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Basic Meeting Plans are designed to have minimal supplies and still hit the GSUSA Requirements. Most meetings can be done in a 90 minute time frame.

Items Needed:

• Copy of the Ambassador Cybersecurity Investigator Info Required
• (Option A – Dice Game) One 8-sided die (Optional – use a 6 sided dice and cross off two of the types of attacks and eliminate two of the departments)
• (Option A – Dice Game) Stack of cards with 8 department names on them (See list below – descriptions are optional but helpful for brainstorming)
• (Option A – Dice Game) Copy of the City Cyber Attack Roll List
• (Option B – Leader Choice) Copy of only the scenario the Leader chooses from the City Cyber Attack Roll List
• Timer or stopwatch
• Several Copies of the City Cyber Attack Messages (keep leader info secret)
• Copy of a Ransom Note & City Opinions (keep consequences secret)
• Copy of City Cyber Attack Log File (keep leader info secret)
• Copy of City Cyber Attack Strategies

Meeting Outline

Full instructions for each activity are found on the connected links. This outline shows the recommended order of activities for a nice flow from one activity to the next.

Meeting Start

Always plan for 5-10 minutes to allow scouts to arrive and your troop’s opening routines.

Time Expected*: 5 minutes

Activity 1 – Cyber Detectives

(Requirements 1-5 Earned)

Fun Activity: Cyber Detectives – City Attack

Time Expected*: 80 minutes

Meeting End

Always plan for 5-10 minutes for clean up and Closing Routines

This meeting is more likely to run over, but if they do have extra time, scouts can roll to see what a different scenario would be, but only do the first stage of the Cyber Detectives – City Attack until it’s time to go home.

Time Expected*: 5 minutes

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Total Time Expected*: 90 minutes

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General Notes

• The Basic Plans from The Badge Archive are designed to earn one official GSUSA badge per level per meeting to remain budget-friendly.
• Some badges require two meetings to complete. This allows scouts to fully enjoy the activities while keeping costs low by only needing one GSUSA badge for every two meetings.
• For troops that wish to give scouts a badge or patch for every meeting, a fun patch can be awarded during one of the two sessions. Scouts attending only one meeting can earn the fun patch, while those attending both will receive both the fun patch and the GSUSA badge.

*Time Expected*

• The time estimates provided by The Badge Archive are based on the writer’s personal experience and are meant as a guideline.
• Troops may take more or less time depending on their scouts’ abilities and interests. Plan your meetings accordingly to suit your troop’s unique needs.

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For pre-planned meeting plans by others – see the Ambassador Cybersecurity Investigator page.
To choose your own activities – see the Ambassador Cybersecurity Investigator Activity List.

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