European Sea Scouting Internet Resources

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European Sea ScoutingInternet Resources

• Bruce Chr. Johnson
• Commodore, Sea Scouts
• Northeast Region, BSA

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Website

• europe.seascout.org
• Site includes 190 pages in 12 languages
• Includes search boxes on every page in every
  language

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Languages

• Complete in English
• Essentially complete Irish, Portuguese, Swedish
• Nearly complete French, Greek
• Portions available Czech, Finnish, Italian,
  Polish
• Partial machine translations German, Spanish

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Languages

• Translations needed for Danish, Dutch, German,
  Norwegian, Spanish, others ??
• Additional translators needed !!

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Website Content

• Country Listings
• Sea Scouting listings by country
• Some listings are in vernacular or bi-lingual
• Some listings are enhanced with program content
• Enhancements are provided by Sea Scout leaders in
  each country

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Website Content

• Links
• Links to internet resources relevant to Sea
  Scouting
• These pages need to be dramatically expanded to
  better utilize web resources in individual
  countries

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Website Content

• Resources
• Nautical Games
• Sea Scouting and the Internet (Eurosea 6)
• Sea Scouting in Europe (June 2000)
• Are there Sea Scouting resources that are
  available now??

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Website Content

• Events
• Detailed calendar of events
• Event organizers update by completing online form
• Extensively used by Irish Sea Scouts
• Details are needed about YOUR event!

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Website Content

• Eurosea Seminars
• Detailed materials from Eurosea 6 (Poland)
• Summaries for Eurosea 1-5 in English
• Translations of Summaries needed
• Photos from Eurosea 3-6
• Additional photos needed for Eurosea 1, 2, 4, 5

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Discussion list

• Seascout-Europe-Net
• Currently 80 subscribers from 24 countries
• List is not very active
• listserv.seascout.org/archives/seascout-europe-net
  .html
• Also linked from European Sea Scouting website

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E-journal

• Euronaut
• Currently 63 subscribers
• listserv.seascout.org/archives/euronaut.html
• Also linked from European Sea Scouting website

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Email Reflector

• Reflector for members of Odysseus
• odysseus_at_seascout.org
• Additional reflector addresses can be set up as
  needed

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Next steps

• Use Seascout-Europe-Net more heavily to speed
  consultation
• Publish Euronaut
• Recruit additional translators for website

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Next steps (cont.)

• Provide more extensive linking for European Sea
  Scouting-related web resources
• Identify challenges that need to be better
  addressed
• Consider website redesign to enhance useability

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Thank you !

• Eurosea 7 Seminar
• 4 7 September 2003
• São Jacinto, Portugal