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COOPERATION IN SPACE TECHNOLOGY

On April 26 H. E. Mr. Christian Prettre, the Ambassador of France to Thailand, presented AIT a Software Multiscope from MATRA Systems and Information, further enhancing the Institute's long-standing cooperation with France in the field of spatial imagery, remote sensing and its applications in relation to GIS.

The software consists of a set of CDROMS with capability for connecting
simultaneously 255 users.

CONFERENCE UPDATE

A world class event, the International Forum cum Conference on Information
Technology and Communication at the Dawn of the New
Millenium is the Year 2000 activity of the International Academy on Engineering Development and Scientific and Management Technology.

LANGUAGE CLASSES
THAI LANGUAGE CLASS FOR BEGINNERS

CLET will organize an additional Thai language class for beginners, focusing
on speaking, listening and conversational skills.

The class will
be held on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays (4.00 - 5.30 p.m.)
start from May 15th,
run for a total of 30 hours,
be restricted to fifteen persons per group,
cost 1,500 baht/person.

MONTHLY INSECTICIDE SPRAYING ON CAMPUS

All campus residents are hereby informed that the monthly insecticide spraying will be carried out on Thursday, 11 May 2000, starting at 09.00hrs. Please keep all valuables in a safe place to prevent loss or damage.

CONGRATULATIONS, Dr. Lilia Austriaco
Dr. LILIA AUSTRIACO (SEC' 65), Manager of Information Resources Centers, has been selected as OUTSTANDING MAPUAN (TOM) FOR THE YEAR 2000 IN THE FIELD OF INFORMATION SCIENCE. The TOM award is the most prestigious award for MIT alumni and is jointly awarded by the Mapua Institute Technology and the National Association of Mapua Alumni (NAMA). The award ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 13, 2000 in
Manila.

AIT's School of Management among Asia's Best MBA Schools (Asiaweek May 5, 2000)

I am proud to share with you the news that AIT's School of Management was ranked by Asiaweek in its 5 May 2000 issue (Asia's Best MBA School) as No. 3 for Best Executive MBA, No. 4 for Best Full-Time Programs, and No. 14 by reputation.

PRINCE LEO DE LIGNAC DONATES TO AIT
Prince Leo de Lignac of the Netherlands has generously donated US$200,000 to AIT's Bioprocess Technology field of study (BPT) in the School of Environment, Resources and Development. The amount will support salaries and fees of employee Doctoral students enrolled in BPT.
Our heartfelt thanks to Prince Leo de Lignac for his generous donation.

WELCOME NEW FACULTY

The School of Advanced Technologies is pleased to welcome Dr. Lertsak Lakawat as a Visiting Faculty in our new Field of Study in Microelectronics, starting from the May 2000 term.

Dr. Lertsak received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. in 1993. From 1994-1996, he worked at Seagate Technology, Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.A., participating in the design and development of thin-film, magnetic recording heads for data storage on rigid disk files.

Photo shows Ms. Olsson and Mrs. Hallgren (left and center) discussing with Prof. Jean-Louis Armand, AIT President.
MEETING THE PRESIDENT

A Delegation from the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation, led by Ms. Ingrid Olsson (left), the Assistant Secretary of the Foundation's Selection Committee, visited the Institute on 24 April . She was accompanied by Prof.