Events & Courses
Workshops, training, lectures, and community events
31 events
Meshtastic Off-Grid Communications: Field Practice
Mesh theory and device configuration, group hands-on mission drills, and an AAR debrief. Requires participants to already own a Meshtastic device.
Lecture: The Legal Gray Zone of Civil Defense
Examining the legal boundaries and practical dilemmas facing civil defense personnel and civilian organizations during disasters or wartime.
Radio Theory Course
Want to know how to use a radio, or which one to buy? Get a complete grounding in theory, regulations, operating technique, and equipment selection — beginner-friendly.
Course: Offline Maps
Learn to use offline maps to determine your location, find shelters, and plan routes when the network goes down.
Home Fortress Workshop (Changhua Session)
A hands-on disaster-prep course from the individual and family level, covering supply preparation, home hardening, and response planning. Co-organized by the Ganghu Civil Defense Team.
Home Fortress Workshop (Hsinchu Session)
A hands-on disaster-prep course from the individual and family level, covering supply preparation, home hardening, and response planning. Co-organized by the Ganghu Civil Defense Team.
August Self-Training Course
Ganghu Civil Defense Team's August self-training program, covering casualty carrying, cardiopulmonary fitness assessment, the OHCA procedure, hands-on knot tying, rucking, and first-aid skills practice.
Course: Shelter Operations
Simulates shelter operations, teaching practical skills in supply distribution, space planning, and caring for people with special needs.
Lecture: Understanding the CCP and Its United Front Work Against Taiwan
Deconstructing red infiltration: from intelligence networks to cognitive warfare defense — understanding CCP infiltration patterns against Taiwan and the national security dilemma they create.
Disaster-Prep Vaccines and Essential Medicine for Children
Covers two key areas — vaccines and essential medicine for children — to help the public build basic disaster-prep medical readiness. Speakers: Dr. Lin Hsing-chia, Chairman Lin Ying-jan.
Introduction to Meshtastic Off-Grid Communications
Learn the Meshtastic off-grid communication system from scratch, covering hardware, firmware installation, app setup and connection, and configuration and feature details.
Civil Defense 101: Understanding National Defense Resilience
Covers civil defense knowledge and the cross-strait situation, the importance of community civil defense, how civil defense organizations operate, and gender equality and prevention concepts. Suitable for civil defense volunteers and community organization members.
Home Fortress: A Safety Action Plan for Wartime and Disaster
Identify vulnerabilities in your home environment, build a defense and supply-stockpiling plan, set evacuation triggers and action plans, and prepare a Bug-Out Bag (BOB) and essentials.
When Civil Defense Becomes Diplomacy: From Taiwan Experience to International Resilience and Cultural Connection
Speaker Kuo Chia-yu (founder of the Taiwan Digital Diplomacy Association) shares three case studies: a playbook of Ukraine cyber operations, cross-border cultural exchange through amateur radio, and a media wartime drill program.
Drone Threat Awareness × Introduction to ATAK
Morning session: civilian drone threat awareness and response (indoor course, no flight operation). Afternoon session: introduction to ATAK (bring your own Android phone or laptop).
Radio Practical Training
Hands-on radio communication practice covering communication protocols, radio etiquette, the NATO phonetic alphabet, and handling interference. Requires completion of the theory course or existing basic operating skills.
Home Fortress and Evacuation Shelter Planning
A safety action plan for wartime and disaster scenarios. Learn to identify vulnerabilities in your home, build a defense and supply stockpiling plan, set evacuation triggers and action plans, and prepare a Bug-Out Bag (BOB) and essentials.
Cybersecurity and Cognitive Defense in Practice
Personal protection for the digital age. Part 1 covers hands-on everyday cybersecurity practices; Part 2 covers hands-on cognitive defense and information literacy drills. Please bring a laptop.
Radio Theory Course
An overview of radio operation theory, regulations and usage rules, communication techniques and habits, and an equipment buying guide. Suitable for those with no prior radio operating experience.
Civil Defense 101: Understanding National Defense Resilience
Understand civil defense knowledge and the situation across the Taiwan Strait, the importance of community civil defense, how civil defense organizations operate, and gender equality and prevention concepts. Suitable for civil defense volunteers and community organization members.
Introduction to Meshtastic Off-Grid Communications
Get to know the Meshtastic off-grid communication system from scratch, covering hardware, firmware installation, app setup and pairing, and configuration and features in detail.
Self-Training Fitness Fundamentals
A complete introduction spanning theory, striking fundamentals, and self-defense, turning your body into your most reliable safety system. Covers fitness training fundamentals, striking basics, sports medicine and recovery, and hands-on self-defense.
Radio Practical Training
Hands-on radio communication practice covering communication protocols, radio etiquette, the NATO phonetic alphabet, and handling interference. Requires completion of the theory course or existing basic operating skills.
Survival Food Tasting and Paintball Experience
An outdoor experience combining paintball or laser tag, disaster-prep food tasting, and an outdoor barbecue, held at Neihu's Hill 147.
Fire Drill (Adult Session)
A firefighting experience for adults, including outdoor hose spraying, a fire extinguishing experience, and Sunshine Rescue. Limited to ages 18 and up.
Fire Drill (Family Session)
A firefighting experience for children and teens aged 10–17, including outdoor hose spraying, a fire extinguishing experience, and Sunshine Rescue. Must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Radio Theory Course
An overview of radio operation theory, regulations and usage rules, communication techniques and habits, and an equipment buying guide. Suitable for those with no prior radio operating experience.
Fire Drill
A hands-on firefighting experience at the Disaster Prevention Science Education Hall, including outdoor hose spraying, a smoke experience, the Sunshine Rescue burn and electrical fire simulation, and a fire extinguishing experience.
Basic First Aid
Build a complete foundational understanding and hands-on skills in first aid, covering CPR + AED, bleeding control techniques, wound care, and casualty transport.
Civil Defense 101: Understanding National Defense Resilience
Understand civil defense knowledge and the situation across the Taiwan Strait, the importance of community civil defense, how civil defense organizations operate, and gender equality and prevention concepts. Suitable for civil defense volunteers and community organization members.
Home Fortress and Evacuation Shelter Planning
A safety action plan for wartime and disaster scenarios. Learn to identify vulnerabilities in your home, build a defense and supply stockpiling plan, set evacuation triggers and action plans, and prepare a Bug-Out Bag (BOB) and essentials.