This is AYY’s association newsletter 10/2012.  If you want to receive AYY’s association newsletter to your email, please subscribe at http://list.ayy.fi/mailman/listinfo/yhdistykset

This week’s newsletter includes information on AYY’s next pocket calendar and overall badges.

1. AYY’s one-time rental premises and the van can be booked in advance soon
2. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2012-2013
3. Order overall badges from Federation of the Brewing and Soft Drinks Industry
   

1. AYY’S ONE-TIME RENTAL PREMISES AND VAN CAN BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE SOON

AYY’s one-time rental premises and the van can be booked in advance for the period 20 Aug 2012-13 Jan 2013. Further information on the available premises can be found at /en/students/space-rental/.

AYY’s own reservations will be published on 14 May, after which the booking round of special status associations will begin. The advance booking event for special status associations will be organised on 21 May, after which the booking round for all associations will be open until 27 May. The final booking event will be organised on 28 May.

More information and additional instructions will be published later, but please write down the dates already. If you have not yet planned the autumn schedule for your association, please do it as soon as possible.

2. SUBMIT YOUR EVENTS FOR AYY’S ACADEMIC YEAR CALENDAR 2012-2013

Associations and actors within AYY have the opportunity to submit important event dates for the student union’s academic year calendar. Events can be submitted through the google docs file linked below until Sunday, 27 May 2012. Please add your events under the correct month in chronological order. Please enter the text you want in the calendar ”Event name/Text” field (yellow background). Please note that one line can hold up the maximum of 25 characters of text, including spaces. When writing the text, please consider how many lines from  your own calendar you wish to be ”wasted”. The calendar is trilingual so please take this into account when planning the text.

If there are several events marked on the same date, the event that concerns most of the students will end up in the calendar. The file is editable until the provided deadline 27 May 2012, until which you can make changes to your events. Please fill out the columns carefully, and check and double check that the information is correct. Please also remember to include information on who is organising the event.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArnDlXGvbkaXdDhCZm9Wdkw1N3hwNDg3YUhjTUM2aHc. Questions and comments are received by AYY’s Communications Officer Henna Lahti (henna.lahti@ayy.fi or 050 5209440).

3. ORDER OVERALL  BADGES FROM FEDERATION OF THE BREWING AND SOFT DRINKS INDUSTRY

Federation of the Brewing and Soft Drinks Industry offers basic studies suitable for everyone, where presence is not required – not to mention essays. If you accept these ”studies” for your ”curriculum”, we will send you free of charge stylish overall badges for distribution.

Order the badges for free by sending an email to info@panimoliitto.fi. You can order up to 50 pcs/organisation. Please mention your student organisation, name and telephone number and the address where you want the badges to be delivered. Please remember that the badges are not intended for commercial use.

Reasonable regards, Federation of the Brewing and Soft Drinks Industry & kohtuullisesti.fi

DO YOU WANT TO INCLUDE YOUR OWN NEWS IN THIS NEWSLETTER?

Please send a brief text by Wednesday, 10am, to the address jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi. The news will be translated so you can submit your text in Finnish. The contents of the newsletter are ultimately edited by AYY’s Specialist in Organisational Affairs and Communications Joonas Jylhä (joonas.jylha@ayy.fi, tel. 050 520 9442).

This is AYY’s association newsletter 14/2012.  If you want to receive AYY’s association newsletter to your email, please subscribe at http://list.ayy.fi/mailman/listinfo/yhdistykset

1. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2012-2013
2. AFYE provides funding for event organising
3. Women’s floorball teams are looking for new players!
4. New online service Osuma is looking for assistants

1. SUBMIT YOUR EVENTS FOR AYY’S ACADEMIC YEAR CALENDAR 2012-2013

Associations and actors within AYY have the opportunity to submit important event dates for the student union’s academic year calendar. Events can be submitted through the google docs file linked below until Sunday, 27 May 2012. Please add your events under the correct month in chronological order. Please enter the text you want in the calendar ”Event name/Text” field (yellow background). Please note that one line can hold up the maximum of 25 characters of text, including spaces. When writing the text, please consider how many lines from  your own calendar you wish to be ”wasted”. The calendar is trilingual so please take this into account when planning the text.

If there are several events marked on the same date, the event that concerns most of the students will end up in the calendar. The file is editable until the provided deadline 27 May 2012, until which you can make changes to your events. Please fill out the columns carefully, and check and double check that the information is correct. Please also remember to include information on who is organising the event.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArnDlXGvbkaXdDhCZm9Wdkw1N3hwNDg3YUhjTUM2aHc

Questions and comments are received by AYY’s Communications Officer Henna Lahti (henna.lahti@ayy.fi or 050 520 9440).

4.  AFYE PROVIDES FUNDING FOR EVENT ORGANISING

Aalto First Year Experience (AFYE) is a project offered by Aalto University, which aim is to welcome new students to the university and open a window to various opportunities offered by Aalto without clinging to the borders of the scientific fields. AFYE means everything that is related to the reception of new students as part of Aalto community during the first year of studies. Orientations and tutor activities of the schools are part of AFYE’s concept. In addition, we organise various events and advertise opportunities concerning the new students on our website.

AFYE invites student organisations, guilds and associations to create an incredible first year for new students and show everything that Aalto has to offer. AFYE provides funding for event organising, which are targeted to new students during the next academic year. Further information on AFYE’s Into website: https://into.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=6316093

2. WOMEN’S FLOORBALL TEAMS ARE LOOKING FOR NEW PLAYERS!

Women’s floorball teams of Otaonnela Floorball Registered Association are looking for new players. Lady1 team plays in the 2^nd division and FLOB Lady2 and Lady3 (new team) in the 4^th division.

Lady1 includes players who have already played floorball for several years. The team’s goal is to maintain high-quality floorball and stay in the top of the league. Applicants should have a brisk and cheerful attitude and a sense of humour. Previous experience is necessary. The team is looking for a few field players and possibly another goalkeeper.

The goal of Lady2 and the new Lady3 teams is to rise to the 3^rd division during the period 2012-2013. Both teams have a coach. Teams are looking for field players who already have floorball experience, who are motivated and willing to develop and have a right attitude. Lady3 is also looking for a goalkeeper.

Try-outs will be organised as follows:

• Lady1: Mon, 7 May  + Thu, 24 May
• Lady3: Thu, 10 May + Mon, 14 May
• Lady2: Thu, 17 May + Mon, 21 May

Monday training in Hakaniemi Arena Center (Sörnäisten rantatie 6, Helsinki) 7pm-8.30pm, Thursday training in Otahalli (Otaranta 6, Espoo) 8pm-9pm. If possible, please register your attendance in advance.

Further information and contact details: http://flob.ayy.fi/uudet_pelaajat/

3. NEW ONLINE SERVICE OSUMA IS LOOKING FOR ASSISTANTS

Fonecta is introducing a new online service called ”Osuma” (available at osuma.fi). Now we need smart writers who are interested in the development of business services in order to get the service to grow and make it as reliable as possible before a major launch. Osuma.fi is a service that provides consumers with reliable and objective information on various business services – whether they are restaurants, car repair shops, renovation companies or clothing stores, for example. The service lists the services needed by customers, such as restaurants in Helsinki, to a rank order based on the received consumer assessments. The service is free for consumers and companies.

In order to make the service as reliable as possible, we naturally need as many assessments as possible on different companies. Now we need a little help from talented writers, as we want the service to function as well as possible at the introduction stage and have so many assessments that

reviews are reliable. The service already has quite a large number of assessments, but it has been quite challenging to receive long assessments (500 characters or more), and now we need help for that. The idea is to find a few groups who use services in the metropolitan area in their everyday lives and who could commit to write these longer assessments for us in May-June  – and naturally receive compensation for one’s community/association. In the service, reviewers use their own name (first name + the first letter of the surname) and a photo so you should be prepared for that. You can see an example of the profile and assessments in my profile:   http://www.osuma.fi/profile/1334815.

If you think that this kind of a job would be interesting for you and your reference group, please get in touch quickly! We want to begin this project in early May, so please act fast. Further information: Hanna Isohanni-Nikula, 040 777 4241, hanna.isohanni-nikula@fonecta.com.

DO YOU WANT TO INCLUDE YOUR OWN NEWS IN THIS NEWSLETTER?

Please send a brief text by Wednesday, 10am, to the address jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi. The news will be translated so you can submit your text in Finnish. The contents of the newsletter are ultimately edited by AYY’s Specialist in Organisational Affairs and Communications Joonas Jylhä (joonas.jylha@ayy.fi, tel. 050 520 9442).

This is AYY’s association newsletter 10/2012.  If you want to receive AYY’s association newsletter to your email, please subscribe at http://list.ayy.fi/mailman/listinfo/yhdistykset

1. AYY’s operating grants for the year 2012
2. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2012-2013
3. Vuorimieskilta Guild’s legendary beer relay race
4. OtaKoppi’s opening of the baseball season, 3 May 2012

1. AYY’S OPERATING GRANTS FOR THE YEAR 2012

At its meeting 17/2012, AYY’s Board has decided on the operating grants and increased operating grants for the year 2012. The grant decision in its entirety can be found at /yhdistyksille/apurahat-yhdistyksille/jaetut-toiminta-avustukset-201/

All the associations which applied for the grant will be informed about the decision. Further information and additional questions to the organisational sector (jarjestosektori@ayy.fi)

2. SUBMIT YOUR EVENTS FOR AYY’S ACADEMIC YEAR CALENDAR 2012-2013

Associations and actors within AYY have the opportunity to submit important event dates for the student union’s academic year calendar. Events can be submitted through the google docs file linked below until Sunday, 27 May 2012. Please add your events under the correct month in chronological order. Please enter the text you want in the calendar ”Event name/Text” field (yellow background). Pleaase note that one line can hold up the maximum of 25 characters of text, including spaces. When writing the text, please consider how many lines from  your own calendar you wish to be ”wasted”. The calendar is trilingual so please take this into account when planning the text.

If there are several events marked on the same date, the event that concerns most of the students will end up in the calendar. The file is editable until the provided deadline 27 May 2012, until which you can make changes to your events. Please fill out the columns carefully, and check and double check that the information is correct. Please also remember to include information on who is organising the event.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArnDlXGvbkaXdDhCZm9Wdkw1N3hwNDg3YUhjTUM2aHc

Questions and comments are received by AYY’s Communications Officer Henna Lahti (henna.lahti@ayy.fi or 050 5209440).

3.     VUORIMIESKILTA GUILD’S LEGENDARY BEER RELAY RACE

Vuorimieskilta Guild’s legendary beer relay race is here again!

It is again the time to gather a student team to run around the Department of Materials Science and Engineering on May Day Eve, as the traditional beer relay race of Vuorimieskilta Guild is approaching! The beer relay will start in the courtyard of the department on Monday morning, 9am, on 30 Apr 2011!

The teams will consist of three (3) runners and one (1)  anchorman = a total of four (4) people. The participation fee is 10 euro and payment information is submitted to contact persons by email.

The registration for the beer relay will begin at 12noon on Thursday, 19 Apr 2011 at  http://vk.ayy.fi/ilmomasiina/. You can sign up for the general series or women’s series. There is room for the first 35 teams! You can also sign up for the waiting list when you can join the competition if any team decides to cancel their participation.

Beer relay rules for the first-timers:

At the starting shot, the anchorman begins to drink. When the anchorman has finished one’s bottle, the first runner will start to run. Halfway through the journey there is a drinks station where a runner must drink one bottle of beer – under the supervision of an official inspector. After this, the runner will continue to the finish line where the anchorman starts over.

Rounds are repeated until the anchorman has destroyed the last drink (and challenged one’s liver). A team, however, can be disqualified due to an incorrect performance determined by the judge. In this case, the performance must be finished when the error is detected.

Let the thirstiest team win!

4. OTAKOPPI’S OPENING OF THE BASEBALL SEASON, 3 MAY 2012

OtaKoppi will open its season at Tuuliniitty Field in Tapiola on Thursday, 3 May, 5pm-7pm  (otakoppi.fi/pelaamaan). All interested in baseball are welcome! You can also arrive late!

The event will include laid-back playing and no previous experience is required. We provide the game equipment for those who need them and a strike/throw radar. Bring a friend with you and come to play!

P.S. Don’t worry if you can’t make it to the opening of the season! Baseball games will continue after the opening throughout the summer on Wednesdays, 6.30pm-8.30pm.

DO YOU WANT TO INCLUDE YOUR OWN NEWS IN THIS NEWSLETTER?

Please send a brief text by Wednesday, 10am, to the address jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi. The news will be translated so you can submit your text in Finnish. The contents of the newsletter are ultimately edited by AYY’s Specialist in Organisational Affairs and Communications Joonas Jylhä (joonas.jylha@ayy.fi, tel. 050 520 9442).

Association Newsletter 12/2012

This is AYY’s association newsletter 12/2012.  If you want to receive AYY’s association newsletter to your email, please subscribe at http://list.ayy.fi/mailman/listinfo/yhdistykset

1. AYY’s operating grants for the year 2012
2. Julkku’s Hyvä Veli scholarships are open for application!
3. Vuorimieskilta Guild’s legendary beer relay race

1. AYY’s operating grants for the year 2012

At its meeting 17/2012, AYY’s Board has decided on the operating grants and increased operating grants for the year 2012. The grant decision in its entirety can be found at /yhdistyksille/apurahat-yhdistyksille/.

All the associations which applied for the grant will be informed about the decision. Further information and additional questions to the organisational sector (jarjestosektori@ayy.fi)

 2. Julkku’s Hyvä Veli scholarships are open for application!

Do you know a good fellow? Have you seen one or heard about one?

May Day Magazine Julkku will again distribute valuable Hyvä Veli (‘good fellow’) scholarships for the hard-working members of our community and we need observations from you in order to find them. Please include the reasons why you nominate a person as a good fellow.

Distinctive features: Good Fellow is a hard-working person who does not brag about oneself and helps when help is needed. Good Fellow is a fair and brave maintainer of the community.

Please report your justified observations by 21 Apr 2012 to julkku@julkku.fi.

Kindly asking for your nominations,

Julkku Magazine

 3. Vuorimieskilta Guild’s legendary beer relay race 

Vuorimieskilta Guild’s legendary beer relay race is here again!

It is again the time to gather a student team to run around the Department of Materials Science and Engineering on May Day Eve, as the traditional beer relay race of Vuorimieskilta Guild is approaching! The beer relay will start in the courtyard of the department on Monday morning, 9am, on 30 Apr 2011!

The teams will consist of three (3) runners and one (1)  anchorman = a total of four (4) people. The participation fee is 10 euro and payment information is submitted to contact persons by email.

The registration for the beer relay will begin at 12noon on Thursday, 19 Apr 2011 at  http://vk.ayy.fi/ilmomasiina/. You can sign up for the general series or women’s series. There is room for the first 35 teams! You can also sign up for the waiting list when you can join the competition if any team decides to cancel their participation.

Beer relay rules for the first-timers:

At the starting shot, the anchorman begins to drink. When the anchorman has finished one’s bottle, the first runner will start to run. Halfway through the journey there is a drinks station where a runner must drink one bottle of beer – under the supervision of an official inspector. After this, the runner will continue to the finish line where the anchorman starts over.

Rounds are repeated until the anchorman has destroyed the last drink (and challenged one’s liver). A team, however, can be disqualified due to an incorrect performance determined by the judge. In this case, the performance must be finished when the error is detected.

Let the thirstiest team win!

DO YOU WANT TO INCLUDE YOUR OWN NEWS IN THIS NEWSLETTER?

Please send a brief text by Wednesday, 10am, to the address jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi. The news will be translated so you can submit your text in Finnish. The contents of the newsletter are ultimately edited by AYY’s Specialist in Organisational Affairs and Communications Joonas Jylhä (joonas.jylha@ayy.fi, tel. 050 520 9442).

 

This is AYY’s association newsletter 10/2012.  If you want to receive AYY’s association newsletter to your email, please subscribe at http://list.ayy.fi/mailman/listinfo/yhdistykset

The application period for AYY’s operating grants ended two weeks ago and AYY’s organisational sector has now reviewed all applications. Based on the proposals of the organisational sector, AYY’s Board will make the grant decisions during the next week.

1. AYY’s operating grants 2012
2. Prices of one-time rental premises for the year 2012
3. Student union member: respond to AYY’s visibility survey and win a gift certificate to Tiketti
4. Create ideas for new kind of student housing – EUR 3,000 for the winning team!
5. Join us in arranging autumn’s two biggest student events!

1. AYY’S OPERATING GRANTS 2012

The application period for AYY’s operating grants and the submitting of association notices has ended. During the past two weeks, the organisational sector reviewed all applications. Based on the proposals of the organisational sector, the Board will make decisions on the grants during the next week. After this, associations will be notified about the results of the grant applications.

If you still have any questions or unclarities concerning the application process, please contact the organisational sector by e-mail at jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi.

2. PRICES OF ONE-TIME RENTAL PREMISES FOR THE YEAR 2012

At its meeting 12/2012, the Board has revised the price list of AYY’s one-time rental premises. The updated prices are available on AYY’s website. The prices remain otherwise unchanged, but Servin Mökki rent for associations rose to 60 euro. At the same time, the different pricing for members and associations was discontinued. Rental price for Servin Mökki kitchen was set at 60 euro. The changes will enter into force on 1 Apr 2012. For further information, please contact the organisational sector at jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi.

3. STUDENT UNION MEMBER: RESPOND TO AYY’S VISIBILITY SURVEY AND WIN A GIFT CERTIFICATE TO TIKETTI

Dear student union member: AYY wants to identify what kind of views and images Aalto University students have about the student union, its activities as well as its role in the academic community. We are looking for a respondent’s personal views, so there are no correct answers. All responses will be treated confidentially and it is not possible to identify an individual respondent’s answers. Based on the responses, we will create a communications strategy for AYY, so your response is very valuable!

The survey is open between 2 Apr–2 May and it takes a few minutes to respond to the survey. Among all respondents, we will raffle one gift certificate of 200 euro and two gift certificates of 50 euro to Tiketti. Participation in the draw requires submitting your contact details at the end of the survey.  For further information on the survey, please contact AYY’s Organisation Joonas Jylhä (joonas.jylha@ayy.fi).

The survey is available at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/viestinta/tunnettuuskysely/

4. CREATE IDEAS FOR NEW KIND OF STUDENT HOUSING – EUR 3,000 FOR THE WINNING TEAM!

Students, please participate in the idea contest New Forms in Student Housing and create new ideas for housing! The contest is looking for user-oriented visions on future student housing that is communal, diverse, environmentally-friendly and comfortable.

In the idea contest, students from various fields form teams and take advantage of their interdisciplinary skills through latest technologies, ecological perspectives, architecture and behavioural sciences, for example. In addition to new concepts,the contest is looking for solutions to convert a building’s function to student housing. The contest entries have two specific locations: a new location in Aalto Village in Espoo and a building used by Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki. Entries are evaluated by the panel consisting of representatives from student organisations and various specialists. The top three teams will be awarded!

Teams can register on World Student Capital project website from the opening day 23 March until 30 Apr. The entries may be submitted from 1 May until 13 Aug. The winners will be announced in  Night at the Campus student event on 10 Sept 2012.

All undergraduate and postgraduate degree students in the higher education institutions in the cities of the design capital year may participate in the contest.

Read more about the competition and sign up: http://worldstudentcapital.fi/kaupunki-koti/

Discuss the competition, pose questions to the jury and find your own team:   https://www.facebook.com/groups/275832619161141/edit/

World Student Capital is the students’ own design capital project made by the student unions of higher education institutions in the metropolitan area, the University of Helsinki and Student City project of the municipalities in the metropolitan area. World Student Capital is a part of the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 year of the University of Helsinki. http://worldstudentcapital.fi

5. JOIN US IN ARRANGING AUTUMN’S TWO BIGGEST STUDENT EVENTS!

World Student Capital year culminates in autumn’s big events Night at the Campus and Student Party. Night at the Campus gathers students and organisations from the metropolitan area to the Senate Square. Helsinki Region Welcome Weeks’ closing celebration Student Party pampers thousands of students with good live music and great atmosphere at Kaapelitehdas in late September.

Be part of the year’s biggest events! Come and participate in World Student Capital volunteer evening April 23rd 4-6p.m. at Alina Hall (Mannerheimintie 5 A, third floor).

More information

World Student Capital Project Coordinator Aura Kostiainen, aura.kostiainen(at)hyy.fi, 050 595 0329 or Student Party Coordinator Vivian Maar, vivian.maar@gmail.com, 040 414 6594 and webpage http://worldstudentcapital.fi/en.

 

DO YOU WANT TO INCLUDE YOUR OWN NEWS IN THIS NEWSLETTER?

Please send a brief text by Wednesday, 10am, to the address jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi. The news will be translated so you can submit your text in Finnish. The contents of the newsletter are ultimately edited by AYY’s Specialist in Organisational Affairs and Communications Joonas Jylhä (joonas.jylha@ayy.fi, tel. 050 520 9442).

This is AYY’s association newsletter 10/2012.  If you want to receive AYY’s association newsletter to your email, please subscribe at http://list.ayy.fi/mailman/listinfo/yhdistykset

The deadline for AYY’s operating grant applications is Sunday, so there is still some time to apply for the grant! During the application period, all associations in the first register can apply for AYY’s grant at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/yhdistykset/ayyn-toiminta-avustushakemus/. Associations in the second register must fill out their details in the same form with the exception of the application section.

1. AYY’s operating grants 2012
2. Non-Finnish speaking students sent an open letter to Aalto’s student organisations
3. Participate in AYY’s equality survey
4. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2012-2013
5. Hullu Jussi is approaching! Work at checkpoints!
6. Polijazz’s breakdance and couple salsa dance courses

1. AYY’S OPERATING GRANTS 2012

The application period for AYY’s operating grants and the making of association notice is ongoing. The application period is 1 March-1 April, so you can still apply for the grants during the next week. All AYY’s associations accepted in the first register may apply for the operating grant. Associations in the second register only fill out the association notice, which is the same form with the exception of the application for the operating grant.

The application form is available at https://lomake.ayy.fi/yhdistykset/ayyn-toiminta-avustushakemus/. Further information on the application is available by the Student Union’s organisational sector by email at jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi. You can also find answers at /yhdistyksille/apurahat-yhdistyksille/, which has concise information on the operating grant and the scoring model used for the allocation of the grants.

2. NON-FINNISH SPEAKING STUDENTS SENT AN OPEN LETTER TO AALTO’S STUDENT ORGANISATIONS

Aalto University’s non-Finnish speaking students sent an open letter to Aalto University’s student organisations. The letter can be read at  /blog/2012/03/23/open-letter-from-aalto-students-to-student-organizations/.

3. PARTICIPATE IN AYY’S EQUALITY SURVEY

Woman? Man? Black? White? Old? Young? – Does it matter? During the spring of 2012, AYY will draft a gender equality and equality plan. You can influence the content of the plan by responding to the survey at http://bit.ly/ayy-yhdenvertaisuus-jarjestot! The survey has a separate section where you can tell about your experiences of equality in associations and give suggestions for improvement to AYY. The matter is prepared at AYY’s Central Office by Kati Penttinen, AYY’s Board Member in charge of social affairs, and Janne Peltola, Specialist in Academic Affairs (firstname.surname@ayy.fi).

4. SUBMIT YOUR EVENTS FOR AYY’S ACADEMIC YEAR CALENDAR 2012–2013

Associations and actors within AYY have the opportunity to submit important event dates for the student union’s academic year calendar. Events can be submitted through the google docs file linked below until Sunday, 27 May 2012. Please add your events under the correct month in chronological order. Please enter the text you want in the calendar ”Event name/Text” field (yellow background). Pleaase note that one line can hold up the maximum of 25 characters of text, including spaces. When writing the text, please consider how many lines from  your own calendar you wish to be ”wasted”. The calendar is trilingual so please take this into account when planning the text.

If there are several events marked on the same date, the event that concerns most of the students will end up in the calendar. The file is editable until the provided deadline 27 May 2012, until which you can make changes to your events. Please fill out the columns carefully, and check and double check that the information is correct. Please also remember to include information on who is organising the event. Questions and comments are received by AYY’s Communications Officer

Henna Lahti (henna.lahti@ayy.fi or 050 5209440).

Google Docs form: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArnDlXGvbkaXdDhCZm9Wdkw1N3hwNDg3YUhjTUM2aHc

5. HULLU JUSSI IS APPROACHING! WORK AT CHECKPOINTS!

May Day is approaching as well as the traditional Hullu Jussi event. In the event, teams of 4-10 people tour Otaniemi completing various checkpoints and competing for the title of “the craziest teekkari group”. The question is: would your association like to arrange a checkpoint in the event?

What, where, when?

• Time: 29 Apr 2012, approx. 10pm-1am, after the beginning of the night pranks
• Location: Around Otaniemi
• Concept: Groups of friends tour checkpoints in Otaniemi and compete for the title of “the craziest teekkari group”. The winner will be published in the declaration of May Day celebrations.

If you are interested and would like to organise a checkpoint in Otaniemi and have a great time, please sign up at matias.korkka@ayy.fi no later than 22 Apr. Please include the subject “Hullu Jussi Rastinpitäjä 2012” and mention your association name, details of the contact person, preferred location of the checkpoint and the content of the checkpoint that you have planned. If your association does not have a club room and you would like to organise the checkpoint indoors, we can arrange premises for you. As a bonus, the association which organises the best checkpoint wins one free use of Otaranta rooftop sauna in the summer or next autumn! Further information is available at matias.korkka@ayy.fi. Further information will be provided for participants at a later date.

6. POLIJAZZ’S BREAKDANCE AND COUPLE SALSA DANCE COURSES

Polijazz will offer a unique advanced breakdance course with Simeoni Juoperi on the following days: Thu 29 March, 8.15pm-9.30pm, Thu 5 Apr, 8.15pm-9.30pm, Thu 12 Apr, 8.15pm-9.30pm (you can still register after the first course date). The course will be arranged in the studio of multi-purpose premises at Jämeräntaival 3, Otaniemi. The course fee is 15 euro. Please sign up at Polijazz website: http://polijazz.ayy.fi/courses.php. The event on facebook’s Polijazz group: https://www.facebook.com/events/385235521494435/

In addition, Polijazz will organise a popular couple salsa course on Fridays in April-May (13 Apr-18 May, 7pm-8.30pm). Teachers are Anna and Mikko Pyhäjärvi and the course venue is multi-purpose facilities at Jämeräntaival 3, Otaniemi. The course is a continuation for the last autumn’s course, but you can also participate without any previous salsa experience! You do not need your own partner. The same number of leaders and followers are accepted to the course. The course fee is 30 euro/person and it is paid to Polijazz account 130930-59683 Nordea Otaniemi with the reference 26. Please sign up by email to emma.partanen@aalto.fi and mention if you are a student. The event information is also available on facebook’s Polijazz group: https://www.facebook.com/events/205208459584664/.

DO YOU WANT TO INCLUDE YOUR OWN NEWS IN THIS NEWSLETTER?

Please send a brief text by Wednesday, 10am, to the address jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi. The news will be translated so you can submit your text in Finnish. The contents of the newsletter are ultimately edited by AYY’s Specialist in Organisational Affairs and Communications Joonas Jylhä (joonas.jylha@ayy.fi, tel. 050 520 9442).