What: Michigan International Camporee 2004, the third Michigan International Camporee to be hosted by Chief Okemos Council BSA, will be an 8 day camping experience for Scouts, Venturers, and leaders from over 20 different countries, held from August 1 - 8, 2004, at Northwoods Scout Reservation near West Branch, Michigan.

Participants: Patrols of Scouts, 13 to 17 years old, either all boys or mixed boys and girls. (12 year olds can participate if a camporee adult leader certifies that they have the necessary maturity and camping skills.) Each campsite will contain Scouts from 2 or more different countries. All participating international Scouts must be part of official contingents, accompanied by adult leaders. At least one adult leader in each contingent must be 21 or older. Each contingent must be approved by their country's WOSM international commissioner. Northwoods is a NO SMOKING camp, and we expect all camporee participants, youth and adults, to be nonsmokers during the 8 days of the camporee. There are no alcoholic beverages permitted at Northwoods at any time.

Program: Swimming, rowing, canoeing, fishing, tubing, archery, rifle and shotgun shooting, Scoutcraft, nature, activities related to Michigan history, and opportunities for Scouts and leaders from other countries to share their songs, games, and other Scouting activities.  There will be no badge work.

Home Hospitality:  Home stays for international groups will be the week before the camporee in Lansing, Michigan, and nearby communities.  Groups will be hosted for home stays by the same Michigan troop(s) they will camp with at the camporee.  We expect the week’s activities to include sightseeing in Michigan and a day at Cedar Point amusement park near Sandusky, Ohio, which has more rides and more roller coasters than any other amusement park in the world.  International groups should plan to arrive in Michigan during the weekend of July 23-25 for these home stays and to depart from Michigan after the camporee.  Arrival and departure can be at the Detroit, Flint, or Lansing, Michigan, airport or by bus or train for those doing other North American sightseeing.

International Participation: As of October 1, 2002, there are already groups of Scouts from Australia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jordan, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Slovakia, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, UK (England) and UK (Scotland) planning to participate.

Fee: As before, we will invite one patrol of up to 8 Scouts, either all boys or mixed boys and girls, and 2 adult leaders from any country outside the US and Canada to participate with no camp fee.  If there is room, a second patrol of up to 8 additional Scouts and 2 additional adult leaders will be able to participate at a fee of US $ per person.  Youth participants must be at least 12 years old and not yet 18 years old on August 1, 2004.  Adults in addition to the 2 per patrol who will serve as campsite leaders are welcome to apply to serve in camporee staff positions at a US $ per person staff fee.  All participating international Scouts, leaders, and staff members will be expected to pay their own passport and visa cost, transportation cost to and from Michigan, some sightseeing expenses during the home stay week, and for items like souvenirs and snacks.

Uniforming: the same as at a U.S. National Jamboree, with all participants required to wear full official Scout uniforms of their countries at ceremonies and other campwide activities
 
To Register: To apply to register your unit for the 2004 Michigan International Camporee, mail (Michigan International Camporee 2004, LANSING MI USA) or email us the information in the form below.  Once a Scout group from outside the U.S. and Canada informs us that they would like to send a contingent to represent their country at our 2004 Michigan International Camporee and we determine that their country is not already represented, we will ask the International Division of the Boy Scouts of America to send an invitation to the WOSM International Commissioner in that country, inviting that country to send a contingent to participate in our camp and naming the group that contacted us as the group we would like to have participate.  When the WOSM International Commissioner notifies International Division BSA that the invitation is accepted and the group that applied is approved to represent their country at our camp, that group will become part of our 2004 Michigan International Camporee.  At that point, we will require a $25 per participant payment to hold places for members of that contingent.  When the contingent arrives in Michigan, that $25 per participant payment will be refunded to the members of the contingent who are attending at no camporee fee for them to use for their expenses during their time in Michigan.  If a contingent cancels their participation in our 2004 Michigan International Camporee, that $25 per participant payment will not be refunded.

Our Scout group would like to send a contingent to represent ______________________ at the 2004 Michigan International Camporee.   We have read, understand, and accept the conditions of participation.  We understand that the rules and laws established for the home stay week and the camporee by the BSA, the state of Michigan, the Chief Okemos Council, and the Michigan International Camporee, are, in some cases, more restrictive than rules and laws in our country and our Scout association.  We agree that while in Michigan all the Scouts and leaders in our contingent will follow those rules and laws and that our adult leaders will support and help enforce those rules and laws.

We would like to bring ___ one patrol  ___ two patrols

We expect that our contingent will be ___ all boys ___ mixed boys and girls

Group Name/Number _______________________________

Location __________________________

Scout Association Name _____________________________

We expect our contingent leader to be ___________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________
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Phone: ______________________     Email ______________________________

Alternate contact person ______________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________
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Phone: ______________________     Email ______________________________
 
 
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