L10n:Meetings/2017 Taipei Workshop

Logistics

Where: Mozilla Taipei Office

Address: 4F-A1, No. 106, Sec. 5, Xinyi Rd, Xinyi Dist., Taipei City 11047, Taiwan
11047 台北市信義區信義路五段106號 4 樓 A1

Inside: Cathay Xinyi Jin Mao Building (國泰信義經貿大樓), colored in white

When - April 22-23
Lodging - royalbiz taipei hotel 金來商旅

Address: No.71, Sec. 1, Jinshan S. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan
100 台北市中正區金山南路一段 71 號
Telephone: +886 2 2397 9399
Checkin - April 21 after 1500; Checkout - April 24 before 1200 noon

Transportation

Note: Please purchase single-journey tickets from airport to hotel. We will provide EasyCard (悠遊卡) at Friday night. The card will be loaded with enough fund to support your transportation during the weekend, and from city to airport when you are leaving.
If you are arriving Taipei before April 21^st, you can purchase EasyCard in the airport, and load funds to support your trip pre-event in Taiwan. We will reimburse the cost of card itself, and same amount of funds loaded in other cards.
Please keep ALL receipts for reimbursement.

From airport to Taipei Main Station
- Taoyuan Airport Metro
  Upon arrival, after anything you need (eg, changing money, purchasing EasyCard and/or mobile prepaid card), follow the sign to the Airport MRT station.
  You can either purchase the ticket at the information office or kiosk, but if you need receipt, you must ask information office *before* leaving the gate.
  - Accepts: Cash, EasyCard
  - Cost: TWD 160 for single journey
  - First Train: 06:06 (Airport T2) / 06:09 (Airport T1) Bound for Taipei Main Station
  - Last Train: 22:42 (Airport T2) / 22:44 (Airport T1) Bound for Taipei Main Station
  - Travel Time: 37 mins (Express) / 43 mins (Commuter)
- Highway Bus (Route #1819 by Kingbus)
  The 24-hour operating bus is a fast and convenient option for you, especially if you are arriving late at night.
  Upon arrival, after anything you need (eg, changing money, purchasing EasyCard and/or mobile prepaid card), follow the sign to the Airport Bus counter.
  Proceed to Kingbus counter and purchase the ticket for route 1819.
  - Accepts: Cash, EasyCard, Credit Cards
  - Cost: TWD 125 for single journey
  - 24/7 running
  - Travel Time: 55 mins
- Taxi~~, Uber (see Notes below)~~
  - Accepts: Cash (Uber takes cards, of course)
  - Cost: metered, TWD 1,000-1,300 for single journey to hotel, subject to highway and midnight surcharge
  - 24/7 running
  - Travel Time: 40-60 mins
  - Notes
    - Receipts are available on request.
    - DO NOT give a chance to illegal shuttle drivers who approaches to you. Legal cabs in Taiwan are all painted in yellow.
    - Taxi drivers might not speak English well. Prepare address in Chinese (see top) in advance to avoid communication problems.
    - You can also use Find Taxi or Taiwan Taxi to call taxi in town. Uber has suspended its service except UberEATS due to legal dispute between government.
From Taipei Main Station to Hotel
- Taipei Metro (also known as MRT)
  Depend on you Airport Metro or Bus is taken, you are arriving at the West or East side of the Station.
  Follow the signs to the Metro station, purchase the ticket then go to Red (Tamsui-Xinyi) line platform, take train bound for XiangShan (象山) or Da-an (大安), disembark at R07 Dongmen (東門) station, get up to ground via Exit 1 (with Escalator) or Exit 2 (Ladders only).
  Turn right at intersection then go 7 blocks (350m) and you are now arrived at hotel.
  - Cost: TWD 20 each ride
  - You can either purchase the ticket at the information office or kiosk, but if you need receipt, you must ask information office *before* leaving the gate.
From hotel to Mozilla Taipei office
- Leave lobby, turn left and walk for 350 meters, you are now at Jinshan S. - Xinyi intersection. You can either take MRT or Bus to Mozilla Taiwan.
  - Taipei Metro (RECOMMENDED)
    - Enter R07 Dongmen station, proceed to the Red (Tamsui-Xinyi) line, platform toward Xiangshan (象山)/ Da-an (大安), take trains bound for Xiangshan.
      You can still get on trains for Da-an, but you will need to get off and take next train (same platform) at Da-an station.
    - Get off at either R03 Taipei 101/TWTC Station (Exit 3) or R02 XiangShan Station (Exit 2). The walking distance is approximately the same.
    - Cost: TWD 20 each ride
  - Bus
    - Walk to the bus stop located in the lane toward East.
    - Route: Xinyi Trunk (信義幹線), Xinyi New Trunk (信義新幹線) arrives right under the Office. Get off at Xinyi Administration Center (Xinyi) ( 信義行政中心 (信義) ) stop
    - Cost: TWD 15 each ride
Ground transportation between lodging, venue, & restaurants
- Take MRT or bus when you can, taxi when it's really late.
- In Taipei, you can trust Google Map's public transportation information.
- See here for the map with transportation and all venue locations.

Money

Cash: New Taiwan Dollar is the only accepted currency. BoT & MEGA Bank provide money exchange in TPE & TSA airport. All listed currency are exchangeable.
Credit cards: Visa, MasterCard, JCB, UnionPay cards, both credit and debit, are widely accepted, AMEX and Diners are less accepted but should still work in major shops.
Cards without chips should still work, but bring cards equipped with chips if possible.
Bus/Metro Cards: You will be provided with EasyCard (see Notes in Transportation section). You can top up any amount of cash in FamilyMart or Taipei Metro stations; for other convenience stores, the minimum amount to top-up is TWD100.

Besides MRT and Bus, EasyCard can be also used as a payment method in many shops, convenience stores, and restaurants like Wellcome, 7-11, or KFC. You can cancel and refund the card (with TWD20 fee deducted) before your departure in both terminals of TPE airport.

ATM: A lot. Nearly all convenience stores have ATM inside. All ATMs are connected with VISA PLUS/MasterCard Cirrus & Maestro systems, some are also connected with China UnionPay and others. Please contact your bank for overseas withdrawal fees and other limitations.
- Edit by Gary: Please try ATMs that belong to Cathay United Bank (國泰世華銀行) if you face issues trying to withdraw local currency. I had run into problems withdrawing local currency with other bank ATMs in Taipei.
Tipping: Not needed. Some restaurants charge 10% service fee but should be listed on menu, or server will tell you when taking order.

Power

Voltage: 110 and 220 volts AC
Frequency: 60 Hz
Power sockets: type A and B (as in the US)

Prepaid SIM cards

Can be signed up in the service centers in the airport or in town. However there might be exclusive tourist plan that only exist in Airport, See this wiki page for detailed information
- Edit by Gary: I have had the best coverage with Chunghwa Telecom, although if you are only going to be in Taipei, it doesn't really matter.
Data tethering is not limited
Usually takes cash only.

Reimbursement policy

We are able to reimburse for the following expenses:

transportation between TPE airport and hotel in Taipei.
visa fees

Please keep your receipts and deliver them to Peiying during the workshop. We'll be able to reimburse in either local currency or via PayPal.

Any additional expenses once in Taipei are yours to cover (e.g., hotel room service, hotel laundry service, souvenirs, transportation around the city for personal reason, etc.).

Goals

Chinese - Simplified
Chinese - Traditional
Indonesian

Simple Glossary created
Style Guide up-to-date
How To Contribute page up-to-date
Finish 3-5 stars priority projects in Pontoon

Japanese
Khmer

Update and make available glossary and style guide for Khmer community
Finish all Firefox and Thunderbird Aurora strings to 100%
Update Khmer community Mozilla website http://mozillakm.org/ and mozilla.km Facebook page and assign new members for responsible to update and localize news from Mozilla.org

Korean
Laos
Malay
Myanmar

Test hard the firefox for release
Finish mozilla.org for launch
Update documentation and write a blog on mozilla.org about release.

Tagalog
Thai

Finish 4 stars priority projects in Pontoon (e.g. mozilla.org, Appstores)
Update L10n:Teams:th to be a central point for new-comer and localiser
Discuss about the ancient thai bug

Vietnamese

Finish mozilla.org localizations and add Vietnamese language to the mozilla.org page.
Move all projects from mozilla.locamotion.org to pontoon.mozilla.org
Plan to recruit new localizers.
Update style guide.
Improve translation quality with new Transvision tools.

Suggested topics for l10n-drivers to discuss

Mozilla l10n, community, and vendors (progress/update and future plans)

Agenda

Friday

Welcome Dinner at 1930 at Take Five （五方食藏）.

Address - No. 6, Lane 6, Qingtian Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106 (106 台北市大安區青田街6巷15號)

Saturday

Breakfast at Royal Biz Hotel
Morning - 1000AM

Welcome & spectrograms -- L10n Drivers

Lunch at the Taipei Office
Afternoon
15 min tea break

Breakout discussion

Dinner at 1930 Din Tai Feng （鼎泰丰） at Taipei 101 Branch.

Address - 110 B1F, No. 45, Shifu Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City 110 (台北市信義區市府路45號台北101購物中心地下一樓)

Cultural activity -- View from the top of Taipei 101

Sunday

Breakfast at Royal Biz Hotel
Morning -- 1000AM

Welcome!

Lunch at the Taipei office
Afternoon
15 min tea break

Update team wiki pages
Take l10n workshop survey.
Group picture

Dinner at 1930 at Sau Sau （秦味馆）

Address - No. 2, Lane 138, Yanji St, Da’an District, Taipei City 106106 (台北市大安區延吉街138巷2號)

Other

Hashtag for event -- #mozl10nTPE
Telegram Group
Notes -- https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/Taipei-l10n-2017
Resources