Bilkent CALENDAR

 

 

SEMINARS

Tuesday, December 4
"Research Impact for Social Sciences and Related Fields," by Assoc. Prof. Selin Sayek Böke (Bilkent University), at FADA, FB-22, 10 a.m. Organized by the Office of the Provost.

Tuesday, December 4
"Deliberation and Procedural Pluralism," by Dr. John Pitseys (Universite Catolique de Louvain), at G-Building, G-160,3:40 p.m. Organized by PHIL.

Wednesday, December 5
"Trying to Master Your Class Materials Sounds Good, But Trying to Do So Because You Feel Coerced Could Be Detrimental," by Asst. Prof. Aikaterini Michou (Bilkent University), at FEASS, A-130, 12:40 p.m. Organized by PSYC.

Wednesday, December 5
"Uncertainty, Financial Frictions, and Irreversible Investment," by Egon Zakrajsek (FRB), at FEASS, A-228, 2 p.m. Organized by ECON.

Wednesday, December 5
"Wild World of 4-Manifolds," by Prof. Selman Akbulut (Michigan State University), at FS, SBZ-14, 3:40 p.m. Organized by FS.

Thursday, December 6
"Data-Driven Models in Operations Management," by Enis Kayış (Özyeğin University), at FBA, MA-330, 1:40 p.m. Organized by FBA.

Friday, December 7
"Insider Trading and Asset Pricing Anomalies," by Nejat Seyhun (University of Michigan), at FBA, MA-330, 1:40 p.m. Organized by FBA.

Friday, December 7
"How Can the Library Help Your Doctoral Research: Resources and Techniques," by Asst. Prof. David E. Thornton (Bilkent University), at Main Campus Library, Orientation Room, 2 p.m. Organized by the Office of the Provost.

Friday, December 7
"Monetary Policy and Rational Asset Price Bubbles," by Jordi Gali (CREI/UPF), at FEASS, A-228, 3:40 p.m. Organized by ECON.

Tuesday, December 11
"Justice in International Negotiation: Peace Agreements, Trade, Arms Control, and the Environment," by Prof. Daniel Druckman, at FEASS, C-Block Auditorium, 3:40 p.m. Organized by the Bilkent University Seminar Series on Polity, Society and the World.

Wednesday, December 12
"How Can the Library Help Your Doctoral Research: Resources and Techniques," by Asst. Prof. David E. Thornton (Bilkent University), at Main Campus Library, Orientation Room, 2 p.m. Organized by the Office of the Provost.

 

 

LECTURES

Thursday, December 6
"Water Cults in the Hittite World: Archaeological and Philological Evidence," by Yiğit Erbil (Hacettepe University), at FEASS, H-132, 5:40 p.m. Organized by HART.

 

 

CONFERENCES

Tuesday, December 4
"Türkiye ve Dünyada Enerjinin Önemi," by Necdet Pamir (Bilkent University), at FEASS, C-Block Auditorium, 12:30 p.m. Organized by IEEE Öğrenci Kolu Topluluğu.

Tuesday, December 4
"The Exchange Rate Stability and Indebtedness of Turkey," by Hakan Özyıldız, at FADA, FFB-05, 12:30 p.m. Organized by MEC.

Tuesday, December 4
"1929-2008 Crisis and Central Bank Policies," by Gündüz Fındıkoğlu, at FADA, FFB-05, 5:40 p.m. Organized by MEC.

Wednesday, December 5
"The Position of the Banking Sector in the Turkish Economy," by Özlem Erdem, at FEASS, C-Block Auditorium, 12:30 p.m. Organized by MEC.

Wednesday, December 5
"Felsefe, Aydınlanma ve İnsan Hakları," by Prof. Harun Tepe, at FADA, FFB-05, 1:30 p.m. Organized by Genç Aydınlanma Kulübü.

Wednesday, December 5
"Açık Akademi Tanıtımı," by Cavit Yantaç (Microsoft Yazılım), at EE-Building, EE-01, 5:30 p.m. Organized by İnovatif İnternet Topluluğu.

Wednesday, December 5
"How to Climb," by Tunç Fındık (Climber), at FADA, FFB-22,7:30 p.m. Organized by Arama, Kurtarma ve İlkyardım Topluluğu.

Thursday, December 6
"Medeniyet ve Şehir," by Prof. Saadettin Ökten, at FADA, FFB-06, 12:30 p.m. Organized by Medeniyet Topluluğu.

Thursday, December 6
"The Effects of the Global Crisis on Financial Markets," by Atılım Murat, at FADA, FFB-05, 12:30 p.m. Organized by MEC.

Thursday, December 6
"Ekonomi Konferansları," by Güven Sak, Esen Çağlar and Ozan Acar, at FEASS,
C-Block Auditorium,
5:40 p.m. Organized by MEC.

Monday, December 10
"Bir İletişim Ortamı Edebiyat," by Mustafa Aydoğdu (Poet) and Sadık Yalsızuçanlar (Writer), at EE-Building, EE-05, 12:30 p.m. Organized by Medya Topluluğu.

 

 

LECTURES

Monday, December 10
Library Lunchtime Lecture: "The Conflict of Cultures Continues in the Kitchen," by Elif Denizci (Bilkent Department of Tourism and Hotel Management), at the Library Art Gallery, 12:40 p.m.

 

 

MEETINGS

Monday, December 10
İç Mimarlar Odası Tanıtım Toplantısı, at FADA, FFB-22, 1:40 p.m. Organized by IAED.

 

 

PANELS

Friday, December 7
"International Volunteer Day," by Social Awareness Projects (TDP) and United Nations Volunteers (UNV), at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium, 11:30 a.m. Organized by TDP and UNV.

 

 

PRESENTATIONS

Wednesday, December 5
"The Boston Consulting Group - Company Presentation," at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium, 5:30 p.m. Organized by the Operational Research Club.

 

 

FILMS

Wednesday, December 5
Movie Night: "Inside Job" and "Zeitgeist Addendum," at FADA, FFB-05, 8 p.m. Organized by MEC.

 

 

FAIRS

Tuesday, December 4 - Thursday, December 6
UNICEF Fundraising Fair, at Student Dormitory 69, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Opening: Tuesday, December 4, 10:30 a.m.

 

 

INTERNATIONAL DESIGN WEEK

December 1-9
6th International Ankara Design Week (see page 1).

 

 

CONCERTS

Friday, December 7
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Işın Metin - Arkas Trio: Violin, Tuncay Yılmaz; Violoncello, Gustav Rivinius; Piano, Emre Elivar, at the Bilkent Concert Hall, 8 p.m.
L. v. Beethoven | Triple Concerto for Violin, Violoncello and Piano in C major, Op. 56
L. v. Beethoven | Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92