April 7, 2015 — April 13, 2015

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SEMINARS

Tuesday, April 7
“Basics of Effective University Teaching,” by Paula Hayden, at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium, 11 a.m. Organized by the Office of the Provost.

Tuesday, April 7
“How Can a Psychologist Contribute to Surgical Training?”, by Michael T. Brannick (University of South Florida), at FEASS, A-130, 12:40 p.m. Organized by PSYC.

Tuesday, April 7
“Council of Europe: Democracy, Human Rights and the Rule of Law More Important Than Ever,” by Anne Brasseur (President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe), at FEASS, C-Block Auditorium, 2 p.m. Organized by IR.

Wednesday, April 8
“PKI Systems: Concepts, Components and Certificate Lifecycle,” by Mert Özarar (ISG-Canada), at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium, 9 a.m. Organized by CTIS.

Wednesday, April 8
“Give and You Shall Receive: The Emergence of Welfare-Reducing Reciprocity?”, by Paul Frijters (The University of Queensland), at FEASS, A-228, 2 p.m. Organized by ECON.

Friday, April 10
“Oxygen Reduction Kinetics on Perovskite Oxides: Effects of Dissimilar Interfaces and Surfaces,” by Assoc. Prof. Bilge Yıldız (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), at UNAM Conference Room, 3:40 p.m. Organized by UNAM.

Friday, April 10
“Greed or Good Deeds: An Examination of the Relation Between Corporate Social Responsibility and the Financial Performance of U.S. Commercial Banks Around the Financial Crisis,” by Hassan Tehranian (Boston College), at FBA, Ümit Berkman Seminar Room, 1:40 p.m. Organized by FBA.

CONFERENCES

Wednesday, April 8
“Irreversibility in Quantum State Preparation and Discrimination, a.k.a. Quantum Data Hiding,” by Prof. Andreas Winter (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium, 3:40 p.m. Organized by PHYS.

Friday, April 10
“The Age of a New City: An Exploration Into the Public Authorities Discourse on Urban Planning in Turkey, 2011-2013,” by Dr. Annemarie Strihan, at FADA, FFB-06, 1:30 p.m. Organized by ARCH.

MEETINGS

Tuesday, April 7
Information Session for Students Interested in Graduate Study (MA/PhD) in Archaeology, in Turkey and Abroad (USA, UK, Germany, etc.), at FEASS, H-132, 5:40 p.m. Organized by HART.

PLAYS

Thursday, April 9
“Cat’s Paw,” by Department of Performing Arts Students, at the Bilkent Chamber Theater, 6 p.m.

PANELS

Wednesday, April 8
“İnsanlığın Ortak Vicdanı ve Adalet Arayışı,” by Bülent Yıldırım (Lawyer), Gülden Sönmez (Lawyer) and Hayrunnisa Çiçek (Journalist), at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium, 12:40 p.m. Organized by Genç Hukukçular Kulübü.

Thursday, April 13
“Kamu Zirvesi,” by Oğuz Hakan Köksal and Hüseyin Avni Mutlu, at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium, 5:40 p.m. Organized by Siyaset Platformu Kulübü.

WORKSHOPS

Saturday, April 25
“1st Turkish Workshop on Experimental and Behavioral Economics,” at FEASS, A-130, 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Organized by ECON.

EXHIBITIONS

“Felis Silvestris Catus,” exhibition of paintings by Aynur Pehlivanlı, Canan Berber, Çiğdem Bucak Telli, Sedef Yılmabaşar, Serap Selçuk Atabaş and Zeynep San, at the Library Art Gallery.

FILMS

Saturday, April 11
“Üniversitelerarası Kısa Film Gösterimi,” at FADA, FFB-22, 1 p.m. Organized by Sanatsal Etkinlikler Topluluğu. Applications: setbilkent@bilkent.edu.tr

FAIRS

April 6-10
3rd Bilkent Book Fair, on the Main Campus Alley. Organized by Edebiyat Topluluğu.

CONCERTS

Friday, April 10
“Baroque Arias”
32nd International Ankara Music Festival
Bilkent Concert Hall, 8 p.m.
Maurice Steger, conductor and recorder
Tünde Szaboki, soprano
Judit Rajk, mezzo-soprano
L. Vinci, Overture to “Elpidia”
G. F. Handel, “Guilio Cesare”:
Cesare’s Aria, “Dall’ondoso periglio.. Aure, deh, per pieta”
Cleopatra’s Aria,
“Piangero la sorte mia”
Duet of Cleopatra and Cesare, “Caro! Bella! più amabile beltà”
A. Vivaldi, Aria from “Orlando Furioso,” RV 819, “Sol da te, mio dolce amore”
G. F. Handel, Aria from “Richard the First,” HWV 23, “Il volo cosi fido”
G. B. Pergolesi, Stabat Mater