Seminars, Workshops and Conferences
December 1-19, 2003: The Electric Power System Management (EPSM), Energy Field of Study of Asian Institute of Technology will organize a medium training workshop on Power System Operation, Automation and Deregulation at AIT Conference Center. The training workshop is organized into three modules, namely, Power System Operation (Dec. 1-4), Power System Automation (Dec. 8-9, Dec. 11-12), and Power System Deregulation (Dec. 15-19).
Attendees may be registered for one or more modules of this training
workshop.
December 2-3, 2003 : International Symposium on Soil/Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics in Waste Containment Applications to be held at AIT the Conference Center
INTRODUCTION
The amount of solid waste generated is enormous. Both landfill/surface impoundment and treatment/stabilization of wastes require properly lined facilities. Adequate and safe storage of all wastes must be insured.
Municipal waste is the highest in quantity, followed by industrial waste and power plant ash. Hazardous and radioactive wastes are much less quantity, but significantly, more dangerous in quality.
This International Symposium on Soi/Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics in Waste Containment Applications aims to gather together the various experts in these fields so that the participants can learn the latest technology, application and design techniques in this area of specialization.
RESOURCE PERSONS
Prof. Masashi Kamon is the Keynote Speaker. Prof. Kamon is the leading International expert on the use of geosynthetics for waste, containment applications. He is presently the Head of the Department of Global Engineering at Kyoto University in Japan. Furthermore, Prof. S. Hayashi, Prof. K. Onitsuka of Saga Univeristy, Prof. J Chu of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and Dr. Y. J. Du of China as well as Prof. Mandal of India, Dr. Alexiew of Germany and Prof. Laloui of Switzerland have agreed to share their knowledge and expertise to the participants. The participants will have the chance to hear from them new developments and advancement in soil/ground improvement techniques and geosynthetics that will not only increase the strength of the soil and reduce settlement but will also shorten construction time and reduce construction cost. Moreover, Prof. Bergado and many other specialists and experts will also give lectures.
From the previous Symposia, there has been an international mix of Resource Persons from Thailand, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore. In Thailand, faculty members and researchers from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Chulalongkorn University, Kasetsart University, Thammasat University, Siam University and Wilailak University and others as well as personnel from Department of Highways (DOH) and Electric Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) have actively participated.
For other inquiries, contact Ms. Cheryl Esin at tel. 02-524-5500 or email:
acsig@ait.ac.th
December 7-8, 2003:
3rd International Workshop of the World Seismic Safety Initiative (WSSI) on Seismic Risk Management for Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region (WSSI 2003), Miracle Grand Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
The Regional Network Office for Urban Safety (RNUS) of the School of Civil Engineering is leading the organization of the 3rd International Workshop of the World Seismic Safety Initiative (WSSI) at the Miracle Grand Hotel in Bangkok on December 7-8, 2003.
The World Seismic Safety Initiative (WSSI) is an undertaking of the International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE) in support of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) of the United Nations. Since its inception in 1992, WSSI has been working with many countries around the world through its programs. During the last decade, WSSI has had remarkable successes in some countries; however, it has not been able to make an impact in terms of implementation of risk mitigation strategies.
To utilize and share the experiences learnt over the past ten or more years, WSSI 2003 is organized to allow participants to: 1) learn from countries where WSSI programs have made positive difference in terms of risk mitigation and management; 2) learn from countries where WSSI programs have not made any major impact in terms of risk mitigation efforts, and 3) develop a plan in consultation with all the attending countries about what WSSI should do for the next five years and where they should focus their human and financial resources.
All are cordially invited. Faculty and students are encouraged to attend and avail themselves of this great opportunity.
Anyone interested to know more details or interested to join the workshop may contact RNUS Coordinator, Dr. Dushmanta Dutta at telephone 02-524-5794. Updates of the workshop are available at: http://www.sce.ait.ac.th/rnus/wssi2003
December 11-12, 2003