Dear Members of ODTU Community

As part of ODTU’s 60th Anniversary Honorary Lecture Series Fall Program, Prof. Saskia Sassen will give a talk on "Expulsions: When Complexity Produces Simple Brutalities” on December 16, 2015 Wednesday at 14.00 in Culture and Convention Center Kemal Kurdas Hall.

A professor at the University of Columbia, Prof. Sassen was nominated in 2011 by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the 100 global thinkers. She is well known for her work on globalization, global city and migration.

Please see the biography of Prof. Sassen and the activity poster below.

For more information on Prof. Sassen please visit: www.saskiasassen.com

Saskia Sassen is the Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology and Chair, The Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University (www.saskiasassen.com). Her new book is Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global Economy (Harvard University Press 2014). Recent books are Territory, Authority, Rights: From Medieval to Global Assemblages ( Princeton University Press 2008), A Sociology of Globalization (W.W.Norton 2007), and the 4th fully updated edition of Cities in a World Economy (Sage 2012). Among older books is The Global City (Princeton University Press 1991/2001). Her books are translated into over 20 languages. She is the recipient of diverse awards and mentions, ranging from multiple doctor honoris causa to named lectures and being selected for various honors lists. Most recently she was awarded the Principe de Asturias 2013 Prize in the Social Sciences and made a member of the Royal Academy of the Sciences of Netherland.

Dear Members of ODTÜ Community,

Within the scope of ODTÜ’s 60th Anniversary Honorary Lecture Series Fall Program, Prof. Edward Frenkel will deliver a talk on “ Mathematics and Love in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” on November 26, 2015 Thursday at 14.00 in Culture and Convention Center Kemal Kurdas Hall.

Edward Frenkel, a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, is the winner of the Hermann Weyl Prize in Mathematical Physics. Frenkel has authored  3 books and over 80 scholarly articles in academic journals, and he has lectured on his work around the world. His YouTube videos have garnered over 4 million views combined. Frenkel’s latest book “Love and Math” has been published in more than 10 languages including Turkish version.

In addition to many great studies in his field, Prof. Edward Frenkel also works on Langlands Program, known as “The Grand Unifying Theory of Mathematics” that was formulated by Robert Langlands, an ODTÜ faculty between 1967-1968, and is one of the greatest mathematicians of the World.

More information on Prof. Frenkel’s Works can be found at: http://www.edwardfrenkel.com

Yeni Fikirler Yeni İşler, organized by ODTÜ and ODTÜ TEKNOKENT, is the first and the biggest entrepreneurship program in Turkey. This year, Yeni Fikirler Yeni İşler Finals will host worldwide known the New York Times bestselling author of the Lean Entrepreneur, Brant Cooper, as the keynote speaker.

Yeni Fikirler Yeni İşler (YFYİ), which celebrates its 11th year, aims to reach two different types of entrepreneurs with YFYİ IDEA and YFYİ PRO. The new structure not only enables entrepreneurs to realize their brilliant ideas but also support newly established tech companies to develop and strengthen their projects. 2015 YFYİ Finals will be held on December 5, 2015 - 09:00 am at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Cultural and Convention Centre.

Keynote speaker Brant Cooper will share his wisdom on lean entrepreneurship to make the audience discover their visionary side and create their own success stories. He will help to reorganize to eliminate waste-not only time and money, but also resources and creative inspiration.

You will have a chance to see YFYİ finalists and get to know ODTÜ TEKNOKENT’s entrepreneurship programs, which will motivate you to take your dreams one step forward.

You will also gain a chance to meet members from Turkey’s leading business angel networks, including METUTECH-BAN, String Ventures, BIC Angel Investments, Galata Business Angels, Revo Capital, Vestel Ventures, TEB Private Business Angel Platform and crowdfunding platform Fongogo. If you want to socialize with main actors of Turkey’s entrepreneurship ecosystem and learn hints about entrepreneurial success from Brant Cooper, we highly encourage you to attend YFYİ Finals.

In order to gain more information and to register, please visit: www.YFYI.com

See you on 5^th of December at ODTÜ Cultural and Convention Centre!