An update on progress made and challenges encountered by the Working Groups and Core Groups and a review of the budgetary process were major points on the agenda of the recent meeting of the European Regional Scout Committee at Gilwell Park, the historic Scout Centre of The Scout Association (UK) located on the edge of London.

Training Commissioners, 40 of them from 20 countries and 23 national Scout and Guide associations met for the third time from 13 to 15 January 2011. The aim of the Meeting was to offer a motivating and informative opportunity for experts in the field of volunteering and youth leaders training to share experiences and learn from each other.

We are pleased to announce the publication of the Supporting Growth in Changing Times - Membership Report 2011. As you will be aware, ‘Supporting Growth in Changing Times’ is the overarching theme of the Regional Scout Plan that was adopted by National Scout Organisations during the 20th European Scout Conference in Brussels, Belgium, in July 2010. Therefore we have made analysis of membership data during the last triennium. It is worth noting that extracting membership data from NSOs can be quite challenging. Whilst some have the data readily available, others do not, citing lack of membership management systems or not wishing to provide figures that might contradict.

The Report is available to download from the Library

Sarajevo, 17th December 2011 - This date will certainly be remembered as a very important date among the Scouts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After a very long period of negotiations, the Scouts of Bosnia and Herzegovina are proud to announce that they now have a National Scout Organization, comprised of the three existing Scout Associations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Scout Association of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Scout Association of Republica Srpska, Scout Association of Brčko District).

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• Partager les meilleures pratiques et idées concernant la croissance des effectifs
• Créer un réseau d’affinités dans toute l’Europe dans lequel les associations apportent leurs idées concernant les différents facteurs de croissance. Cette réunion de réseau se concentrera sur les points de discussion suivants :
  - Facteurs externes
  - Recherche, Evaluation et Analyse
  - Responsables adultes/Ressources adultes