Ιστορικό

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 8th such seminar took place in Finland, at the Korpostrφm Archipelago Center, in June 2006 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.

Στόχοι

• 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

Αντικειμενικοί σκοποί

• To produce an outline plan to celebrate Sea Scout centenary through the maximum involvement of young people.
• Set up a framework to encourage the development of international exchanges of ideas and resources.
• Agree on a framework for continuous sharing of program ideas and materials.
• 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.
• To elect new members of the Odysseus Group.

Ημερομηνίες & Τοποθεσία

7 to 11 May 2008.
Participants are requested to arrive on Wednesday morning, 7 May, and departures are from Sunday, 11 May starting at 9:30 am.

Larch Hill Scout Centre, Scouting Ireland's National headquarters and campsite, located just outside Dublin.

Address: Scouting Ireland, Larchill National Scout Centre, Tirbradden, Dublin 16, Ireland
Tel: + 353-1-495-6300
Fax: + 353-1-495-6301
Email: questions@scouts.ie
Website: www.iol.ie/~csilarch/index1.htm

The center is situated in the picturesque valley between Kilmashogue and Tibradden Mountains in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, and only 7 miles from the centre of Dublin City. Larch Hill is also situated near the start of the Wicklow Way and is an ideal base for hiking. Larch Hill

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 350 euros but is indexed after GNP. The fee covers all accommodation and meals from lunch on Wednesday, 7 May, to the morning of Sunday, 11 May. 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.

Bank connections and details for paying the seminar participation fee will be given to all participants in the seminar information pack.

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 March 2008. 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 10 April 2008), 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 Ireland earlier or leaving later and who would like assistance in finding accommodations (at their own expenses) or home hospitality should contact the host committee by email address odysseus@seascout.org.

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, sightseeing, sailing, 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. If you wish to do so please indicate on the application form the title that you are willing to offer and provide a brief description.

Participants are encouraged to bring a workshop with ideas on how we can celebrate 100 years of Sea Scouting in 2010. 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.

Climate

Participants should expect 14-17^oC temperatures and occasional rain.

A live view of Dun Laoghaire Harbour, one of the oldest and largest ex-British naval bases in Europe

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;
• 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 Best Practice and or a workshop on ideas on how to celebrate 100 years of Sea Scouting.

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

Brian (Ireland)
Juha (Finland)
Jenni (Finland)
Jonathan (UK)

Host Committee

Kevin (Ireland)
Eoghan (Ireland)
Steven (Ireland)

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Πρόσθετες Πηγές

Scouting Ireland
Scouting Ireland — Sea Scouts
Koch Cup, USA
Satahanka XI, Finland
Guidelines for Hosting the European Sea Scouting Seminar (European Region, WOSM)

Σχετικοί Σύνδεσμοι

Larch Hill / Cead Mile Failte, Tribradden, Ireland
Larch Hill — Wikipedia entry
Tourism Ireland
Tourism Ireland
Rick Steves' Ireland
Dublin Tourism

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