Hello Good People,
We're looking for a place to meet again! Unfortunately,
Hess can no longer provide us with a meeting room. Do you by any chance
know of any possible places that:
1. are close to an MRT station/bus stop
2. are free or don't cost too much to hire
A school with a classroom or an
office with a meeting room available on 2 Saturdays a month would be
good. If you have any ideas at all, please reply to this! Thanks. :)
Lynn
P.S. I asked at the National
Library behind 永安市場 MRT Station on Sunday about a meeting room for hire.
I started to get excited when the librarian asked me, "For about how
many people?" After I told her we normally have between 6 and 12 people,
she looked disappointed. "Our meeting room fits more than 100
people--太大!"
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Saturday, 20 August 2011
Sat 27 Aug 2011 Session Details
Date: Sat 27 Aug 2011
Time: 13:30-16:00
Place: British Council (BC) Taipei (英國文化協會教育文化中心)
2F-1, 106 Xinyi Rd, Sec 5, Taipei (台北市信義區信義路五段106號2樓之1) (ph: 02-2722-1000)
Very close to Taipei 101! The BC is directly opposite Xinyi Administration Center, which is the blue building at the cnr of Xinyi Rd and Songren Rd) http://www.britishcouncil.org/taiwan-about-us-contact-us-taipei-office-map.htm
Transportation:
- Closest MRT station: Taipei City Hall. From there, it's about a 12-15 min walk. Head towards Taipei 101! OR Take YouBike! Use Exit 3 of Taipei City Hall MRT station and rent YouBike for a day with your credit card and Easy Card. You can park YouBike on Xinyi Rd between Taipei 101 and the Xinyi Administration Center. It takes less than 10 min to bicycle there from the MRT station, so it's both fun AND free! :)
- By bus: These buses stop right outside the BC (bus stop name is Xinyi Admin Center): 207, any Xinyi Rd line bus
Topic: Life on Taiwanese Farms: 3 different articles, several different stories
We all love Taiwanese food. 
But how much do we know about the people who produce it? What are their lives like? Find out in this session!
But how much do we know about the people who produce it? What are their lives like? Find out in this session!
PLEASE REGISTER by Friday 26 Aug, 12 noon. To register,
if you are already a registered member of TIiA, simply reply to this email.
If you are not a member yet, please send an email to us to say you plan to come.
As soon as you register, you'll be sent a link to a bilingual magazine article from Taiwan Panaroma(台灣光華雜誌). At the session, you'll tell others the main points of your article, and any interesting things you found out. Other people will have read different articles, and you'll learn from them about theirs. (This is called a Jigsaw Reading.)
The sooner you register, the more time you'll have to read your article...and find out some fascinating stories behind the food we're lucky enough to eat everyday!
Hope to see you there!
:) Lynn
As soon as you register, you'll be sent a link to a bilingual magazine article from Taiwan Panaroma(台灣光華雜誌). At the session, you'll tell others the main points of your article, and any interesting things you found out. Other people will have read different articles, and you'll learn from them about theirs. (This is called a Jigsaw Reading.)
The sooner you register, the more time you'll have to read your article...and find out some fascinating stories behind the food we're lucky enough to eat everyday!
Hope to see you there!
:) Lynn
Saturday, 6 August 2011
Sat 13 Aug 2011 Session Details
2011.08.18 UPDATES with session minutes by Elaine
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Q_5BdV1DqLG5GSWvyCwmNuhcCRlw--KbcLY7NLuhCg/edit?hl=en_GB
Hope to see you there! Please try to come on time--the game takes time to play!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Q_5BdV1DqLG5GSWvyCwmNuhcCRlw--KbcLY7NLuhCg/edit?hl=en_GB
Date: Sat 13 August 2011
Time: 13:30-17:00 (NOTE the LONGER TIME!)
Place: NOTE THE DIFFERENT VENUE! 台北市忠孝西路一段50號12樓Rm18
12th Fl, Rm 18, 50 Zhongxiao W. Rd Sec 1 (across from Taipei Main Station next to Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Dept store. Use the 新光三越 Exit at Taipei Main Station. When you're facing the dept store, the building is on the left. Ph no. of the building: 02-237-00577. The room has been booked in the name 康琳.)
Topic: Fish Banks--an environmentally-oriented role playing game. A very special session!
Two specially trained facilitators, TIiA member Susan Shiau and Szu-yin Lin from TAMEE (Taiwan Association for Marine Environmental Education) will lead us in this game. Szu-yin has an MSc.in Environmental Governance from Germany and has participated in many international youth actions. She experienced Fish Banks many times while being abroad and found it very inspiring. Two years ago, she decided to promote it in Taiwan.
Fish Banks is a role-playing game designed to inform people about using natural resources effectively and wisely. With Szu-yin and Susan's help, we will use and no doubt develop our communication, group problem-solving and higher order thinking skills. An important function of the game is to help participants learn how to interact with each other; thus much of the time is spent discussing, negotiating, and debating. It's sure to be fun and stimulating!
In the game, teams of players manage their own fishing companies. At the beginning of the game, each fishing company has equal amounts of money and fishing ships. Each company has the same operating costs and technology. At the beginning of every simulated year, the teams make decisions about buying or selling ships, whether to fish or not, and where to fish. The object of the game for each company is to maximize profits.
Developed by Dennis L. Meadows at the University of New Hampshire, it originally targeted corporate managers and public officials. But anyone can benefit from the insights gained by playing the game.
Hope to see you there! Please try to come on time--the game takes time to play!
:) Lynn (aka 康琳)
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