Seminars, Workshops and Conferences
6-14 July 2004: AIT Extension in collaboration with SciDevNet/UNESCO will organize a workshop for journalists and other communicators from South East Asia on 'The use of ICT's for reporting on the science of HIV/AIDS'.
Objectives:
The workshop aims to raise awareness of the menace of HIV/AIDS among South East Asian countries and train the participants in using better means in handling information relevant to HIV/AIDS.
The workshop will cover various issues on HIV/AIDS in South East Asia. Among the important topics to be discussed are media and internet coverage, vaccines, ethical reporting, microbicides, and the application of IT in the communicating information on HIV/AIDS. The expected outcome of the workshop hopes that attending journalists and communicators shall have learned ICT tools for acquiring and disseminating information on HIV/AIDS in South East Asia.
For more information, please contact: Prof. Gajendra Singh, Dean, AIT Extension; Tel: 66-2 524-6331, Fax: 66-2 524-6332. E-mail: singhg@ait.ac.th
19-24 July 2004: AIT Extension in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), the AIT Extension will organize a workshop on 'Increasing Stakeholder Participation using Information and Communication Technology (ICT).'
Objectives:
The workshop aims to create firm foundations in design, development and implementation of both government and private projects based on the principles of participatory approach and the application of Information and Communications Technology (ICT).
The workshop will cover key concepts and approaches of participatory development, analysis of stakeholders, analytical techniques and ICT tools and methods of participatory approach, building of e-communities, implementation and monitoring of participatory development projects. Country reports will be given by workshop participants from various countries in the Asia Pacific region. At the end of the workshop, the participants shall have been trained in participatory development and shall have come up with action plans applicable in project design and implementation. The summary of the proceedings and a compilation of the course materials will be made available thru the Internet and in CD-ROM.
For more information, please contact: Prof. Gajendra Singh, Dean, AIT Extension; Tel: 66-2 524-6331, Fax: 66-2 524-6332. Email: singhg@ait.ac.th
1-3 December 2004: Second International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam. The Symposium is organized by the Asian Institute of Technology branch in Vietnam (AITVN) and The University of Tokyo (UT), in cooperation with Southeast Asian Center on Water Environment Technology (SACWET), a joint center of UT and AIT. The Symposium is sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan through Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology.
The Symposium aims to provide a forum for discussion and exchange among researchers/practitioners in Environmental Technology and Management and related areas from the Asian Region and to promote interaction among researchers from Asia-Pacific countries, Japan, the United States, Europe and other parts of the world. Through the Symposium, participants will hopefully find a strong network or partnership with active local change agents will be established, and our colleagues in Southeast Asia will learn more from the experts of other countries to protect the environment of the region.
Focus of the Symposium
The Symposium is focused on the following topics:
- Conservation of natural aquatic ecosystems
- Symbiosis with agriculture and aquaculture
- Industrial/agricultural development and water management
- Threats to ground water
- Environmental infrastructure management
- Urban development and coastal zone management
- Social aspects
Call for papers and deadlines
Manuscripts for oral and poster presentations should be prepared according to the format specified at: http://www.env.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/project/asian_water/home.html