JAMBOREE ON THE AIR/INTERNET 2017
LAST CHANCE - Join Guides and Scouts all over the world!
UPDATE SENT TO LEADERS ONLY - NOTE RADIO TIMESLOTS FULLY BOOKED
*** NOTE BOOKINGS FOR GUIDES WANTING TO CAMP HAVE NOW CLOSED
Book (or encourage your Leader to book) a JOTA session on the w/e of 20-22 Oct 2017
JAMBOREE ON THE AIR / INTERNET 2017
Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) is an annual event in which around 500,000 Scouts and Guides from all over the world make contact with each other by means of amateur radio.
Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) runs on the same weekend and connects Guides and Scouts on the internet through Scout-operated Internet chat rooms such as ScoutLink as well as Minecraft, webpages, blogs… you can even use voice communication!
The purpose of JOTA-JOTI is to enable and encourage Scouts and Guides from all around the world to communicate with one another by means of amateur radio and internet, providing a fun and educational experience and promoting their sense of belonging to a worldwide movement.
This year, JOTA and JOTI will be held on the third weekend in October, 20-22 October 2017.
The Scouts ACT Radio Activity Team and the SE Region Girl Guides have again partnered up to provide a great assortment of activities for Guides and Scouts of all ages to participate in. Groups are encouraged to book a timeslot (usually 1-2 hours depending on numbers and age of the group) which will include:
- ½ hour radio booking - FULLY BOOKED
- Craft activities
- ‘fox’ hunting
- Geocaching
- Radio games
- Radio communications
Additionally- the next Balloon Tether event for Scout members will be at Cotter on the weekend of October 20th-21st, weather dependent.
This is a separate event to JOTA and will need to be booked through the balloon team and an application submitted to the ROAC.
It will occur around sunrise and Scout Balloon badges will be available for $5 for members who go up in the Balloon. Follow the Balloon team facebook page for more information.
Can’t make it on the weekend?
Check out http://international.scouts.com.au/programs-in-australia/jotajoti or http://www.girlguides.org.au/leaders-and-volunteers/Resources/jota-joti.html for some fun program ideas to add to your Term 4 program, and visit www.jotajoti.info for more information on how you can get involved with JOTI from home.
JOTA
COST: $5.00 per participant, includes all activities plus badge
IF YOUR GROUP WOULD LIKE TO CAMP PLEASE BOOK A TIMESLOT AND CAMPING THROUGH ELIZABETH HICKEY
To book a day timeslot for your group, contact Elizabeth Hickey at le.hickey@bigpond.com with the following details:
- Group
- Section name
- Contact person, phone number, email address
- Expected number of participants
- Preferred day: Saturday or Sunday
- Preferred time: morning or afternoon
- Camping details: if you wish to camp - *** NOTE GUIDE CAMP BOOKINGS HAVE NOW CLOSED
If you have any questions please phone Elizabeth on 6258 5719.
If your group would like to organise your own station and you have access to a radio operator please contact Elizabeth to arrange badges and confirm requirements for participation. Event call signs (fees apply) are available if arranged before the end of August.