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20th World Scout Jamboree - Thailand Jamboree is a big gathering for the scout movement. The World Scout Jamboree is held every four years to gather scouts from all over the world to participate in this great event. During the Jamboree, scouts will be able to value the friendship between each other, learn and see the different cultures from around the world, participate in the activities with other fellow scouts, share and gain experience, and much more..... The World Organization of the Scout Movement announces that the 20th World Scout Jamboree will be held, as decided by the 34th World Scout Conference held in Oslo, Norway in 1996, from 28 December 2002 to 8 January 2003 at Sattahip, Chonburi Province in Thailand and will be hosted by the National Scout Organization of Thailand. The Royal Thai Government is pleased to support this world youth event and extends its warm welcome to Scouts from all over the world.
The theme of the 20th World Scout Jamboree 2003 is "Share Our World, Share Our Cultures". This is a unique opportunity for young people from all around the world to take part in this world event in Scouting spirit of sharing, living and learning our cultural diversity. The Cross Roads of Culture, one of the 8 modules in this Jamboree, will be a meeting point for youth of the new millennium. Despite cultural differences, the World Scout Jamboree, which lasts 11 days, will attempt to unite all scouts into one spirit by letting them learn how to live together, and by offering various activities that help heighten their physical, psychological, and intellectual development.There will also be eight major available for them to choose from according to their interest. In addition, they will participate in the Opening, Closing and Inter-Religious ceremonies, and New Year celebrations. The design of the Jamboree site-having Chao Phraya Avenue linking all scouts' villages together, also reflects the theme. The site layout will ensure that the scouts will enjoy their time with their fellow scouts during their stay.
The 20th World Scout Jamboree will serve as a
platform for learning and sharing diverse cultures that all scouts
should experience.
The 20th World Scout Jamboree Emblem
shows a typical Thai roof with the World Scout Emblem at the centre.
The roof shape represents Thailand, the host country for this major
world youth event. The A-shaped gables in the roof represent
Thailand's development of traditions and cultures and the sharing of
these traditions from generation to generation.
 The scouts will be split up into troops of 40 people. Each troop will have 4 leaders and 36 scouts, broken down into 4 patrols. Each contingent must submit 1 adult leader for every 9 scouts. Contingents who do not send enough youth members to make up a full patrol may combine with another country, but then each contingent must submit an adult leader.
 The
International Service Team (IST) will be the general staff for the
Jamboree. IST members will preferably be aged between 18 and 28, and
must be willing to undertake a service assigned by the Office of the
Jamboree.
The 20th World Scout Jamboree 2003 will be held in Sattahip, Chonburi Province, about 180kms south east of Bangkok. The camp site is located on a beautiful beach on the Gulf of Thailand. The area covers 1,200 hectares of land and consists of flat plains, foothills and a white sandy beach, sloping down towards a crystal blue sea.
Malaysian Contingent @ The 20th World Scout Jamboree The Malaysian Scouts Association, represented by a group of Scouts across the country, will attend the 20th World Scout Jamboree through its own contingent.
The Malaysia Contingent vision: Expose its members to the International World of Scouting. Let them share and learn the different world of cultures. Let them experience, enjoy the various Jamboree activities. Allow for the development of personal interests, skills and knowledge of its members. Give them the best chance to be committed to National/International Scouting. Statistic Figures of the Malaysian Contingent
Join-In Jamboree @ Penang, Malaysia For the 20th World Scout Jamboree, the Penang State Scout Council will host the country's first Join-In Jamboree at Coronation Camp from the 28th December 2002 till 7th January 2003. For more information on this event, please click here
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As
host of the 20th World Scout Jamboree, the National Scout
Organization of Thailand is pleased to invite all National Scout
Organizations which are members of the World Organization of the
Scout Movement (WOSM) to take part in this World Scout Event of the
new millennium. 
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