WEEK # 49, December 1 - 7, 2014
Campus Notes
Let’s join “United AIT, Towards the Future” Year-End Party on Friday, December 19
AIT’s Year-End Party under the theme, "United AIT, Towards the Future" for all AIT employees (faculty and staff members) will be held on Friday, 19 December 2014, starting from 8 a.m. at the area beside the Administration Building.
During the celebration, all AIT employees will be separated into 4 teams representing 4 colors to play various kinds of games (Tug-of-war, Musical Chairs, Hula Your Way, Centipede Run, and Balloon Stomp) at the football field behind the Admin. Building.
Please sign up by 27 November 2014 to be part of the game players by clicking on the link to register: http://goo.gl/forms/npLxg5jTVi
Unit/FoS Secretaries, please email to Khun Tik (manakul@ait.asia) the following information: name, unit, t-shirt size, choice of food (Chinese, vegetarian, halal) of your office mates who do not have access to their emails.
Tentative program:
17 – 18 December - T-shirt collection at the Human Resources Office
Friday, December 19
8:00 a.m. - All AIT employees gather in the small football field
11:00 a.m. - Registration for the raffle draws and lunch
12:00 - Lunch
Lucky draw and awarding of prizes will be given during lunch.
So come one come all, let us all join hands and cheer one another, for on this day fun and surprises will be on your way!
Rearrangement of Call Center Services
Please be informed that from Monday, December 01, 2014, the Telephone Call Service schedule at Call Center by OFAM will be rearranged as follows:
Time: 0800 – 1700 hrs.
Day: Monday to Sunday (7 days per week)
Effective Date: Monday, December 01, 2014
AIT International School updates
* Visitors to AITIS need to get permission from the school office before entering the school premises for safety reasons.
* AITIS are going to have an excursion to Bangsai Arts and Crafts Centre in Bangsai District, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand on 4 December 2014.
* AITIS will be temporary closed on 5 December 2014 due to the occasion of HM the King's Birthday.
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Events
Workshop on “Recent Advances in MBR-RO Technology”
A workshop on “Recent Advances in Membrane Bioreactor and Reverse Osmosis (MBR-RO) Technology” will be organized on 1 December 2014 at the Conference Center of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).
Organized under the aegis of Alliance for Global Sustainability Asia (AGS-Asia) Indus Collaboration Workshop, along with Mitsubishi Rayon.
Detailed program can be downloaded from this link.
First Specialist Conference on Municipal Water Management and Sanitation in Developing Countries
The First Specialist Conference on Municipal Water Management and Sanitation in Developing Countries will be organized from 2-4 December 2014 at AIT.
The theme of the Conference is “From toilet to source - Accelerating uptake of sustainable and integrated wastewater management solutions.”
More details please see: www.iwa2014ait.com
Free and Open Source Solutions for Geoinformatics (FOSS4G) Asia 2014
The Free and Open Source Solutions for Geoinformatics (FOSS4G) Asia 2014 conference will be organized at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 2-5 December 2014.
The Conference aims to bring together users and developers who are working in the field of open source geoinformatics. According to Prof. Nitin K. Tripathi of AIT, the theme of this year’s conference is “Enabling Geospatial Asia through Open and Participatory ICT Ecosystem.” The Conference will cover all aspects of free and open source solutions, open data and open standards.
Details of the Conference are available at this link:
http://www.foss4g-asia.org/2014/
Conference program agenda is available at this link:
http://www.foss4g-asia.org/2014/programmenu/conference-seminar-agenda/
Winter School on Sustainable Consumption and Production in Asia and the Pacific
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and its partners, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), are organizing a 2-week winter school program on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) from 7-20 December 2014.
Program link: http://www.switch-asia.eu/events/un-winter-school-on-scp/
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Visitors
Delegation from Kurita Water and Environment Foundation, Japan, led by Mr. Horoshi Fujino, President of KWEF / 1 Dec 2014 / to sign an MoU with AIT to establish cooperative activities that contribute to improving water and / or environmental problems and to promote related research and development mainly in emerging countries in South-East Asia through human resources development, mainly focusing on young researchers in the related science fields.
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Faculty and Staff Travel
Dr. Faiz Shah / Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Mexico / 17 Nov – 2 Dec 2014
Dr. Abha Mishra / Lao PDF / 18 – 21 Nov 2014*
Dr. P. Abdul Salam / Pattaya, Thailand / 20 – 22 Nov 2014*
Dr. Vu Duc Hien / Pattaya, Thailand / 20 – 22 Nov 2014*
Mr. Aurosree Biswas / Pattaya, Thailand / 20 – 22 Nov 2014*
Dr. Djoen San Santoso / Vietnam / 21 – 22 Nov 2014*
Mrs. Rowena Alcoba / Phuket, Thailand / 21 – 24 Nov 2014*
Dr. B.H.W. Hadikusumo / Vietnam / 21 Nov – 2 Dec 2014
Dr. Lal Samarakoon / Tokyo, Japan / 21 Nov – 6 Dec 2014
Dr. Noppadol Phienwej / Kyoto, Japan / 24 – 27 Nov 2014*
Dr. Ram C. Bhujel / Timor Leste / 24 – 29 Nov 2014*
Dr. Apinun Tunpan / Chiang Mai, Thailand / 25 – 28 Nov 2014*
Dr. Peeyush Soni / Allahabad, India / 25 – 29 Nov 2014*
Prof. Gopal B. Thapa / Kathmandu, Chitwan, Bharatpur, Nepalgaunj, Banke, Surkhet/ Nepal / 26 Nov – 11 Dec 2014
Dr. Anil Kumar Anal / Songkla Province, Thailand / 27 – 28 Nov 2014*
Dr. Prabhat Kumar / Phnom Penh, Cambodia / 27 – 30 Nov 2014*
Dr. Chotchai Charoenngam / Vietnam / 30 Nov – 2 Dec 2014
Dr. Masahiko Nagai / Jakarta, Indonesia / 2 – 5 Dec 2014
Dr. Apichon Witayangkurn / Jakarta, Indonesia / 2 – 5 Dec 2014
Dr. Oleg Shipin / Manokwari and Bintuni, Indonesia / 2 – 11 Dec 2014
Prof. Pennung Warnitchai / Chiba, Japan / 3 – 7 Dec 2014
Mr. Voravate Chonlasin / Phnom Penh, Cambodia / 4 – 5 Dec 2014
Ms. Narumon Wangnai / Phnom Penh, Cambodia / 4 – 5 Dec 2014
Prof. Nitin K. Tripathi / Dangang, Vietnam / 6 – 8 Dec 2014
Dr. Pradeep Kumar Dash / Malaysia & Singapore / 7 – 14 Dec 2014
*(Staff or faculty member travelled and returned to AIT prior to documentation received for publication)
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Classifieds
Position: Part-time Consultant for Survey Design and Analysis (GDS), SERD
Ref no: 67/14
Deadline: 1 December 2014
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/270
Position: Assistant Admin. Officer (Admissions and Scholarships Unit)
Ref no: 52/14
Deadline: 10 December 2014
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/254
Position: Program Officer (Planning and Outreach), SERD
Ref no: 72/14
Deadline: 12 December 2014
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/275
Position: Lab Supervisor (ISE) FoS, SET
Ref no: 04/14
Deadline: 31 December 2014
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/202
Position: Assistant or Associate Professors, School of Management
Ref no: Fac 08/14
Deadline: 31 December 2014
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/266
Position: Technician (FEBT,/FABS Cluster), SERD
Ref no: 70/14
Deadline: 20 December 2014
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/273
Position: Career Counselor /IS Analyst (Career Center)
Ref no: 71/14
Deadline: 21 December 2014
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/274
Position: English Language Lecturer/ Language Center
Ref no: 73/14
Deadline: 9 January 2014