Free monthly email newsletter, “AOTS E-Newsletter”

We are very pleased to send you the first issue of our free monthly email newsletter, “AOTS E-Newsletter,” which provides short articles about the activities of both AOTS and AOTS Alumni Societies, our alumni messages as well as other related topics. This E-Newsletter is distributed to you at your registered and previously used email addresses.

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Index
1. AOTS Management Training Program in the field of Infrastructure Development!
2. AOTS Alumni Society - A gate to expand your business and social network
3. AOTS Facebook
4. Event Information
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1. AOTS Management Training Program in the field of Infrastructure Development!
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The development of infrastructure is one of the key priority areas in response to the economic growth strategy of emerging and developing countries. AOTS has developed the following three management training programs in the field of infrastructure development. Your application for participation is now accepted.
1) Industrial Wastewater Treatment Technologies (PIWW) [13 - 22 Feb., 2012] http://www.aots.or.jp/eng/t_prg_j/management/fy/2011/pdf/11piww_e.pdf
2) Dimethyl Ether Production Plants and Technologies (PDME) [14 - 19 Nov., 2011] (We accept application by 5 Oct.) http://www.aots.or.jp/eng/t_prg_j/management/fy/2011/pdf/11pdme_e.pdf
3) Project & Program Management for Infrastructure Construction and Plant Engineering (PPMI) [6 - 17 Feb., 2012] http://www.aots.or.jp/eng/t_prg_j/management/fy/2011/pdf/11ppmi_e.pdf
Other management training programs: http://www.aots.or.jp/eng/t_prg_j/management/fy/2011/infra_sea.html

For inquiries, please contact:
Scholarship Processing Group
Tel: +81-3-3888-8214
Fax: +81-3-3888-8242
Email: shouhei@aots.or.jp

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2. AOTS Alumni Society - A gate to expand your business and social network -
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Are you a member of AOTS Alumni Society in your country? If not, we hope you will join their activities. We are very sure that you will be able to expand your business and social network through AOTS Alumni Society’s members.

We also hope your entering AOTS Alumni Society will be a great help for them to contribute to their local industrial development as well as being a friendly bridge between your country and Japan.

For details on AOTS Alumni Societies including contact persons: http://www.aots.or.jp/jp/about/dosokai/all_list.html

--Introduction to the activities of AOTS Alumni Societies--

(1) Donations for the Great East Japan Earthquake victims
AOTS Alumni Societies, AOTS alumni and related organizations generously raised 18.6 million yen (as of 12 August 2011) in donations for victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake which was occurred on 11 March 2011. Also, countless words of sympathy and encouragement were sent to AOTS from all corners of the world.
A million thanks for their heartfelt messages and donations.

(2) Classes/ seminars by ABK-AOTS Dosokai Tamilnadu Centre, India
ABK-AOTS Dosokai Tamilnadu Centre runs Japanese language classes and seminars on Japanese management, Japanese culture, etc. In Japanese language classes, about 600 students are studying Japanese conversation, reading and writing at various levels. Also, Distance Programs on Basic Japanese Conversation are being conducted.

For details:
http://www.abkaotschennai.com/

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3. AOTS Facebook
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In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of AOTS, we set up AOTS Facebook page in 2009 and more than 3,660 people have already signed up. You are more than welcome to join AOTS Facebook community to have active interactions with AOTS alumni, AOTS E-Newsletter readers, AOTS staff members and so forth. We expect that AOTS Newsletter will become an effective tool to stimulate valuable information sharing among us in AOTS Facebook.

AOTS Facebook Page: http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/The-Association-for-Overseas-Technical-Scholarship-AOTS/94460057101

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4. Event Information: The Tokyo Green Industry Conference 2011 (Tokyo, 16-18 November 2011)
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The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will jointly organize "The Tokyo Green Industry Conference 2011". In the Conference, innovative policy options and business strategies for realizing Green Industry will be discussed. Many foreign government officials and business persons are expected to join the Conference.
Your participation is most welcome.

More details http://www.greenindustrytokyo.org/english/index.html

In parallel with the Conference, INCHEM TOKYO 2011 will be held. http://www.jma.or.jp/inchem/en/index.html