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At the premeeting on the last day of 888, there The aim was to give one location and one time for a consensus on rally, and broadcast it to all the fact that hitch-hikers of the event is more world. The place was decided to promote be the concept "Champs de Mars" in front of Hitch-hiking rather than to all meet up somewhere the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France; and have a good the time. This is why 10pm on the 08/08/08, hence the proposal name of meeting outside a city was ruled out, because we want to be seen by strangers.We need to pick a place where most nations can come visa-free and where we have a local organizer"Project 888".

Please feel free to add your ideas 150 people showed up from all around Europe and help organizing stayed for the 2nd hitchhiking European 3 days week-end. It was a very intense time of exchange, smiles, and french wine.And they continue to meet every year in a different place.

2008 : The [[Project 888|888 project]] On ''' 08/08/08''' , hitchhikers from all over the world converged to Paris, for the first european hitchiking week. ** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Where=pJj1oWlVJTY See the trailer of the documentary project] ** [http://www.flickr.com/groups/paris-888/pool/ Some pics there].

2009 : The [[Imagehttp:789_planning//www.the789project.JPG|thumb|220px|left|com/ 789 project]. On '''07/08/09''', Hitchikers meet again in [[Odessa]] in [[789Ukraine]] planning written on the back of a hitchhiking sign, [[Eastern Europe]] .** [http://mapspicasaweb.google.ru/lucysd/Project789HitchHikersMeetingInOdessa# Some pics there][http://www.facebook.com/maps/msphoto.php?iepid=UTF830374597&hlid=fr1179685978&msa=0comments&msid=109599739092760898987alert#/photo.0004542e88ab2b0988965&llphp?pid=51.124213,6.24023474054&spnid=37.948922,79.101563100000083394199&zref=4 MAPmf On facebook also] (Please someone integrate it in the wiki, I don't know how to do it).

Please add whatever city 2010 : Let's choose a new destination ! Helsinki ? Moscou ? Where ever you think is want ! Just some importants things have to been said : ** We need to pick a good idea place where many people can come without visas and explain where we have a local organizer.** The necessity of having a little bit whylocal coordinator/support, like an HH club can be the best.

At === PHILOSOPHY ===From the little meeting on 888 to the last day of 888789, the general consensus was hitchikers think that the location had event is more to move East, after Paris. If possible outside promote the concept of the 15 original EU memberHitch-stateshiking rather than to all meet up somewhere and have a good time and just drink. Ukraine was given A LOT of attention because it This is why the ONLY country proposal of Europe that does not require complicated paperwork and expenses to get meeting outside a visa. Kosovo city was also given a lot of attention ruled out: we want to be seen by strangers and make some actions in the city ; for that matter but also because example at the 789 in Odessa, we have done a great local correspondent there flashmobs about hitchiking to somewhere special and it can be a great opportunity for us next try to promote peace and hitchhiking in get a region that needs such action.Any location within the [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/SchengenAgreement_map.svg Shengen space] will make it close lift to impossible for the non-Shengen to join. Plus the price of life will be affordable for almost everyoneevent's place.

=Suggested cities:==New fancy name for 2010?===Moved to [[6810/Name]].

==Top suggestions=DESTINATION ===Moved to [[6810]].

===Kamonica, Kosovo===*+: We have a great contact there that can find us a space Please feel free to add your ideas and get us help organizing the media.*+: Would be a really cool challenge.*+: Hitchhiking for peace!*+: The big Hammam (Hamami i Mahd), built in 1470, 15 domes, but no mix male female*-: The border crossing is a bit difficult / event may become slightly political*-: Hitchhiking in Montenegro... forget it (unless you give money). Also Serbia is quite hardthird hitchhiking European week.

===Odessa, Ukraine=== [http://www.hitchwikithe789project.org/encom/Talk:789 discussion][[Image:06.D2003-428.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Where are those fucking hicthhikers !?! (Ukranian Soldiers in Odessa beach)]]*+: Let's go to Official Website of the beach !! We can do organisation of the meeting there.*+: Russians, Bielorussians, Turkish and Shengen-spacers can enter the country visa-free*+: Well known name, everyone can remember where he have to go*+: Moldavanka Former bohemian district*+: Catacombs [http://underground-ukraine.blogspot.com/2005_08_06_archive.html Photosthird hitchhiking week] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ja_v4ixixg Video]*+: Huge sea port, for boat hitchhikers*-: Hard difficulties to cross the border from Transnistria ->[[http://www.hitchwiki.org/en/Talk:789 discussion]]*-: Do you speak Russian or Ukrainian ?

===Krakow (Cracow), PologneTASK LIST===*+: In the centre of EU -good access from every Euro country*+: Big grassy open space next to the Old Town to make a meeting*+: Places to get a full dinner for 2-4 euro*-: It's strictly forbidden to drink alcohol in public spaces!*-: polish police is usually unkind, so better to have everything legal, in Krakow - touristic capital of Poland - they might not be interested in having banch of dirty hhikers...

===Riga, LT===**+[[File: Central in the Baltics, which is an epicentre of European hitch789-festival-graphic-by-hikingamylin.jpg|500px|thumb|center|Graphic for 789 by [[User:Amylin|Amylin]].]]**-: Do we need to promote hitchhiking where it is already on good way?{{IsIn|Odessa}}

===Hamburg, GER===**+: We have a volunteer there / Central within Schengen ===Barcelona, SP===**+: Spain definitely needs some education about Hitch-hiking/easy to get free food**+: Beaches to camp on, lots of squats. ===Utrecht, NL=== ===Bratislava, SK===**+: Not very touristic but very well known, we might get an official autorisation (it's also possible to get one for all the town...) ===Torino, IT===**+: Italy definitely needs some education about Hitch-hiking.**-: very difficult place for hitch-hiking  ===Munich, GER===**+: Central within Schengen ===Lviv, UKR===**+: Was voted the most depresive place in Europe. Let's make it the most cheerful place.**-: It is not very touristy ===Brno, CZ===**+: friendly, active, cultural city - great potential/not much expensive**-: Not very well known ===Lubjana, SL===**+: free internet access in city/not touristic capital/ + [http://www.metelkova.org/ metelkova mesto] ===Reikjavik, ICE===**+: Hey, why not?**-: Hard to reach by hitchhiking ===Cabo de St Vincente, POR===**+: The challenge: It is "the end of the road" in Europe. The westernmost point. / Nice beaches. *I would suggest any easy and nice to camp at beach location or similar nice nature places - no cities !! Nat-Cho (CS) =Concerns= The two main concerns raised at the 888-last-day-meeting were:*Female HH safety in the country of arrival and in the "impossible to go around" countries.*The necessity of having a local coordinator/ support.*We really have to get a Forum to help people organize their rides. We can't rely on CS groups, they suck.: I can do that --[[UserCategory:MrTweek|MrTweekHitchgathering]] 15:49, 11 August 2008 (CEST)  * Website. Do we need our own web site, or we stay on hitchwiki with all, can we find --[[Userbg:Terrehappy|MiSha789]]18:23, 14 august 2008 (CEST) *Hitchwiki :**+ easy for everyone to evaluate the project**+ belongs to the hitchhiker community**+ everyone can edit, it is the most horizontal way of organising**- a lot of thing isn't possible to do on that kind of site ?** we can integrate video + photo and also blog-postings.  *Own Web site :**+ all in one !**+ autonomy/responsibilities**- take a time to make it work *Others propositions : ?** We could have a Wordpress blog that can also have static pages. We can easily also integrate video + photo's and make it possible for anyone to post new blog-entries + link it directly to the wiki-pages. Plus, there are already Wordpress blogs [http://blogs.hitchwiki.org/ integrated] into this wiki but we could also do it external, see for a good example [http://mcbuzz.wordpress.com/ this site]. --[[Userde:Robino|Robino789]] 14:15, 15 August 2008 (CEST)  : Once again, edit if you want to add something. ==Coordination/Communication== We have to build a coordination with some partners, like the clubs of hitch-hikers in europe and maybe more ! everyone can ask to a club near from his place. *Ukrainian hitch-hiking club "Mainroad" **[http://mainroad.org.ua/ Web Site]**Are they interested to participate :  *Trans Europ Stop**[http://trans.euro.stop.free.fr/# Web Site] **Are they interested to participate : *Academy Of Free Travels **[http://www.avp.travel.ru/ Web SiteThe 789 Project] **Are they interested to participate :  *Moscow Hitch-hiking School**[http://www.msha-club.ru/ Web Site] **Are they interested to participate :  *Saint Petersburg Guild of Hitch-hiking Masters**[http://guild.host.ru/ Web Site] **Are they interested to participate :  *Saint Petersburg autostop league (RUS)**[httppt://pasl.spb.ru/ Web Site789 Europa] **Are they interested to participate :  *Saint Petersburg's extreme travels team (Russia)**[http://xts.newmail.ru/ Web Site] **Are they interested to participate :  *Moscow club eXtreme trip**[http://www.extreme.ncport.ru/ Web Site] **Are they interested to participate :  *Barnaul Autostop League **[http://www.alien.ru/~blast/ Web Site] **Are they interested to participate :  *Latvian Hitch-hiking Club "E67" **[http://e67.times.lv/Web Site].**Are they interested to participate :  *Utrecht (The Netherlands) Hitchhiking Club BOC**[http://www.oostboc.com/Web Site]**Are they interested to participate :  *Abgefahren e.V.**[http://www.abgefahren-ev.de/ Web Site]**Are they interested to participate: Yes**Communication: [[MrTweek789]]