Special official holidays: 9 and 12 June 2006
In light of the decision of the Royal Thai Government cabinet last Tuesday, 6 June 2006, to make Friday, 9 June 2006, an additional holiday to honor the 60th Anniversary of His Majesty the King's accession to the throne, AIT will also observe this holiday.
Doctoral thesis presented
Mr. Watchara Suiadee
(IWC019833), candidate for the degree of Doctor of Engineering in Water Engineering and Management (WEM), School of Engineering and Technology will have his final examination on Thursday, 8 June 2006, from 9 to 11 a.m. in Room WR209 (WEM Meeting Room).
His dissertation's title is 'An Integrated Approach to Real-Time Optimal Operation of an Irrigation Water System: A Case Study for Nam Oon Irrigation Project, Thailand.
AIT hosts pollutants workshop
Interested persons are invited to participate in a workshop on persistant organic pollutants at the Asian Institute of Technology's campus in Pathumthani. The 'Workshop on the Asian Research Programme on Persistent Organic Pollutants' takes place from 31 May to 1 June 2006 at AIT Conference Center, Room B 108.
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are long-lived chemicals that cycle between the different environmental compartments and are capable of traveling long distances, thus becoming ubiquitous global pollutants.
Faculty invited to join development economics video conference
The World Bank Office Bangkok invites AIT faculty members to participate in a video conference that is part of the the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) 2006, on 30-31 May 2006 at Chaiyo Conference Room, The World Bank Office Bangkok, 30th Floor, Siam Tower, Rama I Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok.
Online water resources course offered
The Regional United Nations Water Virtual Learning Centre at AIT, established in collaboration with United Nations University International Network on Water, Environment and Health, Canada, and with support from the U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, is now inviting applications from prospective water professionals for its second batch.
AIT staff buses pick up 15 minutes earlier on 24 May
In view of the 105th Graduation Ceremony on 24 May 2006 in the Thailand Science Park Convention Center wherein the 7 AIT buses will be used as transportation by the graduands, guests, faculty and staff, please be informed that the morning pickup in the respective starting points of the buses will be moved 15 minutes earlier to assure that the buses will arrive in AIT at 7:15 a.m.
From 7:15 to 7:45 a.m., graduands, guests, faculty and staff will board the buses going to the Thailand Science Park Convention Center to attend the graduation ceremony.
Faculty members' graduation schedule adjusted
The final schedule of graduation activities for faculty members with some adjustments to comply with the requirements of the palace is as follows:
Monday, 22 May 2006, at 2 p.m.: photo session of graduands and faculty
Please note that the schedule of photo session of graduands and faculty has been moved from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the AIT Conference Center auditorium.
SOM organizes 12th Asia Pacific Management Conference
The 12th Asia Pacific Management Conference (APMC –2006), organized by the School of Management in collaboration with the National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan), will be held at AIT 17 to 19 November 2006. The conference aims to provide a forum for academics and professionals to share experiences and knowledge for managing competitiveness in the knowledge economy.
EU-Thai application deadline postponed
An open call for proposals 2006 of the Corrigendum to the European Union -Thailand Economic Co-operation Small Projects Facility has postponed the deadline for grant applications to 4 p.m. Wednesday, 14 June 2006.
Any application received after the deadline will automatically be rejected even if the postmark indicates a date preceding the deadline or if the delay is due to the private courier service.
AIT not to participate in the first Tri-Institution Sports Day
Due to the difficulty to mobilize the AIT community, the Infrastructure Office regrets to inform the AIT community that AIT will not participate the very first AIT-Thammasat University- National Science and Technology Development Agency Tri-Institution Sports Day planned for 30 June 2006, as announced earlier.