Bilkent CALENDAR

"April Cats" by Aynur Pehlivanlı, Berna Türemen, Sedef Yilmabaş Ertugan, Emel Yalın, Necla Aktan and Fatih Urunç is on display at the Library Art Gallery until May 8. The exhibition will be open every day (except Sundays) from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

 

 

CONFERENCES

Wednesday, April 24
"Nucleation at the Nanoscale: Pathways of Phase Transitions in Small Systems," by Prof. Christoph Dellago (Universitat Wien, Vienna), at EE-01, 4 p.m.

Friday-Sunday, April 26-28
International Conference: "Alternative Enlightements," at FEASS, A-130, 9:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. Hosted by CCI.

LECTURES

Friday, April 26
"The Tragedy of Enlightement," by Prof. Felicity Nussbaum (UCLA), at FEASS, C-Block Auditorium, 5:45 p.m. Hosted by CCI. Keynote address for the “Alternative Enlightenments” Conference.

Monday, April 29
"The Restoration of the Doric Building of Hierapolis," by Axel Nielsen (Genevo University, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba), at FADA, FFB-06, 1 p.m. Organized by ARCH.

SEMINARS

Wednesday, April 24
"Cloud Computing," by Orçun Murat Özalp (Turkcell), at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium, 9 a.m. Organized by CTIS.

Wednesday, April 24
"Predicting HIV-1, Host Protein-Protein Interactions," by Dr. Öznur Taştan (Bilkent University), at FS, SBZ-14, 3:40 p.m. Organized by MBG.

Wednesday, April 24
"Liberalism in Comparative Perspective," by Prof. Andrew Vincent (Cardiff University), at FEASS, A-130, 3:40 p.m. Organized by the Bilkent Seminar Series on Polity, Society and the World.

Wednesday, April 24
"Asia in the Age of the Typewriter: Language, Gender, Power and the Mechanization of Writing," by Asst. Prof. Raja Adal (University of Cincinnati), at FEASS, AZ-31, 5:30 p.m. Organized by HIST.

Thursday, April 25
"Türkiye'de Siyasi Düşünce: Ne Luzumu Var?," by Tanıl Bora, at FEASS, A-130, 4 p.m. Organized by Türk Düşünce Tarihi Seminerleri.

Friday, April 26
MSN-598/698 Seminar, by Assoc. Prof. Özgür Birer (Koç University), at FS, SA-240, 3:40 p.m. Organized by UNAM.

TALKS

Friday, April 26
Reklam Oburları, at EE-01, 12:30 p.m. Organized by Turizm Kulübü.

Tuesday, April 30
"Sinema," by Müjdat Gezen, at EE-01, 12:30 p.m. Organized by İşletme ve Ekonomi Topluluğu.

SOCIAL MEDIA DAYS

Wednesday, April 24 - Friday, April 26
“Social Media,” by Dağhan Irak (April 24, 12:40 p.m.), Kaan Saydamlı and Mete Avunduk (April 24, 5:40 p.m.), Serkan İnci (April 25, 12:40 p.m.), and the Zaytung Team (April 26, 12:40 p.m.), at FEASS, C-Block Auditorium. Organized by IEEE Bilgisayar Topluluğu.

MEETINGS

Wednesday, April 24
Company Presentation Meeting, by SHELL, for all departments, at FADA, FFB-22, 12:30 p.m. Organized by the Career Center.

Thursday, April 25
Presentation Meeting, by TÜBİTAK BİLGEM, TÜBİTAK SAGE and TÜBİTAK Uzay Enstitüsü, for MATH, CS, EEE, IE, CTE, CTIS, CTP, at FADA, FFB Foyer, 12:30 p.m. Organized by the Career Center.

Friday, April 26
Company Presentation Meetings, by MUDO Satış Mağazaları, for IE, ECON, IR, MAN, GRA, FA, IAED, COMD, at FADA, FFB-06, 12:30 p.m. Organized by the Career Center.

SPRING FESTIVAL

April 29-May 4
Spring Fest will be held on the Main Alley, in the Main Campus festival area and at the Odeon. The program will be announced soon.

SPORTS

April 25-28
11th Angora Cup Interuniversity Sports Festival (Please see page 5)

CONCERTS

Wednesday, April 24
Stiliana Stavreva’s Class, at Ahmed Adnan Saygun Music Research and Education Center, 6 p.m.

Thursday, April 25
Feruza Abdullaeva’s Class, at Ahmed Adnan Saygun Music Research and Education Center, 7 p.m.

Friday, April 26
Recital by Ferec Necef and Çağdaş Özkan, at Ahmed Adnan Saygun Music Research and Education Center, 5 p.m.

30th International Ankara Music Festival

Closing Concert
Tuesday, April 30 at 8:30 p.m. ATO Congresium
G. Mahler | Symphony No. 8 in E flat major
“Symphony of a Thousand”

Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Bilkent Youth Symphony Orchestra & Alumni
Conductor: Işın Metin
Choir: Wroclaw Philarmonic
Chorusmaster: Agnieszka Frankow-Zelazny
Choir: Lisbon ESML
Chorusmaster: Paulo Vasslo Lourenço
Bilkent Children's Chorus
Chorusmaster: Elena Puskova Hristova
Soprano: Nancy Weissbach
Soprano: Burcu Uyar
Soprano: Klara Ek
Mezzo-Soprano: Alison Cooke
Alto: Isabel Vera
Tenor: Unusan Kuloğlu
Baritone: Karsten Mewes
Bass: Tuncay Kurtoğlu

PRESENTATIONS

Monday, April 29
CTIS Annual Senior Projects Poster Day 2013, at C-Building (East Campus) on the top floor, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Organized by CTIS.