This is AYY’s association newsletter 9/2012.  If you want to receive AYY’s association newsletter to your email, please subscribe at http://list.ayy.fi/mailman/listinfo/yhdistykset

Application for AYY’s operating grant will still be ongoing next week. During the application period, all associations in the first register may apply for AYY’s grants at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/yhdistykset/ayyn-toiminta-avustushakemus/. Associations in the second register must fill out their information to the same form with the exception of the grant application section.

1. AYY’s operating grants 2012
2. Is your association’s ayy.fi profile up to date?
3. Hullu Jussi is approaching! Work at checkpoints!
4. Otaniemi role playing club’s board game night on Sunday, 25 March
5. Polijazz’s extremely popular intensive course of Zouk partner dance
6. Student – now you can participate in the development of Noppa service

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. IS YOUR ASSOCIATION’S AYY.FI PROFILE UP TO DATE?

One of the conditions for receiving the operating grant in 2012 is to have an updated association profile at ayy.fi. It is advisable to check the situation of your profile immediately. If the profile does not exist, you should order it before the end of the application period of the operating grant on 1 April 2012. You can order the profile information from Joonas Jylhä (joonas.jylha@ayy.fi). Please include your contact information and the association name with the order. Since the association members often change annually, it is recommended that the ordered usernames are sent directly to the general e-mail address of the association (such as info@yhdistys.fi), so that they remain for new members.

3. 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.

4. OTANIEMI ROLE PLAYING CLUB’S BOARD GAME NIGHT ON SUNDAY, 25 MARCH

Otaniemi Role Playing Club (ORC) will organise a board game day at Smökki on Sunday, 25 March 2012, 12noon-9pm. You can play old classics of ORC game library and many new, popular board games. There will be guidance for playing, players and snacks at a cost price. The event is free and open to everyone.

5. POLIJAZZ’S EXTREMELY POPULAR INTENSIVE COURSE OF ZOUK PARTNER DANCE

Polijazz will organise an extremely popular intensive course of ZOUK partner dance. The course will be arranged on Sat 24 March, Sat 31 March, Mon 2 Apr and Mon 9 Apr. The last session is a free rehearsal where you can get to know many other zouk enthusiasts. You do not need your own partner. The event on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/171384902979346/

Zouk’s origins are in Brazil in the 1980s and the dance is rapidly spreading around the world. Now you have a great opportunity to learn zouk under the guidance of a professional teacher Soile Vedenpää.

The course is mainly intended for students. The course fee is 20 euro/person, you do not need your own partner. Please sign up by email with Polijazz secretary at niina.raisanen@hotmail.com.

Further information at: /blog/events/huippusuos%e2%80%8bitun-zouk-parit%e2%80%8banssin-tiiviskurs%e2%80%8bsi-intensive-course-on-couple-dance-zouk/

6. STUDENT – YOU CAN NOW PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOPPA SERVICE

We are developing Noppa service and with the student survey we aim to chart students’ opinions on Noppa’s most important student services. The survey also presents questions to support the development work for the mobilisation of Noppa services. The survey results will be used in the design of development directions as well as individual development targets. Results are also received from interviews. At the end of the survey, you can express your willingness to participate in interviews and tests.

We hope that you have fifteen minutes to respond to the survey. The answers are handled anonymous and confidentially. The survey is open between 12 March-25 March 2012. We will raffle 15 movie tickets among the respondents.

Link to the survey: https://www.webropolsurveys.com/S/607A022FB0F61C19.par. A separate survey for teachers and personnel will be conducted at a later date, which charts Noppa services from the perspective of the personnel.

Further information on the survey: Piia Leppänen, Application Designer, Academic and Student Services, piia.leppanen@aalto.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 8/2012. You can subscribe to the e-mail association newsletter at http://list.ayy.fi/mailman/listinfo/yhdistykset

The application for AYY’s operating grant is ongoing! During the application period, all associations in the first register may apply for AYY’s grant at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/yhdistykset/ayyn-toiminta-avustushakemus/

1. AYY’s operating grants 2012
2. Is your association’s ayy.fi profile up to date?
3. Polijazz’s popular intensive course of partner dance Zouk
4. Participate in the development of the Noppa service
5. Bring your event to World Design Capital year!

1. AYY’S OPERATING GRANTS 2012

The application for AYY’s operating grant and the submitting of the association notice is ongoing. The application period is 1 March–1 April. Operating grants are open to all associations approved in AYY’s first register. Associations in the second register only fill out the association notice.

The application form is available at https://lomake.ayy.fi/yhdistykset/ayyn-toiminta-avustushakemus/ (form in English coming soon). Further information on the application is available from the Student Union’s organisational sector by email at

jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi. You can also find answers at /en/associations/grants-for-associations/, which has concise information on the operating grant and the scoring model used in the allocation of the grants.

2.  IS YOUR ASSOCIATION’S AYY.FI PROFILE UP TO DATE?

One of the conditions to receive the operating grant in 2012 is to have an updated association profile at ayy.fi. It is advisable to check the situation of your profile immediately. If your association does not have the profile, you should order it before the end of the application period of the operating grant on 1 April 2012. The ayy.fi username needed for the profile can be ordered at webmaster@ayy.fi. Please include your contact information and the association name with the order. Since the association members often change annually, it is recommended that usernames are sent directly to the general e-mail address of the association (such as info@yhdistys.fi) so that they are forwarded to new members.

Association profiles should be trilingual. Translations may be ordered through AYY from Joonas Jylhä (joonas.jylha@ayy.fi).

3. POLIJAZZ’S POPULAR INTENSIVE COURSE OF PARTNER DANCE ZOUK

Polijazz will arrange the popular intensive course of ZOUK partner dance. The four-session course

will be arranged on 24 March, Sat 31 March and Mon 9 Apr. The last session is a free rehearsal of zouk where you can get to know many other enthusiasts. You do not need your own partner for the course. The event on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/171384902979346/

Zouk is a partner dance created in Brazil in the 1980s, which is rapidly spreading around the world. Now you have a great opportunity to learn zouk under the guidance of professional teacher Soile Vedenpää.
The course is primarily intended for students. The course fee is 20 euro / person and you do not need your own partner. Please sign up by email with Polijazz secretary niina.raisanen@hotmail.com while there are still available places in the course!

Further information at: /blog/events/huippusuos%e2%80%8bitun-zouk-parit%e2%80%8banssin-tiiviskurs%e2%80%8bsi-intensive-course-on-couple-dance-zouk/

4. PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NOPPA SERVICE

We are developing the Noppa service and this survey will provide us information about the students’ opinions on the most important services in Noppa supporting students’ studies. The survey also includes questions to support the development of mobile services for information in Noppa. The information from the survey will be used for development of Noppa development guidelines and detailed development. We will also arrange interviews for the participants. If you wish to participate in the interviews and testings you can give us your contact information at the end of the survey.

We hope you will use about fifteen minutes of your time to answer the survey. The answers will be processed confidentially. The survey is open for answers 12.3.-25.3.2012. We will raffle fifteen movie tickets among the participants.

Link to the survey: https://www.webropolsurveys.com/S/EB9CD421C97D0341.par.

Another survey is arranged later for teachers and staff. The survey will give us information from the staff point of view.

More information about the survey: Piia Leppänen, Student Services, Student Information Systems, piia.leppanen@aalto.fi

5. BRING YOUR EVENT TO WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL YEAR!

Dear university student! Are you involved in an organisation whose activities you would like to present to the whole city? Would you like to be involved in organising a new event?

We, in World Student Capital, hope that organisations or student groups bring their own events to World Student Capital. The events can be in various forms, e.g. freshmen parties or really large street events.

We offer help in communications and advertise events. In addition, we also support events financially if they take into account the themes of WSC or are otherwise special.

What should I do?

1. Register your event to WSC event calendar.
2. If you need financial support, please fill out the online application form.

In addition to basic information, the application should include a more detailed plan for implementing the project, responsible persons as well as the budget and the plan on where the money will be used. Further information and the needed application forms are found on the website worldstudentcapital.fi/en/lively-campuses

Round, Last day to apply, Time, Possible event days
1, 26.3., 15:00, 1.4.-31.12.
2, 16.4., 15:00, 20.4.-31.12.
4, 6.8., 15:00, 13.8.-31.12.
5, 17.9., 15:00, 24.9.-31.12.

World Student Capital 2012 is the students’ own World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 project. It is 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.

Further information about World Student Capital 2012: worldstudentcapital.fi

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

Please send your brief text by Wednesday, 10 am, to the address jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi. The news will be translated, so you can submit your text in one language. 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 7/2012. You can subscribe to the e-mail association newsletter at http://list.ayy.fi/mailman/listinfo/yhdistykset

The application for AYY’s operating grant is ongoing! During the application period, all associations in the first register may apply for AYY’s grant at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/yhdistykset/ayyn-toiminta-avustushakemus/ (form in English coming soon)

1. AYY’s operating grants 2012
2. Is your association’s ayy.fi profile up to date?
3. AYY and design company Costo are planning cooperation

1. AYY’S OPERATING GRANTS 2012

The application for AYY’s operating grant and the submitting of the association notice is ongoing. The application period is 1 March–1 April. Operating grants are open to all associations approved in AYY’s first register. Associations in the second register only fill out the association notice.

The application form is available at https://lomake.ayy.fi/yhdistykset/ayyn-toiminta-avustushakemus/ (form in English coming soon). Further information on the application is available from the Student Union’s organisational sector by email at

jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi. You can also find answers at /en/associations/grants-for-associations/, which has concise information on the operating grant and the scoring model used in the allocation of the grants.

2.  IS YOUR ASSOCIATION’S AYY.FI PROFILE UP TO DATE?

One of the conditions to receive the operating grant in 2012 is to have an updated association profile at ayy.fi. It is advisable to check the situation of your profile immediately. If your association does not have the profile, you should order it before the end of the application period of the operating grant on 1 April 2012. The ayy.fi username needed for the profile can be ordered at webmaster@ayy.fi. Please include your contact information and the association name with the order. Since the association members often change annually, it is recommended that usernames are sent directly to the general e-mail address of the association (such as info@yhdistys.fi) so that they are forwarded to new members.

Association profiles should be trilingual. Translations may be ordered through AYY from Joonas Jylhä (joonas.jylha@ayy.fi).

3. AYY AND DESIGN COMPANY COSTO ARE PLANNING COOPERATION

AYY and the design company Costo are planning cooperation which aims to strengthen students’ interdisciplinary communality through the University and/or Student Union-wide coherent product/collection. For this purpose, we want to survey our members to get feedback on whether such cooperation is interesting – and, above all, what kind of products Aalto students are interested in!

It takes approximately 2-3 minutes to complete the survey which is available at https://lomake.ayy.fi/yrityssuhteet/ayy-costo-partnership/

Please fill out the survey and tell your friends about it!

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

Please send your brief text by Wednesday, 10 am, to the address jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi. The news will be translated, so you can submit your text in one language. 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 6/2012. You can subscribe to the e-mail association newsletter at http://list.ayy.fi/mailman/listinfo/yhdistykset

The application for AYY’s operating grant is ongoing! During the application period, all associations in the first register may apply for AYY’s grant at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/yhdistykset/ayyn-toiminta-avustushakemus/ (form in English coming soon)

1. AYY’s operating grants 2012
2. Is your association’s ayy.fi profile up to date?
3. Submit your event for AYY’s academic year calendar 2012-2013

1. AYY’S OPERATING GRANTS 2012

The application for AYY’s operating grant and the submitting of the association notice is ongoing. The application period is 1 March–1 April. Operating grants are open to all associations approved in AYY’s first register. Associations in the second register only fill out the association notice.

The application form is available at https://lomake.ayy.fi/yhdistykset/ayyn-toiminta-avustushakemus/ (form in English coming soon). Further information on the application is available from the Student Union’s organisational sector by email at

jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi. You can also find answers at /en/associations/grants-for-associations/, which has concise information on the operating grant and the scoring model used in the allocation of the grants.

2.  IS YOUR ASSOCIATION’S AYY.FI PROFILE UP TO DATE?

One of the conditions to receive the operating grant in 2012 is to have an updated association profile at ayy.fi. It is advisable to check the situation of your profile immediately. If your association does not have the profile, you should order it before the end of the application period of the operating grant on 1 April 2012. The ayy.fi username needed for the profile can be ordered at webmaster@ayy.fi. Please include your contact information and the association name with the order. Since the association members often change annually, it is recommended that usernames are sent directly to the general e-mail address of the association (such as info@yhdistys.fi) so that they are forwarded to new members.

Association profiles should be trilingual. Translations may be ordered through AYY from Joonas Jylhä (joonas.jylha@ayy.fi).

3. SUBMIT YOUR EVENT 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 your text in the calendar field ”Event name/Text”(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 would like to be ”wasted”. When planning the text, please take into account that the calendar is trilingual.

If there are several events marked on the same date, the event that is available for most students will be added in the calendar. Files are editable until the 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

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

Please send your brief text by Wednesday, 10 am, to the address jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi. The news will be translated, so you can submit your text in one language. 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 5/2012. You can subscribe to the e-mail association newsletter at http://list.ayy.fi/mailman/listinfo/yhdistykset

Only 13 days left to the beginning of the application period of the operating grant. You can already refresh your association’s memory and read through ayy.fi website Grants for Associations. The updated scoring model for the application of the operating grant will be published shortly and announced in future association newsletters.

1. AYY’s operating grants 2012
2. Gravitation is here again!
3. Have you already signed up for SELL Games 2012?

1. AYY’S OPERATING GRANTS 2012

As in the previous years, AYY’s operating grants can be applied for the year 2012 in the spring. You should mark down in your calendar the following dates; Thursday, 1 March, when the application system will open and Sunday, 1 April, when it will close. You can already read AYY.fi section Grants for Associations, so that you are aware of the obligations that the association has in order to receive the operating grant. There may be changes made to the scoring model of the grants on the website in early February. The English and Swedish translations of the scoring model will be available at the end of February.

2. GRAVITATION IS HERE AGAIN!

Gravitation is here again on Shrove Tuesday, 21 Feb. Gravitation is the largest cross-disciplinary party of the beginning of the year and this party will be amazing! Gravitation is arranged at The Circus and it is the official party of the Shrovetide celebrations at Ullanlinnanmäki Hill. Performers include the fantastic Jare & VilleGalle, Haloo Helsinki! and naturally a DJ that will keep the dance floor full. So come and warm yourself up after all the sledding!

Further information: /en/blog/events/gravitation-2012/

3. HAVE YOU ALREADY SIGNED UP FOR SELL GAMES 2012?

Have you noticed that SELL Games 2012 will be organised in Otaniemi? The main organisers are Aalto University Student Union (AYY) and Aalto University Sports Club.

Since these games are hosted by us, we try to collect the largest possible team to represent our own university. We need more participants from the School of Economics and the School of Arts, Design and Architecture, in particular.

Send this message forward to the members, so we can arrange an amazing event!

If SELL Games are not familiar to you, please read this brief information on SELL website http://sell2012.fi/organization/.

After the financial assistance of Unisport, three day participation including meals and HSL ticket will cost €40 for Aalto University students. You can gather your own team from your sports club or participate as an individual to compete and enjoy the sporty atmosphere! You can sign up for the games directly at https://lomake.ayy.fi/liikunta/registration_sell2012/. The deadline for registration at the price of €40 is 20 March and the registration is binding. You can also sign up after 20 March but at a higher price.

For more information on participation and Aalto University’s own team, please contact Sports Specialist Heidi Heiskanen, heidi.heiskanen@ayy.fi.

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

Please send your brief text by Wednesday, 10 am, to the address jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi. The news will be translated, so you can submit your text in one language. 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).