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AIT American Cultural Center Events
December 2008
For more information and to register in advance, please contact us
E-mail: info@mail.ait.org.tw
TEL: 02-2723-3959 ext 282
For registration:
Email: registration@mail.ait.org.tw
December 1
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Topic: Raising Public Awareness of HIV Testing
Time: 10: 00 a.m. – 2: 00 p.m.
Venue: American Cultural Center
-International Trade Building Lobby at West Entrance
333 Sec.1 Keelung Road, Taipei
Co-sponsors: Taipei City Government Dept. of Health
TWTC International Trade Building Corp.
For additional information, contact Ms. Lee at (02) 2723-3959 ext 230 or email taipei@mail.ait.org.tw.
Website: http://www.ait.org.tw/ |
December 2,
December 9,
December 16,December 23,December 30
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American Shelf Program
Topic: Education USA One on One Advising via Skype
Councilor: Mr. Jeremy Cheng, AIEF Counselor
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Venue: American Shelf - Kaohsiung
15-minute one on one student advising via Skype. Please register in advance. Click Here to Download Registration Form
American Shelf - Kaohsiung
Baoju Branch, Kaohsiung Municipal Library
4F, No. 468, Dashun 2nd Rd., Kaohsiung
Website: http://kaohsiung.americancorner.org.tw/ |
December 3
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Speaker Program
Topic: The United States at a Moment of Transition
Speaker: Thomas Hodges / AIT Spokesman and
Public Affairs Section Chief
Time: 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Venue: National Kinmen Institute of Technology
No. 1, University Rd., Jinning Town, Kinmen
For additional information, contact Ms. Lee at (02) 2723-3959 ext 230 or email taipei@mail.ait.org.tw.
Website: http://www.ait.org.tw/ |
Till Jan.11,2009
Photo courtesy by Taipei Fine Arts Museum |
Exhibition
Title: Whispers of Blended Shadows: The Art of Jerry Uelsmann
Artist: Jerry Uelsmann
Date: Oct. 4, 2008 – Jan. 11, 2009
10:00 a.m. to 6:oo p.m. (closed on Monday)
Venue: Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM)
Taipei Fine Arts Museum
No. 181 Chung Shan N. Rd., Sec. 1, Taipei
Tel：02-2595-7656
About Taipei Fine Arts Museum
About Jerry Uelsmann |
Till Jan.31, 2009
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Competition
Project : Democracy Video Challenge
Create a video short that completes the phrase "Democracy is…"
Date: from Oct. 24, 2008 to Jan. 31, 2009
Venue: www.videochallenge.america.gov
The Prize
- An all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., New York and Hollywood.
- Gala screenings of the winning videos in Hollywood, New York and Washington
- Exposure to filmmakers and the U.S. film and television industry.
- Meetings with democracy advocates from government, media and civil society.
The Timeline
- SUBMISSION DEADLINE - JANUARY 31, 2009
- Challenge semifinalists will be selected February – March 2009.
- An independent jury will narrow down the semifinalists to 21 finalists April 1 – May 15 2009.
- The general public will vote online for the winning videos May 15 – June 15, 2009.
- Seven winners – one each from the Western Hemisphere, Europe, Middle East/North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South & Central Asia, East Asia/Pacific and one anonymous winner – will be announced in mid-June 2009.
- In October 2009, the six publicly identified winners, one from each of the six geographic regions, will travel to the United States to claim their prize.
The Details
- You must be 18 or older to enter.
- Videos can be any style: fiction or documentary, animated or live action.
- Videos must be no longer than three minutes.
- Videos must be in English or have English subtitles.
- Contestants may enter anonymously, but anonymous winners cannot collect the grand prize.
See contest site for a complete list of rules www.videochallenge.america.gov
For additional information, contact Ms. Chang at (02) 2723-3959 ext 214 or email taipei@mail.ait.org.tw |
December 10
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Story Telling Program
Topic: Merry Christmas-Big Hungry Bear
Speaker: Diana Watson
Time: 2:30 – 3:30p.m.
Venue: American Corner Taichung
American Corner – Taichung
National Taichung Library
1F, No. 291-3, Jingwu Road, North District, Taichung
Phone: 04-2226-1105
Website: www.americancorner.org.tw/taichung |
December 11
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English News Program
Speaker: Douglas Habecker, Compass Magazine
Time: 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Venue: American Corner Taichung
American Corner - Taichung
National Taichung Library
1F, No. 291-3, Jingwu Road, North District, Taichung
Phone: 04-2226-1105
www.americancorner.org.tw/taichung |
December 11
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EducationUSA Lecture Series
Topic: Pre-departure Orientation
Speaker: Mr. Jeremy Cheng / AIEF Counselor
Time: 4:00 – 5:30p.m.
Venue: American Corner Taichung
American Corner – Taichung
National Taichung Library
1F, No. 291-3, Jingwu Road, North District, Taichung
Phone: 04-2226-1105
Website: http://www.americancorner.org.tw/taichung/
www.EducationUSA.org.tw |
December 13
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Film Program
Topic: Toy Story
Speaker: Stephanie Grady
Time: 1:30 – 4:00p.m.
Venue: American Corner Taichung
American Corner – Taichung
National Taichung Library
1F, No. 291-3, Jingwu Road, North District, Taichung
Phone: 04-2226-1105
www.americancorner.org.tw/taichung/ |
December 17
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Story Telling Program
Topic: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Speaker: Mara Smith
Time: 2:30 – 3:30p.m.
Venue: American Corner Taichung
American Corner – Taichung
National Taichung Library
1F, No. 291-3, Jingwu Road, North District, Taichung
Phone: 04-2226-1105
Website: www.americancorner.org.tw/taichung |
December 17
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Speaker Program
Topic: Applied American Culture
Speaker: Scott Robinson, Director of American Cultural Center
Time: 12:30 – 1:50 p.m.
Venue: Rm.P101, Tourism and Language Building,
Ming Chuan University
No. 5, Teh-Ming Road, Gui-Shan, Taoyuan County
For additional information, contact Ms. Wang at (02) 2723-3959 ext 224, or email to taipei@mail.ait.org.tw
Website: http://www.ait.org.tw/ |
December 18
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English News Program
Speaker: Douglas Habecker, Compass Magazine
Time: 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Venue: American Corner Taichung
American Corner - Taichung
National Taichung Library
1F, No. 291-3, Jingwu Road, North District, Taichung
Phone: 04-2226-1105
Website: www.americancorner.org.tw/taichung |
December 18
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EducationUSA Lecture Series
Topic: English Interview Preparation (Via DVC)
Speaker: Foundation for Scholarly Exchange
Time: 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Venue: American Corner Taichung
American Corner – Taichung
National Taichung Library
1F, No. 291-3, Jingwu Road, North District, Taichung
Phone: 04-2226-1105
Website:www.EducationUSA.org.tw
www.americancorner.org.tw/taichung/ |
December 21
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American Shelf Program
Topic: American Holidays –
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Speaker: Novia Liu / American Cultural Center
Time: 10:00– 12:00 p.m.
Venue: American Shelf – Kaohsiung
American Shelf – Kaohsiung
Baoju Branch, Kaohsiung Municipal Library
4F, No. 468, Dashun 2nd Rd., Kaohsiung
Website: http://kaohsiung.americancorner.org.tw/ |
December 27
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Film Program
Topic: Finding Nemo
Speaker: Stephanie Grady
Time: 1:30 – 4:00p.m.
Venue: American Corner Taichung
American Corner – Taichung
National Taichung Library
1F, No. 291-3, Jingwu Road, North District, Taichung
Phone: 04-2226-1105
http://www.americancorner.org.tw/taichung/ |
Till December 31
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Film and Panel Discussion
Program: 2008 Human Rights Festival and Photo Exhibitions
Special Guest: Maple J. Razsa, " Occupation " film’s Co-Director
Date: Nov. 29 to Dec. 31
Venues: Eslite Bookstore Dunnan Branch, Chinese Taipei Film Archive, and Kaohsiung Film Archive
Panel Discussion I
Venue: Eslite Bookstore Dunnan Branch
Dates:
Sat., 2:00 pm., Nov. 29
Topic：White Terror and Transitional Justice
Speakers：Michael Lin, Prof. Huang Chang-Ling
Sat., 8:00 pm., Nov. 29
Film screening：Occupation
Follow talk by the film director, Maple J. Razsa
Sun., 1:00 pm., Nov. 30
Film screening：Formosa Homicide Chronicle III
Follow talk by the film director, Tsai Tsung- lung
Sun., 8:50 pm., Nov. 30
Topic：Collective Rights and Indigenous Self-Governance
Speaker：Prof. Wu Hao-ren
Film Screening
Dec. 1 to Dec. 6 at Chinese Taipei Film Archive from
Dec. 21 to Dec. 31 at Kaohsiung Film Archive from
Panel Discussion II
Venue: Kaohsiung Film Archive
Dates:
Sun., 3:30 pm., Dec. 21
Topic：White Terror and Transitional Justice
Speaker：Dr. Yi-cheng Wu
Sun., 8:00 pm., Dec. 21
Topic：Collective Rights and Indigenous Self-Governance
Speaker：Prof. Lin, Yih-Ren
Sat., 2:00 pm., Dec. 27
Topic：Rights to Life and Juridical Justice
Speakers：Liu Si-Lung and Su Jainhe
Sun., 2:00 pm., Dec. 28
Topic：Poverty, Micro-loan and Social Justice
Speakers：Cheng Hsiu-Chuan and Liu Hsiu-Hui
Eslite Bookstore Dunnan Branch http://blog.roodo.com/eslite_event
245, Dunhua S Rd Sec 1, Taipei City
Tel: 02-2775-5977
Chinese Taipei Film Archive
http://www.ctfa.org.tw/
4F, No. 7, Ching-Tao E. Rd., Taipei
Tel: 02-2392-4243
Kaohsiung Film Archive http://w4.kcg.gov.tw/~kmfa1/
No.10, Hesi Rd., Yancheng District, Kaohsiung City
Tel:07-5511211
Website: http://udhr60.twbbs.org/ |
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