot was due to be in Ireland in 2021, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the event was postponed to 2022 and subsequently cancelled.[6] The next World Scout Moot will be hosted by Portugal in 2025.

List of Moots
Scouts and Guides from different countries at World Scout Moot, Sweden, 1996
YearNumber CountryLocationParticipantsCountries Host Candidate Countries
19311st World Rover Moot   SwitzerlandKandersteg3,00020
19352nd World Rover Moot  Sweden Ingarö3,00026 [7]
19393rd World Rover Moot  Scotland Monzie3,50042
19494th World Rover Moot  Norway[8] Skjåk2,50040
19535th World Rover Moot[9]   SwitzerlandKandersteg4,16841
19576th World Rover Moot[8]  United KingdomSutton Coldfield3,50061
19617th World Rover Moot[10][8]  AustraliaMelbourne96915
1965-66Moot Year 10 Events3,599
1969-70Moot Year 26 Events7,250
1973-74Moot Year 22 Events11,000
1977-78Moot Year[11] 23 Events14,560
1981-82Moot Year 31 Events22,380
1990-918th World Moot  AustraliaMelbourne1,00036
19929th World Moot   SwitzerlandKandersteg1,40052
199610th World Moot  SwedenRansbergs Herrgård, Ransäter2,60878
200011th World Scout Moot  Mexico5,00071
200412th World Scout Moot  TaiwanHualien2,50085 Austria[12]
2008 13th World Scout Moot (cancelled) [13]  Mozambique --- --- --- Iceland, Portugal[14]
201013th World Scout Moot [15]  KenyaNairobi1,92466 ---
201314th World Scout Moot [16]  CanadaLow, Quebec2,000 83 ---
201715th World Scout Moot  IcelandUlfljotsvatn5,000 106 ---
2022[17]16th World Scout Moot (cancelled) [6]  IrelandMalahide Castle[18]------Hungary
2025 16th World Scout Moot  Portugal[19] Buçaquinho Regional Scout Centre[20] up to 5,000 expected Azerbaijan (withdrawn)[21]

See also

References
  1. "World Events". scout.org. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. "Great Rover Moot". The Age (newspaper). Melbourne, Australia. 16 November 1927. p. 23. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. "Archive Catalogue" (PDF). ScoutsRecords.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2014 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. "The Rovers' Den". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Canada. 29 May 1926. p. 10. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. "History of the World Scout Moot". www.scout.org. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  6. "Important Announcement". www.worldscoutmoot.ie. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. Wilson, John S. (1959). Scouting Round the World (First ed.). Blandford Press.
  8. Day, David (23 March 1960). "The Scouting Trail". The Daily News. St. John's, Newfoundland. p. 2. Retrieved 3 September 2019 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
  9. Kandersteg, A Pictorial Record of the 5th World Rover Moot. p. 70. Box: Rover Moots 1931/1953/1992 {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  10. "Moot "Down Under"". The Daily News. St. John's, Newfoundland. 9 February 1960. p. 9. Retrieved 3 September 2019 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
  11. "Briefly". The Rossmoyne Rag. Dandenong, Victoria: 11th Australian Scout Jamboree. 5 January 1977. Retrieved 1 October 2019 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
  12. "35th World Scout Conference". www.scout.org. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  13. "Scouts of Mozambique will not host World Scout Moot". henry-scout-world.blogspot.cz. 22 March 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  14. "36th World Scout Conference". www.scout.org. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  15. "13th World Scout Moot". www.scout.org. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  16. "14th World Scout Moot". www.scout.org. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  17. "Postponement of the 16th World Scout Moot in Ireland to 2022". World Organization of the Scout Movement. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  18. Scouting in the Asia-Pacific Region Live Stream. Scouting in the Asia-Pacific Region. Event occurs at 75m48s – via YouTube.
  19. "17th World Scout Moot in 2025 to be hosted in Portugal". World Organization of the Scout Movement. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  20. "Conferencia Scout Interamericana - Interamerican Scout Conference | Scouting in Interamerica- Movimiento Scout en Interamérica". Scouting in Interamerica- Movimiento Scout en Interamérica – via Facebook.com.
  21. "Withdrawal of Azerbaijan as bidder to host the World Scout Moot in 2025".
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