Editing World Scout Jamboree (section)

===Jamboree on the Air===
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Jamboree on the Air, usually referred to as '''JOTA''', is an international [[Scouting]] and [[Girl Guide and Girl Scout|Guiding]] activity held annually on the third full weekend in October. The event was first held in conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of Scouting in 1957, and was devised by radio amateur operator [[Leslie R. Mitchell]] who used the callsign G3BHK. It is now considered the largest event organized by the WOSM annually.<ref>{{Cite web |title=JOTA-JOTI (Jamboree On The Air - Jamboree On The Internet) is the largest event in world Scouting. |url=http://jotajoti.info/ |access-date=2017-07-25 |website=JOTA-JOTI |language=en-GB}}</ref>

[[Image:JotaJoti 2004 Roma 023.jpg|thumb|right|Scouts talking on the radio during Jamboree On The Air]]
[[Amateur radio operator]]s 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 "eQSLs" 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 adjunct to the World Scout Jamboree.

The event is recognized as one of international participation by the various Scout and Guide organisations, and supports several awards which are a part of Scouting and Guiding programmes.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}