A job preparation skills workshop will be organized for graduation AIT students on 16 March 2013 from 0830-1700 hours at the Language CenterDetailed program can be downloaded from this link.

 A workshop on "Climate Compatible Urban Development:  Towards developing assessment framework for cities" will be organized from 12-13 March 2013 at the Novotel Hotel at Siam Square, Bangkok. Jointly organized byAsian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand (http://energy.

Offshore Technology and Management, School of Engineering and Technology in collaboration with Total E&P Thailand and TOTAL Professor Association will be organizing a five half-day special programs on “Offshore Pipelines” from 25 Feburary to 1 March, 2013 from 0900-1200 hours at Room N106, School of Engineering and Technology, AIT.Further details can be downloaded at this link.

AIT Student Union is organizing a Mini Marathon and Slow Cycle Race on 16 February 2013 from 1600 hours near the Squash Court at the AIT football field. Students can register at this link:Details and rules are available at this link:

The project on "Action towards Resource-efficient and Low Carbon Cities (LCC) in Asia" will be organizing a "Low Carbon Cities: Experience Sharing Workshop" on 11-12 February 2013 at the Asia Airport Hotel in Rangsit. The project is supported by the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) and Sustainable Development and Climate Change/AIT-France Network.

A documentary titled “Great Tohoku Earthquake in Miyagi” will be screened at Room E117, School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) on 24 January 2013 at 1600 hours. The documentary follows the talk “Mapping the Disaster Evacuation and Relocation: a field experience & practices following the multiple catastrophes of 2011 in Tohoku, Japan” which was delivered on 17 January 2013 by Dr. Takashi Oda, visiting faculty at Disaster Preparedness Mitigation and Management (DPMM) field of study at SERD, AIT.

EventSpeaker TimeWelcomeDr. Shobhakar Dhakal, Associate Professor, SERD/AIT 1330-1335TalkGovernance of the global environment: Framework, approach and activities of Earth System Governance Project1335-1405DiscussionDiscussions on key research agenda related to governance of global environmental change challenge that are of interests to the participants and how ESG project and AIT can collaborate/find synergy1405-1430About ESG:The Earth System Governance (ESG) Project is a social science research network in the area of governance and global environmental change (water, climate, land, resources etc.

A Career Talk titled “Beyond Engineering Jobs” will be delivered by Siemens on 18 January 2013 from 1300-1500 hours at the Milton E Bender Jr. Auditorium at the Asian Institute of Technology.Details about Siemens are available at this link: http://www.

Venue: E117, SERD Building (Ground Floor)Time: 1600 hoursDate: 17 January 2013About the talk:Dr. Takashi Oda, DPMM’s visiting faculty, discusses the geographical space of evacuation and displacement following the multiple disasters caused by the Tohoku Region Pacific Coast Earthquake (magnitude 9.0) on March 11, 2011, in northeastern Japan, from his viewpoint as a geographer who has personal connections with the affected areas.

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