Friday, December 25 & Saturday, December 26
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra New Year’s Concert: “Commedia,” Conductor: Christoph Mathias Mueller, Mandolin: Avi Avital, at the Bilkent Concert Hall, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, December 22
“Wine Analytics: Fine Wine Pricing and Selection Under Weather and Market Uncertainty,” by Mert Hakan Hekimoğlu (Syracuse University), at FBA, Ümit Berkman Seminar Room, 10:40 a.m. Organized by FBA.
Wednesday, December 23
“Asymmetric Information Allocation to Avoid Coordination Failure,” by Takuro Yamashita (TSE), at FEASS, A-228, 2 p.m. Organized by ECON.
Friday, December 25
“A Cutting-Surface Theory for Mixed-Integer Conic Programs,” by Sercan Yıldız (Carnegie Mellon University), at EA-409, 1:40 p.m. Organized by FE.
December 24
“Gizli Oturum,” at the Bilkent Theater Hall, 8 p.m.
Exhibition of paintings by Güven Zeyrek at the Library Art Gallery. The exhibition will be open every day (except Sundays) from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 22
A poetry reading will take place in the Library Gallery at 6:30 p.m., featuring Bilkent staff and student poets Patrick Hart, Spencer Hawkins, Ann Marie Thornburg and Heather Yeung, with Reem Abbas, Gül Eroğlu, Umer Hussain, Kibele Özden and Dilan Pamuk.
Wednesday, December 23
16th Annual Christmas Party, at The North Shield (Bilkent Hotel), 6:30 p.m. For reservations: 266 4434. For information about singing: Erin Maloney (Department of Banking and Finance).
Semester Break Sports Courses
YOGA
Days & Times: Monday/Wednesday/Friday
12 noon – 1 p.m.
Start/Finish:
Dec. 14, 2015 – Jan. 22, 2016
Place: Main Sports Hall
Fee: 60 TL/person (6 weeks, 3 days a week)
Registration: At all sports halls
TENNIS
Days & Times:
Tuesday
12:30 – 2 p.m. (beginners)
7:30 – 9 p.m. (intermediate)
Wednesday
9 – 10:30 a.m. (intermediate)
10:30 a.m. – 12 noon (beginners)
7:30 – 9 p.m. (beginners)
Thursday
8:30 – 10 p.m. (beginners)
Friday
3:30 – 5 p.m. (beginners)
5 – 6:30 p.m. (intermediate)
Saturday
12:30 – 2 p.m. (intermediate)
2 – 3:30 p.m. (beginners)
Start/Finish: Dec. 28, 2015 – Jan. 29, 2016
Fee: 60 TL/person (5 weeks)
Registration: At all sports halls
AEROBICS/STEP
Days & Times: Monday/Wednesday/Friday
12 noon – 12:50 p.m.
Start/Finish: Jan. 4 – 29, 2016
Place: Main Sports Hall
Fee: 40 TL/person
(4 weeks, 3 days a week)
Registration: At all sports halls
For information: Sports Center 290 1325/1993
spor@bilkent.edu.tr