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[[Image:1996-Rover Moot-Fahnengruß.jpg|250px|thumb|Scouts and Guides from different countries at World Scout Moot, Sweden, 1996.]]
[[Image:1996-Rover Moot-Fahnengruß.jpg|250px|thumb|Scouts and Guides from different countries at World Scout Moot, Sweden, 1996.]]


The '''World Scout Moot''' is a gathering of older [[Scouting|Scouts]], mainly [[Rover Scouts]], ages 18-26 (although there was no upper age limit for the earlier Moots) from all over the world. Moots are held every four years and are organized by the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] (WOSM).  
The '''World Scout Moot''' is a gathering of older [[Scouting|Scouts]], mainly [[Rover Scouts]], ages 18-25 (although there was no upper age limit for the earlier Moots) from all over the world. Moots are held every four years and are organised by the [[World Organisation of the Scout Movement]] (WOSM).  


The original name was ''World Rover Moot'', which was later changed to ''World Moot'' (because the term ''Rover'' was less and less used) and later to ''World Scout Moot''.
The original name was ''World Rover Moot'', which was later changed to ''World Scout Moot'', because the term ''Rover'' was less and less used.


The [[World Scout Jamboree]] is a similar event, also organized by the WOSM, for Scouts aged 14-17.
The [[World Scout Jamboree]] is a similar event, also organised by the WOSM, for Scouts aged 14-17.


The next World Scout Moot was due to be held in [[Mozambique]] in [[2008]], but now it will be held elsewhere.
The next World Scout Moot was due to be held in [[Mozambique]] in [[2008]], but now it will be held in Kenya in 2010.


==List of Moots==
==List of Moots==
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Scouts and Guides from different countries at World Scout Moot, Sweden, 1996.

The World Scout Moot is a gathering of older Scouts, mainly Rover Scouts, ages 18-25 (although there was no upper age limit for the earlier Moots) from all over the world. Moots are held every four years and are organised by the World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM).

The original name was World Rover Moot, which was later changed to World Scout Moot, because the term Rover was less and less used.

The World Scout Jamboree is a similar event, also organised by the WOSM, for Scouts aged 14-17.

The next World Scout Moot was due to be held in Mozambique in 2008, but now it will be held in Kenya in 2010.

List of Moots

Year Number Location Participants Countries Web Site
1931 1st World Rover Moot Kandersteg, Switzerland 3,000 20 -
1935 2nd World Rover Moot Ingarö, Sweden 3,000 26 -
1939 3rd World Rover Moot Monzie, Scotland 3,500 42 -
1949 4th World Rover Moot Skjak, Norway 2,500 40 -
1953 5th World Rover Moot Kandersteg, Switzerland 3,300 38 -
1957 6th World Rover Moot Sutton Coldfield, U.K. 3,500 61 -
1961 7th World Rover Moot Melbourne, Australia 969 15 -
1965-66 Moot Year 10 Events 3,599 -
1969-70 Moot Year 26 Events 7,250 -
1973-74 Moot Year 22 Events 11,000 -
1977-78 Moot Year 23 Events 14,560 -
1981-82 Moot Year 31 Events 22,380 -
1990-91 8th Rover Moot Melbourne, Australia 1,000 36 -
1992 9th World Moot Kandersteg, Switzerland 1,400 52 -
1996 10th World Moot Ransberg, Sweden 2,608 78 [1]
2000 11th World Scout Moot Mexico 5,000 71
2004 12th World Scout Moot Hualien, Taiwan 2,500 85
2010 13th World Scout Moot Kenya

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