Welcome to IfCon 2026 Taipei
IfCon 2026 Taipei
Welcome to IfCon Taipei 2026 web page, your sole source for everything Taipei! We are excited and very happy to welcome you to our beautiful city to celebrate our annual IfCon convention.
This year the Asians and Friends Taipei local chapter will sponsor ifCon Taipei 2026, the week of October 26 to 30, to coincide with Taipei Pride, which is Saturday, October 31, 2026.
Please visit our Face Book page to learn more about Asians and Friends Taipei.
And please visit our ifCon Taipei 2026 Facebook page to get the latest information.
Schedule of Events
Monday, October 26 - 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Pre ifCon gathering at Bob and Sams house. For those of you who are already in Taipei, please be sure to come for an evening of fun. Our house is located at:
狄保柏
學士路260 號16樓
新北市 土城區
236
Mr. Robert DeCesare
16F. No. 260, Xueshi Rd., Tucheng Dist.
New Taipei City, Taiwan ROC
236025
(886) (0) 905 710 280
Sam: 905 238 170
Please reach out to me directly on our FB page for detailed information on how to get here.
Tuesday, October 27
Hospitality Suite open from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Conference and hotel registration opens
Registration – distribution of badges and swag bags.
Your registration bag contains:
• Welcome pack that includes T-shirt, lanyard, and Taiwan LV bag
• Ticket for 1 free drink at the evening cocktail reception
• Ticket for entry to the hot pot dinner
• MRT card pre-loaded with 500 NT (can be used on public transportation, 7-11 and Family Mart
* If you are checking in after 7pm, proceed to cocktail evening reception for registration.
7:00 – 10:00 PM
Evening cocktail reception at Mudan Bar. The entire bar has been reserved for us. Please bring your free drink ticket. For those of you who are checking in late, registration at this location will also be available. We will have special guests for photo taking.
The bar is located at: Lane 10, Chengdu Rd, 43號45號, 108, Taiwan, Taipei City, Wanhua District
Wednesday, October 28
Hospitality Suite open. 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
City Tours
Taipei 101, Lunch at Din Tai Fung
Hot Spring outing, Old street tour
National Palace Museum, Chang Kai Shek Memorial and changing of the guard
Lopngshon Temple, Makong cable car ride
Workshops
How to wear a fundoshi
Taiko Drumming
Naughty words in Chinese
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM – IFCON Group Picture
Group picture time! Please join us for a group picture front of the Red House. Wear your IFCON shirt!
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Evening hot pot dinner – entire restaurant has been reserved for us. Please be sure to bring your entry ticket.
The restaurant is located at:
Guo Pa Yang Guo
Chengdu Rd, 67號B1, 108, Taiwan, Taipei City, Wanhua District,
Its all you can eat buffet hot pot, so bring your appetite!
The restaurant is located in the gay area of Taipei so after dinner you are free to carouse.
Thursday, October 29
Hospitality suite open 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Out of city tours – these tours will be an additional cost to participants. We have partnered with a local travel agent to arrange for a few very cool and very interesting out of Taipei City tours. You can sign up for these tours on the hotel reservation page. Slots fill up fast so please decide quickly.
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM – National Board Meeting. Meeting to be hele in the Hospitality Suite
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Grand Banquet – at hotel banquet room. Includes free flow beer and wine
Please wear your finest Asian attire. Dancing to follow.
Friday, October 30
Hospitality suite closed
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM –
Farewell breakfast – held at hotel
T-Shirt exchange
IfCon 2027 announcement
Our Host Hotel
Taipei Garden Hotel
No. 1號, Section 2, Zhonghua Rd,
Zhongzheng District, Taipei City,
Taiwan ROC 100
Phone: +886 2 2314 6611
Located in the commercial districts of Monga (Wanhua) and Ximen, Taipei Garden Hotel is a top-notch business and tourist hotel. The hotels theme is "Travel in Monga and Visit Ximen", and it combines the local Bangka boat vocabulary to weave passion and cultural connotations through design techniques. Taipei Garden Hotel has 241 comfortable guest rooms, a variety of catering services including a Chinese and Western cuisine restaurant, Garden Thai Thai restaurant, PRIME ONE steakhouse, Cui Ting Chinese restaurant, and Huabi Bakery. The hotel has a 7-meter-high, spacious, banquet hall, conference rooms, a business center, a fitness center and many other facilities, providing you with comfortable accommodations.
Single Room - 1 king bed
- Room area 25㎡ Bathroom area 6㎡ Bed type: 1 king bed
- Walk in shower
- Japanese style bathtub
- Bidet
Double room - 2 king beds
- Room area 25㎡ Bathroom area 6㎡ Bed type: 2 king beds
- Walk in shower
- Japanese style bathtub
- Bidet
Weekday hotel rate as follows
Single room and double room rate $6200 NTD ($187.00 USD) per night
Weekend hotel rate as follows
Single room and double room rate $6700 NTD (200.00 USD) per night
Pride weekend rate as follows
Single and double room rate $7200 NTD ($219.00 USD) per night
All rooms include free breakfast, free WIFI, and free parking. The hotel is waiving the resort fee for our conference members.
We are using a local travel agent to reserve rooms at this property. Please follow this link to the agency’s web site to make a room reservation. Hotels fill up fast during pride weekend, so we encourage you to make reservations as soon as possible.
Registration
The registration fee for the full event this year is $295.00 USD per person. You are encouraged to register and book your room as soon as possible, as our host hotel will fill up fast during pride week.
Please note: if you choose to stay at another property during the conference, you will not be able to access the Hospitality Suite. Unfortunaly, this due to limitations with the hotel. We strongly encourage you to reserve a room in the hotel for 3 nights.
CANCELLATION/REFUND & TRANSFER POLICY
• No Cancellations or Refunds
• The ifCon 2026 TPE Planning Committee is composed of 100% volunteers
• The registration fee helps pay for this event which includes mandatory costs based on the number of registered guests. Any remaining proceeds will be donated to local non-profit organizations supporting the LGBTQ+ community
• Individuals may transfer their own Registration to another individual at any time prior to October 1st, 2026. It is the responsibility of the Seller to notify us when the transfer is mutually agreed upon
WAIVER OF LIABILITY
By registering, you hereby assume all risks and shall be solely responsible, legally and financially, in regards to ifCon 2026 TPE. You further agree to hold ifCon 2026 TPE, the International Friendship Alliance (IFA), event hosts, and associated groups harmless from all expenses, damages, costs, and claims of any nature that you may suffer as a result of, or in connection with, the named event. Therefore, you relieve and release ifCon 2026 TPE, IFA, event hosts, and associated groups, from any and all liability, and acknowledge that IfCon 2026 TPE, IFA, event hosts, and associated groups have no responsibility to monitor and/or see to your well-being.
PHOTO POLICY
By registering, you hereby grant permission to use photographs and/or videos taken of yourself and others during the event in publications, news releases, online, and other communications. If you do not want to be photographed, it is your responsibility to remove yourself from photo taking activities.
Because of the unique banking laws in Taiwan, at this time the only way for you to remit your registration fee is thru Zelle. Zelle is an extremely safe and transaction free way to transfer money between bank accounts. Zelle only works with banks located in the US. If you are located out side of the US and wish to attend, please reach out to Bob (bobdec2003@yahoo.com) to make other arrangements for payment.
Zelle Account:
Name: Robert DeCesare
Phone number: 646 644 2433
E-Mail: bobdec2003@yahoo.com
IFCon 2026Taipei Committee
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Look at these handsome devils!! These are the guys who have worked tirelessly over the last year and a half to organize and bring you this great event. Please be sure to thank them when you see them!
Johnathan Doe
Founder/CEO
Johnathan Doe
Executive Director
Johnathan Doe
Marketing Director
Johnathan Doe
Additional Director
A Few Words
About The Event Organizer
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Venue
Javits Center – 655 West 34th Street, New York, Ny 10001
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Trusted Hands Behind Us
Our Great Sponsors
IfCon 2026 Taipei
Our host hotel this year, is the beautiful Taipei Garden Hotel located at
Taipei Garden Hotel
No. 1號, Section 2, Zhonghua Rd,
Zhongzheng District, Taipei City,
Taiwan ROC 100
Phone: +886 2 2314 6611
