The term InterHash specifically refers to the World InterHash. Attendees vote for bidding Hash kennels to choose where the succeeding InterHash will be held. It is an Olympic-style election where voters have to rank each candidate on their voting card. During the ballot counting at the end of each round the votes initially allocated to the bidder with the lowest score are redistributed according to the second preference marked on the voting card and so on. The winner is declared once a bidder has gathered more than 50% of the votes overall.
There is no international body overseeing this election and technically each InterHash Organising Committee can decide on the voting process. Therefore, the event website changes with every winner and its URL usually follows the structure of the current one (http://www.interhash2016.com). So be aware that the web site worldinterhash.com is a private initiative and has nothing to do with the event that is the grandson of the original Hong Kong InterHash.
The InterHash has occurred as quickly as 14 months apart or with a gap of more than 2.5 years - date usually chosen during the best season of the host country - the only requirement being that the InterHash occur in the even numbered calendar year.
The (World) InterHash has taken place every even-numbered year since 1978
1978 Hong Kong - 24 to 26 March (Att: 800+-)
1980 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 4 to 6 April (Att: 1200+-)
1982 Jakarta, Indonesia - 30 to 31 October (Att: 1300+-)
1984 Sydney, Australia - 20 to 22 April (Att: 1400+-)
1986 Pattaya, Thailand - 28 to 31 March (Att: 2143)
1988 Bali, Indonesia - 1 to 4 July (Att: 3600+-)
1990 Manila, Philippines - 16 to 18 March (Att: 1600+-)
1992 Phuket, Thailand - 3 to 5 July (Att: 2700+-)
1994 Rotorua, New Zealand - 25 to 27 February (Reg: 3847, Att: 3400+-)
1996 Limassol, Cyprus - 7 to 9 June (Reg: 3302, Att: 2992)
1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 2 to 4 October (Att: 5800+-)
2000 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - 25 to 27 February (Att: 3800+-)
2002 Goa, India - 27 to 29 September (Att: 2600+-)
2004 Cardiff, Wales - 23 to 25 July (Reg: 4839, Att: 4549)
2006 Chiang Mai, Thailand - 27 to 29 October (Reg: 5934, Att: 5670)
2008 Perth, Western Australia, Australia - 21 to 23 March (Att: 4500)
2010 Kuching, Borneo, Malaysia - 2 to 4 July (not specified)
2012 Borobudur, Central Java, Indonesia - 25 to 27 May (Reg: 4557)
2014 Hainan, China - 14 to 16 March (Reg: 4000)
2016 Bali, Indonesia - 20 to 22 May (approx 4500)
2018 Fiji - 24 to 27 May ()
The host for the next InterHash event is selected by vote of all attending Hashers at an InterHash. Before 2004, voting was done only by club GM (Grand Master/Mistress) or representative attending InterHash at a GM's meeting. The GM's meeting has also been discontinued and replaced by a forum open to all but poorly attended (~100 at Kuching 2010).
List of Bidders (winners listed first) for each Interhash: (Note this is incomplete - please provide accurate updates)
1980 Kuala Lumpur
1982 Jakarta
1984 Sydney
1986 Pattaya
1988 Bali
1990 Manila
1992 Phuket
1994 Rotorua, Gold Coast
1996 Amathus-Cyprus, Hong Kong, Bandung-Indonesia
1998 Kuala Lumpur, Cairns, Durban
2000 Hobart-Tasmania, Cairns, Central Coast, Durban
2002 Goa, Cardiff
2004 Cardiff, Perth-Australia, Wellington
2006 Chiang Mai, Perth-Australia, Bali, Edmonton
2008 Perth-Australia, Bali, Genting-Malaysia, Mombasa-Kenya, Penang-Malaysia, Singapore
2010 Kuching-Malaysia, Mombasa-Kenya, Bali, Genting-Malaysia
2012 Borobudur-Jogjakarta-Indonesia, Mombasa-Kenya
2014 Hainan, Brussels, Fiji
2016 Bali, Fiji
2018 Fiji, Kuching, Medan
Bali 328
Genting 589
Mombasa 589
Penang 199
Perth 1,912 (50.66% - overall majority and outright winner)
Singapore 140
First Count:
Bali 486
Genting 272
Mombasa 873
Kuching 1,126
Second Count:
Bali 656
Mombasa 909
Kuching 1,242
Third Count:
Mombasa 1,046
Kuching 1,575
Java 2,506
Mombasa 1,655
Hainan 1,378
Brussels 788
Fiji 125
Bali 985
Fiji 542
Commemorative T-shirts are usually made for special Hash events (e.g. kennel's birthday or celebratory run like 100, 250, ...). The best collection of images of InterHash T-shirts can be found at (http://gotothehash.net/t/hashshirtsih.html)
As of 2006, there were 4 "survivors" - Hashers who have attended every InterHash. The Wolf died on 18 April 2010 during a Hash trail in Frankfurt, Germany, now leaving Philthy Phil, Drainoil and CheeBye.
There have been some variations in recent years. In 2008 (Perth ) "binge drinking" was banned from the venue, so the down down contest was hastily done during the old farts stroll meaning that many missed out. In 2004 (Cardiff), the competition was done without published announcement, off stage, with a similar missing out by some interested participants and spectators. The winner's hall of fame:
1982 The Champ, Seletar H3
1984 The Fireman, Melbourne H3
1986 Mongo, Auckland H3
1988 Hooray Henry, London H3
1990 Hooray Henry, London H3
1992 Hooray Henry, London H3 with an incredible 9.60 seconds
1994 Suipe, Marlborough H3
1996 Pisspot1, Episkopi H3
1998 Suipe, Marlborough H3
2000 Deep Throat, Wellington H3
2002 Deep Throat, Wellington H3
2004 Too Tuff, Quorn H3
2006 RTC, Colombo H3 and Deep Throat, Wellington H3
2008 RTC, Colombo H3 = 15 seconds with only minor spillage
2010 RTC, Colombo H3 hotly contest - 2nd place Deep Throat, Wellington H3
2012 M.I.A., Jakarta H3
2014 1st: 2nd: 3rd: Ra, Hogtown H3, Toronto
1984 Gulletsby, Sydney H3
1986 Tinny Cobby, Surrey H3
1988 ??
1990 Gypsy, Rotorua H3
1992 Deep Throat, Bangkok H3
1994 Gypsy, Rotorua H3
1996 Martini, Cheltenham & Cotswold H3
1998 Lee Ah Ee, Kamunting H4
2000 Bird Table, Auckland H3
2002 ??
2004 No Mercy, Lagos H3
2006 No Mercy, Lagos H3 with an incredible 8.10 seconds
2008 Martini, Cheltenham & Cotswold H3 = 10 seconds
2010 LSD, Perth
2012 LSD, Perth
2014
Other "InterHash" like events at the continental level include AfricaHash, InterAmericas, PanAsia and EuroHash. Some regions also have biannual events like InterScandi, InterGulf or annual events like Mekong IndoChina. Annual national (NASH) events are held in many countries around the world with PanAsia, InterAmerica and Aussie Nash Hash typically the biggest (attendance 700-2,000).
1992 Paris, France (Att: 1000 +-)
1993 Madrid, Spain (Att: 850+-)
1994 Mannheim, Germany (Att: 97)
1995 Hvar, Croatia (Att: 42)
1997 Brussels, Belgium (Att: 666)
1999 Cappadocia, Turkey (Att: 365)
2001 Kriftel, Germany (Att: 431)
2003 Ry, Denmark (Att: 341)
2005 Heemskerk, The Netherlands (Att: 300+-)
2007 Kingston upon Thames, England (Att: 343)
2009 Antalya, Turkey (Att: 550+-)
2011 Baarlo, The Netherlands (Att: 536)
2013 Helsinki, Finland + Tallinn, Estonia + Stockholm, Sweden (Att: 550)
2015 Kraków, Poland (Att: 800+-)
2017 Vienna, Austria
(always held on the last Bank Holiday weekend of August)
1981 Surrey
1983 Cambridge
1985 Wessex
1987 Royal Berkshire
1989 Edinburgh
1991 Yorkshire
1993 Cheltenham and Cotswold
1995 North Hants
1997 Teign Valley
1999 Glasgow
2001 Worthy Winchester
2003 Severn Valley
2005 Norfolk
2007 Milton Keynes
2009 Perth
2011 Wessex
2013 Hardy's
2015 Oxford
2017 Norfolk
(often held on US Labor Day weekend early September)
1984 San Jose, Costa Rica
1985 Atlanta (Georgia), USA
1987 Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), USA
1989 San Diego (California), USA
1991 Waukesha (Wisconsin), USA
1993 Calgary, Canada
1995 Orlando (Florida), USA
1997 Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
1999 Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), USA
2001 Austin (Texas), USA
2003 San Jose, Costa Rica
2005 Toronto, Canada
2007 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
2009 Winter Park (Colorado), USA
2011 Savannah (Georgia), USA
2013 Panama
2015 Portland (Oregon), USA
2017 Phoenix (Arizona), USA
InterScandi history (odd years)
1991 Oslo, Norway
1993 Copenhagen, Denmark
1995 Stockholm, Sweden
1997 Aarhus, Denmark
1999 Oslo, Norway
2001 Helsinki, Finland
2003 Tallinn, Estonia
2005 Stockholm, Sweden
2007 Glasgow, Scotland
2009 Harstad, Norway
2011 Dublin, Ireland
2013 Copenhagen, Denmark
2015 Galway, Ireland
2017 Aarhus, Denmark
1996 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
1997 Machakos, Kenya
1998 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
1999 Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
2001 Durban, South Africa
2003 Mombasa, Kenya
2005 Cape Town, South Africa
2007 Maputo, Mozambique
2009 Kampala, Uganda
2011 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2013 Accra, Ghana
2015 Malindi, Kenya (relocated from Freetown, Sierra Leone due to ebola crisis)
2017 Lagos, Nigeria
1979 Qatar
1982 Qatar
1986 Qatar
1995 Qatar
1996 Bahrain
1997 Al Ain
1998 Saudi (in Bahrain)
1999 Muscat
2000 Abu Dhabi
2001 Qatar
2003 Dubai
2004 Oman
2005 Dubai
2007 Oman
2015 Bahrain
1987 Singapore
1989 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
1991 Bandung, Indonesia
1993 Singapore
1995 Kuching, Malaysia
1997 Jakarta, Indonesia
1999 Perth, Australia
2001 Langkawi, Malaysia
2003 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2005 Kuching, Malaysia
2007 Medan, Indonesia
2009 Angeles City, the Philippines
2011 Bandung, Indonesia
2013 Pattaya, Thailand
2015 Pondicherry, India
2017 Gangwon, Korea
1998 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (inaugural IMH)
1999 Vientiane, Laos
2000 Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2001 Hanoi, Vietnam
2002 Chiang Mai, Thailand
2003 Yangon, Myanmar
2004 Angkor Wat, Cambodia
2005 Vientiane, Laos
2006 Not held due to Interhash in Chiang Mai
2007 Dalat, Vietnam
2008 Sukothai, Thailand
2009 Yangon, Myanmar
2010 Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2011 Luang Prabang, Laos
2012 Hanoi, Vietnam
2013 Kunming, Yunnan Province of China
2014 Chiang Rai, Thailand
2015 Yangon, Myanmar
2016 Siem Reap, Cambodia
2017 Vientiane, Laos
