World Scout Moot
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| Country | various (list below) | ||
| Date | 1931 onwards | ||
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The World Scout Moot is a gathering of older Scouts, mainly Rover Scouts, ages 18–26 (although there was no upper age limit for the earlier Moots) from all over the world. Moots are held every four years and are organized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
The original name was World Rover Moot, which was later changed to World Moot (because the term Rover was less and less used) and later to World Scout Moot. Moot is also a generic term used for a gathering of any size for Scouts of this age group. The word "moot" was Old English and originally meant a meeting or assembly.[1]
The World Scout Jamboree is a similar event, also organized by the WOSM, for Scouts aged 14–17.
The most recent World Scout Moot was held in Low, Quebec, Canada in 2013.[2] The next one will be in Ulfljotsvatn, Iceland in 2017.[3]
List of moots
| Year | Number | Location | Participants | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 1st World Rover Moot | Kandersteg, Switzerland | 3,000 | 20 |
| 1935 | 2nd World Rover Moot | Ingarö, Sweden | 3,000 | 26[4] |
| 1939 | 3rd World Rover Moot | Monzie, Scotland | 3,500 | 42 |
| 1949 | 4th World Rover Moot | Skjåk, Norway | 2,500 | 40 |
| 1953 | 5th World Rover Moot | Kandersteg, Switzerland | 4,168[5] | 41 |
| 1957 | 6th World Rover Moot | Sutton Coldfield, U.K. | 3,500 | 61 |
| 1961 | 7th World Rover Moot | Melbourne, Australia | 969 | 15 |
| 1965-66 | Moot Year | 10 Events | 3,599 | |
| 1969-70 | Moot Year | 26 Events | 7,250 | |
| 1973-74 | Moot Year | 22 Events | 11,000 | |
| 1977-78 | Moot Year | 23 Events | 14,560 | |
| 1981-82 | Moot Year | 31 Events | 22,380 | |
| 1990-91 | 8th World Moot | Melbourne, Australia | 1,000 | 36 |
| 1992 | 9th World Moot | Kandersteg, Switzerland | 1,400 | 52 |
| 1996 | 10th World Moot | Ransberg, Sweden | 2,608 | 78 |
| 2000 | 11th World Scout Moot | Mexico | 5,000 | 71 |
| 2004 | 12th World Scout Moot | Hualien, Taiwan | 2,500 | 85 |
| 2010 | 13th World Scout Moot | Nairobi, Kenya | 1,924[6] | 66 |
| 2013 | 14th World Scout Moot | Low, Quebec, Canada[7] | 2,000 | 83 |
| 2017 | 15th World Scout Moot | Ulfljotsvatn, Iceland | ||
| 2021 | 16th World Scout Moot | Larch Hill, Ireland |
See also
External links
- World Scout Moot on the WOSM web site
- History of World Scout Moots on the Taiwan 2004 page
- 2017 World Scout Moot on the 2017 Scout moot page
References
- ^ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/moot
- ^ Australian Report on 14th Rover Scout Moot
- ^ History of World Scout Moot
- ^ John S. Wilson (1959), Scouting Round the World. First edition, Blandford Press. p. 93
- ^ Kandersteg, A Pictorial Record of the 5th World Rover Moot, page 70, Austrian Scout Archives, Vienna, Box: Rover Moots 1931/1953/1992
- ^ Participant list for the 13th Moot
- ^ Canadian notice of 14th World Scout Moot
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