Bomba
BY KEREM PIKER
@ VOL 14
ON MAY 24, 2012
Kerem Piker speaks about his project, Bomba, a report on a fictional, accidental 1943 bombing of Istanbul by the Allies, and the three politically and socially significant landmarks his fictional history reports as destroyed. In doing so, he questions how these sites have become important, and what nonfictional accidents are responsible for their present images.
Aye, Thanks!
BY CAN YÜCEL METIN
@ VOL 14
ON MAY 24, 2012
Can Yücel Metin's presentation is all about a comedy TV series called Aye, Thanks! that airs Friday nights in Turkey. He is an actor on the show, as well as a writer. (in English)
Innovative Technologies: From Xbox to Robby the Robot
BY ARMINA MKHITARYAN
@ VOL 14
ON MAY 24, 2012
Armina Mkhitaryan's presentation covers some of the latest Microsoft technologies, everything from the Kinect to the innovative projects implemented by the Microsoft Innovation Center in Armenia. (in English)
Human Planetary Impact: The “Glocal” Perspective
BY ALEN AMIRKHANIAN
@ VOL 14
ON MAY 24, 2012
Alen Amirkhanian teaches environmentally sustainable urbanism and engineering, and his presentation is about compelling work done internationally to understand the human global impact on the planet. He also talks about work he is undertaking to address these global issues at a local level. (in English)
Social Platform for single parents
BY YERSU KALABA: BECHOS
@ VOL 14
ON MAY 24, 2012
"Bechos" means "single and with children," but it's also a social meeting platform for single parents on the internet. In this presentation, Yersu Kalaba shows how it is being used to share ideas and problems that relate to being single with children, and how it is developing through its members. (in English)
Coping with Istanbul
BY MURAT GERMEN
@ VOL 13
ON FEB 23, 2012
57 Hours Later...
BY GEA-SAR
@ VOL 1
ON DEC 03, 2007
GEA-SAR arrived in Port Au Prince-Haiti, from Turkey, 57 hours after the Haiti Eartquake. As soon as the team arrived the city, they started to work on the debris of the biggest supermarket of the city. GEA-SAR operated 6 days, working with US SFTF2 team on the debris of Caribbean Market and saved 5 lives. Team Members in Haiti: Umut Dinçşahin, Kadir Erkan, Cem Behar, Betül Ergun, Mihrican Bal, İbrahim Doğru, Nazım Özdemir, Zeynep Gül Ünal, and Caner Kalaycı.
It should also be noted that this presentation was originally a part of our Global PechaKucha Day effort for Haiti Reconstruction.
"Presentation of the Day" on January 30, 2013.