The World Scout Jamboree On The Internet (JOTI) is an international Scout Meeting on the Internet which takes places every year on the third weekend of october. This is an official event of the World Organization of the Scout Movement.

During that weekend, thousands of Scouts from all over the world meet and communicate with each other over the Internet, using any technologies locally available, from web browsers to e-mail, chat programs, microphones, scanners and digital cameras. Scoutgroups can combine this event with the Jamboree On The Air (JOTA), an event where Scouts can communicate with each other over radio amateur frequencies with the assistance of a local radio amateur crew.

Most of the communication takes place over E-mail and in a chat network called IRC, the Internet Relay Chat. JOTI allows you to build friendships with Scouts in other countries and to find out more about their civil and scouting life. Often, these contacts last for years and build the base for upcoming group trips and entreprises.

This year 1^st Wellington Scouts took part in JOTI on their way home from camp on Sunday 21^st October. They chatted on IRC for around two hours, speaking with other Scout Association members all over the world. The site webmaster and VSL then continued to make contacts until midnight. The following list is just some of the members who they contacted and obtained permission to list them.

Martin - Coln, Germany

Martin is a Scout Leader in Germany.

Errn Ramo - Finland

Errn is a Scout in Finland (Errn would like to swap badges - address available).

Darren - 1^st Barlestone Scouts - UK

Darren is a Scout in the UK.

Heather - Titan VSU - Rotherham, UK

Heather is a Venture Scout in the UK.

Dale Goodwin - 1^st Benomi Sea Scouts - South Africa

Dale is a Scouter (Troop Leader) in South Africa.

Pete Bradby - 4^th Horely Scouts - Redhill, Surrey, UK

Pete is a Scout in the UK.

Chris - 1^st North Devon Scouts - Barnstable, Devon, UK

Chris is a Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) in the UK.

Robert Ludlow - 1^st Long Crendon Scouts - UK

Robert is a Group Scout Leader (GSL) and District Commisioner (DC) for Long Crendon District.

Ricardo - Agrupamento 77 Cruz Quebrida - Portugal

Ricado is a Rover Scout (Venture Scout) in Portugal.

Trevor Munrow - South Brent Scouts - Devon, UK

Trevor is a Venture Scout in the UK and a moderator on the JOTI chat channels.

Denny - 1^st Fort Saskatchewan - Canada

Denny is a Scout in Canada.

If you have written a report on a Troop outing and you think it should be available here, then please email the webmaster with your name and the report.