The preparation of Ecotopia Biketour 2017 is structured into working groups that work on particular temporary, finishable tasks autonomously. They can create a room in our online chat for themselves, use Skype/Mumble for online conferences, meet in person, write e-mails, or use any other method of communication that they find suitable.
The following working groups exist at the moment. If you want to get involved with one or more of them, please write us to 2017 at ecotopiabiketour dot net.
- Route preparation: Find, contact and visit projects on the way, think about things to do on the way, plan the days. The route preparation is split into the following working groups:
- Route segment 1: Strasbourg–Nancy
- Route segment 2: Bure–Freiburg
- Route segment 3: Switzerland
- Route segment 45: Grenoble / Ardèche / Cévennes
- Route segment 6: Rocalet + Pyrenees
- Route segment 7: Catalunya
- Promotion: Create flyers, posters and other artwork to promote Biketour 2017
- Booklet: Prepare a booklet/zine for Ecotopia Biketour 2017
- Funding: Apply for funding
- Bank account: Set up an association in Germany and create a bank account
- Equipment: Get missing and existing equipment to Strasbourg for the start of Biketour 2017
- Translation: Coordinate translations of participation guidelines, concepts, and flyers/posters for Biketour 2017
The following tasks always need to be done:
- Suggest projects and places to visit
- Translate the website and promotion material into any other languages
We have regular online conferences, where we update each other about the progress and make important decisions together. We use Mumble/Plumble as software, if you need help setting it up, let us know. The dates of the next online conferences are:
- Sunday May 7, 17:00 (Portugal, UK) / 18:00 (Central Europe) / 19:00 (Eastern Europe) / 20:00 (Russia, Turkey)
- Sunday May 28, 17:00 (Portugal, UK) / 18:00 (Central Europe) / 19:00 (Eastern Europe) / 20:00 (Russia, Turkey)
- Sunday June 11, 17:00 (Portugal, UK) / 18:00 (Central Europe) / 19:00 (Eastern Europe) / 20:00 (Russia, Turkey)
- Sunday June 18, 17:00 (Portugal, UK) / 18:00 (Central Europe) / 19:00 (Eastern Europe) / 20:00 (Russia, Turkey)
- Sunday June 25, 17:00 (Portugal, UK) / 18:00 (Central Europe) / 19:00 (Eastern Europe) / 20:00 (Russia, Turkey)