Visiting faculty joins Natural Resource Management
The Natural Resource Management field of study at the School of Environment, Resources and Development welcomes Dr. Lam Dorji, as a visiting professor from the Royal Society for the Protection of Nature, Bhutan for the August 2006 Semester.
AIT study sparks safety concern in Bangkok housing
The AIT investigation found cracks and chipping concrete due to corrosion of rebar in Din Daeng apartments. AIT’s study fueled safety concerns for the area’s 45,000 residents, and plans are under way to address those concerns.
President responds to letter of clarification by AIT labor union president
5 September 2006
Dear members of the AIT community,
Many of you may have seen two short stories and a news brief published in early August in Matichon and The Nation newspapers concerning the termination of employees at AIT. Some of the information reported was factually inaccurate, and I would like to set the record straight.
Seed funding available through Wetlands International
Wetlands International recently launched the Seed Funding Facility of the Wetlands and Poverty Reduction Project. The facility is an opportunity to provide funds to support the process of project proposal development and local partnerships strengthening for on-the-ground activities that deepen the understanding of how well-managed wetlands can help sustain the livelihoods and security of wetland-related communities.
E-conference calls for papers
The Second International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences, and Engineering,
http://www.cisse2006online.org, invites submission of papers for the conference which will be held 4-14 December 2006.
Technically co-sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers University of Bridgeport, the conference provides a virtual forum for presentation and discussion of the state-of the-art research on computers, information and systems sciences and engineering.
Job vacancies
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) needs qualified persons to fill two positions:
Chief, Sustainable Development and Water Resources Section, P 5
Deadline for applications: 24 Oct.
Library announces new trial database
The AIT Library announced that ENGnetBASE: Engineering Handbook Online is now available for AIT community as a trial database until 26 September 2006.
ENGnetBASE provides online access to more than 500 engineering handbooks developed by CRC Press, a division of Taylor & Francis, LLC. The database currently includes 540 fully searchable titles in the engineering disciplines.
Seed funding available through Wetlands International
Wetlands International recently launched the Seed Funding Facility of the Wetlands and Poverty Reduction Project. The facility is an opportunity to provide funds to support the process of project proposal development and local partnerships strengthening for on-the-ground activities that deepen the understanding of how well-managed wetlands can help sustain the livelihoods and security of wetland-related communities.
E-conference calls for papers
The Second International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information, and Systems Sciences, and Engineering,
http://www.cisse2006online.org, invites submission of papers for the conference which will be held 4-14 December 2006.
Technically co-sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers University of Bridgeport, the conference provides a virtual forum for presentation and discussion of the state-of the-art research on computers, information and systems sciences and engineering.
Job vacancies
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) needs qualified persons to fill two positions:
Chief, Sustainable Development and Water Resources Section, P 5
Deadline for applications: 24 Oct.