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Jamboree Staff

Jamboree staffers: Register now!

8 November 2011

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Wanna get your hands dirty at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree? Pitch in and serve on staff.

There are plenty of cool jobs available to help pull off what’s sure to be a memorable jamboree experience at the new Summit Bechtel Family Scout Reserve in West Virginia.

Want to work at a high-adventure area, behind the scenes at an arena show, or even as a media correspondent for one of the many jamboree news outlets? Go to bsajamboree.org and peruse the open staff positions. Then, make your selection of the top three jobs that suit your interests and skills. Most volunteers are typically placed with one of their selections.

Staff volunteers age 16 to 25 (through July 14, 2013) will pay $425 to register. For volunteers older than age 25, registration is $850. Staffers also have the option of working half of the jamboree for $425 no matter the age of the volunteer.

For more information or to apply online, visit bsajamboree.org or send your questions to 2013jamboree@scouting.org.

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Register now for the 2013 National Scout Jamboree

8 June 2011

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You’ve never seen a jamboree like this.

Each time the BSA hosts its signature event, the result is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the Scouts and Scouters who attend. But 2013′s edition promises to bring the jamboree experience to a new level.

How? Well, just like in real estate, it starts with location. The big event will be the first jamboree at the new Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in West Virginia.

But there’s more to the BSA’s 18th national Scout jamboree than just the new digs. Continue reading »

Photo by Daniel Giles.

Jamboree arena show wins Excellence in Live Design Award

10 May 2011

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Rappers Jay-Z and Eminem, the musical “Promises, Promises,” and the Boy Scouts of America.

An odd trio, sure, but they all have one thing in common: They’re among the winners of the fourth annual Excellence in Live Design Awards, handed out last week.

The rappers won for Best Concert, the musical snagged Best Theater Production, and the BSA won Best Corporate Event for its 100th Anniversary show at last summer’s national Scout jamboree. Continue reading »

What a crowd!

Vote for the jamboree arena show in the Excellence in Live Design Awards

6 April 2011

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Want proof that the closing arena show at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree totally rocked? Just ask me, the 72,000-plus in attendance, or the hundreds of thousands who watched online.

Or ask the folks at Live Design, the creative and technical journal for live entertainment professionals.

The arena show, called “A Shining Light Across America,” was nominated for Best Corporate Event in the fourth annual Excellence in Live Design Awards. Continue reading »

Looking back: Technology at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree

28 January 2011

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At the 2010 National Scout Jamboree last July, as I sat down and typed out a blog post for Scouting magazine’s site, I wasn’t thinking about the wireless network that allowed me to post those words and pictures. I was only thinking about how much fun I was having at my fourth jamboree and how eager I was to share it with the blog’s readers.

It’s only now, six months later this week, that I can truly appreciate the importance of technology at last summer’s event. Without AT&T’s Wi-Fi network, live blogging would have been impossible. And thousands of Scouts and Scouters would have struggled to tell friends and family back home that they were having the time of their lives.

As it turns out, I’m not the only one daydreaming about the jamboree these days.

Trish Love, an assistant Scoutmaster in the Westark Area Council, also was having one of those “remember when” moments this week. She said I could share her e-mail with you all. You’ll find it after the jump.

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Mazzuca: Design for The Summit about ‘having a light footprint on the land’

24 January 2011

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Just a few months ago my Scouting magazine colleagues and I were taking the long walk down Thomas Road at Fort A.P. Hill.

The 2010 National Scout Jamboree seems like it was yesterday, but somehow, we’re already talking about the 2013 jamboree?

Man, time flies, doesn’t it?

As great as last summer’s event was, the BSA wants to make 2013′s spectacular even more special for Scouts, adult volunteers, and staff.

That’s the message from BSA leaders who visited the West Virginia site last week. The event was covered by the Charleston Gazette.

You’ll want to read the complete story at the link above, but here’s an excerpt about how The Summit will be eco-friendly:

Boy Scouts CEO Bob Mazzuca and national board member Jack Furst met Friday night with a “world-class” design team near the site of the future scouting center – called “The Summit: Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve.”

“The designers were just spectacular with their elegance,” Mazzuca said Saturday. “It’s all about sustainability, being earth-friendly and having a light footprint on the land.”

These are exciting times for The Summit. It’s the BSA’s fourth high-adventure base, will host the 2013 National Scout Jamboree (and beyond), and was just named host of the 2019 World Jamboree.

Follow the Summit on Twitter for up-to-the-second updates.

Watch our first-person jamboree video, and see how video can spice up a unit Web site

25 October 2010

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http://www.youtube.com/v/qocLD26H3Aw
 

Hang on for the ride of your life.

When Scouting magazine visited the 2010 National Scout Jamboree this past summer, we brought along our newest toy: a GoPro HD Helmet Hero camera. It was our first time using the camera, and we were impressed by the results.

The set-up was simple. We strapped the camera onto the heads of some eager Scouts before they enjoyed one of the jamboree's many exciting activities. We sent the camera across bumps and turns at the BMX racing venue, let it fly at the Action Alley zip line, and tested its waterproof capabilities at the scuba tank.

Using iMovie, we edited it all down to the two-and-a-half-minute video you see above. The result is an exciting look at what kind of fun is in store for jamboree participants.

Your pack, troop, or crew could easily produce a similar video of your next adventure. With simple video editing software, you can trim the video to a manageable length, add titles, and post the video on your unit's Web site. It's a great way to share the memories of your activities with Scouts and parents, and it's also a stellar recruiting tool.

Do you have any experience with using video on your unit's Web site? Let us know in the comments section below.

Meet the winners of the nationwide geocaching pinewood derby

18 October 2010

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GITG_logo Geocaching is the perfect mix of outdoors fun and high-tech gadgets. That explains why it's such a hit with today's Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers.

Take the participants of the Race to 2010, for example. The BSA just released the list of winners of that exciting race. But first, here's a reminder of what the race was all about:

"Pinewood Derby cars representing every council will race across America using geocaching. The cars will be Travel Bugs, moving from cache to cache across America. Scouts and Scouters can track their car’s progress, read posted comments, and log the miles it travels on Geocaching.com."

As with most Travel Bugs, there was no official finish line for the cars, because the BSA hopes to see them zooming across the country for many years. But most of the cars' designers were determined to send the cars to the 2010 National Scout Jamboree for a special pit stop. 

The BSA looked at all of the cars that made it to the jamboree and selected five winners. Check them out after the jump. 

But before you do, don't think the Get in the Game! geocaching fun is over just because the Race to 2010 winners have been announced. There's still plenty of time to organize a 100th Anniversary-themed geocaching event.

And by the end of the year, Boy Scouts can begin to earn the all-new Geocaching merit badge. 

Now, back to the winners…

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Own the official jamboree calendar and DVD

15 September 2010

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JambocalRelive the celebration of a lifetime through pictures and video with the official 2010 National Scout Jamboree calendar and DVD.

The $10 calendar, seen at left, features high-quality photos of the excitement of the 2010 jamboree. It's a 16-month calendar that runs from September 2010 through December 2011.

Calendar orders will ship on Nov. 1.

The jamboree souvenir DVD, produced by the team at Boys' Life, costs $15.95 (or less if you order 12 or more).

The DVD will showcase all of the action at the jamboree, including the action centers, the Order of the Arrow's Mysterium Compass, the Venturing Mine, and, of course, the excellent arena shows.

Production is under way now as the team sifts through hundreds of hours of footage to produce an excellent keepsake. They're expecting to be done and ready to ship in November.