National Annual Meeting NAM May 5-9, 2024 Orlanda

[Tron]

Finally seeing some YPT updates that were talked about in the 2024 NAM. I was told today that Emails went out to commissioners to spread the word that Scouting America is now asking all adult volunteers to load a headshot photo to their scoutbook/scoutbook+/my.scouting accouts. 

Last summer at the '24 NAM Glen Pounder said that he was going to mandate it because UK Scouting mandates it, and then it didn't happen until now. No sign of any of the other mandates that were talked about last year (annual YPT, YPT directly tied to registration status). Has anyone seen anything that was talked about at last years NAM rolled out other than this photo thing that is supposedly happening as of today?

 

[mrjohns2]

12 hours ago, Tron said:

Last summer at the '24 NAM Glen Pounder said that he was going to mandate it because UK Scouting mandates it, and then it didn't happen until now. No sign of any of the other mandates that were talked about last year (annual YPT, YPT directly tied to registration status). Has anyone seen anything that was talked about at last years NAM rolled out other than this photo thing that is supposedly happening as of today?

At the CST 6 commissioner college last weekend, the national commissioner did a zoom call. He said YPT training refreshed content and 1 year renewal required over the next few months. 

[Tron]

8 hours ago, mrjohns2 said:

At the CST 6 commissioner college last weekend, the national commissioner did a zoom call. He said YPT training refreshed content and 1 year renewal required over the next few months. 

That was supposed to be done before the end of Oct '24. Did he say anything about what delayed/is delaying that action?

[mrjohns2]

13 hours ago, Tron said:

Did he say anything about what delayed/is delaying that action?

No. He mentioned that the current YPT training “is a master class in grooming” or something to that effect. Maybe by coupling it with getting the new training content complete, they delayed the annual requirement. I could see that as the reason. 

[mrjohns2]

Any value in going to the NAM if a) you are receiving an award and b) aren’t on any national committees, sub committees or teams? I assume as a regular Joe, it could be pretty much just a few welcomes and rah rahs?