John C.C. May from London

London

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, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, is the current Vice-Chairman of the World Scout Committee, the main executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement

World Organization of the Scout Movement

The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the Non-governmental international organization which governs most national Scout Organizations, with 31 million members. WOSM was established in 1920, and has its headquarters at Geneva, Switzerland...

, and Chairman of its Educational Methods Committee, advising national organisations on their youth programme and support for adult leaders. He was elected at the 38th World Scout Conference in South Korea

South Korea

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 for a six year term, the first United Kingdom Scouter elected since former Chief Scout (now Vice-President) of the Scout Association

The Scout Association

The Scout Association is the World Organization of the Scout Movement recognised Scouting association in the United Kingdom. Scouting began in 1907 through the efforts of Robert Baden-Powell. The Scout Association was formed under its previous name, The Boy Scout Association, in 1910 by the grant...

, Sir Garth Morrison

Garth Morrison

Sir William Garth Morrison, was the Chief Scout of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories from 1988 to 1996. He also spent twelve years in the Royal Navy.- Education and Military service :...

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May has been a Section Leader, a District Commissioner and an elected member of the Committee of the Council. He was appointed International Commissioner in 1991 at the age of 27. He was a member of the organizing committee of the 21st World Scout Jamboree

21st World Scout Jamboree

The 21st World Scout Jamboree was held in July and August 2007, and formed a part of the Scouting 2007 Centenary celebrations of the world Scout Movement. The event was hosted by the United Kingdom, as 2007 marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of Scouting on Brownsea Island.The event was...

 in the United Kingdom in 2007. He was awarded the Bar to the Silver Acorn for his services to Scouting in 2008.

May is the Chief Executive of Young Enterprise, a charity

Charitable organization

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 that provides enterprise education to approximately 350,000 young people a year in the UK.

He received the Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion in recognition of his dedication to enterprise education.

External links

• http://www.johnccmay.net/scout_biog.htm