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The regional workshop on hazardous chemicals management, organized by AIT, the Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research of Norway (SINTEF) and the Pollution Control Department of Thailand, will be held at the AIT Conference Center during December 10-14, 2007. This regional workshop is part of the project “Capacity Strengthening on Hazardous Chemicals Management”, sponsored by the Norwegian government and being undertaken jointly by AIT and SINTEF. The workshop goals is to contribute to the reduction and eradication of health and environmental risks hosted by improper hazardous chemicals management, including awareness raising and capacity strengthening.

The Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AARM) FoS will hold workshop on “Food safety and market access for small-scale shrimp farmers” on 6-7 December 2007 at the AIT conference Center. The workshop is a planned activity of shrimp Farm BMPs project co-funded by the EU Thailand Economic Co-operation Small Projects Facility, and is being organized jointly with the Networks of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific (NACA), Bangkok.

Ask professional corporate recruiters what attracts them about graduates of the Asian Institute of Technology, and you’ll likely get two answers: English-language skills and an international outlook. It’s a skill set that sets AIT graduates apart from those other post graduate institutions in the country, they say, and positions them at the front of the queue in today’s competitive global job market.

Conference participants during the opening ceremonies

The International Conference on Air Quality Management in Southeast Asia, held on November 21-23 in Ho Chi Minh City, welcomed close to 100 participants from 10 countries in the region.

The three-day event brought together a diverse pool of researchers, experts, policymakers and development organizations to tackle crucial issues related to improving air quality in urban areas across Southeast Asia.

In May 2007, AIT President Prof. Said Irandoust appointed a task force to create a campus environment that is healthy and clean. Clean, Green AIT  Campaign was started to approach to environmental concerns with the launch of AIT Environment month during the celebration for World Environment Day on 5 June.

Collaboration among Internet criminals has exceeded that of law enforcement officials, was just one of the issues discussed in a half-day international seminar at AIT on understanding the “Underground Economy” of the Internet.

An article on this seminar was written by Mr. Shawn Kelly, AIT News & Media Specialist, and Dr. Apinun Tunpan, IntERLab researcher , AIT, was published in Bangkok Post’s Database section on 28 November 2007.

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The Asian Association for Agricultural Engineering (AAAE) is organizing its International Agricultural Engineering Conference (IAEC) – 2007 to be held from December 3 - 6, 2007 at AIT.

The conference objectives are:

To strengthen the profession of agricultural engineering by promoting information exchange, improving communications, minimizing duplication of activities, and optimizing use of resources.

Date: Friday, 30 November, 9 a.m.
AIT Conference Center

The Career Center of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) will hold its Career Fair on Friday, 30 November. More than 20 major companies will set up booths for students who will visit beginning at 9 a.m. The event participants can expect to receive instant job placements, internship opportunities, long-term career prospects, on-the-job training, research partners, networks and goodies, such as free bags, pens, SIM cards and more!

The Career Center at AIT gives companies ready access to the institute’s yearly pool of 800 master’s and doctoral graduates.

AIT’s plan to host the “ASEAN Round Table on MDGs” meeting early next year gained added momentum during a recent visit to the campus by a group of high-level officials in charge of organizing the event.

A delegation comprised of Dr. Hanifa D. Mezoui, Chief, Non-Governmental Organization Section, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (http://www.

The Asian Internet Engineering Conference (AINTEC) 2007 is scheduled to be held on 27-29 November 2007 at the Katathani Phuket Beach Resort Hotel in Phuket, Thailand and is co-organized by Internet Education and Research Laboratory (intERLab), AIT, Thailand and the WIDE Project, Japan.