Donations needed for Paralysis Recuperation Center in Lampang
The Paralysis Recuperation Center at Wat Toong Bor Pan in Amphoe Hangchat, Lampang Province, started a few years ago and administered by Phra Palad Vinai, the senior monk of the temple, with a group of villagers, provides recuperation service to paralyzed or partly-paralyzed persons in the area.
Engineering and construction company to interview on campus
Thai Nippon Steel Engineering & Construction Corp. Ltd. is seeking engineers to work with the company. The presentation will be held in room N238 on Tuesday, 21 November 2006 at 2 p.m.
Those are interested for job interview can register your names at the Offshore Technology and Management office next to civil lounge, ground floor of School of Engineering and Technology building.
Conference calls for papers
The University Support to Environmental Planning and Management project (USEPAM – http://www.usepam.ait.ac.th)
at Regional and Rural Development Program, School of Environment, Resources and Development will organize a regional conference on 'Environmental Planning and Management in Southeast Asian Countries' in Hanoi, Vietnam, during 6-8 March 2007.
The specific objectives of the conference are: 1) to facilitate the exchange of experiences gained in and lessons learned from regionally coordinated capacity building projects implemented for strengthening multidisciplinary curricula, outreach activities and applied research capacity in the area of environmental planning and management amongst academicians, policymakers, planners and international development agencies in the region who are carrying out same or similar projects; 2) to provide a forum to researchers as well as planners and policymakers for presenting results of and methodological experiences in research projects; for sharing lessons learned through implementation of environmental management policies; for discussing the policy implications of the findings of the research projects; and for seeking policy oriented research issues.
Asian Internet Engineering Conference
The Internet Education and Research Laboratory (intERLab) at AIT and the WIDE (Widely Integrated Distributed Environment ) Project, Japan, will be organizing the Asian Internet Engineering Conference 2006 from 28-30 November 2006 at AIT Conference Center Auditorium.
Wireless 'DUMBO' turns ordinary laptops, PDAs into live-saving network
Public demonstration takes place 1 December
The Asian Institute of Technology is hosting a public demonstration of a new mobile wireless network for use on an ad hoc basis, such as after a natural disaster when a fixed network infrastructure is not available or had been destroyed.
AIT Community School celebrates United Nations Day
On 20 October AIT Community School celebrated United Nations Day with the parents, staff, teachers, and children in their national dress.
The event highlighted the role of a healthy mother who plays in the development of families and communities worldwide.
AIT students invited to Bangkok Opera's season opener
The Bangkok Opera's Maestro Somtow Sucharitkul is offering free tickets to AIT students. About 80 tickets are offered for the performance of 'Ayodhya' on November 19, 8 p.m. Those attending will assemble in front of the AIT Center, and buses will leave at 5 p.m.
'Ayodhya' is called 'a Ramayana for the 21st century.
AIT spends 10.5 million baht on energy in 3rd quarter
For the third quarter of 2006, AIT has spent 10.5 million baht on energy bills. The top 10 energy users account for 20 percent, or 2.09 million baht, of the total bill. The biggest two schools, School of Environment, Resources and Development and School of Engineering and Technology, are the biggest consumers accounting for 54 percent of the total used by all 10 users.
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From left: Prof. Ajit P Annachhatre-Coordinator, ARRPET II, Dr. Anders Granlund, Sida Regional Advisor, SENSA, Prof. Peter Haddawy, Vice President- Academic Affairs, Prof. S. Kumar, Dean, SERD
ARRPET II Annual Review Workshop 2006
The Asian Regional Research Program on Environmental Technology Phase II (ARRPET II) held its Annual Review Workshop during 6-8 November 2006 at the AIT Conference Center.