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The [[Project 888|888 project]] was a success. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJj1oWlVJTY See the trailer here] and [http://www.flickr.com/groups/paris-888/pool/ some pics there]. Let's make it look ridiculous compared to the 2009 edition. On '''07/08/09''' (the 7th of August 2009), hitchhikers from all over the world will converge on [[Odessa]] in [[Ukraine]], [[Eastern Europe]] .== STORY ===

Please feel free A small group of enthusiastic travelers had decided to add your ideas and help organizing organize the 2nd hitchhiking first European weekHitch-hiking Week.

Make sure The aim was to visit http://the789projectgive one location and one time for a rally, and broadcast it to all the hitch-hikers of the world.com/ The place was decided to connect to other Frankensteins be the "Champs de Mars" in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France; and get the latest 789 gossiptime 10pm on the 08/08/08, hence the name of "Project 888".

=== Philosophy ===At 150 people showed up from all around Europe and stayed for the pre3 days week-meeting on the last day of 888, there end. It was consensus on the fact that the event is more to promote the concept of Hitch-hiking rather than to all meet up somewhere and have a good very intense time. This is why the proposal of meeting outside a city was ruled out: we want to be seen by strangersexchange, smiles, and french wine.We need And they continue to pick meet every year in a different place where many people can come without visas and where we have a local organizer.

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 [http://www.the789project.com/ 789 project]. On '''07/08/09''', Hitchikers meet again in [[Odessa]] in [[Ukraine]], Ukraine[[Eastern Europe]].** [http://picasaweb.google.ru/lucysd/Project789HitchHikersMeetingInOdessa# Some pics there][http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30374597&id=1179685978&comments&alert#/photo.php?pid=74054&id=100000083394199&ref=mf On facebook also]

===Other Continents===Some of us will be stuck across vast oceans, without the time, resources, or simply ability 2010 : Let's choose a new destination ! Helsinki ? Moscou ? Where ever you want ! Just some importants things have to hitch/travel to wherever the final destination for 7/8/9 is. The thought of a second gathering (in this particular case, North America) has been brought up. Should this be kept within the same discussion as 7/8/9, or moved said : ** We need to pick a totally separate event?:I heard rumors that some place where many people are planning can come without visas and where we have a brother/sister- whatever meeting in the states on 7/8/9local organizer. But take care, it's not 8/7/9, or the other way around. Let's say, 7 August, 2008. --[[User:Platschi|Platschi]] 18:02, 27 January 2009 (UTC)::I guess you mean 7.August '''2009''' [[User:Fabzgy|Fabzgy]] 09:36, 28 January 2009 (UTC)::: I am aware ** The necessity of the date differencehaving a local coordinator/support, I wasn't quite sure how to address that in the States...But it will get figured out along with everything else [[User:Stove|Stove]] 31 January 2009:::: Organisers from like an HH club can be the Elba Meeting in Ukraine prefer the 999 [http://translate.google.fr/translate?prev=_t&hl=fr&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Felba.org.ua%2Fforum%2Fviewtopicbest.php%3Fp%3D5244%235244&sl=ru&tl=en&history_state0= see discussion]

=== Concerns PHILOSOPHY ===The two main concerns raised at From the 888to the 789, hitchikers think that the event is more to promote the concept of Hitch-last-day-hiking rather than to all meet up somewhere and have a good time and just drink. This is why the proposal of meeting wereoutside a city was ruled out:*Female HH safety we want to be seen by strangers and make some actions in the country of arrival city ; for example at the 789 in Odessa, we have done a flashmobs about hitchiking to somewhere special and in the "impossible next try to go around" countries.*The necessity of having get a local coordinator/ supportlift to the event's place.

===New fancy name for 2010?===Moved to [[6810/Name]]. === DESTINATION ===Moved to [[Image6810]]. Please feel free to add your ideas and help organizing the third hitchhiking European week. [http://www.the789project.com/ Official Website of the organisation of the third hitchhiking week] ===TASK LIST=== * '''We need a better coordination this year and we can't do it without hh clubs, so contact hh clubs to inform them that their cities can be elected to be the town of the new edition'''** will ask at german hh meeting this weekend & maybe there will a destination proposal from germany/abgefahren e.v. --[[User:Platschi|Platschi]] 12:42, 1 September 2009 (UTC)** who can make a news report of what happen on 789 mixing with a kind of invitation to participate for hh clubs ? --[[User:Terrehappy|MiSha]] 10:13, 1 September 2009 (UTC)* '''Put videos report, news paper on the official website'''** We are editing the two tv reports, who can put the two others on the website main pages ? --[[User:Terrehappy|MiSha]] 10:13, 1 September 2009 (UTC)* '''Create a europeean association for the project (not so easy) > More credibility'''** I will see what I can do for that in bruxelles (Belgium) --[[User:Terrehappy|MiSha]] 10:13, 1 September 2009 (UTC)** we need some name for it as well as some sort of website, what about using hitchwiki ressources for it? --[[User:Platschi|Platschi]] 12:42, 1 September 2009 (UTC)** start moderated mailing list of the assc., but maybe first the name for it --[[User:Platschi|Platschi]] 12:42, 1 September 2009 (UTC)* '''Shut down one interface, google group is really bad process for work together'''** we loose time and we loose people, hitchwiki is our house, who is agree ? --[[User:Terrehappy|MiSha]] 10:13, 1 September 2009 (UTC)** agree --[[User:Platschi|Platschi]] 12:42, 1 September 2009 (UTC)** we won't go too far if we keep working using google groups, hitchwiki and the 789 website, let's settle here and start working --[[User:Patrishnik|Patrishnik]] 16:03, 1 September 2009 (UTC)** disagree -- I check my email all day, to use a wiki one has to come and check it manually. Plus, the interface is not easy to use and the discussion is confusing. Much prefer just hitting reply! [[Special:Contributions/83.67.147.131|83.67.147.131]] 16:36, 10 September 2009 (UTC)  [[File:789-festival-graphic-by-amylin.jpg|500px|thumb|center|Graphic for 789 by [[amylinUser:Amylin|Amylin]].]]