İTÜ’de “Barış ve Güvenlik İçin Bilim” günü

NATO Savunma Bakanları Toplantısı kapsamında, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi’nde NATO Bilgilendirme Günü, “Barış ve Güvenlik için Bilim” programı gerçekleştirilecek.

Programda, NATO Barış ve Güvenlik İçin Bilim, ağ güvenliği eğitim kursunu başarıyla tamamlayan 40 Afgan öğrenci için mezuniyet töreni yapılacak.

Ayrıca NATO Genel Sekreter Yardımcısı Jean-François Bureau ile İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Rektörü Prof. Dr. Muhammed Şahin ortak bir basın toplantısı düzenleyecek.

Etkinlikle ilgili bilgiler şöyle:
Tarih: 4 Şubat 2010, Perşembe
Saat: 9.30
Yer: İTÜ Ayazağa Kampüsü, Süleyman Demirel Kültür Merkezi
Bilgi İçin:
İTÜ İletişim Merkezi
iletisimmerkezi@itu.edu.tr
0 212 285 66 77

Etkinlik Programı (Tüm oturumlar İngilizce gerçekleştirilecek)

09.30-10.00 Opening Session/Welcoming Remarks:

* Prof. Muhammed Sahin, President of İstanbul Technical University (İTU) (10’)
* Mr. Jean-François Bureau, Assistant Secretary General, NATO Public Diplomacy Division (10’)
* Head of Department NATO & Euro-Atlantic Security/Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkey (TBC) (10’)

10.00-10.30 Keynote Addresses: Opportunities for Cooperation with Partners within the NATO SPS Programme

* Prof. Dinçer Ülkü, SPS Committee Representative, Former President of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) (10’)
* Dr. Deniz Yüksel-Beten, Head of SPS Section, NATO Public Diplomacy Division (10’)
* SPS Cooperation with International Organisations: Mr. David Swalley, Economic and Environmental Affairs Officer, OSCE & Board Member of Environment and Security (ENVSEC) Initiative (10’)

10:30-10.45 Coffee Break / Joint Photo
10.45-11.15 Graduation Ceremony of IT Managers
11.15-11.45 Press Conference with the participation of NATO ASG/PDD and President of İTU

11.30-12.30 Session I: Civil-science support to NATO’s Operations/SILK-Afghanistan

Moderator: Mr. Cihan Kiziltan, Senior Expert, Directorate of Framework Programmes, TUBITAK

* SILK/Afghanistan: Dr. Walter Kaffenberger, SPS Section, NATO Public Diplomacy Division (10’)
* Afghan Universities’ Expectations of the SPS Programme: Prof. Menhajuddin Hamed, Balkh University, Afghanistan (5’)
* Establishing a Computer Engineering Faculty in Kabul Polytechnic University: Prof. Baki Koyuncu, Head of Computer Engineering Department, Ankara University, Turkey (10’)
* Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs): Mr. Baris Erdogan, TUBITAK National Research Institute of Electronics and Cryptology (UEKAE) (10’)
Discussion (15’)

12.30-14.00 Lunch

14.00-14.50 Session II: Defence Against Terrorism-NATO SPS Programme

Moderator: Prof. Jiri Homola, SPS Chemistry, Biology and Physics Panel Member, Institute of Photonics and Electronics ASCR, Czech Republic

* Stand-off Explosives Detection (STANDEX) Project: Prof. Ahmet Ucer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey (10’)
* Human & Societal Dynamics of Terrorism: Prof. Antonio Varsori, SPS Human and Societal Dynamics Panel Member, Department of International Studies, University of Padova, Italy (10’)
* Achievements of SPS Training Courses in partner countries: Colonel Osman Aytac, Chief Education & Training Department, NATO Centre of Excellence – Defence Against Terrorism, Ankara, Turkey (10’)
Discussion (15’)

14.50-15.55 Session III: Countering Other Threats to Security-Environmental Security

Moderator: Prof. Nikolaos Mihalopoulos, Former Chair of the SPS Environmental Security Panel, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Greece,

* Environmental Security: Prof. Gonca Coskun, Civil Engineering Faculty, Istanbul Technical University (8’)
* Cross-Border Regional Studies “Uranium Extraction in Central Asian Republics”: Prof. Peter Stegnar, Head of Technology Transfer Office, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia (8’)
* Harmonization of Seismic Hazards Maps for the Western Balkan Countries: (12’)
Prof. Sinan Akkar, Department of Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Prof. Mihail Garevski, University of St. Cyril and Methodius, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
* Risks of Land Deformation Affecting the Population of Tuzla: Dr. Rijad Sisic, Faculty of Mining, Geology and Civil Engineering University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina (8’)
* Mediterranean Dialogue-The Protection of the Gulf of Aqaba: Assoc.Prof. Dilek Ediger, Marmara Research Centre TUBITAK (8’)
Discussion (15’)

15.55-16.10 Coffee Break

16.10-16.50 Session IV: New Threats and Challenges

Moderator: Prof. H. Nicolai Teodorescu, SPS Information and Communication Security Panel Member, Vice-Rector for International Relations “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Romania

* Consequence Management after Catastrophe: Dr. Bruce Seely, Dean, College of Sciences and Arts, Michigan Technological University, USA (10’)
* Environmental and Nuclear Threats in the Arctic: Prof. Brit Salbu, Chair of the SPS Nuclear/radiological Expert Group, Head of Isotope Laboratory, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway (10’)
Discussion (15’)

16.50-17.10 Closing Session with Moderators
17.10-17.30 Closing Remarks by Dr. Deniz Yüksel-Beten and İTU (TBC)