A workshop on Interpersonal Skills for Professional Development is being organized by the AIT Career Center on 26 January 2011 from 13.30-15.30 hours at the Milton E. Bender Jr. Auditorium. The workshop will be conducted by Mr. Steven Hiatt.

A talk on “Nanotechnology for herbal extract in cosmeceuticals” will be delivered conducted by Associate Professor Ubonthip Nimmannit (NanoCosme Lab, NANOTEC) January 20 between 16:00 – 16:45 hours at Room 102, First Floor, Outreach Building at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).Abstract: Nanotechnology is an advanced technology that involves working with particles at nanometer scale with structure size being 100 nanometers or smaller.

Opening ceremony of AIT Consulting shall take place on 20 January 2010 at the AIT Consulting Office at the AIT Conference Center from 13.30-14.00 hours. Chairman of Board of Trustees of AIT, H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag shall inaugurate the office.

A three day workshop on Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) in Asia will be organized by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) from 19-21 January 2011. TNA is a capacity building project to enable participating countries to identify their technology needs for mitigation and adaption.

• Brief Remarks from the Deans – Dr. Weerakorn Ongsakul (SERD), Dr. Nitin Afzulpurkar (SET) and Dr. Barbara Igel (Dean - SOM)

A video conference lecture "Reflections on COP16" by Prof. Rajendra Pachauri, Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), General Director, TERI University, India, will be broadcast on 7 January 2011 from 10.30-11.30 am at the Milton E. Bender Jr. Auditorium at AIT. The lecture is part of an international, multi-institutional, advanced seminar series under the Asia Pacific Initiative (API). It will be moderated by Dr. Srikantha Herath, Senior Academic Programme Officer, United Nations University.

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is organizing a training program on using BIlan Carbon spreadsheets to calculate greenhouse gas emissions. The training focuses on real life examples and hands-on analyses. The six day training program from 5-10 January 2011 will be held at the AIT Conference Center.

Dr. A.V. Kabashin will be delivering a talk on “Plasmonics and Metamaterials for Biosensing" on 17 December 2010 at 15.00 - 16.00 hrs in Room 102, Outreach Building, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). About Dr. Kabashin: Dr. A. V. Kabashin obtained his Ph.D. degree in 1994 from A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia and Master’s degree in 1989 from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia.

The 114th Graduation Ceremony of the Asian Institute of Technology will take place on 17 December 2010 at the auditorium of the AIT Conference Center.0900-09.30 hoursArrival of VIP Guests9.30 hoursAssemble and join the Presidential Party in the Lobby lounge of the AIT Conference Center10.00 hoursAcademic Procession• Introduction by the Vice President for Academic Affairs• Graduation Message by the President• Conferment of the AIT Honorary Doctorate Degree• Graduation Remarks by the Honorary Doctorate RecipientProf.

An International Conference on “Innovations in Food and Bioprocess Technology” is being organized by the Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology Field of Study of the School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD) from 7-9 December 2010. Keynote lectures will be delivered by Dr. Tipvon Parinyasiri, Director, Food Control Division, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Thailand and by Dr. Pichet Durongkaveroj (Secretary General of National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Office, Thailand). The conference will be inaugurated by Prof.