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From left: Ms. Teresita M. Padilla, Coordinator, Academic Networking Support, with Council Members Professor Mario T. Tabucanon, Dr. Tong-In Wongsothorn, Mr. Noritada Morita, and Dr. Chumnarn Pongsri.
GMSARN CoA held 8th meeting

The 8th Meeting of the GMSARN Council of Advisors (CoA) was held on September 26 at AIT. Council Members in attendance included Professor Mario T. Tabucanon, GMSARN Director and AIT Provost; Dr. Tong-In Wongsothorn, CoA Chairman and President of Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University; Mr. Noritada Morita, President, Asia Strategy Forum; and, Dr. Chumnarn Pongsri, Director, Environment Division, Mekong River Commission.

AIT Academic Calendar sells out on Oct. 13

The AIT Academic Calendar 2003 will be available at the Registry Office starting Monday, October 13. To order, please send internal charge form payable to Registry Calendar Account by writing the following account codes: 10-75-54-205-275 (old) and 10 7 005 243 07005 219 9999 (new). Those who would like to pay in cash may pay at the cashier indicating the account numbers stated above and show the receipt to Registry for reservation and distribution.

AIT Conference Center Functions
October 6 - 12, 2003

Date
Time
Room
Group Name/Organizer

Mon. 06 Oct.
08:30-16:30
B115
SESIP-2 Training Course
c/o K. Voravate, AIT Extension, Tel: 5279

08:30-16:30
B227/Game room
SESIP/ EPRMEP Group
c/o K. Kanlaya, AIT Extension, Tel: 5840

10:00-12:00
B206
Research Colloquium on Sustainable Development
c/o K. Prapassorn, SERD, Tel: 6096

08:00-10:00
B108
Midterm Exam: ED79.01
(c/o Registry, Tel: 5034)

08:30-16:30
B202
Ansell - MDP 2003/2004
c/o K. Kluaymai, SOM, Tel: 6375

08:30-16:30
B225
DPPM Training Course/ AIT Extension
c/o K. Worawan, AITE, Tel: 5375

Tue.

Seminars, Workshops and Conferences
October 9, 2003:: Seminar on 'Landscaping Natural Resources Management 3D Visualization Remote Sensing and GIS' will be held in room W208 (Visual Lab), SERD Building. The seminar will be conducted by Dr. Daniel Barthelemy and Dr. Daniel Auclair, CIRAD-INRA team of researchers at 2:30 p.m.

PLANT ARCHITECTURAL MODELLING, METHODOLOGY & APPLICATION

CIRAD-INRA 'AMAP' French team of researchers is one of the pioneers in the
field of 3D Plant Architectural Modelling.

Prof. Jean-Louis Armand, AIT President (left) and H.E. Ambassador Mr. Jan Axel Nordlander, Swedish Ambassador, Swedish Ambassador to Thailand exchanges Sida-AIT Scholarship Cooperation agreement for 2004-2007
Sida-AIT Cooperation for Scholarships

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Asian Institute of Technology agreed on September 19, 2003 to implement a cooperation program on 'Capacity building for sustainable development through higher education and training in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.

From left: Prof. Dr. Chindalak Vandhanasinghu, Dean, School of Public Administration, NIDA; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chamaiporn Kunakemakorn, Vice President for Administration, NIDA; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Preecha Jarungidanan, President, NIDA; Prof. Jean-Louis Armand, AIT President; Prof.

DEC's Workshop on 'Creating of Lessons on E-Learning by Using VClass'

On September 24-26, 2003, the Office of Information Technology for Administration for Educational Development of the Commission on Higher Education, together with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and E-Learning & Multimedia Working Group organized the workshop on 'Creating of Lessons on E-Learning by Using VClass' at Computer Software Training Center, the Commission on Higher Education, Bangkok.

AIT Conference Center Functions
September 29 - October 05, 2003

Date
Time
Room
Group Name/Organizer

Mon. 29 Sept.
08:30-16:30
B227/Game Rm.
Educational Policy Research Methodologies & Education
Planning (SESIP / EPRMEP)
c/o K. Kanlaya, AIT Extension, Tel: 5840

08:30-16:30
B206/B204
Rets In Aisa Workshop - Phase III
c/o K. Boonjira, EP, Tel: 5418

14:00-16:30
B144
Singapore Millennium Foundation Presentation
c/o DSCA, (Dr. Anila, Tel: 5064)

08:30-16:30
B108
Development Planning Project Management & Monitoring

c/o K. Worawan, AITE , Tel: 5237

Tue.

Seminars, Workshops and Conferences
January 14-16, 2004:: International Conference on 'Electric Supply Industry in Transition: Issues and Prospect for Asia' will be held at the AIT Conference Center.

The conference are co-organized by Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC, more than a dozen leading universities in the USA, including Berkeley), University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, and Asian Institute of Technology.

Doctoral Thesis Presentation
Mr. Budi Prakoso
(BPD999870)), a candidate for the degree of Doctor of
Doctor of Technical Science in Bioprocess Technology in the field of Food
Engineering and Bioprocess Technology FoS, School of Environment, Resources and Development will have his final examination
on Monday, 29th September 2003 at 15:00 p.m. in the room BT 105 (Biotechnology Building).
His dissertation in entitled 'Detection and Quantification of Genetically Modified Soybean in Tempe'

Interested persons are welcome.