AIT Conference Center Functions
11 - 17 July 2005
Date
Time
Room
Group Name/Organizer
Mon. 11 Jul.
08:30-17:00
B202
Community Based Disaster Risk Management Course (CBDRM-13/ADPC)
c/o K. Benjaporn, ADPC, Tel. 5354 Ext. 328
08:30-17:00
B206
CBC Training of Trainers
c/o Mr. Rey, AITE, Tel.
Seminars, Workshops and Conferences
26 - 29 July 2005: Training Workshop on Power Distribution System organized by the Electric Power System Management, SCE, will be held in Room ET 238, Energy Building, AIT.
The Power Distribution System
Electricity is indispensable for social and economic development of a nation and providing it in the economical and secured way to urban and rural consumers is one of challenging tasks.
Professor Said Irandoust Assumes AIT Presidency
(L-r)Professor Said Irandoust; Incoming AIT President; Acting President Mario Tabucanon; Ambassador Jan Axel Nordlander; and H.E. Mr. Laurent Aublin, Ambassador of France to Thailand, incoming Chairman of the Executive Committee
The Presidency of the Asian Institute of Technology was formally and symbolically
passed from Acting President Mario Tabucanon to Professor Said Irandoust
in a handover ceremony held at the AIT Conference Center on Tuesday, June 28.
The occasion was marked by an Academic Colloquium on 'AIT - Past, Present
and Future', and also included the passing of the Chairmanship of the Executive
Committee from Ambassador Jan Axel Nordlander, now Director General of
the Department for Consular Affairs and Civil Law, Ministry for Foreign Affairs,
Sweden, to H.E. Mr. Laurent Aublin, Ambassador of France to Thailand.
GMSARN Board and Council of Advisers holds 8th Joint Meeting
The Greater Mekong Sub Region Academic and Research Network held on 3 June
2005 its 8th joint meeting of the Board and Council of Advisors. The event held
in Siem Reap - home of Angkor Wat and other ancient temples - was witness to
the 8th Joint Meeting of the GMSARN Board and Council of Advisers.
SCE Welcomes New Faculty Members
The School of Civil Engineering is pleased to welcome Dr. Yoshitaka Kato
as Visiting Assistant Professor in the Structural Engineering Field of Study
for a period of two years beginning 15 May 2005. He is seconded to the School
by the International Center for Urban Safety Engineering, Institute of Industrial
Science of the University of Tokyo.
Doctoral Dissertation Final Examination
Mr. Tran Ngoc Hai (AQD027119), a candidate for the degree of Doctor
of Technical Science, Integrated Tropical Coastal Zone Management Specialization
, in
Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management FoS, SERD, will have his comprehensive
final examination on Wednesday, 6 July 2005, at 1:00-3:00 h, in
room 216, AFE Bldg.
AIT Conference Center Functions
4 July - 10 July 2005
Date
Time
Room
Group Name/Organizer
Mon. 4 Jul.
08:30-17:00
B202
Community Based Disaster Risk Management Course (CBDRM-13/ADPC)
c/o K. Benjaporn, ADPC, Tel. 5354 Ext. 328
08:30-17:00
B206
EU Asia-Link Research Writing Workshop (GDS/SERD)
c/o Ms. Julaikha, GDS, SERD, Tel.
Professor Said Irandoust Assumes AIT Presidency
(L-r)Professor Said Irandoust; Incoming AIT President; Acting President Mario Tabucanon; Ambassador Jan Axel Nordlander; and H.E. Mr. Laurent Aublin, Ambassador of France to Thailand, incoming Chairman of the Executive Committee
The Presidency of the Asian Institute of Technology was formally and symbolically
passed from Acting President Mario Tabucanon to Professor Said Irandoust
in a handover ceremony held at the AIT Conference Center on Tuesday, June 28.
The occasion was marked by an Academic Colloquium on 'AIT - Past, Present
and Future', and also included the passing of the Chairmanship of the Executive
Committee from Ambassador Jan Axel Nordlander, now Director General of
the Department for Consular Affairs and Civil Law, Ministry for Foreign Affairs,
Sweden, to H.E. Mr. Laurent Aublin, Ambassador of France to Thailand.
GMSARN Board and Council of Advisers holds 8th Joint Meeting
The Greater Mekong Sub Region Academic and Research Network held on 3 June
2005 its 8th joint meeting of the Board and Council of Advisors. The event held
in Siem Reap - home of Angkor Wat and other ancient temples - was witness to
the 8th Joint Meeting of the GMSARN Board and Council of Advisers.
SCE Welcomes New Faculty Members
The School of Civil Engineering is pleased to welcome Dr. Yoshitaka Kato
as Visiting Assistant Professor in the Structural Engineering Field of Study
for a period of two years beginning 15 May 2005. He is seconded to the School
by the International Center for Urban Safety Engineering, Institute of Industrial
Science of the University of Tokyo.