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Since the second most popular destination was Berlin in the 2011 vote, the participants of the Magdeburg pre-meeting all agreed to suggest Berlin already as a destination[[Image:Hitchgathering_2012_badge. Here are the reasons for this proposalpng|right||link=http://www.hitchgathering.org]]==Ambraziškiai==

*I think that after going for three years to challenging destinationshttp://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 ==[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/es1ik05n8t5ct3b/rNG5ydpkpp Collection at Dropbox]:People! Dropbox is nonfree! [[User:Sitarane|Sitarane]] [http://ubuntuone.com/7D9eK4ie7OgekSY5U0sz0S Julien and Ruta's photos] ==Visa info==Lithuania is part of European Union and most people will agree don't need a visa. If you are from outside EU, it'd 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* [[User:Mikael|Mikael]] (Vilnius)* Tuchkus (Kaunas HH club) * See [http://hitchwiki.org/community/hitchgathering/contact/ contact] for more. Online:* Richard (rdoc101)* Jona / [[User:N0id|n0id]] --[[User:N0id|N0id]] 17:08, 7 June 2012 (CEST) ===Volunteer-forum===*[http://hitchwiki.org/community/hitchgathering/forums/topic/volunteers/ Forum in hitchgathering.org] ==Pre-meetings==Assemble and organize [http://hitchwiki.org/community/hitchgathering/forums/forum/pre-gatherings-2012/ on the forum]. Then post details here. ===City, country=== ==Other meetings, events==Almost everywhere, [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=201032197447491944329.0004c137ff46438e384a6 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 nice 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 try write about it* Organize a central, easy pre-meeting (can be early like May/June/July to raise attention and popular place connect people) * Translate a ready-made article in Europeyour local language and offer it to newspapers ===Flyers===<gallery>Image:EruopeanhitchgatheringapWWW.jpgImage:Flyer_draft_4.jpgImage:Flyer_draft_8.jpgImage:Flyer draft 9.jpg</gallery> ===Misc===*A lot of energy is spent discussing Tell the destinationvillage shop we're coming in force. Having They need to put their garbage outside :D someone that speaks LT put their name here, merci.** Youp, we'll call, no problem! - [[User:Mikael|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. - [[User:Mikael|Mikael]] 01:40, 17 July 2012 (CEST):How do we do that? [[User:Sitarane|Sitarane]] 13:55, 17 July 2012 (CEST)::You can go to [http://hitchwiki.org/community/hitchgathering/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=page edit pages here] and see the destination set more than one year stuff under "language"? Just add new pages in advance allows 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 concentrate on other issuebe able to edit stuff, given or just edit to the wiki and I'll add it later to the limited volunteersite. -hours we dispose of[[User:Mikael|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 --[[User:N0id|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. [[Hitchgathering/2012/News|Media talk]] ====Last year's articles====*[http://hitchwiki.org/en/Hitchgathering/2011/news#News_Story_.28long.29_-_April_2011 Good stuff promoting Hitchgathering 2011] ===Practicalities===*In Getting big cooking pots to the spot (being organized on the mailing list).Being done by Bea and [[User:Mikael|Mikael]] ===Workshops===Being organized [http://hitchwiki.org/community/hitchgathering/forums/forum/workshops-2012/ in the previous installmentsforum]. Write details here. ===Web-presence===*Main website: [http://www.hitchgathering.org HitchGathering.org] *Facefuck event: [https://www.facebook.com/events/389721054421301/ Hitchgathering 2012 in Facebook] *Threads in Couchsurfing.org groups (I know, we only have a consensus it's an evil corporation led by Satan and his minions but here goes anyways):**[http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=19&post=12603296 Backpackers]**[http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=9367&post=12603215 European Hitchhiking Gathering]**[http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=12&post=12238196 Hitchhikers - earlier post]**[http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=12&post=12603246 Hitchhikers - later post]**[http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=24&post=12603230 Alternative Ways of Living and Consuming]**[http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=232&post=12603313 Lithuania] (If you could comment on the destination a few month these threads every now and then they wouldn't be lost before the event. Thanks! --[[User:Astikain|Astikain]] 00:25, leading to many shortcomings in the organisation17 July 2012 (CEST)) *Couchsurfing activity/event thing: [http://www.couchsurfing.org/activity/view/9LTUGU/hitchgathering-2012 Hitchgathering 2012] *Democracy sucks On BeWelcome forum[http://www.bewelcome.org/forums/s2546-The_hitchhiking_family_is_proud_to_annouce____Hitchgathering_2012 Announcement](shamelessly bump it every now and then) --[[User:nottelling|Youllneverfindme]] *Need a #hashtag suggest below<nowiki>#hitchgathering too long</nowiki> <nowiki>#thumbing</nowiki> <nowiki>#4812</nowiki>:I like that, can be combine with other tags #hitchhiking... [[User:Sitarane|Sitarane]] 13:55, 17 July 2012 (CEST)::Wait, it returns a lot of junk, very bad [[User:Sitarane|Sitarane]] 13:55, 17 July 2012 (CEST) <nowiki>#hitch4812</nowiki>:I like the one above.mp--[[User:N0id|N0id]] 14:15, 16 July 2012 (CEST) <nowiki>#hh4812</nowiki>:+1 [[User:Sitarane|Sitarane.mp]] 13:55, 17 July 2012 (CEST) <nowiki>#4812hh</nowiki> <nowiki>#hitchgath?</nowiki> ==After-meetings== ===City, country=== [[Category:Hitchgathering]]