LEFT TO RIGHT: Jon Jessiman, Ananta Krukeo (Rector of the Institute of Technical and

Vocational Education in Thailand), Al Oberndorf, Tamnoon Ridtimani (Vice-Rector of the
Bangkok campus), and Associate Professor Prapasri chat about education during the CIDA
and ACCC sponsored seminar on International Marketing and Law held at that institute in
February. Jessiman and Oberndorf toured six Southeast Asian nations (seven if you want
to include a short sightseeing trip to China) in February-March, giving lectures and
consultations to educational, business and government groups.

Oberndorf, Jessiman lecture in six nations

An exchange of student artwork between
Capilano College and a technical institute
in Thailand, and an itinerant lecture tour

of Asian nations by Capilano faculty are
among the possible outcomes of a recent
lecture tour of ASEAN nations by Associate
Dean of Careers, Jon Jessiman, and
peripatetic Business Management instructor
Al Oberndorf. The objectives of the trip,
sponsored by CIDA and the ACCC, were to
deliver a series of public lectures and
private consultations, and to make contacts
for educational projects. It was also a
personally exciting experience for both of
our delegates.

"Although it started out as a lecture tour
to share information, I'm sure that I

learned as much as I was able to teach,"
commented Jessiman. He started his trip on
February 17, after administering a morning
mid-term to his BSMG 241 students, by
catching a flight to Hong Kong and, after
an overnight stay, going on to Bangkok to
meet up with Oberndorf. Jessiman had only
two anda half weeks to spare (his students
were doing their two week off-campus
practicums), so Oberndorf flew out a week
earlier and left a week later to cover the
full month of the tour.

Public lectures and private discussions
with faculty, administrators and students
at educational institutions were part of
their busy schedule, as well as meetings

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