World Scout Moot

A Moot is a gathering of Rovers or young adult Scout leaders on an informal basis with plenty of special activities, sight-seeing, discussion and getting to know each other. The word "Moot" is an Old English word meaning assembly or gathering.

The first World Rover Moot was held in 1931 and following ones were held almost every four years until 1961. World Moots were replaced by World Moot Years between 1965 and 1982. This change was with the aim of increasing the number of events and accessibility to Rovers. In 1985, the World Scout Conference decided to reinstate World Moots and in 1993 decided to hold them every four years, and the name was changed to the World Scout Moot.

2026 2nd ASM	South Africa The second Africa Scout Moot will be held in Gauteng, South Africa in August 2026. www.scouts.org.za/2africascoutmoot
2025 17th	Portugal 25 July to 3 August
2021 16th	Ireland Malahide Castle, Dublin The 16th World Scout Moot was scheduled to take place in Ireland in July 2021, but was cancelled due to COVID-19. The inspiration for the World Scout Moot logo was the Giant's Causeway, located on the northern shoreline of Ireland in the County Antrim
2017 15th	Iceland Úlfljótsvatn Scout Centre and camping sites, 25 July to 2 August The theme of the 15th World Scout Moot was 'Change'. The Opening Ceremony was in the capital Reykjavík, followed by patrols setting off to the 'Expedition Camps' for four days. The participants then met at Úlfljótsvatn Scout Centre for more activities and the Closing Ceremony.
2013 14th	Canada Awacamenj Mino Scout Camp in Low, Quebec 8 to 18 August 2500 Participants from 81 countries The Opening Ceremony of the Moot was highly impressive with the Governor-General and Chief Scout of Canada, his Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, officially opening the Moot in front of the Canadian Houses of Parliament.
2010 13th	Kenya Rowallan Scout Camp, Nairobi 27 July to 7 August 1600 Participants from 66 countries The 13th World Scout Moot took take place in Kenya and was the first time the World Rover gathering was staged on the African continent. Report
2004 12th	Taiwan Hüalien 28 July to 11 August 2500 Participants from 86 countries This was the first time the World Scout Moot was held in Asia and never before have so many countries and territories been represented on a World Scout Moot.
2000 11th	Mexico Teutiuacan near Mexico City 11 to 24 July 5000 Participants from 71 countries Great friendships made and experience had, one of the memorable moments of the Moot was to see 5,000 Scouts climb the pyramids at Teutiuacan. And then as we had a panoramic photo taken of all of us on the pyramid and surrounding temples, with one side shouting Ogi, Ogi, Ogi - to provoke a response from the opposite temple, it really was international friendship gone mad.
1996 10th	Sweden Ransäter 15 to 26 July 2608 Participants from 79 countries 'Spirit into Action' The Moot site was at Ransberg, situated in the county of Värmland, in the west of Sweden, near the river Klarälven and surrounded by forests and hills. Report
1992 9th	Switzerland Kandersteg July 27 to 4 August 1410 Participants from 51 countries The 9th World Scout Moot took place in the Swiss Alps and more than 1400 Rovers from 52 countries participated and spent unforgettable days in Kandersteg. Report
1990 8th	Australia Gilwell Park, Victoria December 1990 – January 1991 From the 8th World Moot, the event was renamed World Scout Moot because the term Rover is not used in many countries.
1961 7th	Australia Melbourne 27 December 1961 to 7 January 1962 969 Participants from 15 countries
1957 6th	England Sutton August 3500 Participants from 61 countries The 6th World Rover Moot was held concurrently with the 9th World 'Jubilee' Jamboree and the 2nd World Scout Indaba. The events marked dual milestones as it was both the 50th anniversary of the Scouting movement and the 100th anniversary of the birth B P.
1953 5th	Switzerland Kandersteg 3300 Participants from 38 countries Scoutmaster R G Nuns of 5th Bloemfontein was the leader of the SA contingent. Report
1949 4th	Norway Skjak 2500 Participants from 40 countries Rover Scouts from the 4th World Rover Moot were the first guests at Skjåk Turistheim. In those days, campers formed the majority of the guests. Today at Skjåk Turistheim they offer camping, hotel standard accommodation, well equipped Norwegian cabins ("hytter") for self-catering holidays, guest lounges and conference rooms for up to 120 persons.
1939 3rd	Scotland Monzie 3500 Participants from 42 countries Held at Moot at Monzie Castle in Scotland Report
1935 2nd	Sweden Ingaro 30 July to 8 August "The Moot at Ingaro was a significant step in the history of International Scouting because these Rovers were the on-coming men of affairs in their respective nations, making actual friendship with one another, and thereby sowing the seeds of that mutual good-will which should go far in the future to prevent recurrences of those differences in politics or commerce, which in the past have led to war". This is an extremely rare VIP's pin (in those days in Sweden they used metal pins instead of pocket patches). The bronze was available with a solid background for VIP's or with a cut out background for participants. They were also made in silver and gold and used as prizes. Report
1931 1st	Switzerland Kandersteg 3300 Participants from 20 countries By 1931, Rovering had established itself internationally to the extent that it saw the organization of the first World Rover Moot in 1931 at Kandersteg, Switzerland. The only Official World Moot badge for 1931 was a metal badge as shown here.

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