PhD-Seminar
ETH Zurich and AIT Bangkok:
Venue: AIT
Bangkok
Time: 17th
to 21st October 2005
Form:
Research workshop
Participants: PhD researchers and faculty from both institutions
General
outline and program:
The PhD students will meet
in small groups (3 students per group) for 3 days and deal with different
types of problems and approaches experiences in planning and management of
space and environment. They will use Bangkok Metropolitan Area (BMA) as the
context and problem in order to test the relevance of their research as well
as their approaches. The groups shall present the results of their discussions
and try to also produce a synthesis of their findings. They will be assisted
by faculty staff from both institutions.
Program:
|
DATE/TIME |
ACTIVITY |
PARTICIPANTS |
REMARKS |
|
17.10.05: 07.00 12.30 14.30 19.00 |
Arrival
of the Swiss participants: ·
Hotel
check in ·
Kick
off „business lunch“ at hotel ·
Afternoon:
Excursion to Bangkok ·
Welcome
dinner in Bangkok |
IRL
participants Willi
Zimmermann |
Accomodation: Asia
Airport Hotel 3
Kms North of BGK Airport 99/2 Moo 8, Phaholyotin Road, Lamlukka Pathumthani,
12130, Thailand Tel.:
+66(0)2 9926999 |
|
18.10.05: 09.00 09.30 10.00 10.30 11.00 12.30 14.00 16.00 16.15 16.45 18.30 |
1st
day of seminar: Welcome,
introduction, presentation of program Short
presentation of ETH and AIT PhD
researchers present their theses (5-max.10 min. each) Coffee
Break Presentation
about Bangkok Metropolitan Area Lunch
PhD
researchers present their theses (5-10 min. each) Coffee
break Setting
up of work groups and distribution of preliminary tasks Beginning
of group work Preparation
of preliminary results and presentations Dinner
|
IRL/AIT
participants Zimmermann Schmid Salmerón IRL
students Prof.
Banasophit IRL/AIT
students Zimmermann Schmid Salmerón IRL/AIT
students |
Venue:
AIT Conference Center, Room B 144, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120,
Thailand Tel.:
+66 (0)2 5245250 ·
AIT
Center, student’s canteen ·
AIT
Center, student’s canteen |
|
19.10.05: 09.00 10.00 10.30 11.00 12.30 14.00 16.00 16.30 18.30 |
2nd
day of seminar: Presentations
of preliminary results and short discussions (5-max.10 min. per group) Redistribution
of main tasks Coffee
break Continuation
of group work Lunch Group
work and short discussions with IRL/AIT faculty staff Coffee
break Group
work Dinner |
IRL/AIT
participants 4
groups at random Zimmermann Schmid Salmerón IRL/AIT
students |
Venue:
AIT Conference Center, Room B 144 ·
AIT
Center, student’s canteen ·
AIT
Center, student’s canteen |
|
20.10.05: 09.00 10.30 11.00 12.30 14.00 16.00 16.30 17.00 18.30 |
3rd
day of seminar: Group
work Coffee
break Preparation
of final presentation Lunch Final
presentation and discussion (10-max.15 min. per group) Coffee
break Final
presentation and discussion (10-max.15 min. per group) Final
meeting of the organizers for final analysis
|
IRL/AIT
participants IRL/AIT
students All
groups Zimmermann Schmid Salmerón Keiner IRL/AIT
participants |
Venue:
AIT Conference Center, Room B 144 ·
AIT
Center, student’s canteen
·
Anna's
Cafe |
|
21.10.05:
09.00 09.30 10.00 11.30 12.00 13.30 15.30 17.30 |
Excursion
to BMA: Departure
AIT bus from AIT Pick
up at Asia Airport Hotel Presentation
at BMA Planning Department Transfer
to Bangkok Forum Lunch
at street restaurant near Forum Presentation
at Bangkok Forum Short
tour through historic part (3 Praengs, near Grand Palace) Return
by bus to hotel and AIT |
IRL/AIT
participants Tour
guide: Miss Ariya
(AIT PhD) |
·
AIT
Center · BMA Planning Dept, Dindaeng
·
Bangkok
Forum |
|
22./23.10.05 |
Departure
of ETH delegation |
|
|
Photos from Workshop and Excursion by 'Narm
Excursion
Map
Legend:
·
IRL/ETH: Institute for Spatial
and Landscape Planning/Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
·
UEM: Urban and Environmental
Management
·
SOM: School of Management
·
SCE: School of Civil Engineering