December 17, 2013 — December 23, 2013

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CONFERENCES

Wednesday, Dcember 18
“Taking McLuhan Seiously,” by Assoc. Prof. Graham Harman (The American University of Cairo), at FFB-06, 5:30 p.m. Organized by COMD and CCI.

Wednesday, December 25
“Tea Talks with CEOs,” with Pınar Abay (ING Bank), at FEASS, C-Block Auditorium, 12:30 p.m. Organized by İşletme ve Ekonomi Topluluğu.

PRESENTATIONS

Monday, December 30
“Modeling of a Microtool Fabrication Process Using Wire Electro-Discharge Grinding,” by Ali Can Ergür (Bilkent University), at EA-409, 10:30 a.m. Organized by IE.

LECTURES

Tuesday, December 17
“The Place of Aesthetics in Engineering,” by Prof. Barry Allen (McMaster University), at FF-Z01, 11:30 p.m. Organized by PHIL.

Wednesday, December 18
Library Lunchtime Lecture: “Colour Design in the Built Environment,” by Assoc. Prof. Nilgün Olguntürk (Bilkent University, IAED), at the Library Art Gallery, 12:40 p.m. Organized by the Library.

SEMINARS

Wednesday, December 18
“Bankada Bilgi Güvenliği,” by Hakan İnceoğlu (ING Bank), at CD-B01, C-Building, 12:30 p.m. Organized by CTIS.

Wednesday, December 18
“Disjunctive Cuts for Convex MINLP: Extended Formulations,” by Mustafa Rasim Kılınç (Carnegie Mellon University), at EA-409, 1:40 p.m. Organized by IE.

Wednesday, December 18
“Airport Prices in a Two-Sided Framework,” by Şenay Sokullu (University of Bristol), at FEASS, A-228, 2 p.m. Organized by ECON.

Wednesday, December 18
“Circuit Theory-Based Modeling and Analysis of CMUT Arrays,” by H. Kağan Oğuz (Bilkent University), at EE-312, 6 p.m. Organized by EEE.

Friday, December 20
“What Are the Changes of Winning? The Ecology and Psychology of Competitions,” by Emre Soyer (Özyeğin University), at the Ümit Berkman Seminar Room, 1:40 p.m. Organized by FBA.

Friday, December 20
“Mechanism Design: An Introduction From an Optimization Perspective,” by Mustafa Ç. Pınar (Bilkent University), at EA-409, 1:40 p.m. Organized by IE.

Friday, December 20
UNAM Seminar, by Assoc. Prof. Selmiye Alkan (Sabancı University), at FS, SA-240, 3:40 p.m. Organized by UNAM.

Monday, December 23
“AI Challenges in Clickstream Processing,” by Marcus Schaal (Chief Data Scientist, Webtrekk Gmbh), at EA-409, 1:40 p.m. Organized by CS.

Monday, December 23
“Split City: Democratic Alliances at Urban Fault Lines,” by Assoc. Prof. Berna Turam (Northeastern University), at FEASS, A-130, 3:40 p.m. Organized by the Bilkent University Seminar Series on Polity, Society and the World.

Wednesday, December 25
“Effects of Uncertainty and Learning in Humanitarian Supply Chains: An Application in Post-Disaster Debris Clearance,” by Melih Çelik (Georgia Institute of Technology), at EA-409, 1:40 p.m. Organized by IE.

Friday, December 27
“New Approaches to Classical OR Problems (Time-Sensitive Applications),” by Bahar Çavdar (Georgia Institute of Technology), at EA-409, 1:40 p.m. Organized by IE.

WORKSHOPS

Thursday, December 19
“Quantitative Research: How to Prepare and How to Organize and Analyze Quantitative Data,” by Nil Şatana (Bilkent University), at FEASS, A-130, 12:30 p.m. Organized by FEASS.

FAIRS

Tuesday, December 17 – Wednesday, December 18
“1. Kamu Kurum ve Kuruluşları Fuarı,” at FADA, FF Conference Hall. Organized by the Career Center.

CONCERTS

Tuesday, December 17
Recital, by Deniz Çağlarcan, at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, December 18
Recital, by Burcu Ramazanoğlu, at 6 p.m.
Recital, by Hilal Bıçaklar, at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 19
Recital, by Oydın Alimova, at 7 p.m.
Friday, December 20
Recital, by Dirimcan Ceseroğlu, at 5 p.m.
Recital, by Hazal Dönmezer, at 6 p.m.
Recital, by Dilan Özel, at 7 p.m.
Place: Ahmed Adnan Saygun Music Research and Education Center

Saturday, December 21
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Ion Marin; Piano: Mona Asuka, at the Bilkent Concert Hall, 8 p.m.

Sunday, December 29 – Monday, December 30
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra New Year’s Concert, at the Bilkent Concert Hall, 8 p.m.
Conductor: Paolo Olmi

Sunday, December 22
15th Annual Christmas Caroling Party, at The North Shield (Bilkent Hotel), 6 p.m. Contact Erin Maloney at ext. 2067. For reservations, call 266-4434.