2023 National Jamboree

3:00PM-4:00PM: Panel Discussion by Female Eagle Scouts
2023-07-22 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex
Female Eagle Scouts Panel – Saturday, July 22nd, 3:00 to 4:00 PM – at the Alumni Adventure Complex in the NESA Exhibit. Our Eagle Scouts will be discussing why they decided to join Scouts BSA, as well as their thoughts on favorite merit badges and most difficult Eagle required badges. They will also share their Eagle projects, (challenges and rewarding moments) and how they plan to give back to Scouting now that they are Eagle Scouts.

3:00PM-3:30PM: Legal Careers Panel Discussion
2023-07-22 15:00 - 15:30 UTC | Tillerson 108
Saturday’s session will be followed by a panel discussion on legal careers, 3p-3:30p.

2:00PM: Leadership Heights- Dave Scott
2023-07-22 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Yamagata Ampitheater

2:00PM: So You Want To Be A Drilling Engineer?
2023-07-22 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | STEM Quest, 481 Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
So you want to be a drilling engineer? July 22nd at 2pm you can find out more at STEM Quest
Demetrius Cox is an industrial engineer and geologist, working as a drilling engineer running an ultra deep water drill ship off the coast of Africa and a former member of US Navy Seal Team 1.

2:00PM-3:00PM: Mock Trial: The Case of the Stolen Car.
2023-07-22 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Tillerson 108
Experience the challenges of weighing the evidence and deliberating as a jury member in this Introduction to Jury Service. Saturday’s session will be followed by a panel discussion on legal careers, 3p-3:30p.

2:00PM-2:45PM: The Life of "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt": Every Scout is A Hero
2023-07-22 14:00 - 14:45 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex
The world’s most prominent Scouter in the second half of the 20th century, William Hillcourt was a lifetime author for Boy Scouts of America, writing his famous “Green Bar Bill” columns in Boys’ Life and the first scholarly work on our Founder, Baden-Powell: The Two Lives of a Hero.

2:00PM-2:30PM: Alpha Phi Omega Gathering & Alumni Reunion
2023-07-22 14:00 - 14:30 UTC | Duty To God & Country Community Space

1:15PM-3:15PM: Archaeology Merit Badge
2023-07-22 13:15 - 15:15 (America/New_York) | Archaeology Merit Badge Booth
Presented by Council of Virginia Archaeologists and Heart of Virginia Council BSA. Experience how Archaeologists study our past and preserve it for future generations. Scouts will earn the merit badge by participating in a 2-hour activity session.

1:00PM-5:00PM: Radio Merit Badge
2023-07-22 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Front Desk of K2BSA near Bottom of Gateway Zip
Radio Merit Badge signups are at the front desk of K2BSA located near the bottom of the Gateway Zip line overlooking the amphitheater. Look for the big antennas. Sessions run from 9 AM to 1 PM and 1PM to 5 PM. We offer the complete Radio Merit Badge, power is available for charging your phone (for those in the class–bring your cord), and a chance to talk to people and Scouts around the world. Come learn how your phone communicates to the world, how many radios are in your phone, and how to use your phone to access Amateur Radio.

1:00PM-5:00PM: Service Project, hosted by the LGBTQ+ and Allied Scouts Community Space
2023-07-22 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | Celebrating Humanity – Community Gathering
Leave a lasting positive legacy on the Summit by joining the LGBTQ+ and Allied DEI Team as we work to improve the camp. No specialized skills are necessary. All are welcome! Meet at the DEI tent and we will go to the service project location together.

1:00PM-4:00PM: Scouts of Color Group Hike Group Hike, hosted by the Scouts of Color Community Space
2023-07-22 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Celebrating Humanity – Community Gathering
Let’s take a Hike! Get to know one another and form bonds with new friends as the Scouts of Color hike a Summit trail. This trail is mild (<5 miles) and take you through diverse terrain, offering a peaceful and scenic hiking experience.

1:00PM-3:00PM: Live Music at Rock Spot
2023-07-22 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Rock Spot

1:00PM-3:00PM: Inventing Merit Badge
2023-07-22 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Inventing Merit Badge Booth in Gateway Village
Unleash your inner inventor and bring your ideas to life! Join the United States Patent and Trademark Office in discovering the Inventing Merit Badge. Come design, create, and innovate while learning what it takes to change our world through inventing and entrepreneurship.
Create your own water device, your own LED Name Badge and, your own circuit. Exciting hands-on activities for all! Offering 4 different sessions each day, 9a, 11a, 1p, and 3p – open to the first 20 participants.

1:00PM-2:30PM: Ready, Aim, and Dry-Fire a Cannon!
2023-07-22 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Napoleon Cannon at the NPS Tent near Boulder Cover
Scouts can learn how to dry fire an 1862, 12-pound Napoleon Cannon at the NPS Tent near Boulder Cover (Conservation Trail trailhead). Demos daily and times are posted at the NPS Tent.

1:00PM: Leadership Heights- Dave Scott
2023-07-22 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Yamagata Ampitheater

1:00PM-2:00PM: Earning Your Alumni Award
2023-07-22 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex inside the NESA Exhibit.
Come and learn how you could earn your Alumni Award Knot in just a few easy steps.

12:30PM-1:30PM: Scouting Doesn't End (for Adult Leaders)
2023-07-22 12:30 - 13:30 UTC | Tillerson 108
Scouting doesn’t end. (1 hr) (For any interested adults) Get a hands-on feel for the Older Youth Programs of the BSA; find out what makes VESSI (Venturing, Explorers, Sea Scouts, and International Scouting) special, and learn how YOUR unit can benefit from the presence of Older Youth Programs in your council! Earn your training key by attendance at this lunch-and-learn program. FOR ADULT LEADERS.

8:00AM-5:00PM: Chemistry Merit Badge
2023-07-22 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | STEM Quest, 481 Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Explore chemistry in multiple interactive sessions, and work with professional chemists. Explore the amazing variety of polymer chemistry while making your own neckerchief slide. Drop-by experiments will allow you to investigate the science behind extraction, separation, surface modifications, and more. Using different items to create and explore. Open during program hours.

12:00PM-5:00PM: Radio Engineering
2023-07-22 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | STEM Quest, 481 Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Exhibit #1: Listen to an AM signal with a hardwater-built radio
AM broadcasting is radio broadcasting using amplitude (AM) transmissions. It was the first method developed for making audio radio transmissions, and is still used worldwide primarily for medium waves (also known as “AM band”) transmissions, but also on the long wave and shortwave radio bands. Compared to FM or digital transmissions, AM transmissions are less expensive to transmit and can be sent over long distances, however they are much more susceptible to interference, and often have lower audio fidelity. Thus, AM broadcasters tend to specialize in spoken-word formats, such as talk radio, all news and sports, with music formats primarily for FM and digital stations.
We will build an AM Radio receiver by creating a custom circuit consisting of capacitors, diodes transistors, resistors, an inductor, antenna, and headphones.

Exhibit #2: Listen to a “HAM” radio broadcast
Amateur Radio (ham radio) is a popular hobby and service that brings people, electronics and communication together. People use ham radio to talk across town, around the world, or even into spaces, all without the Internet or cell phones. It’s fun, social, educational, and can be a lifeline during times of need.
Demonstrate tuning a shortwave reciever

Exhibit #3: Listen to an FM Signal with a software built radio
Every time that we listen to the music on the car radio above between 80-110 MHz, our radio receiver performed a demodulation of a Frequency Modulated (FM) signal. Frequency modulation changes the frequency of a transmitted signal over time to reflect the data being transmitted. In the diagram we show an example of x(t) that we want to transmit at a high frequency. To do that, we use FM to change the frequency of the carrier wave to increase/decrease with our radio signals x(t). Notice how when the x(t) wave is above the green increases and how when it’s below, it decreases.
We will build a FM radio receiver in the GNU Radio Companion to listen to our local FM radio stations. To do this, plug your RTL-SDR USB peripheral into your computer’s USB port. This USB stick reads the information from the radio antenna, amplifies and filters the radio waves, and then passes the data to the computer for processing.

Exhibit #4: Focus Photons with a Parabolic Dish
As their name suggests, satellite dishes catch electromagnetic signals from satellites that transmit your favorite movies, sports matches, or whatever other programmed you like to watch. You can think of these signals as arriving from space in the shape of parallel rays. When these rays hit the satellite they are reflected, just like light is reflected by the mirror. The shape of the dish ensures that, if the incoming rays are parallel to the axis of symmetry of the dish, then they all meet at a single point once they have been reflected. This point is called the focus (or the focal point) of the satellite dish. A receiver placed at the focal point will pick up the information from all the rays entering the dish at the same time.
Demonstrate focusing light under the parabolic dishes.

12:30PM-5:00PM: Special Needs and Disabilities Challenge - Wheelchair Basketball (also earn some requirements towards Disabilities Awareness MB)
2023-07-22 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Action Point
Have fun learning and experiencing challenges to everyday living created by various disabilities while participating in activities typically encountered by Scouts in units, school, sports and community settings.
Complete a minimum of 12 challenges to earn a sticker or 16 challenges to earn a patch. Complete more to receive an additional prize.
Examples of activities include:
Wheelchair Basketball (open afternoons only)
Blind laser BB gun (open morning 20, 21, 24 & 28 only)
Navigate an obstacle course on crutches
Experience “invisible disabilities” in the Tent of Possibilities and Neurodiversity Tent

While experiencing the challenges, work your way through a majority of the Disabilities Awareness Merit Badge.
Adult Volunteers will have opportunities to earn legacy Special Needs Scouting patches!
The activity will be closed 12noon- 1pm each day in order to take a lunch break.

12:00PM-3:00PM: Goal Setting/Time Management
2023-07-22 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | OYP Subcamp (D3) Training Tent, Delta Pass, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Discover established methods for improving your ability to effectively manage the events in your life in relation to time. Ages 14-20.

12:00PM-2:00PM: Theater Merit Badge
2023-07-22 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Legacy Village
Come explore the world of theater! The theater merit badge is an exciting program, exploring all different aspects of the performing arts: acting, writing, directing, set design, costume, design, props, lighting and more.Our counseling staff includes a Tony nominated Broadway producer, a New York City acting and directing coach, and a specialist in lighting design and technical components. The badge can be completed in three sessions with us. Prior experience in high school or middle school theater is helpful, but not mandatory.And we have neat stuff from Broadway and off Broadway to see! Come visit.

12:00PM: So You Want To Be An Environmental Engineer?
2023-07-22 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | STEM Quest, 481 Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
After receiving a Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering at the University of Florida, I began my career with an Engineering Consultant cleaning up hazardous waste and munition sites around the US and Pacific Ocean. This experience eventually led to joining the Walt Disney World Co. where I’ve served as the Environmental Compliance Manager for all theme park and resort operations for the past 35 years.

CANCELLED- C-17 Flyover
2023-07-22 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Entire National Jamboree 2023, 2550 Jack Furst Dr, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
The C-17 Globemaster III will be from the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, WV Air National Guard:
Pilot-in-Command: Maj Ryan Healy
First Pilot: Capt Max Vickerman
Loadmaster: SSgt Devin Brown

12:00PM-1:00PM: Community Lunch, hosted by the Scouts of Color Community Space
2023-07-22 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Celebrating Humanity – Community Gathering
Beat the heat! Have your lunch with the DEI Team! Bring your trail lunch and we’ll provide shade, ice cold water, and soft drinks! All are welcome.

12:00PM – 12:30PM: What is Lutheran Worship?
2023-07-22 12:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Duty To God & Country Community Space

11:30AM-1:00PM: Ready, Aim, and Dry-Fire a Cannon!
2023-07-22 11:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Napoleon Cannon at the NPS Tent near Boulder Cover

11:30AM: Live Sculpture Demonstration
2023-07-22 11:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Frontier Quest

11:30AM-11:45AM: Group Photo, hosted by the LGBTQ+ and Allied Scouts Community Space
2023-07-22 11:30 - 11:45 UTC | SBR Sign near the Scott Visitor Center, 2550 Jack Furst Dr, Glen Jean,, WV, 25846, United States
All LGBTQ+ and Allied Scouts are invited to join us for a group picture to document this historic Jamboree!

11:00AM-10:00PM: Chat-N-Chew Open For JST Staff
2023-07-22 11:00 - 22:00 UTC | Chat-N-Chew
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