296th INTG Meeting – A Talk by Carol Grodzins, Vice President, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, and Nikom Putta, Ashoka Fellow. Translator Ken Kampe Profile: Carol Grodzins, Vice President, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public Carol leads Ashoka’s Global Fellowship program, realizing the collective potential of 1,800 Ashoka Fellows in over 60 countries. Her past experience … Read more
288th INTG Meeting – A Talk and Presentation by Dr. Rasmi Shoocongdej In comparison to other areas in Thailand, the archaeology of highland Pang Mapha, a borderland between Thailand and Myanmar, is very poorly known. Much of what is known is based upon the pioneering work of Chester Gorman, an American archaeologist in 1960’s, who … Read more
278th INTG Meeting – A Talk and Presentation by Stephen Elliott About Stephen Elliott Stephen Elliott graduated in Ecology from Edinburgh University BSc and PhD 1985. After a brief spell on post doctoral projects on medicinal plants in Indonesia and Lowland Gorillas in Gabon, in 1986 he settled as a lecturer in ecology in the … Read more
256th INTG Meeting – A Panel Discussion with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sampan Singharajwarapan, Dave Percy and Dr. Sombat Tapanya The panel of three speakers talked about the geological aspects of the tsunami and its medical, social and psychological aftermath. These minutes are complied by your convenor, Brian Hubbard. Your convenor writes: This is a summary … Read more
253rd INTG Meeting -A talk by Klaus Berkmüller About Klaus: A German national, Klaus Berkmüller holds a BSc. and a MSc. in Natural Resources, both from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is the author of the books ‘Guidelines and Techniques for Environmental Interpretation’ and ‘Environmental Education about the Rain Forest’. He is co-editor of the … Read more
219th INTG Meeting – A talk and slide presentation by Steve Van Beek Summary of Steve’s Talk In 1995 and 1997 our Sino-American team – from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and Earth Science Expeditions of Colorado – made a first descent of a 350-km portion of the Mekong River in Yunnan Province. … Read more
212th INTG Meeting – A talk and presentation by Dr Steve Elliott of the Forest Restoration Research Unit,Chiang Mai University, Thailand The minutes of this meeting are based on a case study prepared by Dr. David Blakesley of Horticulture Research International and Dr. Steve Elliott. Ecosystem Type This project is located in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, … Read more
202nd INTG Meeting – A talk and Presentation by David Engel Thailand’s native plant species comprise many with pharmacological properties both beneficial and detrimental. I have assembled typical examples often seen along the roadside, in wastelands, in the wild, and more commonly seen even in many gardens. Plants in Thai folk medicine are versatile, treating … Read more
