Bangkok, Thailand, 29 June 2021 -- Bro. Thanad Anan, SDB, the Salesian delegate for the past pupils of Thailand, together with 3 representatives of the past pupils, joined the online 12th Congress of the Salesian Past Pupils of Asia-Oceania Region from 25-26 June 2021, under the theme "Moved By Hope".

On this occasion, the past pupils of Thailand were privileged to be given the technical responsibility for the online linkages together with the alumni of Japan and the Philippine Provinces. Bro. Thanad assigned Mr. Poonyawee Manosantipap to lead the technicians from the Thai side together with two others, namely, Mr. Nattawut Watcharasakpaisan and Mr. Phuwadon Chaisomboon, with Fr. Ekasit Talhakultorn as adviser for planning and management.

After the initial meeting with Fr. Ekasit, the working team chose Saeng Thong Vitthaya School - Hatyai as the main technical base for the live broadcast, connecting 3 languages, namely, Bahasa Indonesia, Tetun - Timor L'este, and Thai. This base was chosen for convenience since Bro. Thanad and Mr. Poonyawee work in this school. They put up the technical team, composed of:

Thai Technical Team

1.Mr.Poonyawee Manosantipap

2.Mr.Monton Uerwongprawit

3.Mr.Eakkasit Janpeng

4.Mr.Chinatip Putson

5.Mr.Nattawut Watcharasakpaisan

6.Mr.Phuwadon Chaisomboon

After the orientation, the technical team tested the system initially by themselves, and followed up by testing with the teams from Japan and the Philippines. This was done many times in order to assure the smooth procedure during the Congress proper.

Aside from the technical group, another important person was Fr. Aaron Alcoseba who was invited to be the 'translator' into the Thai language. He attended the orientation meeting together with the other translators. He prepared the data to be translated well beforehand, which helped the participants to understand the messages clearly and easily.