Professor Said Irandoust (left), AIT President and H.E. Mr. Makhtumkuli Akmuradov
H.E. Mr. Makhtumkuli Akmuradov visits AIT
H.E Mr. Makhtumkuli Akmuradov, Minister of Nature Protection, Turkmenistan and the Chair of Interstate Sustainable Development Commission (ISDC) for Central Asia on 26 Sept.

Prof. Irandoust, AIT President pins an AIT - Bhutan lapel pin to H. E. Bhutan Ambassador Singye Dorjie

Visiting AIT

On 06 October 2005, H. E. Mr. Singye Dorjie, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kingdom of Bhutan and Mr. Karma Phuntsho, First Secretary (Political) and Deputy Permanent Representative to ESCAP visited and met Prof.

ScienceDirect.com Lists Prof. S.K. Rakshit's Journal Article Top 25

'Enhancing antimicrobial activity of chitosan films by incorporating garlic
oil, potassium sorbate and nisin', for LWT - Food Science and Technology Journal,
is one among the top 25 hottest articles on ScienceDirect.

SEA-UEMA, SERI Co-organize UEM Project Management Training in Penang, Malaysia

The CIDA-AIT Southeast Asia Urban Environmental Management Application (SEA-UEMA) Project of the UEM/SERD and the Socio-Economic & Environmental Research Institute (SERI) will hold the 'Professional Training Program on the Management of UEM Projects in Southeast Asia' from 19-21
October 2005 in Penang, Malaysia.

eBook system is now online

eBook system at the AIT library is now complete and online. Accessible to everybody, though SERD and SCE students will find it more useful, the system will provide a compilation of Integrated Watershed Development and Management Students' Master theses and PhD. dissertation for the years 2001 - 2004.

To access please visit: http://krlib.

SERD student receives prestigious Asia Rice Foundation Award USA

Ms. Abha Mishra, AASE, SERD doctoral student recently won the prestigious Asian Rice Foundation Research Award USA 2005. Her research entitled 'System of Rice Intensification (SRI)' unlocks the effect of root growth on yield potential
of rice.

AIT Conference Center Functions
10 - 16 October 2005

Date
Time
Room
Group Name/Organizer

Mon . 10 Oct..
19:30-22:30
Auditorium

SU Film Show
c/o Ms. Fanny, SU, Tel. 5979

08:30-17:00
B202
Leadership and Management of Organizational Charge (LMOC/AITE)
c/o Ms.Ma Ma Gyi, AITE, Tel.

Prof. Irandoust appoints Deans, Director AIT Extension and Admin. Office Heads

Prof. Said Irandoust, AIT President recently announced the selection and designation of the following persons. Appointments to take effect 01 November 2005:

School Deans

School of Sustainable Development - Professor Sivanappan Kumar
School of Engineering and Technology - Professor Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai
School of Management and Entrepreneurship - Professor I. M. Pandey

Director AIT Extension

Dr. Jonathan Shaw

The appointments of the School Deans and Director AIT Extension will be for a one-year period following which there will be discussions with a focus on performance and achievement before renewal of term.

AIT, AITAA to hold 3rd Prominent Alumni Lecture Series

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and the AIT Alumni Association (AITAA) will hold the 3rd AIT Prominent Alumni Lecture Series on Monday, 17 Oct., 1:00 p.m. at the Milton E. Bender Jr. Auditorium.

From left: Dr. Xiaoyong Chen, faculty member of SAT; Prof. Vilas Wuwongse, VP External Relations; Prof. Said Irandoust, AIT President; Liu Baoli, Deputy Director General, Dept. of International Cooperation and Exchanges, Ministry of Education and Ai Hongge, Interpreter of MOE.

Prof.