What is ITASA?

The Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association is a non-profit organization providing events and resources that explore and celebrate Taiwanese American identity in order to inspire, empower, and activate its community.

ITASA hosts three annual conferences, one each on the East and West Coasts and one in the Midwest to bring together the Taiwanese American communities in these regions for a weekend of connecting, learning, and having fun!

Why should I go to ITASA?

By attending the MIT ITASA Conference, you will not only have the opportunity to learn about Taiwanese culture, politics, and history, but you will also have the opportunity to meet and network with Taiwanese Americans from colleges in the East Coast. In addition to several exhilarating performances and wonderful guest speakers, we will have numerous social events, including, but not limited to an Afterparty in downtown Boston. Attending the ITASA conference will be an excellent chance to learn about your Taiwanese heritage and meet your future peers.

Recent Updates

02/18/2010

Welcome to campus! The ITASA 2010 East Coast Conference: Live in HD has now begun!

Online registration has also CLOSED at this point. You may register on-site through Friday, but we cannot guarantee housing at this time. Please stop by the registration desk at the Ting Foyer in the Tang Center (Building E51) for all check-ins, on-site registrations, afterparty tickets, or more details.

02/04/2010

The results are in! By popular request, Jason and Ryan will be singing Down by Jay Sean and Love & Hope by JJ Lin, a song originally dedicated by Jason to the victims of the recent Haiti earthquake.

A new performance and workshop will be provided by Shanghai Restoration Project... read more about them here!

Here are our newest sponsors... many thanks! Be sure to check out their websites, linked from the Sponsors page.

GOLD SPONSOR: Formosa Betrayed

SILVER SPONSOR: TUF - A Taiwanese American Heritage Foundation

BRONZE SPONSOR: ITRI International

01/27/2010

YOU pick what you want to hear at the Performances Extravaganza! Our YouTube stars Jason Chen and Ryan Huang will be singing songs chosen by the audience... so start voting now!

Also, don't forget to remind your friends to register soon... there are only four more days left to get the regular registration price!

01/22/2010

With just about one month left until the conference, January has been a busy month for the conference planning board! Here are some of the exciting new updates we have for you:

Early registration has ended, with over 200 registrants to the conference and counting! Even if you missed the deadline, there's still time to sign up! Regular registration is open until January 31th at midnight, EST.

In the area and interested in volunteering? Volunteer workshops will take place between now and the conference. Information that you should have already received by email has also been posted to the Volunteers page. If you haven't yet signed up, there is still time to do so. Please visit the Volunteers page for the link.

As you've probably noticed on this page, the official conference video is now up for you to enjoy (and send to your friends)!

Some changes have been made to the workshop schedule, and even more incredible speakers and performances have been added to the program. Unbelievable? Yeah, we know. Get pumped. Check out our Schedule to see more.

Finally, an updated list of and thanks to our newest sponsors:

SILVER SPONSOR: Large Event Fund (LEF)

BRONZE SPONSOR: Global One Investment Corporation

BRONZE SPONSOR: Cheng Han Chiang

BRONZE SPONSOR: Hammer and Jen Hsien Chou

SPONSOR: Mark Yu

SPONSOR: Shih-Chao Lin

SPONSOR: Hsin-Ya Lin

SPONSOR: Christine Lee '09

SPONSOR: Anastasia Chen '10

12/30/2009

Registration forms for individuals or groups paying by check should be emailed to
itasa2010-registration@mit.edu.

Photos and descriptions of this year's keynote speakers Janet Hsieh and Anne Hung as well as many of our performance groups have also been added here!

Finally, we would like to thank

BRONZE SPONSOR: Yeh and Associates, Inc.

for their support of the 2010 East Coast Conference!

12/29/2009

The Early Registration has been extended to JANUARY 7th. You have one more week to get a $10 discount off of the registration fee! Don't forget to invite and remind all of your friends on the east coast to come!

New and exciting workshops have also been added recently, including a Music workshop led by DJ Hatfield of Berklee and a Forensic Science workshop led by renowned Dr. Henry Lee.

12/19/2009

An update on our sponsors:

SILVER SPONSOR: Committee on Race and Diversity

BRONZE SPONSORS: Tim Chan SM '75 and Nancy Chan SM '76

BRONZE SPONSOR: HumanityAtStake.com - Spreading Taiwan's Dialogue Project

SPONSOR: MIT Sloan School of Management

Also, a reminder that registration is now open, and that the early registration deadline is coming up soon!

12/10/2009

Registration for the ITASA 2010 EAST COAST CONFERENCE: LIVE IN HD is now OPEN!

12/06/2009

Over the past few weeks, lots of exciting content has been added to our site!

• The Schedule has been updated to the most recent speaker/workshop and now social event info!
• A page has been created for Volunteers! If you are a student in the area, check out some benefits of hosting and/or volunteering at the conference. You can even sign up to volunteer through the Volunteers page.
• The Directions page has been updated with detailed directions to MIT and information about transportation around Boston and Cambridge that will be useful during your visit.
• Information about Registration and Housing has been posted. Check out the conference t-shirt design too!

In addition, many thanks to the following new sponsors and partners:

GOLD SPONSOR: Taiwanese-American Foundation of Boston

BRONZE SPONSOR: Silicon Valley Taiwanese American Industrial Technology Association

BRONZE SPONSOR: Taipei Economic and Cultural Office

SPONSOR: Mount Jade New England Science & Technology Association

PARTNER: ECAASU

Finally, our Twitter page will highlight a new speaker or aspect of the conference every week, so follow us there as well!

11/15/2009

Lots of exciting updates this week! We had a successful boba tea fundraiser, and wish to thank our two generous new sponsors, including Platinum sponsor Lite-on Semiconductor Corp.

PLATINUM SPONSOR: Lite-on Semiconductor Corp.

BRONZE SPONSOR: TJCCNA

Our Schedule page has also been updated, and information about registration will be up soon. Stay tuned!

11/02/2009

Many thanks to the Council for the Arts at MIT, silver sponsors of this year's conference!

10/18/2009

The Schedule page has been updated with our most recent workshops and speaker information. More event descriptions and speaker images will continue to be added as we finalize the conference, so stay tuned.

NOTE: If you are using Internet Explorer, the workshop descriptions may not show up properly. However, they are still accessible through our sitemap.

10/17/2009

Check out our About page to learn more about ITASA, this year's conference theme, and MIT ATS!

If you are a business or organization visiting this site and would like to learn more about sponsorship at our conference, please visit the Sponsors page to learn about benefits and download our sponsorship packet. Your logo could be featured on our site!

The website will be updated frequently up until and throughout the conference, so keep checking back for more information. We also have a Twitter you can follow at http://twitter.com/itasa2010.

10/10/2009 - 10/12/2009

The ITASA planning board made our first road trip to schools in the Boston area. Hope to see some new faces at the conference this year!

10/01/2009

The ITASA website is up!