Checklist for national/local organisers

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE BIKETOUR

WHAT IS A NATIONAL COORDINATOR? National coordinator (NC) is a person (or few persons) who is responsible for the route in one country or at least a part of it. See Guidelines for being a NC on: [1] You will coordinate:

• the planning & testing of the route
• the search for sleeping-places, actions, events, fellow organizers, participants
• having meetings with local volunteers and international coördinator
• produce/translate bt-material like flyers or poster
• press-work
• fundraising
• write invitation letters for visa for Biketour participants
• guide the tour through your country
• what ever else you take on during meetings.

CHECKLIST NC

• A: Preparing the route
• B: Publicity
• C: Media strategy
• D: Local attention/welcomes for biketour
• E: Practical stuff needed for Biketour

A: Preparing the route (see general information “BIKETOUR ON THE ROAD” for tips)

• Finding locations to sleep and arranging a contact person who communicates with hosts during the biketour and informs when we will actually arrive. We will probably stay longer in some places where we can learn/help out/do actions. It will be nice to have space to meet, do workshops, prepare banners etc. Especially where many people start the tour it will be nice to organize a bike repair workshop or other group activities…
  • Planning and checking out the route: important to check is actual state of the road (asphalt is best); enough possibilities to get drinking water and food supplies; and to make a list of bike shop addresses.
    • Cooking on open fire is the fastest and most convenient for BT. It needs to be checked if open fire is allowed in particular country (otherwise there’s need to arrange a gas cooker).
      • Besides this it’s good to check natural park policies and possibilities of wild camping with a group.
        • list of hospitals along the route and alarm numbers of all countries we pass.
          • Overview of a general plan for actions and campaigns with dates (this plan can be talked through and adjusted with all participants at the starting point of the tour and in daily meetings). It’s good to leave space for people to take part in actions they are interested in (don’t expect all actions planned will happen… sometimes though there can be spontaneous actions be set up by participants).
            • A contact person who communicates with local action groups…