Eurofax 70 (July 1998)
Ray Saunders (rsaunders@WORLD.SCOUT.ORG)
Mon, 13 Jul 1998 17:49:02 +0200
Eurofax is the monthly newsletter of the European Region. It is produced by
the European Scout Office and is distributed by fax to all member
associations in the European Scout Region and the Europe Region WAGGGS, and
others. This text-only version is distributed as an additional service to
members. Reproduction of articles without alteration is encouraged but
Eurofax should be acknowledged as the source of the information.
International Language Learning
The European Youth Centres of the Council of Europe are inviting
applications for a training course entitled Training Course on
Intercultural Language Learning, to take place in Strasbourg, 10-15
November. They aim to show how the context of a language course can promote
intercultural learning for the benefit of youth workers and leaders who
participate and who act as multipliers in their international work. This is
a specialist course for those experienced in language teaching. Full
details were circulated in June's Europak. Applications should be sent
directly to the European Youth Centre by 10 September. Copies of any
applications should be sent to the European Guide and Scout Office. We hope
members are able to take advantage of this opportunity. Contact either
Richard Amalvy <ramalvy@euro.scout.org> or Heather Roy
<hroy@wagggseurope.org> in the European Guide and Scout Office (Fax:
+32.2/346 3917) for further information.
1st Arab/European Ecological Gathering
Under the theme of " Scouting for Sustainable Development", the Tunisian
Scout Association, in cooperation with the Arab Scout Region and the
European Scout Region, will organize the Gathering during the period from
1-10 August 1998. (from Arab Scout News, Issue 2) The gathering aims to
spread awareness of environmental issues, strengthening the network between
associations and organizations in the field of protecting environment and
reinforce affinity between Arab and European Scout Regions. National Scout
Associations can participate with a contingent of 24 Scouts of age range 17
to 22 years (Senior Scouts and Rovers) and 3 leaders. Participation fees
are US$ 200 covering all costs of accommodation, food and domestic
transportation and tours. The Tunisian Scout Association will cover all
camp accommodation expenses for the entire period (1-10 August 1998).
Moreover, they will provide lodging for participants' contingents a day
before and a day after the Gathering. For more details, contact the
Tunisian Scout Association (Fax: +216.1/79 12 06), the Arab Regional Office
(Fax: +20.2/263 33 14 Email: wosmo@idsc1.gov.eg) or the European Scout
Office. (This project is included in the EuroSteps'98 programme. More
details can be found in the EuroSteps'98 booklet.)
Arab Scout News
Eurofax welcomes the recent launch of an email version of Arab Scout News
in English, published by the Arab Regional Office. The relationship between
our two regions is strengthened by this new development which contributes
to greater international awareness, understanding and exchange. Fawzi
=46arghali, Regional Director of the Arab Scout Region <wosmo@idsc1.gov.eg>,
invites all European Scout Region members to write to him to be added to
the mailing list for this new publication; "They can send us their request
and their e-mail addresses and we will send them our News on a regular
basis."
Adolescent Health and Emotional Development
The deadline for application to attend the European seminar on adolescent
health and emotional development is 24 July. This is the final reminder.
The seminar will be held at the European Youth Centre in Budapest, Hungary,
19-25 September. The invitation and application form can be found in
April's Europak.
Network Meeting
The European Scout Region and Europe Region WAGGGS are jointly organizing
the annual meeting for those Guides and Scouts involved in influencing
youth policy on behalf of their national associations in a national youth
council and for those representing European Scouting or Guiding in the
European youth platforms. The meeting provides training for national and
European representatives, discussion of issues of mutual relevance,
strengthens networks to develop the influence of Guiding and Scouting,
co-ordinates the approaches to youth policy in Europe, and generally
motivates participants for further involvement. The meeting will take place
in Vienna, Austria, 17-20 September 1998. Applications must be received by
the European Guide and Scout Office no later than 1 August. Details were
circulated in June's Europak.
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About the Global ScoutNet
A European Region seminar, entitled 'Building the Global Village - new
strategies for multi-cultural learning', was held in Courri=E8re, Belgium, i=
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December 1994. An important results of that seminar was the merger of all
the then existing electronic computer networks into a single one, called
the 'Global ScoutNet', which then registered the Internet domain,
'scoutnet.org'. Today, Global ScoutNet is the only dual-technology Scout
computer network. It uses both the Internet and the BBS (bulletin board
system) networks to reach the highest potential audience amongst Scouts
world-wide. Global ScoutNet offers conferences which can be accessed either
as mailing lists or as news groups (via Internet) or as Echomail (from the
many BBS in the network). It operates a gateway which provides free email
access even to BBS users who aren't on the Internet, and its file areas are
accessible both on bulletin board systems and on the Internet. The only
internet domain used by Global ScoutNet is scoutnet.org.
The promotion of another network, calling itself the Global Scoutnet
Organization (or GSO) and using the Internet domain scout.net, has caused
confusion and concern among member organizations. It is important to
confirm that, at the Regional level, our relationship continues to be
exclusively with the Global ScoutNet created at our European seminar, and
not with GSO.
Gino Lucrezi, elected international co-ordinator of Global ScoutNet and an
active member of AGESCI's Experimental Information Technology Group in
Italy, explains, "We have no relationship at all with 'GSO'. This means
that anything related to the scout.net domain is 'GSO' stuff, and has
nothing to do with Global ScoutNet, as founded in 1994. The correct name of
our network is Global ScoutNet, without any other qualifier such as
'organization'." For more information about Global ScoutNet, please contact
Gino <gino.lucrezi@scoutnet.org> directly.
EuroSteps 1999
Many thanks to the EuroSteps which have already sent in their applications
for 1999. For those who have not, the application form can be found in
June's Europak. Please complete it with details of your project(s) and post
to the European Office to arrive no later than 11 September. Please send a
map, photos, slides or video, if you have not done so previously. Existing
EuroSteps should also return the EuroSteps'98 evaluation form and any
information you may have gathered about young people's views or experiences
of this programme and suggestions on how to improve it.
WAGGGS' seminar
The Europe Region WAGGGS is organising a seminar on 'Male leaders in
Guiding', to be held in Switzerland 12-15 November. The invitation to the
seminar was sent to associations in July's Europak. Closing date for
applications is 25 September. Further info from Annis Tammisto
<atammisto@wagggseurope.org>, Programme Executive, Europe Region WAGGGS.
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Ray Saunders <rsaunders@euro.scout.org>
Director of Communications
European Scout Region
World Organization of the Scout Movement
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