World JOTA/JOTI 2007
50th World Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) and 11th World Jamboree On The Internet (JOTI)
Jamboree On The Air
Jamboree On The Air, known by its acronym JOTA, is an international Scouting and Guiding activity held annually on the third full weekend in October. The event was first held in conjuction with the fiftieth anniversary of Scouting in 1957, and was devised by a radio amateur with the callsign G3BHK. It is now considered the largest event scheduled by the WOSM annually.
Amateur radio operators from all over the world participate with over 500,000 Scouts and Guides to teach them about radio and to assist them to contact their fellow Scouts and Guides by means of Amateur Radio and since 2004, by the VOIP-based Echolink Scouts and Guides are also encouraged to send paper or electronic confirmations known as QSL cards (or eQSL’s, when they are sent electronically). This provides the Scouts and Guides with a means of learning about fellow Scouts and Guides from around the world. It is an adjunt to the World Scout Jamboree.
The event is recognised as one of international participation by the various Scout and Guide organizations, and supports several awards which are part of Scouting and Guiding programmes.
Jamboree On The Internet
Jamboree On The Internet, known by its acronym JOTI, is an international Scouting activity held annually. Participants through the usage of designated Chats from all over the world, can contact their fellow scouts by means of the Internet Common communication methods include ScoutLink (IRC), email and VOIP. This provides the Scouts with a means of learning about fellow Scouts from around the world. JOTI org reports that JOTI had over 4,000 participants online at one time in 2005.
In Novemeber 1996, the World Scout Committee, noting that Scouting already had a considerable presence on the Internet, and that was already an informal and rapidly growing Jamboree On The Internet, decided that JOTI should become an official international Scouting event, and that is should be held on the same weekend as the Jamboree On The Air (JOTA).
Special Internet Jamborees may also be organized in conjuction with local, national and international Scouting events which are held at other times of the year.
[information adopted from Wikipedia]
The annual World Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) / Jamboree On The Internet (JOTI) are coming up this weekend from 12:00a.m. 19/10/2007 (Friday) until 11:59p.m. 21/10/2007 (Sunday). Every year, millions of scouts are communicating with fella Scouts and Guides around the world via amateur (Ham) radio and internet. Please also find attached information;
Official JOTA/JOTI 2007 (Circular)
For JOTA;
You would be required to contact your local amateur radio clubs in your area as they can easily assist you with the set up of stations with their equipments. As they are licensed operators and are assigned with their respective call signs, you would be able to communicate using such call signs especially in the exchange of QSL cards. If you wish to enquire which amateur radio clubs are operating near your area, you can contact the Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters’ Society (MART) via their web site.
For JOTI;
There are methods in joining the fun;
1, Chat directly in ScoutLink with the use of Web Chat. (Please click [Web Chat] when you are there.)
OR
2, Configure your MIRC and hook up with the Scout Link server and chat from there. (highly recommended as it’s more user friendly). Follow some simple instructions in the official JOTI web site HERE. (Please click [Join in], once you are at the main page.
When you are chatting using MIRC chat, type [/list], once you are connected to the Scout Link server to search for all chatrooms available in there. Type [/j (chatroom's name)] to join or simply double click on the name of the chatroom. There are more than 200 chatrooms with more than 20 English channels available last year. Of course you can opt to join #Malaysian.
Don’t forget to register yourself in JOTA/JOTI OFFICIAL SITE if you wished to receive Validation Cards (eQSL cards) and print your own participation certifcate from the World Scout Bereau (WOSM) as shown below.
You are also able to chat with others via MSN Messanger, Yahoo Messanger, Skype etc. (provided both of you are having such softwares installed) which can be more interesting if you have web cam, speakers and mics.
This year a new project has been introduced for JOTI and all are welcomed to participate the WORLD COMMUNITY GRID. Read MORE on the projects and HOW IT WORKS. You can simply join by REGISTER yourself and JOIN.
Hurry up!! You are only doing this once a year. Come and make friends and share with Scouts, Guides, Rovers and Leaders around the world. Who knows you might get lucky to bump into the APR Regional Director, Mr. Abdullah Rasyeed or the Secretary General from WOSM itself.
See you there!!
