She announced her decision on Twitter saying, "As an artist who believes in equality for all people, I will not be participating in the Boy Scouts of America Jamboree this summer.

"[2] Teenage recording artist Sarah Centeno as well as country group Taylor Made Archived September 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine replaced Jepsen in the show, and were well received.

[citation needed] The second show, which was titled "Celebration of Scouting," occurred on Saturday, July 20, 2013, and featured Mike Rowe as the keynote speaker and rock band 3 Doors Down as the musical act.

[5] The band said it would have been happy to play the show as long as the BSA "makes the right decision before then," apparently a reference to a potential overturn of the ban.

[citation needed] King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden also made an appearance at one of the shows, giving a speech to attendees at the stadium and speaking individually with a number of scouts.

The goal of lessening the Jamboree's environmental impact[8] was a prominent theme of the 2013 event, and inspired a number of initiatives in its planning and execution.

The app was designed to help Scouts, Scouters and staff navigate the area through the ArcGIS Online Platform (developed and supported by Esri), as well as provide personalized daily activity schedules to all its users.

An adult staff member from Beavercreek, Ohio collapsed on July 20, 2013, and was transported by ambulance to Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill where he was pronounced dead after attempts to revive him had failed.

There were several controversies leading up to and during the event, including exclusion of obese scouts,[11] their longstanding anti-gay policies,[12] and the high cost of the program as a result of issues with the construction of the Summit Bechtel Reserve vastly exceeding its initial budget.