AIT co-organizes international conference on happiness and public policy
Gross National “Happiness” instead of GNP? Bangkok, Thailand27 July 2007The Asian Institute of Technology has taken the academic lead to consider people’s general happiness in the development of public policy, co-organizing on 18-19 July 2007 an International Conference on Happiness and Public Policy, at the United Nations Conference Center in Bangkok.

12-14 December: 2nd GMSARN International Conference 2007

The Greater Mekong Subregion Academic and Research Network (GMSARN) will organize the second GMSARN International Conference 2007 on 'Sustainable Development: Issues and Prospects for the Greater Mekong Subregion', to be held on 12-14 December 2007 at the Ambassador City Jomtien Hotel, Pattaya, Thailand.

21-23 November: International Conference on Air Quality Management in Southeast Asia

The Southeast Asia Urban Environmental Management Applications (SEA-UEMA) Project, in cooperation with the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, will hold the International Conference on Air Quality Management in Southeast Asia on November 21 to 23, 2007.

The three-day event, which will be held in Ho Chi Minh City, brings together a diverse pool of researchers, experts, policymakers and development organizations to tackle crucial issues related to improving air quality in urban areas across Southeast Asia.

20-24 August 2007: IntERLab's Network Security Workshop

AIT's Internet Education and Research Laboratory (intERLab) will conduct a 5-day 'Network Security' Hands-on workshop at intERLab training center as follows:

Date: 20 - 24 August 2007
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Venue: intERLab Training Center, AIT
Class Size: 28 participants (max.

Doctoral Comprehensive Examination Scheduled
Ms. Tanyamai Chiarakul (100708), a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in School of Management (SOM) will have her comprehensive examination on Wednesday, 15 August 2007, 10:00 a.m. in Seminar Room (SOM Building). Her dissertation's title is Integration of Interaction Channels in Banking Services to Enhance Corporate Customer Satisfaction: A Study of Thai Commercial Banks

12-14 December: The 11th UNESCO-APEID International Conference

The Asia-Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development (APEID), UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in Bangkok, is presenting the 11th APEID International Conference from 12 to 14 December 2007.

The theme for the 11th edition of the conference is 'Reinventing Higher Education: Toward Participatory and Sustainable Development.

28-30 August: Forum and Hands-on Training on SAP2000 and ETABS

The Asian Center for Engineering Computations and Software (ACECOMS)
is organizing a 'Forum and Hands-on Training on SAP2000 and ETABS'
from 28 to 30 August 2007 at AIT. (For further details, please visit
the ACECOMS website)

This is the first time that such as event is being organized in which the engineers who use this software can share their experiences as well as get direct advice and solutions on their analyses and design projects.