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This page will be used A small group of enthusiastic travelers had decided to coordinate organize the organisers until the month of october. Then we'll make something more informational or attractivefirst European Hitch-hiking Week.

At 150 people showed up from all around Europe and stayed for the premeeting on the last day of 888, there 3 days week-end. It was a consensus on the fact that the event is more to promote the concept very intense time of Hitch-hiking rather than exchange, smiles, and french wine.And they continue to all meet up somewhere and have a good time. This is why the proposal of meeting outside every year in a city was ruled out, because we want to be seen by strangersdifferent place.

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]], [[Eastern Europe]].** [http://mapspicasaweb.google.ru/lucysd/Project789HitchHikersMeetingInOdessa# Some pics there][http://www.facebook.com/maps/msphoto.php?iepid=UTF830374597&hlid=fr1179685978&msa=0comments&msid=109599739092760898987alert#/photo.0004542e88ab2b0988965&llphp?pid=51.124213,6.24023474054&spnid=37.948922,79.101563100000083394199&zref=4 MAPmf On facebook also] (Please someone integrate it in the wiki, I don't know how to do it).

Please add whatever city 2010 : Let's choose a new destination ! Helsinki ? Moscou ? Where ever you think is want ! Just some importants things have to been said : ** We need to pick a good idea place where many people can come without visas and explain where we have a local organizer.** The necessity of having a little bit whylocal coordinator/support, like an HH club can be the best.

At === PHILOSOPHY ===From the little meeting on 888 to the last day of 888789, the general consensus was hitchikers think that the location had event is more to move East, after Paris. If possible outside promote the concept of the 15 original EU memberHitch-stateshiking rather than to all meet up somewhere and have a good time and just drink. Ukraine was given A LOT of attention because it This is why the ONLY country proposal of Europe that does not require complicated paperwork and expenses to get meeting outside a visa. Any location within the [httpcity was ruled out://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/SchengenAgreement_map.svg Shengen space] will we want to be seen by strangers and make it close to impossible some actions in the city ; for example at the non-Shengen 789 in Odessa, we have done a flashmobs about hitchiking to somewhere special and next try to get a lift to join. Plus the price of life will be affordable for almost everyoneevent's place.

===Suggested cities:New fancy name for 2010?===*Copenhagen, DK**+: one of the 888 organizer lives thereMoved to [[6810/Name]].**-: expensive place

*Riga, LT=== DESTINATION ===**+: Central in the Baltics, which is an epicentre of European hitch-hiking.**-: Do we need Moved to promote hitchhiking where it is already on good way?*Kosovo**+: We have a great contact there that can find us a space, and get us the media[[6810]].**-: The border crossing is a bit difficult/event may become slightly political

*Odessa, UKR**+: Easy visa for everyone / Well known namePlease feel free to add your ideas and help organizing the third hitchhiking European week.

*Lviv, UKR**+[http: Was voted //www.the789project.com/ Official Website of the most depresive place in Europe. Let's make it organisation of the most cheerful place.**-: Nobody knows it. (?!?)third hitchhiking week]

*Barcelona'''We need a better coordination this year and we can't do it without hh clubs, SPso 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:Spain definitely needs 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 education sort of website, what about Hitchusing 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 ? --hiking/[[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 get free fooduse 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)

*Bratislava, SK**+[[File:789-festival-graphic-by-amylin.jpg|500px|thumb|center|Graphic for 789 by [[User: Not very touristic but very well known, we might get an official autorisationAmylin|Amylin]].]]{{IsIn|Odessa}}

*Torino, IT**+[[Category: Italy definitely needs some education about Hitch-hiking.Hitchgathering]] *Munich, GER**+[[bg: Central within Schengen789]] *Brno, CZ**+:friendly, active, cultural city - great potential/not much expensive**-: Not very well known *Lubjana, SL**+:free internet access in city/not touristic capital/ + [http[de://www.metelkova.org/ metelkova mesto789]] *Reikjavik, ICE**+: Hey, why not?**-: Hard to reach by hitchhiking *Cabo de St Vincente, POR**+[[fr: The challenge: It is "the end of the road" in Europe. The westernmost point. / Nice beaches.789 Project]] ==Concerns== The two main concerns raised at the 888-last-day-meeting were[[pt:789 Europa]]*Female HH safety in the country of arrival and in the "impossible to go around" countries.*The necessity of having a local coordinator. This time we really need a Forum to help people organize their rides. We can't rely on CS groups, they suck.: I can do that --[[Userru:MrTweek|MrTweek789]] 15:49, 11 August 2008 (CEST) Once again, edit if you want to add something.