The 4th · Taipei · 2026 Global 4-H Network Summit 2026

Summit Theme BEYOND READY ‧ LEAD BEYOND

Five days in Taipei of exchange, field visits and leadership dialogue, helping 4-H youth move from ready to leading in an ever-changing world.

Individual Registration Group (5+) Registration
01 News

Latest news

Single rooms and early arrival: the numbers are in

The hotel has come back to us, so here are the numbers we promised — for single rooms, and for landing a day early.

Arrive on November 1 — one extra night, still two to a room: USD 85 per person (total USD 985).
Single-room upgrade — USD 100 per night for the four summit nights: USD 400 per person (total USD 1,300).
Both — USD 85 for the extra night plus USD 100 across all five nights: USD 585 per person (total USD 1,485).

Everything above is per person and sits on top of your registration fee, which already covers four nights (check in November 2, check out November 6), two guests per room. Registered by July 31 at the early-bird rate of USD 750? The extras cost exactly the same, so your totals are USD 835, USD 1,150, and USD 1,335. Want either option? Just say so when you reply to your payment-notice email, and we will confirm the revised total before you transfer.
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A room of one's own? We're on it.

A few of you have asked about single-occupancy rooms — totally fair, sometimes you just want the whole bed to yourself. Here's the catch: the hotel's rooms mostly come with two big beds, so we're still pinning down what a solo room would cost. Sit tight — we'll send the numbers your way the moment we have them.

Your invoice is on its way (hold your horses)

We're still collecting everyone's registration details and working through them one batch at a time. Payment (wire transfer) notices will go out in waves, and each one will arrive with your official invitation letter attached as a PDF — handy for visa applications and travel approvals. So if yours hasn't landed yet, no need to sweat it: we haven't forgotten you, and good things (and invoices) come to those who wait.

Call for Posters is now open

Every country is invited to present a promising 4-H project or activity as a poster during the Summit. Open to all registered participants — no stage slot required. Submit a short abstract in the Participant Portal by October 19; the organizing team helps with poster printing.
Submit a poster
02 Key Facts
Dates November 2-6, 2026
Location Taipei, Taiwan
Venue The Grand Hotel Taipei
Registration Fee USD 900
03 Speakers

Our speakers.

Keynote speakers and workshop leads, with where they come from and the organizations they represent. Select a speaker to read the full profile.

Dr. Lisa Bouillion Diaz United States
Keynote · Tue, Nov 3 Dr. Lisa Bouillion Diaz Director, National 4-H Beyond Ready Initiative · University of Illinois Extension
Vincent Lin Taiwan
Keynote · Mon, Nov 2 Vincent Lin Chief Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture
Taylor Thigpen United States
Workshop · Youth Leadership Taylor Thigpen CEO, Taylored Global · Board of Trustees, U.S. National 4-H Council
Cynthia Canan United States
Workshop · AI in Youth Development Cynthia Canan Extension Specialist, STEM · Ohio 4-H, The Ohio State University
Dr. Darlene Locke United States
Workshop · Essential Elements Dr. Darlene Locke Associate Professor & Extension Specialist · Texas A&M University
United States
Workshop · Youth Ambassadorship Norma Dorado-Robles Recruitment, Retention & Engagement Lead · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Alex Shen Taiwan
Workshop · Taiwan 4-H & the SDGs Alex Shen Director of Student Affairs, Kaohsiung Municipal Dawan Junior High School
Keynote · Tue, Nov 3

Dr. Lisa Bouillion Diaz

Director, National 4-H Beyond Ready Initiative · University of Illinois Extension

Country
United States (Illinois)
Affiliation
Senior Director of Learning Innovations in Workforce Readiness, University of Illinois Extension
Director, National 4-H Beyond Ready Initiative
Session
Keynote: Beyond Ready · Tue, Nov 3, 09:00–10:30

Dr. Lisa Bouillion Diaz is Senior Director of Learning Innovations in Workforce Readiness for University of Illinois Extension and Director of the National 4-H Beyond Ready Initiative. She helps mobilize a network of 72 land-grant universities, in collaboration with National 4-H Council and USDA-NIFA, around 4-H's goal of preparing 10 million young people for work and life by 2030. She previously served as Assistant Dean and Director of Illinois 4-H, a statewide program reaching nearly 200,000 young people a year, and has served as the U.S. representative to the Global 4-H Network Board. She earned her Ph.D. from Northwestern University.
Keynote · Mon, Nov 2

Vincent Lin

Chief Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture

Country
Taiwan
Affiliation
Chief Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture, Taiwan
Session
Keynote: Introduction to Taiwan Agriculture · Mon, Nov 2, 16:00–17:00

Vincent Lin is Chief Secretary of Taiwan's Ministry of Agriculture, the government agency responsible for the country's agriculture, forestry, fisheries and livestock, and a key supporter of this Summit. In his keynote, he introduces the current state of Taiwan agriculture, its key policies and future trends, and shares the Ministry's experience in putting them into practice—useful background before the field visits on November 5.
Workshop · Youth Leadership

Taylor Thigpen

CEO, Taylored Global · Board of Trustees, U.S. National 4-H Council

Country
United States (Florida)
Affiliation
CEO, Taylored Global
Board of Trustees, U.S. National 4-H Council
Student, University of Notre Dame
Session
Youth Leadership workshop · Tue 14:00 · Wed 09:00 · Wed 10:30

Taylor Thigpen is a speaker and social entrepreneur from Florida and a student at the University of Notre Dame. He joined 4-H at age 10, served as Florida 4-H State President in 2023–24, and in 2025 joined the Board of Trustees of the U.S. National 4-H Council. He is CEO of Taylored Global and Deputy Director of KidsKonnectUkraine, which connects Ukrainian and American youth, and has represented American youth at the UN World Food Forum in Rome. His Share Table project, which puts unused school food to good use, grew from one cafeteria table all the way to the Florida Legislature.
Workshop · AI in Youth Development

Cynthia Canan

Extension Specialist, STEM · Ohio 4-H, The Ohio State University

Country
United States (Ohio)
Affiliation
Extension Specialist, STEM
Ohio 4-H, The Ohio State University Extension
Session
AI workshop · Wed 09:00 · Wed 10:30

Cynthia Canan is the STEM Extension Specialist for Ohio 4-H at The Ohio State University, providing leadership for 4-H STEM education across Ohio and connecting STEM research with programs for young people. Cynthia is one of the authors of the AI activities in the Google x 4-H Artificial Intelligence curriculum on the 4-H CLOVER platform, including “How does AI learn and improve?”
Workshop · Essential Elements

Dr. Darlene Locke

Associate Professor & Extension Specialist · Texas A&M University

Country
United States (Texas)
Affiliation
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist – Youth Development; Associate Department Head
Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications, Texas A&M University
Session
Essential Elements workshop · Tue 14:00 · Tue 15:30 · Wed 09:00

Dr. Darlene Locke, a proud 4-H alumna, is an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist – Youth Development, and Associate Department Head of the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications at Texas A&M University. She has more than 30 years of experience with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension at the county, district and state levels; her most joyful role was 11 years as a camp director, working with youth, families and Extension personnel. Her work now focuses on quantifying the 4-H experience through program evaluation and research. Working with Texas A&M researchers, she has co-authored 16 journal articles and shared research findings at national and international venues.
Workshop · Youth Ambassadorship

Norma Dorado-Robles

Recruitment, Retention & Engagement Lead · Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Country
United States (Iowa)
Affiliation
Campus 4-H Staff, Recruitment, Retention and Engagement Lead
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Session
Youth Ambassadorship workshop · Tue 15:30 · Wed 10:30

Norma Dorado-Robles is on the campus 4-H staff of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, leading recruitment, retention and engagement, with a focus on first-generation 4-H families and communities that 4-H has not yet reached. The workshop shares the RYLAT project (Regional Youth Leadership Advisory Team), a multi-state collaboration among Big Ten universities in which middle and high school youth serve as 4-H ambassadors in their communities.
Workshop · Taiwan 4-H & the SDGs

Alex Shen

Director of Student Affairs, Kaohsiung Municipal Dawan Junior High School

Country
Taiwan (Kaohsiung)
Affiliation
Director of Student Affairs
Kaohsiung Municipal Dawan Junior High School
Session
Taiwan 4-H and the SDGs workshop · Tue 14:00 · Tue 15:30 · Wed 09:00

Alex Shen (沈宥廷) is Director of Student Affairs at Kaohsiung Municipal Dawan Junior High School in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. The workshop uses examples from school 4-H clubs in Taiwan to show how 4-H projects can be linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Workshop · 4-H in Taiwan

4-H Taiwan

Summit host · National 4-H Club Association, R.O.C.

Country
Taiwan (Taipei)
Affiliation
4-H Taiwan (National 4-H Club Association, R.O.C.)
Host of the Summit
Session
4-H in Taiwan workshop · Tue 14:00 · Tue 15:30 · Wed 10:30

4-H Taiwan, the host of this Summit, works with farmers' associations, schools and volunteer leaders to run 4-H across Taiwan. In this workshop its staff introduce how Taiwan's 4-H system is organized and what its annual programs look like—useful background before the field visits on November 5.
04 Workshops

Six workshops, four tracks.

Each workshop runs two or three times across Tuesday afternoon (November 3) and Wednesday morning (November 4), so you can fit in the ones you want. All times are Taipei time.

Instructional Design

Essential Elements of 4-H Youth Development

What makes a 4-H program work? This workshop introduces the Essential Elements of 4-H Youth Development—belonging, mastery, independence and generosity—and shows how to build them into the clubs, camps and activities you run.

Sessions Tue 14:00Tue 15:30Wed 09:00

Community Leadership

Growing Community Leaders Through Youth Ambassadorship

The RYLAT Project develops middle and high school youth as ambassadors who work alongside Extension staff and community partners to bring 4-H to new and diverse audiences, while exploring careers in agriculture and science. Learn practical strategies for engaging youth as co-leaders and ideas for starting a youth ambassador model in your own community.

Sessions Tue 15:30Wed 10:30

Community Leadership

Youth Leadership

How does an idea become action? Drawing on the Share Table project, which grew from a single table in a school cafeteria all the way to the state legislature, Taylor shares practical steps for turning purpose into action, and how the adults around young people can help them lead.

Sessions Tue 14:00Wed 09:00Wed 10:30

Global Vision and Connection

Taiwan 4-H and the SDGs

How 4-H clubs in Taiwanese schools connect their projects with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with examples from a junior high school 4-H club.

Sessions Tue 14:00Tue 15:30Wed 09:00

Global Vision and Connection

4-H in Taiwan

How does 4-H work in Taiwan? An introduction to Taiwan's 4-H system, from farmers' associations and school clubs to volunteer leaders and annual programs—useful background before the field visits on November 5.

Sessions Tue 14:00Tue 15:30Wed 10:30

Navigating the AI Era in Youth Development

AI in Youth Development and 4-H Extension Education

What is AI, how does it learn, and why does it give the answers it does? Using hands-on tools such as Google Teachable Machine and Quick Draw, this workshop explores how AI works, where bias comes from, and how young people can use AI responsibly—as a tool for learning, not a replacement for it.

Sessions Wed 09:00Wed 10:30

05 Program

Current Program

This is the current working timetable and may still be refined by the organizing team.

Now accepting posters Call for Posters — Promising Projects Every country is invited to showcase a promising 4-H project or activity as a poster during the Summit. Open to all registered participants — no stage slot required. Log in to the Participant Portal with your registration email to submit a short abstract and your poster file: A0 portrait (vertical), 841 × 1189 mm. Printing is covered by the organiser. Submit your abstract and poster by October 19 Submit in the Participant Portal
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10:00–12:00
Registration

Registration / Check-in

12:00–13:30
Dining

Lunch

13:30–15:00

Introduction to The Grand Hotel Taipei

15:00–16:00
Ceremony

Opening Ceremony

16:00–17:00
Keynote

Keynote: Introduction to Taiwan Agriculture

17:00–18:00
Break

Break and Dress Change

18:30–20:30
Dining

Welcome Banquet

Workshops Overview

Six workshops in four tracks, each offered two or three times across four time slots (Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning), so you can join the ones that interest you most.

  • Instructional Design — Essential Elements of 4-H Youth Development (Dr. Darlene Locke, Texas A&M University)
  • Community Leadership — Growing Community Leaders Through Youth Ambassadorship (Norma Dorado-Robles, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach) · Youth Leadership (Taylor Thigpen, Taylored Global)
  • Global Vision and Connection — Taiwan 4-H and the SDGs (Alex Shen, Kaohsiung Municipal Dawan Junior High School) · 4-H in Taiwan (4-H Taiwan)
  • Navigating the AI Era in Youth Development — AI in Youth Development and 4-H Extension Education (Cynthia Canan, Ohio State University Extension)

Promising Projects

A session where regional representatives from across the continents each take the stage to present a standout 4-H project, sharing the session time between them.

  • On-stage project presentations by regional representatives
  • An open poster session for projects from every country
  • Format still being finalized by the organizing team
09:00–10:30
Keynote

Keynote: Beyond Ready

Dr. Lisa Bouillion Diaz — Beyond Ready: Preparing Young People to Navigate—and Shape—What Comes Next

10:30–12:00
Meeting

Promising Projects — Project Presentation

Regional representatives from across the continents share their most promising 4-H projects on stage.

Breaks & evenings
Break

Poster Session — Promising Projects

An open exhibition of promising 4-H projects and activities from every country — browse the posters during breaks and evening social time.

12:00–14:00
Dining

Lunch

14:00–15:30
Workshop

Workshop A / Global 4-H Network Board Meeting

Sessions: 4-H in Taiwan · Taiwan 4-H and the SDGs · Essential Elements · Youth Leadership

15:30–17:00
Workshop

Workshop B / Asia 4-H Network Board Meeting

Sessions: 4-H in Taiwan · Taiwan 4-H and the SDGs · Essential Elements · Youth Ambassadorship

18:00–21:00
Tour & Visit

Shilin Night Market Tour

Workshops Overview

Six workshops in four tracks, each offered two or three times across four time slots (Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning), so you can join the ones that interest you most.

  • Instructional Design — Essential Elements of 4-H Youth Development (Dr. Darlene Locke, Texas A&M University)
  • Community Leadership — Growing Community Leaders Through Youth Ambassadorship (Norma Dorado-Robles, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach) · Youth Leadership (Taylor Thigpen, Taylored Global)
  • Global Vision and Connection — Taiwan 4-H and the SDGs (Alex Shen, Kaohsiung Municipal Dawan Junior High School) · 4-H in Taiwan (4-H Taiwan)
  • Navigating the AI Era in Youth Development — AI in Youth Development and 4-H Extension Education (Cynthia Canan, Ohio State University Extension)
09:00–10:30
Workshop

Workshop C

Sessions: Taiwan 4-H and the SDGs · AI in Youth Development · Essential Elements · Youth Leadership

10:30–12:00
Workshop

Workshop D

Sessions: 4-H in Taiwan · AI in Youth Development · Youth Ambassadorship · Youth Leadership

12:00–13:30
Dining

Lunch

13:30–18:00
Tour & Visit

Taipei City Tour

18:00–19:00
Dining

Dinner

19:00–21:00
Tour & Visit

Evening in the Xinyi District

The whole group meets in the Xinyi District, then returns to The Grand Hotel.

Afternoon routes — choose one

Routes are still being surveyed on site, so stops and timing may change. Final details will be announced before the Summit.

Everyone has lunch together and sets off at the same time. Dinner is arranged along each route; from 19:00 to 21:00 the whole group meets in the Xinyi District before heading back to the hotel.

Qingtiangang grasslandQingtiangang grasslandPhoto: LaoDieh · CC BY-SA 4.0
Yangmingshan National Park Visitor CenterYangmingshan National Park Visitor CenterPhoto: Syced · CC0
Xiaoyoukeng fumarolesXiaoyoukeng fumarolesPhoto: James CPHuang · CC BY-SA 4.0
AMountain hike

Yangmingshan Volcano Trail

  • Yangmingshan National Park Visitor Center
  • Xiaoyoukeng fumaroles
  • Qingtiangang grassland

Taipei's volcanic backyard, just north of the city. Start at the park's visitor center, see the steaming fumaroles at Xiaoyoukeng, then walk out to the open grassland of Qingtiangang. Wear shoes you can walk in.

Up to 15 participants (small bus)

Thermal ValleyThermal ValleyPhoto: 李元鈞 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Xinbeitou Historic StationXinbeitou Historic StationPhoto: 林高志 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ketagalan Culture CenterKetagalan Culture CenterPhoto: lienyuan lee · CC BY 3.0
Beitou Hot Spring MuseumBeitou Hot Spring MuseumPhoto: Uchinaaguchi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Beitou Public LibraryBeitou Public LibraryPhoto: lienyuan lee · CC BY 3.0
BHot springs & heritage

Beitou Hot Springs

  • Xinbeitou Historic Station
  • Ketagalan Culture Center (former Beitou Shrine site)
  • Beitou Hot Spring Museum
  • Beitou Public Library
  • Thermal Valley

A walk through Taiwan's oldest hot-spring town: a restored 1916 wooden railway station, a museum inside a Japanese-era public bathhouse, an award-winning green-building library, a center for indigenous Ketagalan culture, and the steaming sulphur pool of Thermal Valley.

Up to 30 participants

National Palace MuseumNational Palace MuseumPhoto: Jason Zhang · CC0
Zhishan GardenZhishan GardenPhoto: Ji Soo Song · CC BY 2.0
CMuseum

Palace Museum & Gardens

  • National Palace Museum
  • Zhishan Garden

One of the world's great collections of Chinese art, with nearly 700,000 objects spanning 8,000 years. Afterwards, a stroll through Zhishan Garden, a classical Song-style garden beside the museum.

Up to 30 participants

Pingding canalsPhoto: 林高志 · CC BY-SA 4.0
DFarm heritage

Pingding Historic Canals

  • Irrigation Agency (Ministry of Agriculture), Qixing Management Office
  • Pingding Old, New and Dengfeng canals

Learn how Taiwan manages farm irrigation from the Irrigation Agency, then walk the three hand-dug canals, built between the 1830s and the 1900s, that still carry water from the Neishuangxi stream to the tea and vegetable terraces of Pingdeng village. An easy, shaded trail.

Up to 15 participants (small bus)

Dihua StreetDihua StreetPhoto: Supanut Arunoprayote · CC BY 4.0
Yongle MarketYongle MarketPhoto: Supanut Arunoprayote · CC BY 4.0
Dadaocheng WharfDadaocheng WharfPhoto: MiNe from Taipei, Taiwan · CC BY 2.0
EOld-town culture

Old Dadaocheng

  • Yongle Market
  • Dihua Street
  • Dadaocheng

Taipei's 19th-century trading quarter. Start at Yongle Market, the city's fabric hub, then walk Dihua Street, whose arcaded shophouses still sell tea, dried goods and Chinese medicine, and explore the old Dadaocheng neighborhood.

Up to 30 participants

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial HallChiang Kai-shek Memorial HallPhoto: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0
National Museum of HistoryNational Museum of HistoryPhoto: Adece033090 · CC BY 4.0
Lotus pond, Taipei Botanical GardenLotus pond, Taipei Botanical GardenPhoto: Joel · CC BY-SA 3.0
FHistory & nature

Old Taipei South: History & Gardens

  • Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
  • National Museum of History
  • Taipei Botanical Garden

The white-marble memorial hall and the wide-open Liberty Square, then the recently reopened National Museum of History and, next door, the century-old Taipei Botanical Garden with its lotus pond and some 2,000 plant species.

Up to 30 participants

08:00–12:00
Tour & Visit

Field Visit

12:00–13:30
Dining

Lunch

13:30–18:00
Tour & Visit

Field Visit

18:00–20:00
Dining

Farewell Dinner & Cultural Night

At a banquet venue in Dazhi, Taipei. Back to The Grand Hotel at 20:00.

Full-day field routes — choose one

Routes are still being surveyed on site, so stops and timing may change. Final details will be announced before the Summit.

Routes leave between 08:00 and 09:00 depending on distance and run the whole day by coach, with lunch along the way. In the evening every route heads to Dazhi for the farewell dinner and cultural night.

Shenkeng Old StreetShenkeng Old StreetPhoto: lienyuan lee · CC BY 3.0
Maokong tea fields, MuzhaMaokong tea fields, MuzhaPhoto: lumoplank · CC0
Shenkeng tofuShenkeng tofuPhoto: 總統府 · CC BY 2.0
14-H

Tea Hills & Tofu

  • Meijia Tea Garden (Muzha Farmers' Association): tea talk, tea-art session and tasting
  • Shenkeng Farmers' Association: meet the 4-H club, tofu DIY
  • Shenkeng Old Street

Start among the tea fields of Muzha, home of Tieguanyin tea, with a tea-art session and tasting at Meijia Tea Garden, where lunch is served. In the afternoon, meet the 4-H club of the Shenkeng Farmers' Association, make tofu, the town's specialty, and stroll the old street.

Lunch Meijia Tea GardenUp to 15 participants (small bus)

Tea fields in SanxiaTea fields in SanxiaPhoto: Liu Dyson · CC BY 3.0
Yingge Ceramics MuseumYingge Ceramics MuseumPhoto: OnionBulb · CC BY-SA 4.0
Yingge Old StreetYingge Old StreetPhoto: 風尚旅行家 · CC BY-SA 4.0
2Local culture

Tea Picking & Pottery

  • Sanxia tea garden: tea picking and hand-roasting green tea
  • Sanxia Farmers' Association: how it supports local tea growers, with a tea tasting
  • Yingge Ceramics Museum
  • Yingge Old Street

From leaf to cup: start in the tea hills of Sanxia, picking tea leaves and hand-roasting a small batch of green tea with a young local farmer. Then visit the Sanxia Farmers' Association to see how it supports local tea growers, and taste pure tea grown nearby before lunch. In the afternoon, head to Yingge, Taiwan's pottery town for 200 years: visit the ceramics museum and wander its shop-lined old street.

Lunch SanxiaUp to 15 participants (small bus)

Yong'an fishing harborYong'an fishing harborPhoto: Foxy1219 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Agricultural Engineering Research CenterAgricultural Engineering Research CenterPhoto: Solomon203 · CC BY-SA 3.0
3Agriculture

From Farm to Sea

  • Agricultural Engineering Research Center
  • Taoyuan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station: briefing, agricultural exhibition hall, and the vanilla greenhouse or smart-farming area
  • Yong'an Conch Culture Experience Park

A look at Taiwan's agricultural R&D. In the morning, visit the research center behind the island's irrigation engineering. After lunch, spend about two hours at the Taoyuan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, which breeds rice and vegetable varieties for northern Taiwan: learn how Taiwan's district stations combine research with extension, tour the agricultural exhibition hall, and see the vanilla greenhouse or the smart-farming area, along with physical pest-control tools that cut pesticide use. The day ends with a short walk on the Taoyuan coast at the conch culture park by Yong'an fishing harbor.

Lunch YangmeiUp to 30 participants

Luodong Forestry Culture ParkLuodong Forestry Culture ParkPhoto: yc ku · CC BY 2.0
Dongshan RiverDongshan RiverPhoto: Peter Chiu · CC BY-SA 2.0
4Agriculture

Dongshan Forest Life

  • Dongshan Farmers' Association: briefing, site tour and a boat ride on the Dongshan River
  • Luodong Forestry Culture Park

A day in Yilan, the rice-growing plain east of Taipei. Visit the Dongshan farmers' association, known for its rice and farm-produce brands, and take a boat ride on the Dongshan River; in the afternoon, a guided walk through the former timber yard at Luodong, now a forest park with log ponds and old logging-railway lines.

Up to 15 participants

Danjiang BridgeDanjiang BridgePhoto: Bigmorr · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tamsui Old StreetTamsui Old StreetPhoto: Morgan Calliope · CC BY 2.0
Fort San DomingoFort San DomingoPhoto: Ondřej Žváček · CC BY-SA 4.0
54-H

Danjiang Bridge & Tamsui

  • Luzhou Farmers' Association: its 4-H club and project groups
  • Danjiang Bridge
  • Tamsui Old Street & Fort San Domingo

Meet the 4-H club at Luzhou and see how its project groups work, then head to the mouth of the Tamsui River and the new Danjiang Bridge, and finish with Tamsui's riverside old street and Fort San Domingo.

Up to 30 participants

Lanyang MuseumLanyang MuseumPhoto: othree · CC BY 2.0
National Center for Traditional ArtsNational Center for Traditional ArtsPhoto: 莊文生, 鄭文嵐, 謝淑娟 (contributed by Yilan County Cultural Affairs Bureau) · CC BY 3.0 tw
6Museums

Lanyang Arts & Heritage

  • Lanyang Museum
  • National Center for Traditional Arts (Taiwanese opera performance)

A day on the Yilan coast. The Lanyang Museum, a landmark of tilted glass and stone at the water's edge, tells the story of the Lanyang Plain. After lunch and a walk through a fish market, spend the afternoon at the National Center for Traditional Arts and catch a Taiwanese opera (gezaixi) performance.

Up to 30 participants

10:00–12:00
Ceremony

Closing Ceremony

12:00–13:00
Dining

Lunch

13:00

Departure

06 Registration

Two ways to join.

Registration is open — USD 900 per participant. Sign up as an individual through our official form, or as a delegation of five or more with a single roster spreadsheet.

01 Individual

For one participant.

For youth members, adult leaders, parents, and partners attending on their own. Each participant completes the form personally.

  • Full access to all sessions
  • Networking opportunities
  • Digital materials & certificate
  • Lunches and banquets included
Open registration form
02 Group · 5+ members

For delegations.

A team leader fills in one Excel roster covering the whole delegation — no need for each member to submit individually. One upload, done.

  • One upload covers the whole delegation
  • Use the official Excel roster template
  • Team leader uploads on behalf of all
  • Group coordination support
Upload group roster ↓ Download Excel roster template

Fees in detail

Your registration fee already covers four nights at The Grand Hotel — check in November 2, check out November 6, two guests per room — along with every session, meal, and banquet. Two optional extras are available, both priced per person, and both cost the same whichever rate you registered at.

  • Standard package Nov 2–6 · 4 nights · 2 guests per room USD 900 Included
  • Arrive one day early Nov 1–6 · 5 nights · 2 guests per room USD 985 + USD 85
  • Single-room upgrade Nov 2–6 · 4 nights · 1 guest per room USD 1,300 + USD 400
  • Single room + arrive one day early Nov 1–6 · 5 nights · 1 guest per room USD 1,485 + USD 585

Registered at the early-bird rate?

If you registered by July 31 at USD 750, nothing changes for you — the extras cost exactly the same. Your totals per person:

  • Standard USD 750
  • + Extra night USD 835
  • + Single room USD 1,150
  • + Both USD 1,335

How the extras are calculated: an extra night on November 1 is USD 85 per person sharing a twin room; the single-room supplement is USD 100 per night — USD 400 for the four summit nights, or USD 500 across five nights if you also arrive on November 1. To add either one, note it when you reply to your payment-notice email and we will confirm the revised total before you transfer.

07 Travel

Travel Guidance

Please plan around the recommended arrival and departure windows below. Shuttle arrangements will be adjusted later depending on registration volume.

Venue & Stay

The Grand Hotel Taipei

All sessions, ceremonies, and banquets take place at The Grand Hotel Taipei — Taiwan's iconic palace-style hotel. Accommodation is arranged by the organizing committee for all registered participants.

AddressNo. 1, Section 4, Zhongshan North Road, Taipei City 10461, Taiwan
AccommodationArranged by the organizer · 2 guests per room
Open in Google Maps Hotel website

TPE · Taoyuan International Airport

  • Recommended arrival: land before 9:00 AM on November 2
  • Recommended departure: flights after 4:00 PM on November 6

TSA · Taipei Songshan Airport

  • Recommended arrival: land before 11:00 AM on November 2
  • Recommended departure: flights after 3:00 PM on November 6
Visa & Entry

Check whether you need a visa to enter Taiwan

Taiwan offers visa-exempt entry for citizens of many countries. Before booking, please confirm your eligibility and the maximum allowed stay at Taiwan's Bureau of Consular Affairs (BOCA). If a visa is required, please apply well in advance.

Check on BOCA

Shuttle updates

Shuttle arrangements will be announced later depending on registration demand.

08 FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

GeneralWho can attend the summit?
4-H youth members, adult leaders, alumni, partners, and educators from any country are welcome. There is no upper age limit, but participants under 18 must travel with a guardian or designated chaperone.
GeneralWhat language will the summit use?
The working language is English. Selected keynotes and ceremonies may have Mandarin Chinese interpretation. Workshop materials are provided in English.
RegistrationWhat does the registration fee include?
The fee covers admission to all sessions, workshop materials, lunches and the welcome / farewell banquets, the field-visit day, four nights of hotel accommodation (check in November 2, check out November 6, two guests per room), and a certificate of participation. Airfare and personal travel insurance are not included.
RegistrationHow does group registration work?
For delegations of 5 or more, the team leader uploads a single Excel roster on behalf of all members — no individual sign-up needed. The official Excel roster template is available for download in the Registration section.
RegistrationCan I arrive a day early or upgrade to a single room?
Both are available, priced per person on top of the USD 900 fee. An extra night on November 1 is USD 85, still two guests per room. A single room is USD 100 per night — USD 400 for the four summit nights, or USD 500 across five nights if you also arrive on November 1. Totals per person: USD 985 with the extra night, USD 1,300 with a single room, USD 1,485 with both. If you registered by July 31 at the early-bird rate of USD 750, the extras cost the same, so your totals are USD 835, USD 1,150, and USD 1,335. To request either, note it when you reply to your payment-notice email.
RegistrationWhat is the refund policy?
Cancellations received before September 1, 2026 are eligible for a 50% refund. After September 1, registrations are non-refundable but transferable to another participant from the same delegation.
TravelDo I need a visa to enter Taiwan?
Taiwan offers visa-exempt entry for citizens of many countries. Please confirm your eligibility and maximum stay at the Bureau of Consular Affairs before booking. If a visa is required, please apply well in advance.
TravelWill airport shuttle be provided?
Group shuttle arrangements depend on final registration volume and will be announced closer to the event. Individual participants are encouraged to use Taoyuan MRT or airport taxis.
TravelWhere should I stay?
Accommodation at The Grand Hotel Taipei (the venue) is arranged by the organizing committee for all registered participants — rooms are shared between two guests. A single room can be added for USD 100 per night (USD 400 for the four summit nights). Room assignment details will be sent by email after registration is confirmed.
On-siteWill meals be provided?
Yes — all lunches, the welcome banquet (Day 1), the farewell banquet (Day 4), and refreshment breaks are included. Please note any dietary restrictions (vegetarian, halal, allergies) on the registration form.
On-siteIs there a dress code?
Smart casual for daytime sessions. Business attire or national / cultural dress is encouraged for the Opening Ceremony and banquets. Comfortable walking shoes recommended for the field-visit day.
Still have questions? Email us at [email protected].