invitation

TECHNICAL SEMINAR OF AIT

IN INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), as the Asia-Pacific Region’s first postgraduate engineering school, has striven to promote technological change and sustainable development through education, research and outreach. Over the years, AIT has produced a number of engineering and technology alumni for key organizations/sectors in Vietnam. Advanced education and research in engineering and technology continue to be among the Institute’s greatest strengths.

School of Engineering and Technology (SET) is one of the three schools at AIT. SET’s mission is to develop future leaders, highly qualified engineers and technologists who play leading roles in promoting the region’s industry competitiveness for its integration into global economy. Besides offering state-of-the-art multidisciplinary programs, SET annually conducts expert seminars to promote its cutting-edge applicable researches to interested experts/professionals.

We would like to inform you that SET is organizing a half-day technical seminar in “Infrastructure Engineering and Development” in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. 

The topics to be discussed would be as follows:   

• Analysis of GW recovery and consolidation and their effect on substructures of Bangkok
• Highway Technologies

Date & time:    8:30-11:00; 9 May 2012 in Hanoi

8:30-11:00, 10 May 2012 in HCMC

Location:          In Hanoi: Sofitel Plaza Hanoi, 1 Thanh Nien Street, Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi

                        In HCMC: Duxton Hotel Saigon, 63 Nguyen Hue Boulevard, Dist. 1, Ho Chi Minh City

Language:        English with interpretation

We are pleased to invite you or representatives from your institution, company to this technical seminar. You are kindly requested to confirm your attendance not later than 07 May 2012 to:

• Hanoi: Ms. Kieu Phuong Ly at (04) 37669493 (ext: 131); email: kieuly@aitcv.ac.vn, Fax: (04) 37669492.
• Ho Chi Minh city: Ms. Nguyen Le Tuong at (08) 39107423 (ext:117); email: ngletuong@aitcv.ac.vn. Fax: (08) 39107422.

We look forward to meeting you all at the seminar and thank you for your cooperation.

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08:30 - 08:45	Registration
08:45 - 09:00	Welcome speech AIT/SET Introduction
09:00 - 09:45	Presentation: Analysis of GW recovery and consolidation and their effect on substructures of Bangkok Dr.Pham Huy Giao- Geotechnical and Earth Resources Engineering Field, School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of  Technology (AIT), Engineering Geology & Applied Geophysics, FEM Groundwater modelling,  Land subsidence analysis.
09:45 - 10:00	Discussion
10:00 - 10:45	Presentation: Highway Technologies Dr. Kunnawee Kanitpong- Transportation Engineering Field, School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of  Technology (AIT), Highway Materials, Pavement Design and Analysis, Asphalt Mixture Design, Asphalt Rheology, Pavement Performance Testing, Pavement Management
10:45 – 11:00	Discussion
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee break