Rover Scout - International Gatherings

International Gatherings

While the Scout section has the World Scout Jamboree, Rovers have World Rover Moots. The first occurred in Kandersteg, Switzerland in 1931.

  • 1st World Rover Moot 1931: Kandersteg, Switzerland
  • 2nd World Rover Moot 1935: Ingarö, Sweden
  • 3rd World Rover Moot 1939: Monzie, Scotland
  • 4th World Rover Moot 1949: Skjak, Norway
  • 5th World Rover Moot 1953: Kandersteg, Switzerland
  • 6th World Rover Moot 1957: Sutton Coldfield, UK
  • 7th World Rover Moot December 1961-January 1962 Melbourne, Australia

From the 8th World Moot, held in 1990 in Melbourne, Australia, the event was renamed World Scout Moot because the term Rover is not used in many countries.

  • 8th World Scout Moot December 1990-January 1991: Melbourne, Australia
  • 9th World Scout Moot July 1992: Kandersteg, Switzerland
  • 10th World Scout Moot July 1996: Ransäter, Sweden
  • 11th World Scout Moot July 2000: Mexico City, Mexico
  • 12th World Scout Moot July–August 2004: Hualien, Taiwan
  • 13th World Scout Moot July 2010: Nairobi, Kenya
  • 14th World Scout Moot August 2013: Ottawa, Canada

International Scout events in Europe aimed at the older age section usually keep the Rover name. There was a European Rover Moot in 1965 at Tiveden in Sweden. There is currently a series of events called RoverWay. This first occurred in 2003 in Portugal, followed by 2006 in Italy and Iceland 2009, the next is scheduled for 2012 in Finland.

The CES (Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme) holds an annual International Rover Moot.

  • June 2007: Het Naaldenveld in Bentveld. Netherlands
  • June 2008: Mettmann Germany
  • June 2009: Hesley Wood UK

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