Taipei¡X ORTV Founder Dr. Doris Brougham was invited to give a speech at the opening ceremony of the three-day Taipei English Carnival on December 20. This event is organized by Taiwan's Research, Development and Evaluation Committee. Awards were given to agencies that have helped create an English-friendly environment in Taiwan. Government officials and a few guests used wooden hammers to break the numbers 2005 in ice to symbolize that 2006 would be a breakthrough for creating an English-friendly environment in Taipei. The opening ceremony began with a Ami tribal dance and ended with an Bunan tribal dance.