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Nigerian minister of environment here to study mangroves

AIT Extension is running a seminar and study visit program on mangrove management in Thailand for a senior group of Nigerian visitors from the University of Calabar in Nigeria.

In Thailand from 1 to 9 September 2006, the delegation is led by the Honorable Federal Minister of Environment, Chief Helen Esuene (above, seated third from left). Other delegates are: Mr. Henry Etuk, special assistant to the Hon Federal Minister of Environment, Abuja; Mr. Omar Maiwada Mohammed, Ministry of Environment, Abuja; Prof.

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.

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.