Workshop on CDM Energy Technologies for Sustainable Development in Thailand
On June 29, 2007, a workshop was held on “CDM Energy Technologies for Sustainable Development in Thailand” at AIT. This is one of the activities of a project entitled “Potential of transferring and implementing Sustainable Energy Technologies through Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol”. The project also known as ENTTRANS or energy technology transfer has been conducted by an international consortium that consists of ten organizations around the world.

A Seminar on SRI - A New Paradigm for Agricultural Production and Participatory Development at AIT
Norman Uphoff, professor of government and international agriculture at Cornell University, will conduct a seminar on SRI (System of Rice Intensification) - A New Paradigm for Agricultural Production and Participatory Development at Milton Bender Auditorium, on Thursday, 19 July 2007, from 10-11 a.m. Prof.

AIT and RIS Establish Cooperation

With the support of the AIT President, AIT and Ruamrudee International School (RIS) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a mutually beneficial cooperation that would facilitate the continuous education to children of AIT members and RIS students.

First Call for Proposals of the Bio-Asia Programme
Important dates

Call for proposals publication: 1 July 2007
Deadline for the submission of proposals: 16 October 2007
Evaluation/selection procedure: November/December 2007
Results announcement: January 2008

Context

The development of therapeutic, cosmetic or alimentary use of natural substances is an important issue for life sciences.

Nominations & Vacancies

Mobility grants 'European Sustainable Water Goals' - Call for application to a mobility Grant to participate in the conference 'Managing Water Resources in European Mountain Environments' to be held in Belluno, Italy, 8-12 October 2007. It is required Qualified PhD, Master Students, post-Docs and professionals who would like to study in the fields of Environmental Sciences and get a Mobility Grant to participate to the conference 'Managing Water Resources in European Mountain Environments' which will be held in Belluno (Italy), 8-12 October 2007. Deadline: July 30th 2007. Further information on EMWIS website - http://www.

Old KBank ATM Card Needs to be Replaced with New Debit VISA Card

Owners of the old Kasikorn Bank ATM card (the card number beginning with 0004--) are requested to replace their card with the new Debit VISA card for free of charge at any branches of Kbank by this July 2007. AIT staff are advised to bring their ID card or passport for expat staff and bank book for the replacement.

Visit-AIT Day Draws 196 Prospective Thai Students
The ‘Visit-AIT Day’ held on 2 July 2007 drew 196 prospective Thai students. Some of them were accompanied by their parents. Aiming to share a glimpse of AIT, applicants were able to partake a slice of campus life while meeting students, faculty and staff from various nationalities.

Ph.D Research Fellowship Offered at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology

A fully funded PhD research fellowship is offered in the DASCOSA project at the Department of Computer and Information Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

DASCOSA (Database Support for Computational Science Applications) is a research project at NTNU that aims at developing support for efficient database management in Grid systems.

"Intellectual Property and Development" Training Held for the Diplomatic Community in Bangkok
Diplomats from various Asian and European countries in Bangkok participated in a collabotative training program on "Intellectual Property and Development" for the Diplomatic Community in Bangkok.

AIT Earthquake Guru Warns Moderate Tremor in Bangkok Could kill Thousands of People
Dr. Pennung Warnitchai, Coordinator of Structural Engineering Field of Study, School of Engineering and Technology and an AIT earthquake guru said if an earthquake of a moderate force hits Bangkok anytime, it could kill thousands of people.