Seminars @ AIT
School of Advanced Technologies (SAT)
Seminars

A seminar, Trends in Earth Observations-Special Reference to Hyperspectral Imagery, by Dr. Sanjay Srivastava, a scientist with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), organized by the STAR Program, will be held on Thursday, 2 November, 2:15-3:30 p.m. in room ET108 (Energy Technology Building)

All interested persons are welcome

Background:

A look at future scenario reveals that about 70 missions carrying over 230 different instruments have been planned in the next 20 years by many space-faring nations.

AIT-Miller Freeman MoU Signing

AIT and Miller Freeman (Thailand) will sign an MoU on the promotion of 'Internet Package for SMEs' and technologies by co-organizing training courses, seminars, conferences and symposia. The signing ceremony will be held on Friday, 27 October in the Board Room, Administration Building.

Final Doctoral Examination Schedule

Wednesday, 1 November from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in room
S101(SERD Meeting Room), Mr. Muhammad Khurshid (ARD987313), a candidate
for the degree of Doctor of Technical Science in the Field of
Natural Resources Management (NRM), Rural Development, Gender and
Resources (RDGR) Program will present his dissertation entitled 'Sustainable Forest
Management Dynamics of the Siran Watershed in the Western Himalayas Region
of Pakistan: A Forest Resource Policy Perspective.

Welcome to AIT

The School of Civil Engineeering welcomes Dr. Kim Kidu a seconded faculty member from Korea. Dr. Kim assumed his appointment as
Associate Professor last week. His secondment is supported by a Korean public company.

Dr. Kim obtained his Master's degree in Structural Engineering and
Construction in 1987 and Ph.D. from the Imperial College of Science,
London in 1992. His area of interest is computational mechanics.

CHILD CENTER- PLAYSCHOOL REGISTRATION FOR JANUARY 2001

Registration for NEW children will take place from 30 October to 30 November.
The Playschool is for children from 2 1/2 to 5 years old while the Child Center is for
children from 5 to 11 years old.

P&G; Junior Executive Camp

Procter & Gamble Manufacturing (Thailand) Ltd. is inviting first-year AIT MBA students
(Thai nationals only) to apply for participation in the P&G; Junior Executive Camp to be
organized by the Company at the JW Marriott Hotel, Bangkok, on 7 December.

AP*Retreat meeting

The Internetworking Research Laboratory and the Thailand Network
Information Center (THNIC) hosted an AP*Retreat meeting during 20-22
October, 2000 at AIT. The meeting was attended by 25 leaders from
various leading Internet organizations around the Asia-Pacific region
such as the Asia-Pacific Networking Group, Asia-Pacific Advanced
Network, Asia-Pacific Internet Asscociation and Asia-Pacific Top Level
Domain Names.

Joint NOKIA-AIT Future Moves Seminar on 'Visions of the Future'

The Telecommunications Program of the School of Advanced Technologies and NOKIA Thailand, a founding member of the School's Advanced Technology Forum (ATF), organized a joint seminar on 'Visions of the Future' on 20 October at the AIT Center Auditorium.

AIT to host Fulbright-sponsored seminar: 'Role of Environment in Engineering Education

AIT will host a Fulbright-sponsored seminar, 'The Role of Environment in Engineering Education', to be held on 15 November. Some 200 students from various universities in Thailand are expected to attend.

Seminars @ AIT
Data Management and Information Systems.

The Integrated Tropical Coastal Zone Management program is organizing a
module course on Data Management and Information Systems. This course
will be conducted by Dr. JØrgen Staunstrup, from 25-28 October in
room A25 of the Aquaculture Outreach and Training Building.