The U.S. training camp is slated to take place Aug. 29 to Sept. 4 at Chia-Yi, on the west coast of Taiwan. 
In an email dated August 17, 2009, Brianne Burger, Operations Specialist, tells us that “The US Team Committee has been corresponding with our embassy in Taiwan. In regards to the recent typhoon that included Taiwan in its path, our embassy reported that Taipei was relatively unaffected by the Typhoon.
In addition, all of our hotel lodgings and training sites are fully operational and anticipating our arrival”.

U.S. Team Schedule 
The U.S. Team will follow this schedule: 

August 26: U.S. Team assembles at a processing site near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). All athletes must report to the processing site by early afternoon Pacific Coast Time (PCT) in order to pick up their USA apparel, bags, and prepare for international flight. The team will travel together to LAX to board their flight. 

August 28: U.S. Team will arrive in Taipei (TPE) at 0625 a.m. local time and immediately transport to Training Camp in Chiayi (2.5 hours drive south of Taipei). The Team will be staying at Nice Prince Hotel and will train at National Chung Cheng University The entire U.S. Team will train at NCCU. 

September 4: U.S. Team travels back to Taipei and will check into Miramar Garden Taipei, our official team hotel. Miramar Garden is a five-star hotel with top-of-the-line amenities, including a swimming pool, a world-class weight and training room and excellent lodgings and meals. 

September 5-15: 21st Summer Deaflympics 

September 16: U.S. team departs from TPE to LAX. Arrival around 12:55 p.m. PCT on September 16. Be sure that you arrange your domestic flights to leave after 4/5 p.m. that day to give yourselves time to get through Customs and get to your next gate. 

Official Airlines for U.S. Team 
The U.S. Team will use Malaysia Airlines for our trip to Taipei. Malaysia Airlines (MH) provides excellent features, including a video monitor at each seat and plenty of leg room (between 32 to 34 inches) for our tall athletes. We will depart at 0140 a.m. on August 27 from LAX, arriving at 0625 local time on August 28. We will depart Taipei for LAX at 1545 p.m., arriving at 1255 p.m. on September 16. 
We will stay at our official team headquarters at Miramar Garden Taipei from September 4 to 16. 

Training Camp 
The entire U.S. Team will train together at National Chung Cheng University (NCCU). All of the facilities are there except for a shooting range and a beach volleyball court. Teams will train there for 7 days before departing on September 4 for Taipei. 

Summer Deaflympic Schedule 
The official game schedule can be found at http://english.2009deaflympics.org/files/13-1027-880.php