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==Location suggestions for 4-8-12==
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[[Image:Hitchgathering_2012_badge.png|right||link=http://www.hitchgathering.org]]
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==Ambraziškiai==
  
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===Somewhere near [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]===
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http://www.hitchgathering.org
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*After four years of challenging destinations, it'd be nice to try a central, easy and popular place in Europe.
 
  
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====Organizers====
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The 2012 European Hitch Gathering will be in Ambraziškiai, near Molėtai, Lithuania. The date is still Saturday 4 August 2012.
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Map: http://goo.gl/maps/FnBJg
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In the village there's a shop (we'll inform them so they can prepare a bit).
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== Photos from the gathering ==
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[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/es1ik05n8t5ct3b/rNG5ydpkpp Collection at Dropbox]
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:People! Dropbox is nonfree! [[User:Sitarane|Sitarane]]
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[http://ubuntuone.com/7D9eK4ie7OgekSY5U0sz0S Julien and Ruta's photos]
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==Visa info==
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Lithuania is part of European Union and most people don't need a visa. If you are from outside EU, it's different from country to country. Share what you know about each below.
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==Organizers==
 
Team of people ready to take responsibility on the ground:
 
Team of people ready to take responsibility on the ground:
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*Name | contact details | special contribution/interests
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* Name | contact details | special contribution/interests
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* [[User:Mikael|Mikael]] (Vilnius)
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* Tuchkus (Kaunas HH club)
  
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Willing online helpers:
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* See [http://hitchwiki.org/community/hitchgathering/contact/ contact] for more.
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*Tomi Astikainen | tomi(at)mindyourelephant.org | writing --[[User:Astikain|Astikain]] 13:39, 21 September 2011 (CEST)
 
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*Name | contact details | special contribution/interests
 
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*[[User:Zenit|Zenit]] | find out via my talk :-) | writing, thinking as much as I will be able to from the road --[[User:Zenit|Zenit]] 00:25, 22 September 2011 (CEST)
 
  
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====Pros====
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Online:
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*A lot of hitchhikers nearby e.g. in [[France]], [[Netherlands]], [[Poland]] and - naturally - in [[Germany]] could form the basis for a VERY big main event.
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* Richard (rdoc101)
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**A central location like this would allow the national hitchhiking clubs to cooperate in creating the event.
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* Jona / [[User:N0id|n0id]] --[[User:N0id|N0id]] 17:08, 7 June 2012 (CEST)
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**Would be easy to get together a team on the ground (5-8 people in Berlin), who would take care of the preparations throughout the whole year, not just a couple of weeks before the event.
 
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*Affordable.
 
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*Possible partner organization: [http://www.kulturkosmos.de Kulturkosmos], organizer of the [http://www.fusion-festival.de/ Fusion Festival]
 
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**(Thilo will approach them once we have a solid proposal)
 
  
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====Cons====
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===Volunteer-forum===
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*By the time it's August, some HC hitchhikers could potentially be faaar away from Germany already.
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*[http://hitchwiki.org/community/hitchgathering/forums/topic/volunteers/ Forum in hitchgathering.org]
  
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=== [[Scandinavia]] ===
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==Pre-meetings==
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Assemble and organize [http://hitchwiki.org/community/hitchgathering/forums/forum/pre-gatherings-2012/ on the forum]. Then post details here.
  
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*We've had West (Portugal), Central (Paris) and East (Odessa & Kara Dere) - it might be time to move it North! :-)
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===City, country===
  
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====Organizers====
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==Other meetings, events==
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Team of people ready to take responsibility on the ground:
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Almost everywhere, [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=201032197447491944329.0004c137ff46438e384a6 see map].
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*Name | contact details | special contribution/interests
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==To Do==
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Be the change you want to see in the world --Einstein
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* Tell your friends
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* Tell hitchhikers you meet on the road
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* Write cardboards with hitchgathering.org, the place and date (and maybe more) and place them at popular hitchhiking spots ... be creative and use your colorful markers!
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* Draw your own flyers :)
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* Spread the word around hitchhiking clubs and websites in your country/your language
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* Post on your hitchhiking / travel / nomad blog or website about the gathering
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* Tell your favorite hitchhiking / travel / nomad blog author to write about it
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* Organize a pre-meeting (can be early like May/June/July to raise attention and connect people)
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* Translate a ready-made article in your local language and offer it to newspapers
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===Flyers===
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<gallery>
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Image:EruopeanhitchgatheringapWWW.jpg
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Image:Flyer_draft_4.jpg
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Image:Flyer_draft_8.jpg
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Image:Flyer draft 9.jpg
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</gallery>
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===Misc===
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*Tell the village shop we're coming in force. They need to put their garbage outside :D someone that speaks LT put their name here, merci.
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** Youp, we'll call, no problem! - [[User:Mikael|Mikael]] 15:14, 17 July 2012 (CEST)
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===Website work===
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====Translation====
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We can create content simply under /lt/ etc pages, or create multiple websites under WP. I recommend that we don't translate everything, but rather create "about" page in multiple languages - would be useful in future years, too. - [[User:Mikael|Mikael]] 01:40, 17 July 2012 (CEST)
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:How do we do that? [[User:Sitarane|Sitarane]] 13:55, 17 July 2012 (CEST)
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::You can go to [http://hitchwiki.org/community/hitchgathering/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=page edit pages here] and see the stuff under "language"? Just add new pages in languages and add whatever content you feel like should be translated. ;-) At least short what/when/where. You can translate [http://hitchwiki.org/community/hitchgathering/press/ press] and/or [http://hitchwiki.org/community/hitchgathering/about/ about] pages. Currently Tomi/Astikain, Julien/Sitarane, Mikael, Jona/N0id, Ralf/Platschi, Kasper/Guaka can edit pages. [http://hitchwiki.org/community/hitchgathering/contact/ Send me] your hitchwiki account if you wish to be able to edit stuff, or just edit to the wiki and I'll add it later to the site. -[[User:Mikael|Mikael]] 15:19, 17 July 2012 (CEST)
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===General communication===
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* sent an invitation to the polish hitchhiking clubs - n0id will do it soon, but if you're faster go ahead --[[User:N0id|N0id]] 14:14, 16 July 2012 (CEST)
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====Ready made articles====
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Find in the link below some material to help you talk to the media entities and stuff like that.
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[[Hitchgathering/2012/News|Media talk]]
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====Last year's articles====
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*[http://hitchwiki.org/en/Hitchgathering/2011/news#News_Story_.28long.29_-_April_2011 Good stuff promoting Hitchgathering 2011]
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===Practicalities===
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* Getting big cooking pots to the spot (being organized on the mailing list).
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Being done by Bea and [[User:Mikael|Mikael]]
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===Workshops===
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Being organized [http://hitchwiki.org/community/hitchgathering/forums/forum/workshops-2012/ in the forum]. Write details here.
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===Web-presence===
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*Main website: [http://www.hitchgathering.org HitchGathering.org]
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*Facefuck event: [https://www.facebook.com/events/389721054421301/ Hitchgathering 2012 in Facebook]
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*Threads in Couchsurfing.org groups (I know, it's an evil corporation led by Satan and his minions but here goes anyways):
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**[http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=19&post=12603296 Backpackers]
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**[http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=9367&post=12603215 European Hitchhiking Gathering]
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**[http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=12&post=12238196 Hitchhikers - earlier post]
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**[http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=12&post=12603246 Hitchhikers - later post]
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**[http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=24&post=12603230 Alternative Ways of Living and Consuming]
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**[http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=232&post=12603313 Lithuania]
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(If you could comment on these threads every now and then they wouldn't be lost before the event. Thanks! --[[User:Astikain|Astikain]] 00:25, 17 July 2012 (CEST))
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*Couchsurfing activity/event thing: [http://www.couchsurfing.org/activity/view/9LTUGU/hitchgathering-2012 Hitchgathering 2012]
  
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Willing online helpers:
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*On BeWelcome forum[http://www.bewelcome.org/forums/s2546-The_hitchhiking_family_is_proud_to_annouce____Hitchgathering_2012 Announcement]
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*[[User:Zenit|Zenit]] | find out via my talk :-) | writing, thinking as much as I will be able to from the road --[[User:Zenit|Zenit]] 00:25, 22 September 2011 (CEST)
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(shamelessly bump it every now and then) --[[User:nottelling|Youllneverfindme]]
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*Name | contact details | special contribution/interests
 
  
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====Pros====
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*Need a #hashtag suggest below
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*Plentiful space, awesome camping possibilites
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<nowiki>#hitchgathering too long</nowiki>
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*A place that would ''thrive'' with hitch-hikers once we promote it a little bit (believes [[User:Zenit|Zenit]]).
 
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*Accessible - the ferries from Germany to Denmark and from Denmark to Sweden are absolutely hitcheable
 
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*Moose!!
 
  
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====Cons====
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<nowiki>#thumbing</nowiki>
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*Not cheap (but good to Dumpster Dive, better than Bulgaria) - expensive alcohol
 
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*Mosquitoes in the summer time & sometimes changeable weather (but all in all usually nice and predictable along the East coast in the summer).
 
  
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<nowiki>#4812</nowiki>
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:I like that, can be combine with other tags #hitchhiking... [[User:Sitarane|Sitarane]] 13:55, 17 July 2012 (CEST)
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::Wait, it returns a lot of junk, very bad [[User:Sitarane|Sitarane]] 13:55, 17 July 2012 (CEST)
  
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<nowiki>#hitch4812</nowiki>
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:I like the one above. --[[User:N0id|N0id]] 14:15, 16 July 2012 (CEST)
  
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===Valle di Luna, Capo Testa - Santa Teresa Gallura, [[Sardegna]], [[Italy]]===
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<nowiki>#hh4812</nowiki>
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An amazing valley between skull rocks on a beautiful beach in Sardegna. There is a permanent, but changing hippie community living in the valley in caves and tents. Maybe we could join for some days. There is enough space. I will upload a photo soon.
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:+1 [[User:Sitarane|Sitarane]] 13:55, 17 July 2012 (CEST)
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[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capo_Testa Wikipedia Link (german only)]
 
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[http://www.traumziel-sardinien.com/teresa.html Another one]
 
  
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====Organizers====
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<nowiki>#4812hh</nowiki>
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Team of people ready to take responsibility on the ground:
 
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*Name | contact details | special contribution/interests
 
  
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Willing online helpers:
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<nowiki>#hitchgath?</nowiki>
  
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*[[User:Quarim|Quarim]] | |
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==After-meetings==
  
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====Pros====
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===City, country===
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* Just a beautiful place and a free living community
 
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* Central Europe
 
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* Sardegna is hitchhiking friendly
 
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* food is very tasty
 
  
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====Cons====
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[[Category:Hitchgathering]]
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* A lot tourists hiking there in summer.
 
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* Hitch or take the ferry, plane or a boat.
 
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* Don't know if the hippie community there likes it when 100 hitchhikers come.
 

Latest revision as of 15:51, 18 August 2012

File:Hitchgathering 2012 badge.png

Ambraziškiai

http://www.hitchgathering.org

The 2012 European Hitch Gathering will be in Ambraziškiai, near Molėtai, Lithuania. The date is still Saturday 4 August 2012.

Map: http://goo.gl/maps/FnBJg

In the village there's a shop (we'll inform them so they can prepare a bit).

Photos from the gathering

Collection at Dropbox

People! Dropbox is nonfree! Sitarane

Julien and Ruta's photos

Visa info

Lithuania is part of European Union and most people don't need a visa. If you are from outside EU, it's different from country to country. Share what you know about each below.

Organizers

Team of people ready to take responsibility on the ground:

  • Name | contact details | special contribution/interests
  • Mikael (Vilnius)
  • Tuchkus (Kaunas HH club)

Online:

  • Richard (rdoc101)
  • Jona / n0id --N0id 17:08, 7 June 2012 (CEST)

Volunteer-forum

Pre-meetings

Assemble and organize on the forum. Then post details here.

City, country

Other meetings, events

Almost everywhere, see map.

To Do

Be the change you want to see in the world --Einstein

  • Tell your friends
  • Tell hitchhikers you meet on the road
  • Write cardboards with hitchgathering.org, the place and date (and maybe more) and place them at popular hitchhiking spots ... be creative and use your colorful markers!
  • Draw your own flyers :)
  • Spread the word around hitchhiking clubs and websites in your country/your language
  • Post on your hitchhiking / travel / nomad blog or website about the gathering
  • Tell your favorite hitchhiking / travel / nomad blog author to write about it
  • Organize a pre-meeting (can be early like May/June/July to raise attention and connect people)
  • Translate a ready-made article in your local language and offer it to newspapers

Flyers

  • EruopeanhitchgatheringapWWW.jpg
  • Flyer draft 4.jpg
  • Flyer draft 8.jpg
  • Flyer draft 9.jpg

Misc

  • Tell the village shop we're coming in force. They need to put their garbage outside :D someone that speaks LT put their name here, merci.
    • Youp, we'll call, no problem! - Mikael 15:14, 17 July 2012 (CEST)

Website work

Translation

We can create content simply under /lt/ etc pages, or create multiple websites under WP. I recommend that we don't translate everything, but rather create "about" page in multiple languages - would be useful in future years, too. - Mikael 01:40, 17 July 2012 (CEST)

How do we do that? Sitarane 13:55, 17 July 2012 (CEST)
You can go to edit pages here and see the stuff under "language"? Just add new pages in languages and add whatever content you feel like should be translated. ;-) At least short what/when/where. You can translate press and/or about pages. Currently Tomi/Astikain, Julien/Sitarane, Mikael, Jona/N0id, Ralf/Platschi, Kasper/Guaka can edit pages. Send me your hitchwiki account if you wish to be able to edit stuff, or just edit to the wiki and I'll add it later to the site. -Mikael 15:19, 17 July 2012 (CEST)

General communication

  • sent an invitation to the polish hitchhiking clubs - n0id will do it soon, but if you're faster go ahead --N0id 14:14, 16 July 2012 (CEST)

Ready made articles

Find in the link below some material to help you talk to the media entities and stuff like that.

Media talk

Last year's articles

Practicalities

  • Getting big cooking pots to the spot (being organized on the mailing list).

Being done by Bea and Mikael

Workshops

Being organized in the forum. Write details here.

Web-presence

(If you could comment on these threads every now and then they wouldn't be lost before the event. Thanks! --Astikain 00:25, 17 July 2012 (CEST))

(shamelessly bump it every now and then) --Youllneverfindme

  • Need a #hashtag suggest below

#hitchgathering too long

#thumbing

#4812

I like that, can be combine with other tags #hitchhiking... Sitarane 13:55, 17 July 2012 (CEST)
Wait, it returns a lot of junk, very bad Sitarane 13:55, 17 July 2012 (CEST)

#hitch4812

I like the one above. --N0id 14:15, 16 July 2012 (CEST)

#hh4812

+1 Sitarane 13:55, 17 July 2012 (CEST)

#4812hh

#hitchgath?

After-meetings

City, country

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