2007 Program
TASSA Annual Conference at Yale University
Theme:
Essentials for a Better World: Energy, Environment, Food and Health
March 23, Friday |
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| 20:00-22:00 |
Welcome Reception (New Haven Lawn Club) 193 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511 accross Peabody Museum (click here for directions) |
March 24, Saturday |
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| 7:30-18:30 | Registration (Yale Law School) |
| 7:30-8:30 | Continental Breakfast (Yale Law School, Dining Hall) |
| 8:30-9:00 | Welcome and Introduction |
| Suleyman Gokoglu, President, TASSA | |
| Serap Aksoy, Conference Chair, Yale University | |
| Andrew Hamilton, Provost, Yale University | |
| 9:00-9:30 |
Honorary Speakers: Role of Turkey in the New Geopolitical Order |
| H.E. Nabi Sensoy, Turkish Ambassador to U.S. | |
| H.E. Ross Wilson, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey | |
| 9:30-10:20 | Plenary Speaker |
| Cemal Kafadar, Harvard University | |
| Introduced by: | Cemal Ekin, Providence College |
| 10:20-10:30 | Presentation of Plaques to Diamond and Gold Sponsors |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break and Poster Viewing |
| 11:00-12:30 | Panel I: Emerging Fronts in Energy, Environment, Food and Health |
| Moderator: | Selcuk Ozgediz, World Bank |
| Participants: | John Rennie, Scientific American Magazine |
| Mehmet Toner, Harvard Medical School | |
| Emre Seli, Yale University | |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch (Yale Law School, Dining Hall) |
| 13:30-15:00 |
Panel II: U.S. - Turkey Academic Networks Individual Experiences |
| Moderator: | Yaman Yener, Northeastern University |
| Participants: |
Huseyin Guler, Sci. & Tech. Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) |
| Dundar Kocaoglu, Portland State University | |
| Yavuz Oruc, University of Maryland | |
| Candan Tamerler-Behar, Istanbul Technical University | |
| 15:00-15:30 |
Recognition of Young Scholars Travel Grant recipients Poster Session I (coffee will be served) |
| 15:30-17:00 |
Panel III: U.S. - Turkey Academic Networks - Institutional Perspectives |
| Moderator: | Emin Kansu, Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA) |
| Participants: |
Ahmet Ademoglu, Sci. & Tech. Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) |
| Adnan Akay, National Science Foundation (NSF) | |
| Tuncalp Ozgen, The Council of Higher Education (YOK) | |
| 17:00-17:15 | Coffee Break |
| 17:15-18:30 | Panel IV: TASSA General Assembly and Interactive Session |
| Suleyman Gokoglu, President, TASSA | |
| 19:00-22:00 | Reception & Dinner (Yale Peabody Natural History Museum) |
March 25, Sunday |
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| 8:00-9:00 | Breakfast (Yale Law School Dining Hall) |
| 9:00-9:50 | Plenary Speaker |
| Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| Introduced by: | Refik Soyer, George Washington University |
| 9:50-10:00 |
Presentation of Plaques to Promoting and Sustaining Level Institutional Members |
| Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| 10:00-11:00 | Poster Session II (coffee will be served) |
| 11:00-13:00 | Panel V: European Union and Turkey |
| Moderator: | David Cameron, Yale University |
| Participants: | Halil Berktay, Sabanci University |
| David Cameron, Yale University | |
| Turkuler Isiksel, Yale University | |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch (Law School Dining Hall) |
| 14:00-16:00 | Panel VI: Turkey - U.S. Innovation Partnership |
| An Overview of the National Innovation Initiative | |
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Cemil Arikan, National Innovation Initiative, Turkey & Sabanci University |
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| Moderator: |
Cemil Arikan, National Innovation Initiative, Turkey & Sabanci University |
| Participants: |
Oguz Baburoglu, Turkish American Business Council (TAIK) & Sabanci University |
| Nilufer Egrican, Yeditepe University | |
| Muge Tanik, Intel Corporation | |
| 16:00 | Closing Remarks |
| Suleyman Gokoglu, President, TASSA | |
| Serap Aksoy, Conference Chair, Yale University | |
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