As with projects of a large nature such as this, all the credit for making it happen goes to those who donate time and effort to help make it a success. We have had a lot of help to make this the success that it was and would like to thank these people for their assistance.

Eva Bodogan of Hungary, for countless, stressful hours creating the website (and more to come)

Alexander Volodko of Germany, for time consuming programming of the online forms and other significant technical issues concerning the website.

Anya Pusch, Karin Riemenschneider and Anne Lattner of Germany, for time consuming work of compiling dojo email addresses for the newsletter

Anya Pusch T-shirt design and design and print of Certificates

Ingo Riedel and Hanjo Kraeft of Hannover, Germany, for "Things to do in Hannover" and for the inspiring signs guiding the path to the Akademie

Gunnar Menzel, Ingo Riedel, Henning Schillmoeller, of Germany, for shuttle service at the event

Debbie Baxter and Laura Marshall of US and UK respectively, for their help in soliciting sponsors

Rohn Malhotra of Alma Mater Stores, Bangalore, India - producing the T-shirts and Sweatshirts

Karn Malhotra of Exit Designs, Bangalore, India - Banner and super support
Shiva Subramanian of Bangalore, India, who helped connect us to the proper companies for the t-shirt and banner production.

Mr. Saathoff and the staff from the Youth Hostel in Hannover, Germany, who made it possible for us to continue booking through August and worked with us in the complexities of arranging the roommates.

Nils Noell of Germany, for being our fantastic Taikai photographer

Beate Proettel of Germany, for offering to add to our photo compilation

Uwe Bartels from Bujinkan Shop, Germany, for his hours in filming with his crew: Alexander Bott, Davide Bott, Gabor Farkasch, Hans Peter Gölz, Wilfried Wiesener and Lothar Weitzel - and the countless hours of editing the DVD.

Cinzia Dolcini from Italy (and Japan) for organizing training and interviews for an article written for magazines and newspapers on Kunoichi and the event as also for her DVD showing of an interview with Soke Hatsumi.

Doug Wilson of Japan, for his translations of Soke Hatsumi's interview and his transcription services in Japanese for the DVD.

Oliver Piskurek and the Bujinkan Arashi Dojo e.V. for their confidence in our project and for the provision of the institutional infrastructure.

Holger Kunzmann of Germany, for hours spent sharing his Taikai organizing experience and sharing his documents.

We would like to give credit to these people for their hard work in translating all this material, and continuing to do so as new material becomes available.

Translators

German
Matthias Kundi, Nadine Brunnette, Marco Tillman, David Strauss, Mandy Schumann, Katrin Jansen

Spanish
Natalia de Wit, Ana Rodriguez, Marili Somera, Vanessa Adan, Ricardo Zapata

French
Cecile Depoilly, David Strauss, Luiza Ciocsirescu

Hungarian
Eva Bodogan

For Donations we thank:

Brigitte Junge, Clodagh Power, Rebecca Kidder, Elaine Pongratz (in memory of her mother, Adelaine Pongratz), Katrin Jansen, Anna Buttkus, Cinzia Dolcini, Kathy Baylor

An event does not run smoothly if not for the behind the scenes help of so many people. We are very grateful to the following who have volunteered their time during the event. Thank you.

And if we have forgotten anyone, our sincerest apologies. There was so much going on at the event itself, and so many who offered to help on the spot, that if your name is missed here, please know that in our hearts, we are deeply grateful. All of you were needed to help make this one of a kind event so amazing!

Thank you to the talented, open, loving hearted instructors, who gave so much of themselves and their time, and thank you to all the participants for making a huge effort to be there, and the commitment you made to your training and your life!