Speaking via video address at a press conference ahead of the Asia Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum 2010, held from 21-22 October 2010 in Bangkok, Dr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN Undersecretary General, stressed the importance of mainstreaming adaptation as a pivotal strategy for humankind to cope with global warming.
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) will be participating in the Forum with the AIT President, Prof. Said Irandoust acting as a moderator in the session on “Role of Science in Adaptive Development”. Prof. Sudip K. Rakshit, Vice President, AIT will represent AIT's Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development in the Context of Climate Change (SDCC)as a panelist in the session.
World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) at Cambridge will be launching a new initiative to harness the world database on protected areas. The product called “Protected Planet†(www.protectedplanet.net) will enable people to discover how the planet is being protected, apart from helping them to a part of the greater solution on the issue of biodiversity.
Media and Communications Unit (MCU) is organizing a session on creating presentations. Titled “How x to put your audience to sleep”, the 90 minute session will include Tips to make better presentations, Power Point Alternatives and an interactive session.
Four months into her diplomatic posting in Thailand, the Philippines new Ambassador to Thailand, H.E. Mrs. Linglingay F. Lacanlale, has expressed a keen desire to pursue active engagement with AIT in a number of mutually beneficial areas.
Semiconductors are expected to reach the 22 nanometer node by 2011, a giant leap from the 90 nanometer nodes available in 2003. Such developments in Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS), which is a technology for constructing integrated circuits, are enabling far-reaching developments in the fields of DNA chemistry, nanomechanics , plasmonics and memristers, to name a few.
A CV writing and job interview workshop is being organized by the AIT Career Center on 13 October 2010 at the Milton E. Bender Jr. Auditorium. The workshop will include tips on writing CV’s and cover letters by Ms. Abha Baidya, Counselor / System Analyst , Career Center and Student Affairs; and a session on “Interview Techniques” by Ms. Joan Carla C. Gonzales, Coordinator, Career Center and Student Affairs.
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) President Prof. Said Irandoust today met the President of Sri Lanka, H.E. Mahinda Rajapakse, to discuss the issue of establishment of an AIT satellite campus in Sri Lanka. In response to AIT’s desire to establish a satellite campus, the Government of Sri Lanka has expressed its intent to provide land for this purpose.
Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology (CoEN) is organizing a special lecture on “Beyond CMOS Technology and Evolutionary Architectures” on 12 October, 2010 (Tuesday) at 2:00 PM. Prof. Pinaki Mazumder, University of Michigan, USA will deliver the lecture at Room 102, Outreach Building, Asian Institute of Technology.
As a part of the 10/10/10 (10 October 2010) celebrations, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) community will participate in a voluntary power switch off for 10 minutes from 10.10 am - 10.20 am.The event is being organized in conjunction with AIT-UNEP RRC.AP.It is a part of the global campaign where more than 7100 events are being organized in 188 countries to celebrate climate solutions.