World Organization of The Scout Movement - World Scout Conference

The World Scout Conference (WSC) is the governing body and meets every three years, preceded by the World Scout Youth Forum. The World Scout Conference is the general assembly of Scouting and is composed of six delegates from each of the member Scout associations. If a country has more than one association, the associations form a federation for coordination and world representation. The basis for recognition and membership in the World Scout Conference includes adherence to the aims and principles of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, and independence from political involvement on the part of each member association.

The Conference meets every three years and is hosted by a member association. At the World Scout Conference basic cooperative efforts are agreed upon and a plan of mutual coordination is adopted. The Conference directed the move of the World Scout Bureau from Ottawa, Canada to Geneva on May 1, 1968.

Date Number Location Country Member Countries
1920 First World Scout Conference London United Kingdom 33
1922 Second World Scout Conference Paris France 32
1924 Third World Scout Conference Copenhagen Denmark 34
1926 Fourth World Scout Conference Kandersteg Switzerland 29
1929 Fifth World Scout Conference Birkenhead United Kingdom 33
1931 Sixth World Scout Conference Baden bei Wien Austria 44
1933 Seventh World Scout Conference Gödöllő Hungary 31
1935 Eighth World Scout Conference Stockholm Sweden 28
1937 Ninth World Scout Conference The Hague Netherlands 34
1939 10th World Scout Conference Edinburgh United Kingdom 27
1947 11th World Scout Conference Château de Rosny-sur-Seine France 27
1949 12th World Scout Conference Elvesaeter Norway 25
1951 13th World Scout Conference Salzburg Austria 34
1953 14th World Scout Conference Vaduz Liechtenstein 35
1955 15th World Scout Conference Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada 44
1957 16th World Scout Conference Cambridge United Kingdom 52
1959 17th World Scout Conference New Delhi India 35
1961 18th World Scout Conference Lisbon Portugal 50
1963 19th World Scout Conference Rhodes Greece 52
1965 20th World Scout Conference Mexico City Mexico 59
1967 21st World Scout Conference Seattle United States 70
1969 22nd World Scout Conference Otaniemi Finland 64
1971 23rd World Scout Conference Tokyo Japan 71
1973 24th World Scout Conference Nairobi Kenya 77
1975 25th World Scout Conference Lundtoft Denmark 87
1977 26th World Scout Conference Montreal Canada 81
1979 27th World Scout Conference Birmingham United Kingdom 81
1981 28th World Scout Conference Dakar Senegal 74
1983 29th World Scout Conference Dearborn United States 90
1985 30th World Scout Conference Munich West Germany 93
1988 31st World Scout Conference Melbourne Australia 77
1990 32nd World Scout Conference Paris France
1993 33rd World Scout Conference Sattahip Thailand
1996 34th World Scout Conference Oslo Norway 108
1999 35th World Scout Conference Durban South Africa 116
2002 36th World Scout Conference Thessaloniki Greece 126
2005 37th World Scout Conference Hammamet Tunisia 122
2008 38th World Scout Conference Jeju-do South Korea 150
2011 39th World Scout Conference Curitiba Brazil
2014 40th World Scout Conference Ljubljana Slovenia

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