GMS Business Workshops cum BOI Fair 2000
The Thailand Board of Investment (BoI) is organizing a series of Greater Mekong Subregion Business Workshops on 'Mekong Investment Opportunities- A New Era of Cooperation' on 10-11 February 2000. The event coincides with the BOI Fair 2000 which will be held from 3-17 February 2000 at IMPACT Exhibition Center, Muang Thong Thani, Chaengwattana.
PROMOTIONS
I am pleased to announce that the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees, at its meeting on 13 January 2000, has approved the promotions of Dr. Phan Minh Dung, SAT/Computer Science & Information Management Program, Dr. Surapong Chirarattananon, SERD/ Energy Program, Dr. Thierry Lefevre, SERD/ Energy Program, and Mrs.
Welcome to New Faculty
Dr. Bernadette P. Resurreccion has been recently appointed Assistant Professor in the field of study, Gender and Development Studies, under the Rural Development, Gender and Resources Program, School of Environment, Resources and Development.
Mr. Goel to address Education For All Conference
Mr. Ahmit Kumar Goel, General Secretary of the AIT Student Union and a Master's student in Aquaculture will address the Asia-Pacific Conference on EFA (Education For All) 2000 on 18 January at 2:30 p.m. at the Imperial Queen's Park Hotel, Bangkok.
Academic Cooperation signed with Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
Lulea University of Technology (LTU) in Sweden has joined AIT's roster of partner universities, following the signing of an MoU on 19 January by Prof. Mikael Jonsson (right), Vice-Dean, LTU Faculty of Engineering, and Prof.
Welcome to New Faculty
The Urban Environmental Engineering and Management Program of the School of Environment, Resources and Development welcomes Prof. Poul Harremoes from the Technical University of Denmark. Prof. Harremoes is a visiting faculty under the AIT-DTU Twinning for the January 2000 term.
Announcements from the President's Executive Council (PEC) Meeting, 18 January 2000
APPOINTMENT OF PROFESSOR THANH AS ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT
The President in consultation with and endorsement by PEC members has appointed Professor NGUYEN CONG THANH as Advisor to the President, effective immediately.
PTS Reminder
The deadline for submission of PTS application forms of Asian-AIT students for the May Term 2000 (i.e. leaving for Europe by end of April/ early May 2000) will be on 31 January 2000. Please forward your PTS application forms (with requested documents) to the PTS Co-ordination Office or contact Ms. Gemma at # 6318, Rm. E126, SERD Building.
Final Examination
The Final Examination of Mr. Ng Chuen How (BPD959662), a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Bioprocess Technology, SERD, will be held on Thursday, 27 January 2000, 2:00-4:00 p.m., BPT Room No. 201 (Bioprocess Technology Building). The title of the report is 'Effect of deacetylation conditions on the physico-chemical properties of cuttlefish chitin and chitosan'. All interested faculty are invited to attend.
'AP - NeGeMo l00' Seminar
The Telecommunications Program, School of Advanced Technologies, AIT & Yokosuka Research Park R&D; Committee, Japan, are jointly organizing 'The 1st Asia-Pacific Seminar on NEXT GENERATION MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS' on Friday, 28 January 2000 at the AIT Center Auditorium.