J.O.T.I.               

This will be the 12th Annual Jamboree on the Internet which is a weekend when Scouts and Guides, Young members and Leaders, get the chance to link up around the world. JOTI is is held on the third full weekend of October each year, starting at 00.00 hours local time on the Saturday and concluding 48 hours later at 24:00 hours local time on the Sunday (wherever you are in the WAGGGS world).  JOTI is a great experience, and gives you a chance to participate in an international event without leaving home!

Who can take part?

Anyone with a computer can take part on their own at home, although ideally units could work together at a university computer centre, internet cafe, someone's home. Make your plans NOW to participate in one of the most exciting International events for Guides and Scouts.

How do I participatein JOTI?

There is a variety of ways to participate in JOTI, and the choice of them will depend on the computer hardware, software, internet access and technical knowledge which are available to you and the members of your Unit.

To put it in simple terms:

You get Explorers & Leaders together in front of a computer that has internet access.

You send e-mails and reply to any that you get.

You can chat live to people on the other side of the world in a chat programme using Scoutlink Servers

You look at web pages by surfing Scout and Guide pages around the world

For the more technically advanced: Video/audio events, creating web pages and much much more...

Remember your JOTI event doesn’t have to be huge or flashy it may simply be the getting together at someone’s home where they have access to the internet. The beauty of the internet is that it can be as little or as big as you yourself wish it to be.

This activity could provide the opportunity of an international Scouting experience to Scouts who don’t normally have access to computers, internet or are disabled in some way.

Click here to access the JOTI web site