Last Work Week

Our CSC assignment is now over and many of us are back home trying to adjust to timezones and the routine of our regular jobs.  But here is a recap of our last work week in Izmir.

Dr. Guden (the president of the university) arranged for us to take a tour of some of the university labs.  We had the privilege of seeing a materials test lab, a bio-technology lab, and the electron microscope lab.

On Tuesday, we had a 'high protocol' final meeting.  i.e. the press and heads of our client organizations were there.  DOT gave a short presentation about the CSC program and one rep from each team spoke about our experiences in Izmir.  And of course, there were lots of pictures taken.

Newspaper articles

Rosanna, Frank, Zoran, & Antonio

Wednesday was our final day to work from the hotel and polish our deliverables.  Here are teams 1 and 2 hard at work in our usual 'workroom' on the patio.

Thursday was our final day on the ITYE campus.  All 4 teams took the bus out to the campus and presented our full deliverable presentations to the 4 host organizations as well as a few misc students who showed up to listen.

Final drive to IYTE Campus

Final Presentations

On Friday, we flew back to Istanbul and met with Michel Charouk, the General Manager for IBM Turkey.

Then it was time for a final team dinner and good byes.  I'll post a few more pictures from our last dinner final night in Istanbul in another post.

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