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SEMINARS, CONFERENCES & WORKSHOP @ AIT
1-5, 8-12 and 15-19 July, AIT Centre Room B115: Electric Power System Management (EPSM) FoS, SERD workshop on 'Power System Planning, Operation and Management.'

Electric Power System Management (EPSM) FoS is organizing a
a medium-term training workshop this month on POWER SYSTEM PLANNING, OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT consisting of three modules: (i) Power System Planning and Analysis (July 1-5, 2002), (ii) Power System operation and control (July 8-12, 2002), (iii) Power System Management Under Deregulation (July 15-19, 2002). The seminar is organized by the Energy Program, School of Environment, Resources and Development, AIT.

Interested persons may attend one or more specific modules.

The Fourth Asian Mayors Forum and Regional Workshop on Good Urban Governance
for Poverty Reduction and Social Development -
Exchange of Tools, Techniques and Good Practices

Asian Development
Bank (ADB), Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Asian Institute of Technology
(AIT), CITYNET, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP),
Sustainable Cities Programme (Asia), UNDP The Urban Governance Initiative (TUGI),
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Urban Management Programme
(Asia) and the Urban Partnership Foundation (UPF)

invite you to

The Fourth Asian
Mayors Forum and Regional Workshop on Good Urban Governance for Poverty Reduction
and Social Development Exchange of Tools, Techniques and Good Practices

to be held at the

United Nations Conference
Centre and
the Asian Institute of Technology (supported by Canadian Universities Consortium),

Bangkok, Thailand, 8-11 July 2002

Local authorities, non-governmental
and international organizations, civil society and academics all have an important
role to play in the development of cities in a more equitable and sustainable
manner and in meeting the demand for shelter, livelihood opportunities, education,
water, sanitation, mobility, social equity and most importantly a good quality
of life for all urban residents.

AIT Celebrates the World Environment Day

Win cash prizes by joining AIT's essay and poster contests on the theme:

'AIT and Its Role as Change Agent for Earth Sustainability'

Contest rules are:

1. The ESSAY on the above theme should be in English and should be no longer than 500 words.

AIT SERD student participates in the Youth Environment Summit

Mr. Kiran Ajit Shinde (left), an M.Sc in Urban Environmental Management, SERD student have been awarded to participate from 13-27 July at the 'Youth Environmental Summit on Sustainability' hosted by the Alliance for Global Sustainability in Switzerland.

AIT Conference Center Room-Functions
08 - 12 July 2002

Date
Time
Room
Group Name/Organizer

Mon. 08 Jul.
18:00-20:00
Auditorium
4th Asian Mayors Forum Workshop on Good Urban Governance
for Poverty Reduction & Social Development
c/o Ms. Radhika/Rahell /UMC, Tel: 5777

08:30-16:30
B206
Processing and Marketing of Fruit & Vegetable Crops - II
(PMFV-II/ARIM)
c/o Mr. Wichit, /ARIM, Tel: 5241

08:30-16:30
B144
Small - Scale Water Resources Development
c/o Ms. Worawan, ARIM, Tel: 5237

08:30-16:30.
B202

Community Based Disaster Management - 10
c/o Mr. Tain/ADPC,Tel: 5354 ext.

CHILD CENTER-PLAYSCHOOL REGISTRATION SEPTEMBER 2002

Registration for NEW children will take place from 1 July to 31 July 2002. Playschool is for children from 2 years and six months. Child Center is for children from 5 to 11 years old. Application forms are available in the office.

Visiting AIT

University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

June 13, 2002: Prof. Gunapala Nanayakkara (right) Director, Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, visited to AIT to discuss with AIT President, Prof.

Seminars, Conferences & Workshop @ AIT
Thursday, 27 June , 1:00- 2:00 p.m. , Room 106, Chalerm Prakiat Building, ISE Program: 'Infineon Technologies' and 'An Overview of Microelectronics Industry: Latest Wafer Technology' Presentations

The presentations will be conducted by Mr. Michael Tiefenbacher, Head Microelectronics Design Centre in Asia and Mr. Mark Hsiao, University Liaison Projects and Relation Management
Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific, Singapore with the cooperation of the School of Advanced Technologies, AIT.

The presentations will focus on the following:
* Infineon Overview
* Infineon in AP
* R&D; in Infineon
* Requirement for Successful 'System on Chip' Development
* Future Challenge
* Development Centre in Singapore

Friday, June 28, 2002 at 1:30 p.m., Room IE-106, Chalerm Prakiat (ISE) Building: The Microelectronics Program of the School of Advanced Technologies is organizing a seminar entitled 'Nanomaterials: Past, Present and Future'

The seminar will be conducted by Dr. J. Dutta,
School of Engineering Sciences and Techniques, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne 1015 Ecublens, Switzerland

Abstract:

The emerging fields of nanoscience and nano-engineering are
leading to unprecedented understanding and control over the fundamental building blocks of all physical matter.

AIT Celebrates the World Environment Day

Win cash prizes by joining AIT's essay and poster contests on the theme:

'AIT and Its Role as Change Agent for Earth Sustainability'

Contest rules are:

1. The ESSAY on the above theme should be in English and should be no longer than 500 words.

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