WORLD's JAMBOREE

Every 4 years the Scout movement holds a World Jamboree, in one of the countries of the world, Except for on 2 occasions the first being the period of the Second World War and second in 1979 when the Jamboree was due to be held in Iran, was cancelled due to the political upheaval in the region at that time. To replace the cancelled event of 1979, the World Scout Committee determined that an alternative celebration, the World Jamboree Year should take place of the Jamboree. , So far there has been 21 World Jamboree, the last one was held in the UK in 2007 and coincided with the 100 years of Scouting Celebrations.

A pack of programmes is normal designed to coincide with each Jamboree under the banner of Join-in Jamboree, this gives members of the movement a chance to "taste" the culture of the host nation by doing activities which are connected to that country.

Jamboree on the Air or JOTA as it is better known by is held on the 3rd full weekend in October every year. The event was first held in conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of Scouting in 1957, and was devised by a radio amateur with the call sign G3BHK. The event involves the use of amateur radio operators helping Scouts make contact with fellow Scouts across the world by the means of the amateur radio network. Participants are also encouraged to send paper or electronic confirmations known as "QSL cards" (Or "eQSL's when they are sent electronically.)

Jamboree on the Internet, known by its acronym JOTI, is also held over the same weekend in October as JOTA, but instead of using amateur radio, participants, take part by chatting to fellow scouts all over the world via the Internet. Common communication methods include ScoutLink (IRC), e-mail, and VOIP. JOTI.org reports that JOTI had over 4,000 participants online at one time in 2005. JOTI was first officially held in 1996, but there had been a number of unofficial events since the birth of the Internet

Reference : http://thescoutingpages.org.uk/jamboree.html