Call for papers for KCPR 2007
The 2nd Symposium on Knowledge Communication and Peer Reviewing (KCPR 2007), to be held in Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. on July 12-15, 2007, calls for paper/abstract submissions and invited session proposals. Please visit: http://www.
Infrastructure survey numbers nil, few respondents feedback made as guide
The Infrastructure Office would like to convey its thanks to those who have spared their time to reply to the survey conducted by the office. The summary of the results is as follows:
The survey was conducted from 16 January - 16 February 2007, and sent via email to target respondents - faculty, staff and students.
Power Interruption on 10 March 2007
A yearly maintenance of all power substations on campus on Saturday, 10 March 2007, will mean a power interruption from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Residents are advised that during the said period, the air conditioning system will be shut down in the whole campus, including the AIT Conference Center.
Library opens earlier for mid-term exams period
Please be informed that from 24 February to 11 March 2007 (for mid-sem examination) the Library will be open as follows:
Monday - Saturday from 8.00 a.m. to 1.00 a.m.
Sunday from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 a.m.
and will be closed on 3rd March 2007 for the Makha Bucha (Buddhist) holiday
For other inquiries, please call tel.
Blood donation for those who would like
The Thai Red Cross Society has been working with volunteer students and AIT staff to collect units of blood from the AIT community. The bloodmobile visits AIT every three months; four times a year, hoping to collect enough units to supply the constant demand for blood.
Deputy Mayor of Taipei City – An AIT alumnus
Mr. Chun-Yih Lin, AIT alumnus of water resources engineering (1975), Executive Supervisor and Past President of AIT Alumni Association-Taiwan Chapter takes office as Deputy Mayor of Taipei City with effect from 13 February 2007.For more information about Mr. Chung-Yih Lin, please visit URL: http://english.
Speck Systems, India employees to further their master’s studies in RS&GIS
A Memoradum of Understanding between AIT and Speck Systems Ltd. (SSL), Hyderabad, India., was signed during a one-day visit to India by Prof. Said Irandoust, AIT President, on 19 February 2007. The MoU covers the agreement that SSL will sponsor two employees for studies/research per year (starting from the August 2007 intake), leading to a master’s degree in Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems (RS&GIS) at AIT. The students under this agreement will spend two semesters at AIT and two semesters thesis work at Speck.
Dual degree student participation marks AIT – TSF’s presence in Mozambique operation
Following the heavy floods which have been affecting the regions of Tete, Manica, Sofala and Zambezia for several weeks, the situation in Mozambique has deteriorated significantly over the recent days.
Comments Requested for Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Knowledge Hub (3RKH) Project Logo
The project team comprising of ADB, UNEP, UNESCAP, and AIT recently held a logo competition for the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Knowledge Hub (3RKH) project. The top 3 short-listed logos (from 50 entries) as shown above were selected for the AIT community’s comments.
SET Associate Deans appointed
Upon the recommendation of Professor Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Dean, School of Engineering and Technology (SET), Prof. Said Irandoust, AIT President, recently appointed the following associate deans in SET:
Dr. Joydeep Dutta, Associate Dean for New Development: Dr. Dutta will assist the Dean in planning for new areas (the first one is Materials Engineering) and review of all MoUs.
Dr. Nitin Afzulpurkar, Associate Dean for Promotion: Dr. Afzulpurkar will assist the Dean in planning marketing strategies for recruiting students in focus countries including handling of all related promotional documents.