The Department of Tourism and Hotel Management organizes Bilkent Tourism Forums with the aim of encouraging cooperation between the tourism industry and institutions of higher education. 8. Bilkent Tourism Forum 12 December, 2019Bilkent Hotel and Conference CenterTheme: Gastronomy TourismProgram and the speakers Youtube video 7. Bilkent Tourism Forum 12 December, 2018Bilkent Hotel and Conference CenterTheme: Tourism 4.0Program and the speakers Youtube video 6. Bilkent Tourism Forum 21-22 March, 2002 Bilkent Hotel and Conference Center Theme: Changes in the Turkish and global tourism in the beginning of the 21st Century 5. Bilkent Tourism Forum 8-9 February, 2001Bilkent Hotel and Conference Center Theme: Reconstructing the Turkish tourism in the beginning of the 21st century 4. Bilkent Tourism Forum 2-3 December, 1999Bilkent Hotel and Conference Center Theme: Legislation and organization in the tourism industry 3. Bilkent Tourism Forum 4-5 December, 1998Bilkent Hotel and Conference Center Theme: Computerized information and communication technologies in tourism 2. Bilkent Tourism Forum 5-6 December, 1997Bilkent Hotel and Conference Center Theme: Optimization of the contribution of tourism to our national economy 1. Bilkent Tourism Forum 29-30 November, 1996Bilkent Hotel and Conference Center Theme: Turkish tourism in the process for the European Union