Changes

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

Since the second most popular destination was [[Berlin]] The 2012 European Hitch Gathering will be in the 2011 voteAmbraziškiai, the participants of the Magdeburg pre-meeting all agreed to suggest Berlin already as a destinationnear Molėtai, Lithuania. The date is still Saturday 4 August 2012. Here are the reasons for this proposal:

*I think that after going for three years to challenging destinations, most people will agree it'd be nice to try a central, easy and popular place in Europe.*A lot of energy is spent discussing the destination. Having the destination set more than one year in advance allows to concentrate on other issue, given the limited volunteer-hours we dispose of.*In the previous installments, we only have a consensus on the destination a few month before the event, leading to many shortcomings in the organisation.*Democracy sucks --[[UserMap: http:Sitarane.mp|Sitarane//goo.mp]]gl/maps/FnBJg

About In the date:The numerologic pattern village there's a shop (we've been following until now breaks this year. 4/8/12 is in the middle of the week. Anyway, it ain't too important, that date thing. So maybe we ll inform them so they can talk about thatprepare a bit).

One thing that people complain about is that == Photos from the gathering is in the middle of summer, and people are making plans for that period==[https://www. Moving it to the beginning or the end of summer would be nicedropbox.com/sh/es1ik05n8t5ct3b/rNG5ydpkpp Collection at Dropbox]:People! Dropbox is nonfree! [[User:Sitarane|Sitarane]]

Date candidates[http:*Last week end of April is a 5-day-weekend for most of Europe (the 1st of May is holyday in most countries //ubuntuone.com/7D9eK4ie7OgekSY5U0sz0S Julien and it falls on a Tuesday).Ruta's photos]

** I think that ==Visa info==Lithuania is to early - in my opinion May is NOT the beginning part of summer (as in: the free time I have during summer which I use to travel) European Union and I guess most people still have don't need a visa. If you are from outside EU, it's different from country to work in May/June before they start bumming around --[[User:N0id|N0id]] 15:24, 2 April 2011 (CEST)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 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 newspapers ===Flyers===<gallery>Image:EruopeanhitchgatheringapWWW.jpgImage:Flyer_draft_4.jpgImage:Flyer_draft_8.jpgImage:Flyer draft 9.jpg</gallery> ===Misc===*Tell the village shop we're coming in force. They need to put their garbage outside :D someone that speaks LT put their name here, merci.** Youp, we''ABSOLUTELY DISAGREE WITH EVERYTHING SAID HEREll call, no problem! Let's have 12- [[User:Mikael|Mikael]] 15:14, 17 July 2012 (CEST) ===Website work=======Translation====We can create content simply under /12lt/12 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 Finland 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. ;-12 celsius)! 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|Astikain]] 00:4325, 17 July 2012 (CEST)) *Couchsurfing activity/event thing: [http://www.couchsurfing.org/activity/view/9LTUGU/hitchgathering-2012 Hitchgathering 2012] *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, 27 17 July 2011 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. --[[User:N0id|N0id]] 14:15, 16 July 2012 (CEST) <nowiki>#hh4812</nowiki>:+1 [[User:Sitarane|Sitarane]] 13:55, 17 July 2012 (CEST) <nowiki>#4812hh</nowiki> <nowiki>#hitchgath?</nowiki> ==After-meetings== ===City, country===