[spectre] the upgrade!istanbul #3

[basak senova]

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THE UPGRADE!ISTANBUL
NOMAD

19th of January 2006
17:00- Discussion on “searching for education modules vis-à-vis the cyber
realm” with Elif Ayiter and Feride Cicekoglu .

Feride Cicekoglu will present an interactive work by Pınar Yoldas during the
talk.

Elif Ayiter 
Elif Ayiter is a graphic designer, artist and design instructor, living and
working in Istanbul, Turkey. After graduating from the School of Applied
Fine Arts in Istanbul with a BFA she obtained a Special Advanced Diploma in
Art and Design from the University of London Goldsmiths College. She went to
the United States on a Fulbright Scholarship where she got her MFA from the
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York. She worked as a graphic designer both
in New York and Istanbul, in both freelance and art directorial capacities.
She has exhibited her art work in Turkey with Urart and Nev Galleries from
1989 to 1999. Elif worked as a graphic designer both in New York and
Istanbul, in both freelance and art directorial capacities. She has
exhibited her art work in Turkey with Urart and Nev Galleries from 1989 to
1999. Since 1993 she has worked fulltime as a design faculty member at
Bilkent University, Ankara (1993-1997), Bilgi University (1998-2001) and
Sabancı University (2001-present). She is currently studying for a doctoral
degree at the Planetary Collegium, University of Plymouth, UK.

Feride Cicekoglu 
Feride Cicekoglu has a background in architecture with a BA and MA from
Middle East Technical University and Ph.D. from University of Pennsylvania.
After the military junda of September 12, 1980, she reoriented herself in
literature and cinema. In addition to her to her short stories, essays and
articles published in various languages, she has written a number of
screenplays such as "Don't let Them Shoot the Kite" (Tunç Başaran, 1989),
"Journey to Hope" (1990) , "The Other Side of the Sea" (Tomris Giritlioğlu,
1991), The Golden City İstanbul (Hakan Aytekin, Suha Arın, 1996) and "The
House of Angels" (Ömer Kavur, 2000)  Currently, she is directing the
graduate program of Film-TV at Istanbul Bilgi University.

@ 17:00 
due to the ongoing construction work, santralistanbul will host this meeting
at Istanbul Bilgi University, Dolapdere Campus, Z-08.

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The Upgrade! Istanbul is a monthly gathering for new media artists,
academicians, practitioners, curators and for all of the other actors of
digital culture, organized by NOMAD and hosted by santralistanbul.

The Upgrade! is a network of international monthly meetings in the field of
art and technology. Founded by media artist Yael Kanarek in 1999, the
Upgrade! exists as forums for artists, designers, critics, curators and
educators who form the communities in different cities to discuss and share
knowledge. Current nodes include Boston, Chicago, Montreal, Munich, NYC,
Oklahoma City, Scotland, Seoul, Sofia, Tel-Aviv, Istanbul, Vancouver Lisbon
and Toronto. Host organisations include Eyebeam, Turbulence.org , New Media
Scotland, Art Centre Nabi, The Western Front, The Society for Arts and
Technology (SAT), InterSpace, I-camp, DCA, CCA, No-Org.net, Art Interactive,
santralistanbul, Lisboa 20 Arte Contemporânea. Open-Node.com and TUBE.

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