8:e europeiska sjöscoutkonferensen

Bakgrund

Since 1985, Sea Scout leaders from all over Europe have gathered every three years to take part in the European Sea Scouting Seminar ("Eurosea"). The 7th such seminar took place in Portugal, at the Centro Nacional de Educação Ambiental de S. Jacinto, in September 2003 and brought together 60 participants, planning team and guests.

The seminar is one of the most popular events that takes place in Europe, and has a very special atmosphere due to the participants all having the same background through working in, or being involved with, Sea Scouting.

Syfte

• To develop the international dimension within Sea Scouting;
• To establish a framework to celebrate the centenary of Sea Scouting;
• To share best practices and ideas in the development of Sea Scouting.

Mål

• Set up a framework to development of international exchanges of ideas and resources;
• Agree to a framework for continuous sharing of program ideas and materials;
• To produce an outline plan to celebrate the Sea Scout centenary through the maximum involvement of young people;
• To provide collective solutions and ideas for individual challenges or opportunities;
• To ensure that each participant has the opportunity to meet and discuss issues and ideas with colleagues from other associations.

Tid och Plats

15 - 18 June 2006.
Participants are asked to arrive on Wednesday, 14 June, and departures will be on Sunday, 18 June beginning at 9:30 AM.

The seminar starts in the City of Turku on 14 June. On Thursday, 15 June, the seminar will move by boat to the Korpoström Archipelago Center, an attractive international conference and seminar venue.

Tel: + 358-2-46 31 701
Fax: + 358-2-46 31 702
Email: centret@centret.fi
Website: www.skargardscentret.fi

The center is situated 50 km outside of Turku on the island of Korppoo in the middle of the archipelago. The Center is fully equipped to host the conference. Accommodation at Korppoo is arranged on the Sea Scout training vessels, length from 30 to 50 feet. The vessels will be located at the boat harbor in front of the center. All vessels will be also available for program activities during the seminar. Skärgårdcentret, Korpo, Finland

Profile of participants

• Members of national or regional teams responsible for Sea Scouting;
• Representatives from associations interested in introducing Sea Scouting, namely members of national or regional program teams or similar bodies;
• There is no age limit for this event
• Able to communicate well in English.

Number of participants

The event is designed to accept up to 60 participants. Priority will be given to have the largest number of different countries represented.

Participation fee

The participation fee is 300 euros. The fee covers all accommodation and meals from Wednesday evening, 14 June to Sunday morning, 18 June. It also covers all program materials and documentation. The participation fee does not include any health or other insurance or personal expenses, such as telephone and bar charges. No special partners’ program will be offered.

Bank connections and details for paying the seminar participation fee will be sent to all participants by the seminar information letter.

Application

The application form, or photocopies, should be mailed or faxed to the European Scout Office or emailed to eurobureau@euro.scout.org by 30 April 2006. If the application is sent by email, please send it through your national office or international commissioner (to confirm the support from your national association; applications received directly from individuals will be discarded).

Travel and visa arrangements

Once participants have been selected (acceptance letters will be sent to national associations by 20 May 2006), they should make their own travel arrangements and obtain visas if necessary. If you require an official invitation to obtain a visa, please indicate this clearly on your application form.

Travel forms will be included in the information package to be sent to participants in May. Participants arriving in Finland earlier or leaving later and who would like assistance in finding accommodations (at their own expenses) should contact the Host Committee by email eurosea@sp.partio.fi.

Working methods

A wide variety of working methods will be used, including plenary sessions, audiovisual presentations, outdoor activities, case studies, group discussions and team tasks, workshops, exhibitions, marketplace.

Social events

There will be some social activities such as a welcome party international evening, optional leisure activities and a farewell party.

Preparation

Participants are asked to prepare a case study of best practices in their association to be presented to others at the seminar.
There will be an opportunity for participants to run workshops on a topic of interest to others. If you wish to do so please indicate on the application form the title of the workshop that you are willing to offer and provide a brief description.
Participants will also be asked to bring some traditional music or games for the International evening.

Climate

Participants should expect 18-23^oC temperatures and occasional rain.

What to bring

• Scout uniform;
• Sleeping bag, towels;
• Casual clothing;
• Sailing clothing and shoes/boots; lifevests and all other safety equipment are permanently located in the training vessels;
• If possible, you are asked to pack you things in soft bags; hatches and storage on the vessels may limit the use of big solid cases;
• Materials for the Marketplace to present Sea Scouting in your country (e.g. photos, slides, videos, information sheets, maps, posters, fact sheets, results of surveys); display panels will be provided to each country represented;
• Samples of typical food and drinks from your country for the international evening;
• Materials to run a workshop on one special aspect of Sea Scouting in your country (optional).

Insurance

The European Scout Region does not cover the participants during the event neither during the travel to or from the venue. Please note that this is the exclusive responsibility of the national association to ensure that the participants are covered by insurance (illness, accidents, repatriation, etc.).

Planning team

Juha Hanni (Finland)
Jukka Kostiainen (Finland)
Pedro Brito (Portugal)
Daragh O’Malley (UK)
Carla Simoes (European Scout Region)

Presentationer

• Ancient Mariner Regatta (Alameda, California USA) (8.9 MB)
• Boat Bank (Det Danske Spejderkorps)
• City of Roses (Portland, Oregon USA) (15 MB)
• Dutch Seascouts (Sjoerd Heeringa, Secretary & Hans Kelderman, Chairman, Dutch National Admiralty)
• Fat Boatbuild Project (Hans Kelderman, Chairman, Dutch National Admiralty)
• Finnish Seascout ICC certification by FMA (Jukka Kostiainen, Suomen Partiolaiset)
• Fundraising (Jukka Kostiainen, Suomen Partiolaiset)
• Fundraising, a Flemish (Belgian) Experience (Luc van Nevel, Federatie voor Open Scoutisme)
• Group Discussion - Centenary and On-going Sea Scouting Development
• Fundraising (Jukka Kostiainen, Suomen Partiolaiset)
• International Sea Scout Armada 2007 (English) Uppdaterat 1 OCT 06 (Einar Øslesbye, Norges Speiderforbund)
• International Sea Scout Armada 2007 (Italiano) (Einar Øslesbye, Norges Speiderforbund)
• International Sea Scout Armada 2007 (Norge) Uppdaterat 27 JAN 07 (Einar Øslesbye, Norges Speiderforbund)
• Just an Hour and a Half a Week (Bruce Johnson, BSA)
• Local vs. National Water Safety Rules (Ron Brown, Det Danske Spejderkorps)
• Local vs. National Water Safety Rules - Introduction (Ron Brown, Det Danske Spejderkorps)
• Local vs. National Water Safety Rules - SBS (Ron Brown, Det Danske Spejderkorps)
• Local vs. National Water Safety Rules - Rule 24 (Ron Brown, Det Danske Spejderkorps)
• Local vs. National Water Safety Rules - Oversight (Ron Brown, Det Danske Spejderkorps)
• Nautical Training
• NaWaKa 2006 (Dutch National Admiralty)
• Safety at Sea Weekend (15 MB) (George Hay Kain III, BSA)
• Sea Scout Training Programs & ICC
• Sea Scout Training Programs & ICC: Questions
• Sea Scout Training Programs & ICC: Results
• Sea Scouting in Spain: Development of Sea Scouting and creation of new groups (l’Associació Acció Escolta de Catalunya)
• Sea Scouts Protecting the Baltic Sea: the Nodu Project (Suomen Partiolaiset)
• Strategic Planning: Environmental Scanning (Bruce Johnson, BSA)
• Strategic Planning: Environmental Scan Results (Bruce Johnson, BSA)

Rekommendationer som konferensen givit upphov till

• The next Eurosea Seminar should be held in Ireland in 2008.
• Collaborative efforts must be strengthened by reinstituting the Odysseus Group.
• Information sharing must be enhanced through additional linking on the European Sea Scouting website, as well as by making better use of existing web tools (e.g. Community Zero).
• The European Sea Scouting website should move towards being more of a web portal.
• It will be critical that work on water activities-related legislation by the European Union be actively monitored in the coming years.
• A Sea Scout Armada should be held in coordination with the 2007 World Jamboree. This will be a Norwegian-coordinated project.
• The centenary of Sea Scouting should be celebrated in 2010 and should include Sea Scouts from all over the world.

Fotogalleri

Klicka här thär för att se bilder från Eurosea 8.

Andra resurser

Guidelines for Hosting the European Sea Scouting Seminar (European Region, WOSM)
Suomen Partiolaiset - Finlands Scouter ry (The Guides and Scouts of Finland)

Länkar

Skärgårdcentret, Korpo, Finland
Turku City Tourist Office
Turku city website
Forum Marinum (maritime museum)
Finnish Tourist Board

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