John Neysmith | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Known for | One of 12 elected volunteer members of the World Scout Committee |
John Neysmith(1942) of Canada was one of 12 elected volunteer members of the World Scout Committee, the main executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, and the former International Commissioner for Scouts Canada. Through his involvement with the World Bureau, he has had the opportunity to travel and observe Scouts Canada's Brotherhood Fund contributions at work. Under his direction, the Scouts Canada Brotherhood Fund raised money to buy a cow for a Street Scout group in Nairobi, and bought and installed computer systems for training Scouters in ten Southern African countries. In his capacities, he has travelled to Indonesia and Uganda, where he has worked with Extension Scouts (previously known as the Street Scouts program, active in Kenya, eastern Uganda and northern Tanzania).
In 2016, he was awarded the 352nd Bronze Wolf , the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. [1]
Scouts Canada is a Canadian Scouting association providing programs for young people, aged 5 to 26, with the stated aim "to help develop well rounded youth, better prepared for success in the world.". Scouts Canada, in affiliation with the French-language Association des Scouts du Canada, is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). 2015-16 youth membership stands at 61,438, a 5% decline from 64,693 in 2014-15. Over the same period, volunteer numbers stabilized with 20,717 in 2015 and 20,756 in 2016. This is a significant decline from its 1965 peak of 288,084 youth and 33,524 volunteers.
The Scout Association of Nigeria (SAN) is the national Scouting organization of Nigeria. Scouting was founded in the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria in 1915 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1961. SAN has about 750,210 members as of 2015.
The National Scout Organization of Thailand is the national Scouting organization of Thailand. Scouting was founded in Thailand in 1911 and was among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922. It is currently regulated by the Scouting Act, BE 2551 (2008). The organization has 828,248 members and is open to boys and girls.
Salvador Fernández Beltrán D.J.C. was among the first in the Americas to receive Wood Badge training, at Gilwell Park, England. He was the first to receive honorary appointment as Deputy Camp Chief of Gilwell. With this influence, the Scouts of Cuba began to use short trousers like those worn by the English.
Dr. Gustavo J. Vollmer Herrera of Venezuela was an industrialist and prominent philanthropist.
Shintarō Negishi served as the Chairman of the National Executive Council of the Boy Scouts of Japan.
John Clive Cecil May from London, United Kingdom, was the Vice-Chairman of the World Scout Committee, the main executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. He was elected at the 38th World Scout Conference in South Korea for a six-year term, the first United Kingdom Scouter elected since former Chief Scout of the Scout Association, Sir Garth Morrison. In his youth, May worked for Colony Holidays.
Dr. Mario Díaz Martínez of Spain was one of 12 elected volunteer members of the World Scout Committee, the main executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. He served as the liaison to the International Catholic Conference of Scouting (ICCS), and was elected Vice-Chairman of the World Scout Committee with Simon Rhee at the 38th World Scout Conference in South Korea in 2008. His term on the World Scout Committee expired at the 39th World Scout Conference in Brazil in 2011.
Wahid Labidi of Tunisia was the Vice-Chairman of the World Scout Committee, the main executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, and Chairman of its World Conference Organizing Committee. Professionally, Labidi is a political and economic consultant, specializing in Arab Civil Society, and the promotion of democracy and human rights.
Daniel Gil "Dan" Ownby is a Houston area energy professional and currently serves as the International Commissioner for the Boy Scouts of America. He also is a member of the Executive Committee of the Boy Scouts of America and heads the United States Fund for International Scouting (USFIS).
Yoritake Matsudaira present Chairman of Hongō Gakuen, served as the International Commissioner and member of the Board of Directors of the Scout Association of Japan, as well as a member of the Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Committee and a founding member of the World Buddhist Scout Brotherhood. Matsudaira retired from the post of International Commissioner on reaching the retirement age of 65 in 2003, and presently serves as President (Renmei-chō) of the Kagawa Scout Council.
Ayakazu Hirose served as the Chairman of the National Executive Council, and as a member of the National Board of Governors of the Boy Scouts of Nippon.
Kō Yoshida served as a member of the World Scout Committee, the International Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of Nippon, and as a member of the board of the World Scout Foundation.
Fujio Imada served as the Deputy National Commissioner and Deputy International Commissioner of the Scout Association of Japan.
Kim Kyu-young served as the Director of the Korea Scout Association from 1982 to 1991 and Regional Director of the Asia-Pacific Region of the World Scout Bureau from 1990 to 2002.
Christos Lygeros Greek: Χρίστος Λυγερός served as the Chairman of the National Board of the Scouts of Greece, as well the Chairman of the World Adult Resources Committee of the World Scout Committee and a member of the Global Education Committee.
Scott A. Teare became the Secretary General and one of 12 elected volunteer members of the World Scout Committee, the main executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in January 2013.
Manuel Pinto was a member of the Parliament of Uganda where he served on various statutory committees and committees, he was a government minister from 1993 to 1995 and the first director general of the commission on AIDS in Uganda from 1992 to 1995. Pinto was Chief Scout of Uganda and served as the Chairman of the Africa Scout Committee.
Charles Dymoke Green Senior was an early leader of the Scout Association, District Commissioner at Saint Albans from at least 1912 to 1948, and a personal friend of Robert Baden-Powell.
H. Morrey Cross served as the International Commissioner of Scouts Canada.
