The Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AARM) FoS will hold workshop on “Food safety and market access for small-scale shrimp farmers” on 6-7 December 2007 at the AIT conference Center. The workshop is a planned activity of shrimp Farm BMPs project co-funded by the EU Thailand Economic Co-operation Small Projects Facility, and is being organized jointly with the Networks of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific (NACA), Bangkok.

The Asian Association for Agricultural Engineering (AAAE) is organizing its International Agricultural Engineering Conference (IAEC) – 2007 to be held from December 3 - 6, 2007 at AIT.

The conference objectives are:

To strengthen the profession of agricultural engineering by promoting information exchange, improving communications, minimizing duplication of activities, and optimizing use of resources.

The Asian Internet Engineering Conference (AINTEC) 2007 is scheduled to be held on 27-29 November 2007 at the Katathani Phuket Beach Resort Hotel in Phuket, Thailand and is co-organized by Internet Education and Research Laboratory (intERLab), AIT, Thailand and the WIDE Project, Japan.

The Asian Internet Engineering Conference (AINTEC) 2007 is scheduled to be held on 27-29 November 2007 at the Katathani Phuket Beach Resort Hotel in Phuket, Thailand and is co-organized by Internet Education and Research Laboratory (intERLab), AIT, Thailand and the WIDE Project, Japan.

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.

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.

The Environmental Engineering and Management field of study is organizing an Annual Review Workshop on "Asian Regional Research Programme on Environmental Technology Phase II (ARRPET II)" to be held during 12-14 November  2007, at  AIT.

The Asian Regional Research Programme on Environmental Technology Phase II (ARRPET II), coordinated by AIT, is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). ARRPET involves 18 National Research Institutions (NRIs) in 8 Asian countries, namely: China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.

General Electric (Thailand) will organize "GE Learning Day" at the GE Conference Center, All Seasons Place, Bangkok, on 19 November 2007 for graduate students. This company visit will give the students an opportunity to know more about GE and learn about their career opportunities.

Dr Edward Webb, Chair of the Organizing Committee, and the rest of the team, have made excellent preparations leading up to the AIT, Thammasat University (TU) and the National Science & Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Sports Day event which will be hosted by NSTDA on 26 October 2007. Many more of AITians are encouraged to participate in this event, which will help further strengthen AIT's relationships with its neighboring institutions.

Gender and Development Studies Field of Study, School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD), will organize a seminar on “Debt, Mobility and Dependency in Southeast Asia: The Case of Cambodian Migrant Workers in Thailand” by Dr. Annuska Derks, on  Thursday, 25 October 2007, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m., Room – E 220.

Dr. Annuska Derks obtained M.A. degrees in social anthropology and development studies and a Ph.D. in social sciences from the Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands.