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{{Infobox WorldScouting |type = event | image = BadgeWSJBadge-RGB-S.gif | caption | Official badge | name = 21st World Scout Jamboree | location = [[Hylands Park]], [[Chelmsford]], [[Essex]]| country = [[United Kingdom]] | f-date = [[2007-07-27]] to [[2007-08-08]] | members = 40,000 Scouts ([[Estimate|est]])}}
{{Infobox WorldScouting |type = event | image = BadgeWSJBadge-RGB-S.gif | caption | Official badge | name = 21st World Scout Jamboree | location = [[Hylands Park]], [[Chelmsford]], [[Essex]]| country = [[United Kingdom]] | f-date = [[2007-07-27]] to [[2007-08-08]] | members = 40,000 Scouts ([[Estimate|est]])}}


The '''21st World Jamboree''' will be held in summer [[2007]], and forms a part of the [[Scouting 2007 Centenary]] celebrations of the World [[Scout Movement]]. The event is being hosted by the United Kingdom, as 2007 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of [[Scouting]] on [[Brownsea Island Scout camp|Brownsea Island]].  
The '''21st World Jamboree''' was held in the summer of [[2007]], and formed a part of the [[Scouting 2007 Centenary]] celebrations of the World [[Scout Movement]]. The event is being hosted by the United Kingdom, as 2007 marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of [[Scouting]] on [[Brownsea Island Scout camp|Brownsea Island]].  


The event will be held for 12 days between the 27th of July and the 8th of August, in [[Hylands Park]], [[Chelmsford]], [[Essex]]. This site was selected because of the easy access to air and sea transport, and it is also near [[Gilwell Park]], an important campsite and training centre for [[Scout Leader]]s.
The event was held for 12 days between the 27th of July and the 8th of August, in [[Hylands Park]], [[Chelmsford]], [[Essex]]. This site was selected because of the easy access to air and sea transport, and it is also near [[Gilwell Park]], an important campsite and training centre for [[Scout Leader]]s.


Over 46,000 '''Scouts''' from the 216 countries which have a recognised Scout Movement (recognition is conferred by membership in the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]]) will be camping for the event, with many others attending for day visits.
Over 46,000 '''Scouts''' from the 216 countries which have a recognised Scout Movement (recognition is conferred by membership in the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]])camped for the event, with many others attending for day visits.


==Purpose of the Jamboree==
==Purpose of the Jamboree==
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The Jamboree aims to promote ''Adventure'', ''International Friendship'', and the ''Development of Young People''.
The Jamboree aims to promote ''Adventure'', ''International Friendship'', and the ''Development of Young People''.


==Participation==
The event is open to all members of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] (WOSM) who are between the ages of 14 and 17 at the start of the Jamboree on [[July 27]], [[2007]]. Members of the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]] (WAGGGS) may participate if the respective national WOSM member organization agrees.
However, many adult members also participate, to provide the highly varied programme, and also to supervise and help the young people. They function as members of the International Staff/Service Team (IST).
Each national Scout Movement will select their representatives in various ways (for example, in the UK, the selection is made by the County or Area divisions).
Day visitors of all ages will also be welcomed to the event. However, the dates and the areas which day visitors may visit are restricted to maintain a smooth event for the participants.


While this is not the largest encampment of Scouts ever held (over 50,000 young Scouts camped in [[Birkenhead]] at the [[3rd World Scout Jamboree|''Coming of Age'' Jamboree]] in [[1929]]), it is expected that the large numbers of day visitors and the many concurrent camps around the world will make this the largest Scouting event since the movement started 100 years earlier.
While this is not the largest encampment of Scouts ever held (over 50,000 young Scouts camped in [[Birkenhead]] at the [[3rd World Scout Jamboree|''Coming of Age'' Jamboree]] in [[1929]]), it is expected that the large numbers of day visitors and the many concurrent camps around the world will make this the largest Scouting event since the movement started 100 years earlier.
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==Theme==
==Theme==
[[Image:Scouting 2007uniform.jpg|thumb|right|Centenary celebration badge, which can be worn on the uniforms of all active Scouts around the world]]
[[Image:Scouting 2007uniform.jpg|thumb|right|
Each Jamboree has a theme, and the '''2007''' Jamboree's is "''One World, One Promise''". This motto is incorporated on the Centenary badge and is available in the local language of all Scouting organisations who are members of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]].
Each Jamboree has a theme, and the '''2007''' Jamboree's was "''One World, One Promise''". This motto is incorporated on the Centenary badge and is available in the local language of all Scouting organisations who are members of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]].
 
==Attractions==
Key attractions and events include:<ref name="eagletter">{{cite journal |author= | title=World Jamboree Marks Scouting's Centennial | journal=Eagletter|year=Fall 2006 |volume=Vol:32 |issue=No:2 |pages= pp: 11}}</ref>
 
*World Village: Six areas on the jamboree site where Scouts can experience things like creativity, technology, and culture.
*The Gilwell Adventure: Adventurous and challenging activities at [[Gilwell Park]].
*Global Development Village: Exlporing the world's key challenges through practical workshops run by  specialists from the [[United Nations]] and similar organizations.
*Community Action Day: A day devoted to making a difference in the community through involvement.
 
==Dry Run==
Preparations for the event have included a smaller scale Jamboree, [[EuroJam 2005]], where 10,000 '''Scouts''' camped in the same location.
 
This [[dry run]] allowed the planners of the Jamboree to test a number of aspects of the event, including the control of the massive influx of the contingents into the area.
 
The food and supplies for the EuroJam event also set a world record for the largest single internet order to a supermarket, with deliveries being made in large articulated trucks.
 
The World Jamboree event will most certainly break this record, should the Jamboree Organizing Team choose to order on the Internet again.


==See also==
==See also==
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