Monthly Archives: February 2016

Meeting postponed – 10th Radio Scouting and Internet Seminar

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[MEETING POSTPONED]

It is with regret that we have to inform you that the 10th Radio Scouting and Internet Seminar, which had been scheduled to take place in Tallinn (EE) in May 2016, has been postponed.

We will share the new dates as soon as they will have been identified.

22ESC Conference Document 5 – Candidates for election to the Regional Committee

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Following the passing of the deadline last week for submission of candidatures for election to the European Scout Committee, due to take place during the 22nd European Scout Conference in Norway this coming June, we are pleased to share with you Conference Document 5 in English and French, which presents you the ten candidates whose candidacy documents had been received by the deadline last week.

From a Social-Media post to a limited edition Badge: Supporting Refugee Activities

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Scouts and Guides contributing to refugee support activities in their local communities in Europe (42): a story starting with a facebook-post ending with the production and selling of a limited edition badge “against xenophobia” in Austria (AT)

Not just since last summer the Guides and Scouts in Austria had become more and more active in refugee and migrant support activities in their local communities. Reason enough for Geo, a member of the social-media team of the Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs (PPÖ) and also behind the very successful Facebook page “Kurioses, nutzloses oder einfach interesantes Pfadfinderwissen“, and members of the PPÖ Facebook community to look for ways to support those working with and for refugees and migrants in Austria.

“Crossing Borders Through Water” – European Sea Scout Seminar 2016

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Every two years the informal network of Sea Scout and Sea Guide branches of National Scout Associations (NSAs) and Member Organisation (MOs) of the European Regions of WOSM and WAGGGS organise a European Sea Scout Seminar. Hosted by Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego (ZHP, the Polish Scouts and Guides), EuroSea13 will take place at the Polish Sea Scout Centre in Puck from 21 to 25 September 2016.

Joint Circular Europe Eurasia 1 2016: Funding Opportunities Overview

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We are pleased to provide you with an update on Funding Opportunities available to NSOs and NSAs from both the European Region and the Eurasia Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).