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[[Image:Hitchgathering_2012_badge.png|right||link=http://www.hitchgathering.org]]=Location suggestions for 4-8-12=Ambraziškiai==

===Somewhere near [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]===*After four years of challenging destinations, it'd be nice to try a central, easy and popular place in Europehttp://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 ==Organizers[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 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==

*Name | contact details | special contribution/interests* [[User:Mikael|Mikael]] (Vilnius)* Tuchkus (Kaunas HH club)

Willing online helpers* See [http:*Tomi Astikainen | tomi(at)mindyourelephant//hitchwiki.org | writing --[[User:Astikain|Astikain]] 13:39, 21 September 2011 (CEST)*Name | /community/hitchgathering/contact details | special contribution/interests*[[User:Zenit|Zenitcontact]] | 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)for more.

====Pros====Online:* Richard (rdoc101)*A lot of hitchhikers nearby e.g. in Jona / [[France]], [[Netherlands]], [[PolandUser:N0id|n0id]] and - naturally - in [[GermanyUser:N0id|N0id]] could form the basis for a VERY big main event.**A central location like this would allow the national hitchhiking clubs to cooperate in creating the event.**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.*Affordable.*Possible partner organization: [http17://www.kulturkosmos.de Kulturkosmos]08, organizer of the [http://www.fusion-festival.de/ Fusion Festival]**7 June 2012 (Thilo will approach them once we have a solid proposalCEST)

====Cons=Volunteer-forum===*By the time it's August, some HC hitchhikers could potentially be faaar away from Germany already[http://hitchwiki.org/community/hitchgathering/forums/topic/volunteers/ Forum in hitchgathering.org]

==Pre-meetings= =Assemble and organize [[Scandinavia]http://hitchwiki.org/community/hitchgathering/forums/forum/pre-gatherings-2012/ on the forum] ===. Then post details here.

*We've had West (Portugal)===City, Central (Paris) and East (Odessa & Kara Dere) - it might be time to move it North! :-)country===

==Other meetings, events==OrganizersAlmost everywhere, [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=201032197447491944329.0004c137ff46438e384a6 see map]. ==To Do==Team of 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 take responsibility on newspapers ===Flyers===<gallery>Image:EruopeanhitchgatheringapWWW.jpgImage:Flyer_draft_4.jpgImage:Flyer_draft_8.jpgImage:Flyer draft 9.jpg</gallery> ===Misc===*Tell the groundvillage shop we're coming in force. They need to put their garbage outside :D someone that speaks LT put their name here, merci.*Name * 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 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) ===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===* 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 forum]. 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, 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 these threads every now and then they wouldn't be lost before the event. Thanks! --[[User:Astikain| special contributionAstikain]] 00:25, 17 July 2012 (CEST)) *Couchsurfing activity/event thing: [http://www.couchsurfing.org/activity/view/9LTUGU/interestshitchgathering-2012 Hitchgathering 2012]

Willing online helpers:*On BeWelcome forum[[Userhttp:Zenit|Zenit//www.bewelcome.org/forums/s2546-The_hitchhiking_family_is_proud_to_annouce____Hitchgathering_2012 Announcement]] | find out via my talk :-(shamelessly bump it every now and then) | writing, thinking as much as I will be able to from the road --[[User:Zenitnottelling|ZenitYoullneverfindme]] 00:25, 22 September 2011 (CEST)*Name | contact details | special contribution/interests

====Pros====*Plentiful space, awesome camping possibilites*A place that would ''thrive'' with hitch-hikers once we promote it Need a little bit (believes [[User:Zenit|Zenit]]).*Accessible - the ferries from Germany to Denmark and from Denmark to Sweden are absolutely hitcheable#hashtag suggest below*Moose!!<nowiki>#hitchgathering too long</nowiki>

===Valle di Luna, Capo Testa - Santa Teresa Gallura, <nowiki>#hh4812</nowiki>:+1 [[SardegnaUser:Sitarane|Sitarane]]13:55, [[Italy]]===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.17 July 2012 (CEST)

====Organizers====Team of people ready to take responsibility on the ground:*Name | contact details | special contribution<nowiki>#4812hh</interestsnowiki>

===City, country=Pros====* Just a beautiful place and a free living community* Central Europe* Sardegna is hitchhiking friendly* food is very tasty