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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.

=== Philosophy ===At The aim was to give one location and one time for a rally, and broadcast it to all the prehitch-meeting on hikers of the last day of 888, there world. The place was consensus on the fact that the event is more 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: we want to be seen by strangers.We need to pick a place where many people can come without visas and where we have a local organizer"Project 888".

=== Where ===At 150 people showed up from all around Europe and stayed for the meeting on the last day of [[888]], the general consensus was that the location had to move East, after [[Paris]]. If possible outside of the 15 original EU member3 days week-statesend. '''Ukraine''' It was given a lot very intense time of attention because it is the only country in Europe where Schengen Zone Europeans, Ukrainians, Moldovansexchange, Bielorussianssmiles, Russians and Turks can come together (though it is hard for hitchhikers from outside Europe french wine.And they continue to get meet every year in a visa, they generally need an invitation letter). Check [[789/Vote|Votes]] for the discussions about itdifferent place.

2008 : The [[KosovoProject 888|888 project]] was also given a lot 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=pJj1oWlVJTY See the trailer of attention for that matter but also because we have a great local correspondent the documentary project] ** [http://www.flickr.com/groups/paris-888/pool/ Some pics there and it can be a great opportunity for us to promote peace and hitchhiking in a region that needs such action].

Any location within the 2009 : The [http://www.the789project.com/ 789 project]. On '''07/08/09''', Hitchikers meet again in [Schengen Agreement[Odessa]] will make it close to impossible for the non-Schengen people to joinin [[Ukraine]], [[Eastern Europe]].** [http://picasaweb.google.ru/lucysd/Project789HitchHikersMeetingInOdessa# Some pics there][http://www.facebook.com/photo. Plus the price of life in Schengen Space can be unaffordable for a lot of usphp?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 7/8/9. But take care, it's not 8/7/9, or the other way aroundlocal organizer. 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 like an HH club can be the Statesbest...But it will get figured out along with everything else [[User:Stove|Stove]] 31 January 2009

=== 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 [[6810]]. 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)  [[ImageFile:789-festival-graphic-by-amylin.jpg|500px|thumb|center|Graphic for 789 by [[amylinUser:Amylin|Amylin]].]]{{IsIn|Odessa}} [[Category:Hitchgathering]][[bg:789]][[de:789]][[fr:The 789 Project]][[pt:789 Europa]]