Dates and Venue
Dates
April 20 (MON) – 25 (FRI) 2020
Venue
The Web Conference 2020 will be taking place in Taipei International Convention Center (TICC).
The TICC is located at No. 1, Section 5, Xinyi Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City 11049, just a short walk from the one of the world’s iconic tower building Taipei 101 and MRT Taipei 101/ World Trade Centre Station.
Access to the Venue
From Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)
| Fare | Trip Time | Description | Operating hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
By Taxi
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NTD 1,300 (approx. USD 42) |
1hr |
In Taipei, the Taxi fare starts from NTD 70 (USD 2.3) for first 1.25km (approx. 0.78 miles), and every additional 200m is NTD 5 (USD 0.16). Night cab charges NTD 20 (USD 0.64) more per ride. Cross-city long-distance taxi does not charge by the meter. Airport Taxi Service Terminal 1 +886-3-398-2832 Terminal 2 +886-3-398-3599 Customer Complaints +886-3-3834-499 |
24 hours |
By MRT
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NTD 160 (approx. USD 5.2) |
35-38 minutes (Express) |
Step 1: Take Taoyuan Metro from Airport Terminal 2 Station (A13)/ Airport Terminal 1 Station (A12) to Taipei Main Station (A1). Step 2: Transfer to Taipei MRT Tamsui-Xinyi Line (R Line) from Taipei Main Station to Taipei 101/World Trade Center Station. Step 3: It takes three minutes to walk from Exit 1 to Taipei International Convention Center. |
Taoyuan Metro: 6:00-23:00 Taipei Metro: 6:00-00:00 |
By Bus
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NTD 145 (approx. USD 4.6) |
60-75 minutes |
Step 1: Take 1960 Citi Air Bus Taoyuan-Airport from Terminal 1 (Bus pickup zone at the Arrivals level, B1) or Terminal 2 (Bus pickup zone at the northeast arcade of the Arrivals lobby, the First floor) to Grand Hyatt Taipei Stop. Step 2: It takes three minutes to walk from Grand Hyatt Taipei to Taipei International Convention Center. |
5:50-01:05 |
From Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)
| Fare | Trip Time | Description | Operating hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
By Taxi
|
NTD 200-250 (approx. USD 6.5-8) |
20 minutes | Taxi services are available on the outside of the Arrivals Lobby. | 24 hours |
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By MRT
|
NTD 25 (approx. USD 0.8) |
40 minutes |
Step 1: Take Taipei MRT Wenhu Line (BR Line) from Songshan Airport Station to Daan Station and transfer to Tamsui-Xinyi Line (R Line). And take Taipei MRT Tamsui-Xinyi Line (R Line) from Daan Station to Taipei 101/World Trade Center Station. Step 2: It takes three minutes to walk from Exit 1 to Taipei International Convention Center. |
6:00-00:00 |
Social Events
Welcome Reception
A great opportunity to meet new friends.
A pleasant moment to experience traditional Taiwan culture.
Let’s find out what’s interesting here!
Indulge with Taiwanese Artisan Fine Teas
As you know Taiwan teas that exhibit the highest quality and creativity. A fascinating Taiwan tea culture can be found in our welcome reception. You can experience not only “Tea Tasting” but also “Tea Cocktails”. What’s more exciting is that there’s also a Cultural Experience Workshop that would truly make you impressive!
Tasting Workshop
Tea is more than a drink. Taking a sip of the tea seems to be able to stay away from the hustle and bustle and enter a realm of Zen. The art of tea is a mode of aesthetics that related to a sense of concentration as under the influence of great tasting tea. To integrate tea in the culture and the mind, the culture of teaist is brought out. Teaists enjoy the art of tea and perform the tea with their specialty and knowledge. If you are curious about the spirit of Taiwanese tea ceremony, you must enter this exquisite journey; drinking in the mouth, the tea; walking a quiet journey, the soul. Furthermore, no need to worry about not taking in the event, there are interpreters to facilitate you to enjoy the event more smoothly.
The most representative Taiwan teas are served as below:
Biluochun Tea
Biluochun tea is intercropped with fruit trees and tea trees. The tea smells fruity and the aroma of flowers scented tea, which grows the natural quality of Biluochun tea. In addition, Biluochun tea tree has a unique growth environment, coupled with precision picking and sophisticated production.
Pouchong (or Baozhong) Tea
Produced in the mountainous areas of northern Taiwan, it is required to have a strip-like appearance, green color, bright green and slightly golden water color, delicate fragrance and elegant flower-like fragrance, and a smooth yet active flavor.
High Mountain Oolong Tea
High Mountain Oolong Tea is popular mainly because of its fresh and sweet taste. It is planted in high mountains, the tea grows slowly, resulting in less bitter ingredients and high sweetness in the tea.
Dongding Oolong Tea
Described as the "Champagne of tea", Taiwanese oolongs are considered to be some of the finest by some tea connoisseurs. What makes it special is due to having been undergoes to an almost unstopped fog. A 40-minute roasting over charcoal granted to its flavor, which also has "nutty, caramel, and chestnut" specialties.
Iron Goddess (Tie Guanyin) Tea
Founded near an iron statue of Kuan Yin, the unique tea plant itself received the name of “Iron Goddess (Tie Guanyin) Tea”. Iron Goddess has a pure flavor, with a unique glycol, with a bit of weak acid and Osmanthus fragrance, with a deep throaty and astringent tea flavor.
Oriental Beauty (Dongfang Meiren) Tea
Very fruity in taste, with the name "Oriental Beauty" from Queen Elizabeth II in the 1960s, the tea became popular in the western world. Its unique flavor partly comes from having the insect eggs and egg sacs during harvesting.
Black Tea
The black tea produced is colorful, fragrant, and sweet. After brewing, it emits a light floral fragrance. The taste is round and full on the mouth, and the finish is endless. Black teas for which the country has developed an international reputation.
Tea Cocktails
Every tea has its different tones, and so does every base wine. Reconciliation is an art, seeking a balance, but also a journey of interweaving Eastern and Western cultures. The sparks worth your experience. The bartender using the tea element boldly blends different cultures with old and new history, also brings a different sense of "newness" to the drinking guests. Alcohol drinkers who are not very young know that this "newness" is invaluable. It is simply a dose of heart-strength needle that is drunk and drowsy. Many tea cocktails are worthy for you to explore; for instance, “Butterfly Effects”, using the best black tea and adding absinthe liquor's moderate characteristics, “Time Travel”, Dongding Oolong Tea with special scented osmanthus fragrance, “Twinkle Eyes”, based on rum, using fresh Alishan alpine tea to add wine, melon syrup and fresh milk to increase the thickness. The tasty finger food and snacks are also served to pair with the amazing tea cocktails.
Cultural Experience Workshop
Although Chinese calligraphy is generally regarded as an art form; in fact, it is much more – a way to cultivate the artistic expression of personal character in a tangible form. Join our DIY workshop of bookmark making combines with Chinese calligraphy writing to customize your personal style bookmark. Besides, there’s another option to have your calligraphy. We invited a Chinese calligraphy master to write the unique fonts for you if you are not interested in writing calligraphy yourself. This workshop must bring a lot of fun for you! Bring a meaningful souvenir that created by yourself and recall the inspiration that you can memorize for whole life!
You can pick a favorite tea bookmark at Tea Workshop. Then, you can have your bookmark DIY at opposite side.
Please note that attendees who purchase any one of the conference passes are eligible to attend the Welcome Reception.
Gala Dinner
”Small cheer and great welcome make a merry feast.” -William Shakespeare-
The Embodiment of Taiwanese Popular Culture
Here’s a feast for all of your senses! From delicious food to traditional performances and grafts, filling your spirit up. Enjoying the night which is one of the best ways to get a taste of Taiwanese culture!
Taste Taiwan's Authentic Night Market Snacks
Food combines the distance between people; eating and drinking allows you to start a self-exploration journey. We are the greatest gourmet guide lead you to experience our most proud and local specialty foods!
"The later the night, the more beautiful it is." This is a special scenery of Taiwan. People visit night market for the kind of unique thrill that they feel when they are lively, chaotic, and crowded. To let you take a deep look to Taiwan culture, we invite five booths together to celebrate the event: sugar painting, dragon's beard candy, shadow play, dough figurine and puppet show. We are sure that you’ll have the great experience that you have never had!
Barbeque Corn
Stinky Tofu
Taiwanese Oyster Omelette
Feel the Essence of Traditional Taiwanese Culture
The definition of "cultura animi" was originally "cultivation of the soul" and also the original origin of the term “culture”. Including the three aspects of utensils (material culture), institutions (institutional culture) and concepts (spiritual culture), these forms of vision and concentration are performed through the form of performance. We are glad to invite you to immerse yourself in the purest yet the best experience.
Sugar Painting
Sugar painting is a traditional folk art that was popularin the Qing Dynasty. It is a sweet art of painting with caramelized sugar. The figures such as animals and flowers are very popular. If you have an eye for art or a sweet tooth, you won’t want to miss it!
Dragon's Beard Candy
It is a folk dessert that has been lost for a century. It was carefully made by the imperial palace chef and served by the emperor, hence the name "Dragon Beard". Let our professional teacher perform you this amazing art!
Shadow Play
The shadow play originated very early in our country. It is said that after the death of Emperor Wu's concubine Mrs. Li, Emperor Wu missed her a lot. A man named Shao Weng who imitated the image of Mrs. Li and illuminated the cloth with lights making it very much like Mrs. Li, which make the emperor very happy.
Dough Figurine
During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang's army sent troops to conquer the Jiang River during a sudden surge. It was sacrificed by the glutinous rice group to pinch the "rice people", with after that, the surge was quickly calmed, thus the troop made it crossing over the river successfully.
Puppet Show
Usually performed in temples, especially when one or two of the two patron saints are worshipped. The puppet can also do some tricks, the most surprising trick for outsiders is when the puppet throws the puppet into the air, it falls back to his hand, even the hand of another performer.
Please note that the Gala Dinner will charge TWD 600 for the first ticket and TWD 3,000 for the second and so on, for attendees who purchase the Three-day Pass, or above. For attendees who purchase the Conference Pass which is under three day, the Gala Dinner will charge TWD 3,000 for one ticket.
Post-tour
Explore Taipei City in Depth through a Walking Tour
Let’s Traverse Ancient History to Modern Times
From Taiwan’s first military dependents’ village to Taipei 101, several decades apart from the time, bringing the spiritual and visual impact.
Taipei 101
Taipei 101, the famous landmark of Taipei City which is noted for being the tallest “green building” in the world. The building combines traditional Chinese culture and technology into one. This is a spot that you won't want to miss! What’s special! We provide tickets of Taipei 101's observatory on the 89th floor. It would be a great opportunity to witness the most beautiful view of Taipei City!
44 South Village (Xinyi Assembly Hall)
The 44 South Village is one of the former military village in Taipei. This is a true place that brings you to glimpse into the past. With a peaceful moment to explore the footprints of history, feeling the tradition and modern interweaving of the new look of the village.
Please note that the post-tour is an additional package for the conference that we will guide you by walking, discovering what Taipei has to offer—a creative, dynamic and globalized city in motion. This tour will charge TWD 600 for attendees.