Bilkent CALENDAR

Photograph by M. Furkan Akıncı (LAW/III)

 

 

TALKS

Tuesday, May 7
"Gündem," by Nihat Genç (Journalist), at FEASS, C-Block Auditorium, 12:30 p.m. Organized by Milliyetçi Düşünce Topluluğu.

Tuesday, May 7
"Democracy and Authoritarianism in Muslim-Majority Countries: Rentier States and Regional Diffusion," by Assoc. Prof. Ahmet Kuru (San Diego State University), at FEASS, A-130, 1:30 p.m. Organized by POLS.

Wednesday, May 8
"Beyin," by Assoc Prof. Sinan Canan and Serkan Karaismailoğlu, at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium, 5:30 p.m. Organized by Think Tank Kulübü.

SEMINARS

Tuesday, May 7
"Basics of Effective University Teaching," by Dr. Işık A. Denizman, at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium, 11 a.m. Organized by the Office of the Provost.

Tuesday, May 7
"Africa 101," at BZ-04, 5:30 p.m. Organized by Siyasal Gelişme Grubu Topluluğu.

Wednesday, May 8
"Cognitive Systems & IBM Watson," by Erman Akdoğan (IBM), at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium, 9 a.m. Organized by CTIS.

Wednesday, May 8
"Current Global Challenges and the Role of the UN and the EU," by Jean-Maurice Ripert, Ambassador, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Turkey, at FEASS, A-130, 10:40 p.m. Organized by IR.

Wednesday, May 8
The Turkish Economy for Everyone Seminar Series: "Environment, Energy and Economics," by Assoc. Prof. Ebru Voyvoda (METU), at FEASS, C-Block Auditorium, 5:40 p.m. Organized by ECON.

Thursday, May 9
"Basics of Effective University Teaching," by Dr. Işık A. Denizman, at FADA, FFB-22, 11 a.m. Organized by the Office of the Provost.

Friday, May 10
"Optimal Placement, Scheduling and Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks," by Prof. Kuban Altınel (Boğaziçi University), at EA-409, 1:40 p.m. Organized by IE.

Friday, May 10
MSN-598/698 Seminar, by Prof. Duygu Uçkan Çetinkaya (Hacettepe University), at FS, SA-240, 3:40 p.m. Organized by UNAM.

ALUMNI HOMECOMING

Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19
This year's Alumni Homecoming will open with a concert by Candan Erçetin at the Odeon on the evening of May 18. The annual picnic will be held at the Main Campus festival area on Sunday, May 19 from 1 p.m. on.

CONCERTS

May 7-9

FMPA Concerts

Tuesday, May 7
Sema Hakioğlu's Class, 3:30 p.m.
Ezgi Tandoğan's Class, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, May 8
Recital by Gizem Soytutan, 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 9
Recital by Yiğit Özer, 5:30 p.m.
Recital by Işınsu Ermiş, 7 p.m.

Friday, May 10
Recital by Giray Bayer, 6 p.m.
Recital by Didem Doğan, 7 p.m.
Place: Ahmed Adnan Saygun Music Research and Education Center.

Friday, May 10
8 p.m. / Mersin Opera
12th International Mersin Music Festival
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Işın Metin, conductor
Shlomo Mintz, violin
F. Mendelssohn | Concerto for Violin in E minor, Op. 64
M. Mussorgsky - M. Ravel | "Pictures at an Exhibition"

EXHIBITIONS
Opening:

Thursday, May 9, 6 p.m.
"Bir Avuç Saf Yürek," by Şebnem Çamdalı, Hikmet Karabucak, Zeynep San, Nihal Sıralar and Esra Sirman, at the Library Art Gallery. The exhibition will be open every day (except Sundays) between 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

WORKSHOPS

Wednesday, May 8
"Effective University Teaching Workshop," by Dr. Işık A. Denizman, at the Main Campus Library, A-Block, Orientation Room, 2 p.m. Organized by the Office of the Provost.

Friday, May 10
"Effective University Teaching Workshop," by Dr. Işık A. Denizman, at the Main Campus Library, A-Block, Orientation Room, 2 p.m. Organized by the Office of the Provost.

SPRING RUN

All students, faculty, administrative staff and family members are invited to participate in the 2013 Spring Run on Saturday, May 11 at 11 a.m. You can register and get a race number at any of the Sports Halls. Please see Page 5 for details.

TENNIS AND SQUASH FESTIVAL

A Tennis and Squash Festival will take place on May 7-8. Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Dormitories Sports Hall and Main Campus Indoor and Outdoor Tennis Courts. Please see Page 5 for more details.

FILMS

Thursday, May 9
“Sherlock Holmes I” and “Sherlock Holmes II,” at FADA, FFB-22, 7:30 p.m. Organized by Model Birleşmiş Milletler Kulübü.