Support to you at the Jamboree - an easier JamboLife

2. Support to you at the Jamboree - an easier JamboLife Richard Holmes - CMT IST

3. Workshop Objectives • To help you understand Contingent Support at: • Summit Bechtel • Washington DC Post Event • Optional Travel Places Tours • Outline the support on offer to IST • Outline what your responsibilities as IST are • Give you confidence that we are here to help you • To give you ideas about things to take to makeJambolife easier

4. Have you downloaded the UK App? • Principal comms method from for IST and UL’s • Check for updated and enable notifications and – it is your friend • There will also be a Jamboree App: • Maps • Rules • Guidelines • IST Programme • Weather Alerts

5. UK Departures and flights to the USA • There will be no UK CMST at UK airports • As IST you are expected to manage this phase yourselves! • Wear Uniform - makes you known to others! • It’s your responsibility to catch your flight – and it wont wait for you! • UK Op’s Centre will be up and running to assist with emergencies • Contact details will be made available to you

6. When you Arrive • US Airport arrivals • CMST won’t be present at each airport terminal • Travel Places and/ or their ground agents (TMS) will direct you to your designated coach to take you to the Summit • Not likely to be CMST on your coach • First sight of the Summit will be the Ruby Welcome Centre

7. At the Ruby Centre • Two Questionnaires on the coach • Public Health – may determine Yes/No entry on site • Mental wellbeing survey • MOST IMPORTANTLY • Will check that EVERYONE has evidence that they have completed the JOT Safeguarding module • No excuse for ANY UK IST not to have done this • If you have not done it – you WILL have to do it at the Ruby Centre – join the queue (and bearing in mind that it takes 2 ½ hours it will be a VERY Long Queue (est 8 hours to wait!)

8. At The Summit • Upon arrival JOT will be present to assist with Check-in issues • There will be daily visits by CMST to each base camp – between 4pm & 7pm. • Our office is manned 24/7 • CMST and Travel Places will direct you to your departure day coaches

9. Where do I . . . ? Get help at the Jamboree? • About your IST Job • From your IST Line Manager – not UK CMST • About a medical condition • At one of the many support locations around the site, or at the Medical Centre • About Camping issues • The Subcamp Centre – not UK CMST • About UK Contingent activities • At the UKC Office or using the App

10. Where do I . . . ? Sleep? • In four person tents • May be three to a tent • Mixed gender allowed • Will be preallocated (Think about buddies, we will email soon) • Generally in Echo Subcamp • Some in specialist teams, eg Medical, Facilities • Some may be in Unit Subcamps

11. Where do I . . . ? Eat? • 8,000 seater restaurant on Echo subcamp • Subcamp based IST will eat at Subcamps Restaurants • Packed Lunches (“Trail Lunch”) - bring a lunch bag • IST Social Areas • Chat ‘n’ Chew • UK Food House!

13. Where do I . . . ? Relax? • Full programme for IST on their days off • Off site trips • Onsite activities • IST Superstar and Sustainability Awards • Stadium Shows • Opening IST Party on 21 July and closing on 2 August • Culture Day will include special IST Activities

14. Where do I . . . ? Do my IST job? • Could be anywhere . . . • Massive Site • For the furthest roles, IST will be bussed • Also two circular hop on hop off bus loops round the site for IST • CMST provide IST with pastoral support. Job issues must be raised to Line Manager on site

15. Where do I . . . ? Get help in Washington DC for Post Event? • CMST will be present at the University and around DC • University staff will check you in to your rooms • Travel Places and their ground staff will direct you to your buses for those on Baseball • IST Support Centre will be established in Washington • CMST will be available via the operations centre

16. Where do I . . . ? Get help On Travel places tours? • CMST responsibility for you will end immediately you leave either the Jamboree Site or Washington after post Event • You are ‘Tourists’ on the optional tours, so direct any issues to the local Travel Places rep • The UKC Ops Centre will have CLOSED DOWN, and will not provide support

17. The most technology-driven Jamboree • Apps • UK • Jamboree • Jambo Chat • Maybe Role-dependent Social Media tools • Novus • Sign in/out • Where am I • Share contacts

18. Homeward Bound! • You will be transferred to your departure airport • CMST will not be at your departure airports • No one else will be there to make sure you catch the plane – and it wont wait for you!

19. All of the time Help is always available 24/7 Any issues . . . contact UK Contingent Operations through the App, WhatsApp or Phone

20. As IST it is your responsibility to . . . • Make sure that the participants have a great time, by: • Doing your job • Looking after yourself • Eating • Sleeping • Washing • Solve your own problems as far as possible • Be a great ambassador for UK Scouting • Learn something new to take back to your home Groups

21. Let’s play Pointless!

22. Things to take to make Jambolife easier . . . • Get yourselves into TEAMS • Spend 10 minutes coming up with a list of just SIX things to pack and take with you to make your Jambolife easier • Write them on your forms • Pass your lists to the next team for checking • Team with the most unique set of answers is to be congratulated! • Lists will be on “What have I Missed”

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