May 6, 2014 — May 12, 2014

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EXHIBITIONS

Friday, May 9
Exhibition of Paintings by students from the Introduction to Painting Course led by Beata Zalewska. Opening at 5 p.m.

Until May 10
The Bilkent Library is hosting an exhibition of paintings by Claire Arkas in the Main Library Art Gallery. The exhibit will be open every day (except Sundays) between 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

CONFERENCES

Tuesday, May 6
“Basics of Effective University Teaching,” by Dr. Işık A. Denizman, at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium, 11 a.m. Organized by the Office of the Provost.

Wednesday, 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.

Thursday, May 8
“Susa Katliamı,” by Sinan Ogan (MHP), at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium, 12:30 p.m. Organized by Türk Dünyası Araştırmaları Topluluğu.

Thursday, May 8
“Streaming Multimedia: Hydraulic Automata and the Arts of Perception in Descartes’ ‘Treatise on Man,’” by Daniel Leonard, at G-160, 4:45 p.m. Organized by CCI.

Thursday, May 8
“Fiesta: A Supermarket Poetics,” by Javier O. Huerta, at FEASS, A-130, 5:30 p.m. Organized by AMER.

Thursday, May 8
“Susa Katliamı,” by Rüstem Cabbarov, at FADA, FFB-06, 6 p.m. Organized by Türk Dünyası Araştırmaları Topluluğu.

Wednesday, May 14
“ITER and Nuclear Fusion: An Energy Source for the Future,” by Axel Winter (ITER), at EE-01, 3:40 p.m. Organized by PHYS.

SEMINARS

Tuesday, May 6
“Interethnic Tolerance in Turkey: Turks and Kurds,” by Asst. Prof. Zeki Sarıgil (Bilkent University) and Asst. Prof. Ekrem Karakoç (Binghamton University), at FEASS, A-130, 12:30 p.m. Organized by POLS.

Wednesday, May 7
“IT Governance,” by Hakan İnceoğlu (ING Bank), at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium, 9 a.m. Organized by CTIS.

Wednesday, May 7
“The Cost of Segregation in Social Networks,” by Nizar Allouch (School of Economics and Finance, Queen Mary), at FEASS, A-228, 2 p.m. Organized by ECON.

Wednesday, May 7
“The Turkish Economy for Everyone” Seminar Series: “Sporun Ekonomisi,” by Assoc. Prof. Aylin Seçkin (Bilgi University), at FEASS, C-Block Auditorium, 5:40 p.m. Organized by ECON and IDEA.

Thursday, May 8
“Arminius Vambery: Traveller, Scholar, Politician,” by Prof. Jacob M. Landau (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), at FEASS, A-130, 3:40 p.m. Organized by the Bilkent University Seminar Series on Polity, Society and the World.

Friday, May 9
“Bank Loans and Troubled Debt Restructurings,” by Cem Demiroğlu (Koç University), at the Ümit Berkman Seminar Room, 1:40 p.m. Organized by FBA.

Friday, May 9
“Sensing Strategies in Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Using Functionalized Nanoparticles,” by Prof. İsmail Hakkı Boyacı (Hacettepe University), at FS, SA-240, 3:40 p.m. Organized by UNAM.

Monday, May 12
“Research Impact for Sciences and Engineering,” by Prof. Nesim Erkip (Bilkent University), at FADA, FFB-22, 1:40 p.m. Organized by the Office of the Provost.

TALKS

Wednesday, May 7
“Momentary Memory: Modeling Phenomenal Time with the Instantaneously Variable Present,” by Dr. Cory Shores (Bilkent University), at G-160, 5:40 p.m. Organized by PHIL.

WORKSHOPS

Wednesday, May 7
“Effective University Teaching,” by Dr. Işık A. Denizman, at the Main Library Orientation Room, 2 p.m. Organized by the Office of the Provost.

Thursday, May 8
“Effective University Teaching,” by Dr. Işık A. Denizman, at the Main Library Orientation Room, 2 p.m. Organized by the Office of the Provost.

Thursday, May 15
“Applying for Research Grants: Research Funding, Research Grant Applications and Postdocs,” by Assoc. Prof. Selin Sayek Böke (Bilkent University), at FEASS, A-130, 12:30 p.m. Organized by FEASS.

CONCERTS

Saturday, May 10
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Season’s Final Concert, Conductor: Işın Metin, Harp: Beste Toparlak, Mezzo-Soprano: Jamie Barton, Tenor: Zach Borichevsky, at the Bilkent Concert Hall, 8 p.m.


12th Angora Cup Interuniversity Sports Festival
The 12th annual Angora Cup Interuniversity Sports Festival will be held by the Bilkent Physical Education and Sports Center May 8-11.
The following universities will be participating in the festival: Atılım, Başkent, Bilkent, Karabük, METU, TOBB-ETÜ and Turgut Özal–as well as Polis Akademisi and Türkiye Volleyball Lisesi.
Please note that the sports facilities will be in use for the festival during the days and hours indicated in the festival schedule. All Bilkenters are invited to support our teams.