This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 38/2015

Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. The newsletter is available at /en/associations/association-newsletter/

The elections are approaching! AYY’s Representative Council elections will be held on 3-4 Nov 2015 and the nomination of candidates is ongoing in September. More information on the elections is available on the election site at /vaalit/?lang=en. Vaaleja odotellessa voi aloittaa esimerkiksi uuden harrastuksen tai petrata vanhoja taitoja, sillä useat yhdistykset esittelevät toimintaansa ja etsivät riveihinsä uusia jäseniä.

1. This and next weeks’ events
2. AYY’s Representative Council elections are approaching – stand for election by Wed, 30 Sept
3. OUBS info evening at the studio on Wed, 16 Sept
4. Humans vs Zombies Otaniemi 24.-27.9., signup open!
5. Dominante’s audition
6. Dominante’s great vocal group soiree
7. Interested in consulting? Join AMCA!
8. Karate club Honbu’s basic course
9. Taekwon-Do course for beginners starts on 16 Sept
10. Glider trial flight – Polyteknikkojen Ilmailukerho ry
11. Aalto Predators Cheerleaders is looking for members!
12. Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower
13. Aalto chaplains inform: Confirmation school refresher course and contact information of Aalto chaplains
14. Come along to ParaUniSportDay on 24 Sept!
15. The Finnish Student Championships in the autumn of 2015
16. Run in Academic Race on 16 Sept
17. Aalto Complex Systems Society meeting: HCI & reinforcement learning
18. Participate in well-being themed workshops on 22 Sept
19. Mindfulness in stress management

1. This and next week’s events

Week 38

• Mon, 14 Sept – KYL – Autumn 2015 audition / 1
• Mon, 14 Sept – ESN Aalto’s Wine & Cheese evening
• Mon, 14 Sept – Karate basic course
• Mon, 14 Sept – KYN – Autumn 2015 audition
• Tue 15 Sept – Wellbeing night part 1 – get to know the nature in Otaniemi!
• Tue 15 Sept – FallUp
• Wed 16 Sept – Info evening of Teekkaripurjehtijat
• Wed 16 Sept – OUBS info evening at the studio
• Wed 16 Sept – Chapel evening
• Wed 16 Sept – Audition of Polytech Choir
• Thu 17 Sept – ESN Aalto’s Welcome Party
• Thu 17 Sept – AEGEE-Helsinki After Work Movie Night
• Sat 19 Sept – ESN Aalto visits Nuuksio national park
• Sun 20 Sept – Capgemini Young Professionals Academy – call for applications ends

Week 39

• Tue 22 Sept – Recruitment sauna of Teekkarispex
• Tue 22 Sept – Campus Expo
• Tue 22 Sept – Engineering Girls’ newbie night
• Wed 23 Sept – ESN Aalto’s Lasertag
• Wed 23 Sept – Freshman sauna of Teekkarimetsästäjät
• Wed 23 Sept – Chapel evening – Daniel Ottoson from UCC
• Fri 25 Sept – Metal Club Mökä’s freshman sauna
• Sat 26 Sept – ESN Aalto’s Cottage trip

2. AYY’s Representative Council elections are approaching – stand for election by Wed, 30 Sept

This year, AYY’s members again have the opportunity to stand for election and vote on the composition of the Representative Council. In the Representative Council elections, AYY’s Representative Council of 45 members is elected for the next two-year term. The Representative Council has the highest decision-making power in AYY. The council decides on your membership fee and the student union regulations, among other things. The Representative Council is always elected for two years at a time.

The nomination for candidates will end at 12noon on Wednesday, 30 Sept. Collect your list and join the elections! Further information on running as a candidate is available here: /vaalit/for-candidates/?lang=en

AYY’s Representative Council elections are organised on 3-4 Nov 2015 and you can vote in advance on Mon, 26 Oct-Mon, 2 Nov. More information on the elections is available at ayy.fi/vaalit/?lang=en and you can read the minutes and agendas of the Representative Council at inside.ayy.fi.

3. OUBS info evening at the studio on Wed, 16 Sept

Are you interested in filming, lighting, recording, technology, being a journalist or writing a manuscript? You can do all of these things at OUBS! On Wednesday, 16 Sept, from 6pm onwards you can get to know the renovated studio of OUBS and hear more about OUBS activities.

OUBS is an association which purpose is to connect Aalto University students who are interested in the electronic media and promote the awareness of the electronic media at the university. OUBS continues from where the former Otaniemi Underground Broadcasting System left off.

Welcome to hear more and get to know the studio at Jämeräntaival 1 A 50!

If you cannot attend the event, please join the FB group and check out OUBS production on Youtube!

FB event

4. Humans vs Zombies Otaniemi 24-27 Sept, sign-up is open!

The signup for the Humans vs Zombies game is now open! Link to the signup.
More information can be found behind the link and from the Facebook-event.

5. Dominante’s audition

Dominante is looking for new singers for its talented crowd. If you enjoy singing a cappella and with orchestras, want to develop as part of a community and want to participate in concerts around the world, get to know Dominante in the open rehearsals at 6pm on Mon, 14 Sept (TuAS building, Otaniementie 17).

Welcome to the audition on Tue, 15 Sept or Wed, 23 Sept at 4pm-9pm (TuAS building)! You can reserve your audition from Lotta Lundell (044 374 3800 or lotta.lundell(at)aalto.fi). Please prepare to sing an unaccompanied song. In addition, we will test your register and note reading skills.

Dominante is Aalto University’s mixed choir, which is one of the best ones in Finland. Their repertoire includes modern Finnish music, old choir classics and orchestra pieces. Dominante does everything with a great passion but is spiced up with the humour of engineering students.

6. Dominante’s great vocal group soiree

On Friday, 18 September, a vocal group soiree will be held at Helsinki Music Centre where you can see the resurrection of new, current, former, future and pre-historical vocal groups. Dominante vocal groups from over the past 40 years will take over the stage.

During the evening, each vocal group can reminiscence their best times with two songs. After the marathon, three performers plus a wild card are voted for Dominante’s great anniversary in November, where the groups will compete for the title of the best group.

Great vocal group soiree
Fri, 18 Sept, 6pm
Restaurant of Helsinki Music Centre
Tickets €10 (incl. one drink) at the entrance

7. Interested in consulting? Join AMCA!

The Fall 2015 application period of Aalto Management Consulting Association is now open! Fill in the form before September 30 in order to apply for AMCA membership. And like us on Facebook.

The Aalto Management Consulting Association (AMCA) aims at smoothening the transition of our members from being talented Aalto Students to professional Management Consultants. Through case solving sessions and member-exclusive events with partnering top consulting companies, AMCA provides an excellent platform for getting the skills and knowledge you need for working in the field of management consulting.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at amcaemail@gmail.com

8. Karate club Honbu’s basic course

Karate, kickboxing, muay thai, BJJ or self-defence? Choose all, choose Honbu!

Rehearsals of the karate club Honbu combine many marshial arts and styles. The goal is that a person can grow both physically and mentally to become a good martial artist.

The basic couse will start at 7pm on Monday, 14 Sept at Unidojo, which is the home of university martial arts clubs in Töölö (Pohjoinen Hesperiankatu 25). You can join the beginners’ course during September. At first, you will only need jogging pants and a t-shirt.
www.honbu.fi/peruskurssi

9. Taekwon-Do course for beginners starts on 16 Sept

Espoo TKD club will organise Taekwon-Do course for beginners in Tapiola, Tuulimäki, at 5.30pm on Wednesday, 16 Sept 2015. The rehearsals are always held on Wednesdays at 5.30pm-7pm. The course for beginners lasts for the autumn period and costs EUR 60. You can participate in two first rehearsals for free.

More information and registration: http://teamespoo.com

Come and try out this diverse sport!

10. Glider trial flight – Polyteknikkojen Ilmailukerho ry

Get airborne in a glider on a trial flight. Aalto University students aviation club PIK organises an introductory course on gliding on two weekends in September (19-20 Sept and 26-27 Sept). The course includes a theory lesson and two flights with a flight instructor in a two-seater at Räyskälä airfield.

Pre-flight theory sessions are on Friday, 18 Sept and Thursday, 24 Sept at 5pm in the association facility of Maarintalo (Sähkömiehentie 3, 2nd floor). Please register in advance by e-mail purjelento@pik.fi or show up in the theory session. For more information, please send e-mail or visit our website.

Price: €140
Includes 2 flights with the instructor, theory lesson, membership fee

11. Aalto Predators Cheerleaders are recruiting!

Kyllä, luit oikein! Etsimme joukkoomme cheerleadereitä, ikään, kokoon, sukupuoleen tai taitoihin katsomatta. Tarkoitus on pitää hauskaa, oppia uutta tai verestää vanhaa!

Yes, that’s right, cheerleaders! Predators are recruiting cheerleaders, no matter the age, size, gender or skills! All you need is a great spirit and enthusiasm!
The cheer team will practise mainly cheer stunts and pyramids. As the team grows, so will the skills broaden to acrobatics, cheers and dance!

We are NOT talking about any bimbo cheer dance girls, this is a serious and demanding sport! Check out Finland’s performance in the last world championships! (they came in 3rd place): https://youtu.be/g5rWcFpWifA

Sign up for the mailing list, no strings attached, you’ll just be informed when the rehearsals start: http://predators.fi/ilmomasiina/signup/18

Do you have some experience in cheerleading and want to help out? Please contact us now, we need all the help you can give us!
More info from Cheer Captain Reeta Ojala (reeta.ojala@aalto.fi)

12. Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower

The Guild of the Round Tower is an honorary and senior organisation operating in the vicinity of Aalto University. Persons who are at the final stage of their studies or who have recently graduated and have shown continuous interest in the culture of engineering students and other student activities at Aalto University and promoted its development in the Student Union or its associations may be nominated for the position of an honorary member. Nominations can be made until 10.15am on 10 Oct 2015 at https://lomake.ayy.fi/ptk/ehdota-uusia-arwoisia/

Nominations can be made by an individual, guild, association or by several people, guilds or associations.

More information on PTK is available at: http://ptk.ayy.fi/

13. Aalto chaplains inform: confirmation school refresher course and contact information of Aalto chaplains

A confirmation school refresher course in Hila, Kirkkonummi, on 6-8 Nov 2015

In the confirmation school refresher course in November, you learn more about God and have the opportunity to participate in high-quality events in the evening in a good company. And if you did not participate in the confirmation school when you were young, you can do it now. The participation fee is EUR 30, including full board and transportation.

Inquiries and registration by 5 Oct: Aalto Chaplain Jenny Vainio 050-365 2256, jenny.vainio@evl.fi

Aalto Chaplains Jenny Vainio and Henri Järvinen can be met on the campuses when agreed in advance. You can turn to Aalto pastors when you want to discuss confidentially about any issues related to life, studies or relationships. We are available for all Aalto students, regardless of their religion or their view of life.

Contact information
Jenny (Otaniemi) jenny.vainio@evl.fi tel. 050 3652256
Henri (Arabia and Töölö) henri.jarvinen@evl.fi tel. 050 355 9294

14. Come along to ParaUniSportDay on 24 Sept!

Do you want to know what it feels like to play volleyball in a wheelchair? Or how you would do at catching while blindfolded?

Now you will have an excellent opportunity to try these things during our para-sports day. ParaUniSportDay will be organised on 24 September 2015 at 9am–4pm in UniSport Meilahti, based in Meilahti Sports Centre in Helsinki. Sports offered will include wheelchair volleyball, the precision sport boccia and goalball. Get a group together from your association, your tutors or your friends. Come along and give it a go!

Apart from para-sports, the day will also include a panel debate on accessibility at university, among other things. Aalto’s own Esa-Pekka Mattila is also participating in the discussion!

OLL and UniSport are organising the event in cooperation with the Paralympic Committee.

Check out the event on Facebook

15. The Finnish Student Championships in the autumn of 2015

This autumn, the Finnish Student Championships are organised in tennis and weight lifting. More information at http://www.oll.fi/tapahtumat/opiskelijoiden-sm-kisat/

The Finnish Student Championships (FSC contest) are national championship tournaments for thousands of Finnish higher education students from across Finland. The idea behind the FSC is to offer an enjoyable sporting format for students regardless of performance level. The whole concept is based on the joy of sport and joining together for the fun of it!

The FSC includes two series: the competitive series and the relaxed series, the latter being meant for beginners and less experienced athletes. The winners of the competitive series are granted the right to represent Finland in the European Universities Championships or EUSA Games multi-sport event in the following year.

16. Run in Akateeminen Wartti race on 16 Sept

Find your sneakers and gather your team together! METKA and AYY will organise the 65th Akateeminen Wartti race at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 16 Sept 2015 in connection with MetroSport event.

Akateeminen Wartti race is a laid-back relay race of higher education students where teams try to proceed as far as possible in 15 minutes. The person or the team that runs the furthest is the winner. However, the contest is organised in the familiar spirit of Akateeminen Wartti and we also reward good team spirit and costumes. You can gather your team from among your own guild, subject organisation, university of applied sciences or university. This year, there are also individual series for men and women and the Color run theme!

UniSport organises warming up for the runners! UniSport also donates one-month pass on all six campuses of Unisport for the winners!

See more information and sign up: https://www.facebook.com/events/958005717576600/

17. Aalto Complex Systems Society meeting: HCI & reinforcement learning

This time at Aalto University Complex Systems Society meeting we have a keynote from doctoral student Antti Kangasrääsiö about the combination of human-computer interaction and reinforcement learning. Once Antti gets us excited, we are free to discuss any complex topics that pop into our minds. All who happen to be interested are welcome.

FB event
Time: 2015-09-17 17:00
Place: Sähkömiehentie 3, Maarintalo (R017), 240-241 (2nd floor)

18. Participate in well-being workshops on 22 Sept

AYY’s partners, Nyyti, Aalto chaplains, student psychologists and FSHS will organise well-being workshops at 10am-2pm on Tuesday, 22 Sept 2015 during the well-being week. The workshops last for one hour and you can participate in all of them if you like. 30 students can participate in one group. Student psychologists’ mindfulness workshop is held in English, other workshops are organised in Finnish. Please read the more specific workshop descriptions and sign up at: http://voihyvin.ayy.fi/?page_id=7. Sign up at the latest on Fri, 18 Sept at 8am.

19. Mindfulness in stress management

Do you need tools to reduce stress or anxiety? In ”mindfulness in stress management” workshop, you learn to detect your own thoughts, emotions and bodily messages. In the workshop, we practise ways to recude stress and anxiety and to have a compassionate attitude on ourselves when facing problems. The workshop is held in Otaniemi on Fridays at 1pm-3pm between 25 Sept-13 Nov.

Further information: https://into.aalto.fi/display/fiopintopsykologi/Mindfulness+stressinhallinnassa

 

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 37/2015

Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. The newsletter is available at /en/associations/association-newsletter/

The autumn has started and new students have arrived in campuses! New students, please fill in the survey aimed at new students. For older students, the call for applications for Capgemini’s Young Professionals Academy is ongoing. There will be plenty of activities in the autumn, as the development cooperation week and Lakinlaskijaiset party are approaching, among other things.

1. This and next week’s events
2. Otaniemi Service Point closed at 11am-12noon starting on 7 Sept 2015
3. New students – we have a survey just for you!
4. Work at Lakinlaskijaiset 2015!
5. Get to know the nature in Otaniemi!
6. Join the volunteering group of AYY Development Cooperation Week
7. Call for applications for Capgemini’s Young Professionals Academy is ongoing!
8. Cleaning bee in Teekkari Village
9. Otatarha Race 30 Sept
10. Chatable opened at Alvari
11. Sign up for improv and dance courses of Teekkarispex
12. Aalto Predators Cheerleaders is looking for members!
13. Polytech Choir autumn audition 9 Sept and 16 Sept
14. Info evening of Teekkaripurjehtijat, Wed, 16 Sept
15. Become an active member of ESN Aalto!
16. AIESEC Aalto – world’s largest student run organization looking for newbies and oldies!
17. Nominate for Aalto Athlete
18. Run in Akateeminen Wartti race on 16 Sept
19. The most urban recruitment event of the autumn
20. Become a support person for children or the young!

1. This and next week’s events

Week 37

• Mon, 7 Sept – Budosyyskuu 2015
• Tue, 8 Sept – ESN Aalto’s Welcome sauna
• Tue, 8 Sept – Stadisuunnistus
• Wed, 9 Sept – Improvisaatio- ja tanssikurssien ilmoittautuminen
• Wed, 9 Sept – ABP Freshman tournament
• Wed, 9 Sept – Avajaisilta – Ristin kilta
• Thu, 10 Sept – ESN Aalto’s Recruitement evening
• Sun, 13 Sept – Kampusfestarit

Week 38

• Mon, 14 Sept – KYN – Syksyn 2015 koelaulut
• Mon, 14 Sept – ESN Aalto’s Wine & Cheese evening
• Mon, 14 Sept – Karaten peruskurssi
• Tue, 15 Sept – FallUp
• Wed, 16 Sept – Teekkaripurjehtijoiden infoilta
• Thu, 17 Sept – ESN Aalto’s Welcome Party
• Sat, 19 Sept – ESN Aalto visits Nuuksio national park
• Sun, 20 Sept – Capgemini Young Professionals Academy – haku päättyy

2. Otaniemi Service Point closed at 11am-12noon starting on 7 Sept 2015

Otaniemi Service Point will be closed during the lunch hour at 11am-12noon starting on 7 Sept. Otherwise, the service office is open as usual.

3. New students – we have a survey just for you!

Share your feelings about studies and your new situation in life, and you’ll have a chance to win a €50 gift card to S Group stores or Nyyti products!

https://my.surveypal.com/UOK2015

4. Tule töihin Lakinlaskijaisiin 2015!

The autumn is approaching and we need to lay down our student caps again. Lakinlaskijaiset 2015 is organised at Apollo on 30 Sept and there will be renowned performers, incredible Djs and much more! We need several people for various tasks, such as ticket sales, decoration, cooking, van driving and an unforeseen pre-party!

Volunteers will be rewarded with a free admission to the party, overall badge and breakfast for employees on 1 Oct as well as a party for volunteers on Friday, 9 Oct! In addition, volunteers get one achievement required for a desired pink ribbon. In order to get this ribbon, you need to work twice in one of the three major parties (Gravitaatio, May Day, Lakinlaskijaiset). There are also workstations for freshmen!

Registration will open at 12noon on 8 Sept at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/jtmk/toihin-lakinlaskijaisiin-2015/

5. Get to know the nature in Otaniemi!

Feeling stressed? Need to exercise? Come and find out ways to be energized by nature. Navigate and explore your surroundings and your mind. Find out how nature empowers you and discover nature navigation as a key to mindfulness.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/465321776984089/

6. Join the volunteering group of AYY Development Cooperation Week 2015

Our next meeting will be held on September 9th at 6:30 p.m. in Otaniemi Campus. Otakaari 11, AYY building. Access through 2nd floor.

Are you interested in global issues and technology cooperation between northern and southern countries? How can education foster development? What is Finland’s role in global development questions? The aim of the week is to raise the awareness of global responsibility in Finland and mutual cooperation with developing countries. The week is financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and it takes places in most of the Finnish student unions.

As a volunteer, you will help with event planning, project organizing and networking. No prior experience is required and all that matters is your interest and passion. Sound interesting? Lunch vouchers are provided at student cafeteria restaurants for volunteers during the Dev-Co week and possibly other benefits! Dev-Co week happens last week of October 2015. Join our team with your ideas and enthusiasm!

Please send a short description to development.cooperation@ayy.fi including the contents of your name + major + contact number + email address + why are you interested +your expectations.

If any questions, please contact Dev-Co coordinators Junhui.wang@ayy.fi (0451660598)/ orbriana.romero@ayy.fi (0406471852)

7. Call for applications for Capgemini’s Young Professionals Academy is ongoing!!

Capgemini is one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, which employs almost178,000 employees in more than 40 countries. Of them, more than 1,600 work for the Finnish customers.

We help our customers to succeed by designing and integrating technical solutions to support their changing and evolving business operations. Capgemini provides management, development and hosting services for applications and infrastructure, as well as the outsourcing of business processes. We can also take care of our customer’s entire information system resources.

Capgemini is looking for recent graduates in engineering and business for Young Professionals Academy (YPA) programme 2 times a year. The programme provides an excellent opportunity to start a career as an IT consultant in a permanent job. During the six-month introduction period, you work in customer projects supported by an experienced mentor, deepen your technological knowledge and learn the basics of consulting. The next call for applications for Capgemini Young Professionals Academy programme is ongoing on 31 Aug-20 Sept 2015.

Read more and join the team at http://www.capgeminiypa.fi/

Like us on Facebook: Capgemini Finland Careers

8. Cleaning Bee in Teekkari Village

The events of the summer and the orientation week have left their mark on Teekkari Village and now it is time to tidy up. Come to the cleaning bee on Thursday, 10 Sept. The Village Senate provides cleaning equipment. We will meet at the terrace in front of Smökki at 5pm. You can find cleaning equipment from the same location if you join us later. After the bee, you can enjoy the sauna, hot tub and snacks at Tietosauna (Otaranta 8) from 8pm onwards.

Any questions can be sent to jtmk@list.ayy.fi

9. Otatarha Race on 30 Sept

Vauhdin hurmaa ja yhdessä tekemisen meininkiä!

Lakinlaskijaispäivänä 30.9. järjestetään Otatarhan ajot, kilpailu, jota et halua missata!

Otatarha Race s is organised on Lakinlaskijaiset Day on 30 Sept. This is a contest that you do not want to miss!
Design, create, build, the fastest, most stylish and funniest vehicle with your group of friends. Challenge yourself and others by participating in this formula-like race with a self-made, non-motorised vehicle. The best teams will be rewarded and preparing for the competition starts NOW! Each group receives points for the speed and stylishness of their vehicle, as well as for their team spirit.

Even if you do not participate in the contest, come and watch the show as the entire Alvari square is filled with good vibes on 30 Sept! Jäynä and Julkku also attend the event.
In addition to the actual race, there are also other activities, such as a toy car contest, tricycle race, goose hunting, mini croquet and tug-of-war.

You can have a look at the last year’s race on the video by OUBS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Buz9uAMSU

You can challenge another group to participate in the tug-of-war through the link below. You can also compete without an advance challenge but if you challenge a group in advance, we will notify them about the challenge: https://lomake.ayy.fi/teekkarijaosto/otatarhan-ajot-koydenveto/

Team registration at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/teekkarijaosto/otatarhanajot2015/

Registration will end at 11.45pm on 27 Sept.
Also remember Lakinlaskijaiset party in the evening!
TEK also participates!

Check out the official site at http://otatarhanajot.ayy.fi/ http://otatarhanajot.ayy.fi/

10. Chatable opened at Alvari

If you need some company over lunch, you can now head to Chatable located at Restaurant Alvari (Otakaari 1). For once, you can sit next to a stranger and start chatting without anyone wondering your untypical Finnish behaviour! You can recognise the table from a blue tablecloth and the dice that decide the topics.

If you want to develop the concept further or open a Chatable in your own favourite restaurant, please join our FB group or send email to heikki.j.pulkkinen (at) gmail.com.

The project is supported by TTE-Fund.

11. Registration for improv and dance courses of Teekkarispex

The autumn is just around the corner and improv and dance courses of Teekkarispex are also here. Come and challenge yourself with new dance styles or by trying out improvisation! Registration for improv and dance courses for beginners will start at 12noon on Wednesday, 9 Sept, in the lobby of Kanditalo (main building). You can register for advanced improv courses at 7pm on Wednesday, 9 Sept, in the lobby of JMT1.

IMPROV courses are organised in Otaniemi during the weeks 38-49 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and eight three-hour rehearsals are organised for each group. The leader of the course is Aki Haikonen, the director of the next spring’s production Teekkarispex 2016. Improv courses costs EUR 45 for the members of Teekkarispex and EUR 50 for others.

DANCE courses will be arranged in Otaniemi on Wednesdays and Sundays starting on week 38. Rehearsals are organised during 12 weeks. Dance courses costs EUR 35 for the members of Teekkarispex and EUR 40 for others for the entire autumn.

Further information on courses and practical arrangements are available at http://teekkarispeksi.fi/speksi/tapahtumat/improvisaatio-tanssikurssien-ilmoittautuminen

12. Aalto Predators Cheerleaders are recruiting!

Yes, that’s right, cheerleaders! Predators are recruiting cheerleaders, no matter the age, size, gender or skills! All you need is a great spirit and enthusiasm!
The cheer team will practice mainly cheer stunts and pyramids. As the team grows, so will the skills broaden to acrobatics, cheers and dance!

We are NOT talking about any bimbo cheer dance girls, this is a serious and demanding sport! Check out Finland’s performance in the last world championships! (they came in 3rd place): https://youtu.be/g5rWcFpWifA

Sign up for the mailing list, no strings attached, you’ll just be informed when the practices start: http://predators.fi/ilmomasiina/signup/18

Do you have some experience in cheerleading and want to help out? Please contact us now, we need all the help you can give us!

More info from the Cheer Captain, Reeta Ojala (reeta.ojala@aalto.fi)

13. Polytech Choir autumn audition 9 Sept and 16 Sept

The autumn auditions of Polytech Choir will be organised at following times:

Wednesday, Sept 2015 at 5pm TUAS building
Wednesday, 16 Sept 2015 at 5pm TUAS building

More information and registration:
tuomo.koskela@aalto.fi
http://www.polyteknikkojenkuoro.fi/kuoron-esittely/koelaulut/

14. Info evening of Teekkaripurjehtijat on Wed, 16 Sept

Are you interested in fresh sea air and noble sailing skills? Do you want to learn how to read a nautical chart and identify the worst reefs in the foreground of Helsinki? Would you like to camp in the beautiful Finnish archipelago in a laid-back and good company, finding the most atmospheric campfire places, warm beach saunas and the most beautiful sunsets? Do you enjoy scraping a boat in the spring sun?

Whether you are a more experienced sea dog or a landlubber, come to Ruoholahti harbour (Tammasaarenaukio) to get to know the active members and boats of Teekkaripurjehtijat (Trip). At the same time, we will name Delphia 28 sailing boat which the club purchased in the spring. More information on boats and detailed instructions on how to come to the harbour are available on our
website

After the presentation of the boats and the naming ceremony, we will head to Ossin Linna, Otaniemi (Otakaari 18) to hear about the activities of Teekkari Sailors and about different activities organised throughout the year! There is information about sailing trips, boat maintenance evenings, courses and sauna evenings. We also provide food, drinks and sauna, and everything is free of charge!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1017192448345808/

15. Become an active member of ESN Aalto!

ESN Aalto is the local section of ESN Finland and ESN International. ESN Aalto has a great group of active members who help organizing events and with other smaller tasks and now it’s your chance to join! Active members also get special benefits such as priority registration, special member events and the possibilty to join events on the national level. Our active members consist of Finnish students, international degree students and exchange students.

Join us by coming to one of our general meetings (always posted in our Facebook groupabout a week ahead, here you can also find more info on our events). We will organize a recruitment eventon the 10.9 (at 18 in Jämeräntaival 5a living room) where we will tell more about us and becoming an active member. You can also contact us by sending email to contact@esnaalto.org.You can find more info on our webpage: http://esnaalto.org/.

16. AIESEC Aalto – world’s largest student run organization looking for newbies and oldies!

Recruitment at the Aalto Party was a huge success but we still want more students and all the talent we can get! We are an international organization with 86000 members. By providing exchange opportunities to students we are able to generate new talent and develop skills in youth. Interested? Fill in your details here for Youth Talent!

17. Nominate for Aalto Athlete 2015

Now is the time to nominate a fellow student who you think deserves to be rewarded as the Aalto Athlete of 2015. The criteria include sports achievements at national or international level, academic performance as well as honest and fair participation in the community.

So remember to reason the suggestion with care! The form will be closed at 11.59pm on 9 Sept. The award will be presented in Aalto 10km on 20 Sept 2015.
Fill the form here: http://bit.ly/1JVRETI

18. Run in Akateeminen Wartti race on 16 Sept

Find your sneakers and gather your team together! METKA and AYY will organise the 65th Akateeminen Wartti race at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 16 Sept 2015 in connection with MetroSport event.

Akateeminen Wartti race is a laid-back relay race of higher education students where teams try to proceed as far as possible in 15 minutes. The person or the team that runs the furthest is the winner. However, the contest is organised in the familiar spirit of Akateeminen Wartti and we also reward good team spirit and costumes. You can gather your team from among your own guild, subject organisation, university of applied sciences or university. This year, there are also individual series for men and women and the Color run theme!

The registration link will be published this week at https://www.facebook.com/events/958005717576600/

We also need volunteers for registration and to throw colour powder. Volunteers will get Metrosport t-shirts, free lunch, coffee and dinner.
Please sign up to volunteer at: http://bit.ly/1V7tebT.

19. The most urban recruitment event of the autumn

This autumn, job search has street credibility! Barona loosens up and welcomes you to StreetRekry event on 17 Sept at Helsinki Kansalaistori and Sanomatalo Mediatori. Between 4.30pm-8.30pm, there will be open job positions, speeddate recruitment events, live music, active social media users, street chalk art, contests and so much more! We also want to invite Aalto University students to join us!

Sign up on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/432796760245873/
Read more about Barona: https://instagram.com/baronarecruiters/?hl=en ja www.barona.fi

20. Become a support person for children or the young!

Every children and young people need an adult who has time to be present and the willingness to listen. Are you the reliable adult that we are looking for?

Become a voluntary support person for children or the young!

As a voluntary support person, you can support a child by giving your attention and time. A support person is an adult who listens, encourages and meets the child a few times a month and does nice things together with the child. A support person and a child can go ice-skating or to the library, for example. EHJÄ is now looking for support persons for the Espoo region.

Adults who have their own life in order and are able to commit to activities may apply for the position of a support person. Training and support are provided for the position. The next training session will begin at the end of September, please get in touch and tell us about yourself!

tiina.tuomala@ehja.fi / tel. 045 125 6201

See also:
https://www.facebook.com/ehjatukihenkilotoiminta
http://www.ehja.fi/fi-vapaaehtoiseksi.html

 

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 36/2015

Association-related issues are available in the association newsletter. Read the association newsletter at ayy.fi/en/associations/association-newsletter

On Tuesday tomorrow, it is time to head to Otahalli after the Aalto Party that opens the academic year and join the greatest party of the week, Aalto Afterparty! Have a nice beginning of the academic year!

1. This and next week’s events
2. Otaniemi Service Point closed at 11am-12noon starting on 7 Sept 2015
3. Aalto Afterparty is here on Tuesday bigger than ever before
4. Otasuunnistus 2-3 Sept
5. Stadisuunnistus 8 Sept
6. Campus Expo 2015
7. KYN – Autumn 2015 audition
8. Fall Up by Aaltoes
9. Info evening of Teekkaripurjehtijat on Wed, 16 Sept
10. Humans vs Zombies Otaniemi 24-27 Sept
11. Nominate Aalto Athlete of the Year
12. Taido Core is here again!
13. Run in Akateeminen Wartti race on 16 Sept
14. Students’ Baseball Championships in Helsinki 19-20 Sept 2015
15. Join Slush 2015 as a volunteer!

1. This and next week’s events

Week 36

• Mon 31 Aug – Capgemini Young Professionals Academy
• Tue, 1. Sept – Opening of the academic year and Aalto Party
• Wed & Thu 2-3 Sept – Otasuunnistus
• Fri, 4 Sept – ESN Aalto at the International students’ orientation

Week 37

• Mon, 7 Sept – Budosyyskuu 2015
• Tue, 8 Sept – ESN Aalto’s Welcome sauna
• Tue, 8 Sept – Stadisuunnistus
• Thu, 10 Sept – ESN Aalto’s Recruitement evening

2. Otaniemi Service Point closed at 11am-12noon starting on 7 Sept 2015

Otaniemi Service Point will be closed during the lunch hour at 11am-12noon starting on 7 Sept. Otherwise, the service office is open as usual.

3. Aalto Afterparty on täällä isompana kuin koskaan aiemmin, tiistaina räjähtää!

After the Aalto Party that opens the entire academic year, it is time to head to Otahalli and the most incredibile party of the week! The performers include TEFLON BROTHERS and RONY REX! Ticket sales will start at Aava tent at Aalto Party at 5.15pm if there are tickets left. Please remember to exchange your ticket to a wristband at the same tent in order to guarantee an easy admission to Otahalli!

You can now buy your ticket in advance through Bailataan.fi web service at: https://bailataan.fi/#!/events/9732a0aa-3c6f-4a32-82b2-a6efe0b0c114

Further information on Facebook event.

4. Otasuunnistus 2-3 Sept

Freshmen are here and so is the traditional Otasuunnistus!

Otasuunnistus is a checkpoint crawl in which the freshmen have a chance to get to know the multitude of student associations in Otaniemi. The night is also about having lots of fun in a great company! The groups (consisting of 6-8 freshmen) are awarded points at the checkpoints, and the overall winner of the crawl is decided in Smökki during the afterparty.
The event starts at 17.00 at the Amphitheatre at Otakaari 1, the checkpoints are open from 17:00 to 22:00 and the afterparty starts in Smökki at 21:30.

Participants on Wednesday ARTS, Athene, ELEC, FK, KY, MK, Prodeko
Participants on Thursday CHEM, KIK, IK, TiK, TF

The artists playing at the afterparty on Wednesday are DJ Hami B ja Kylmät Lihapullat!
The artists playing at the afterparty on Thursday are DJ Pekka Lammi and Polirytmi!

5. Stadisuunnistus 8 Sept

Be aware Helsinki!

The Eastern Harbour City trembles on Tuesday 8.9. when freshmen crawl from one checkpoint to another in the center of Helsinki.
The event starts at 6PM at the Senate Square, and the afterparty starts at 9PM at Nightclub Tiger (Urho Kekkosen katu 1 A).
The entrance fee for the afterparty is 2€ + cloakroom 3€ (only if you leave belonings)

6. Campus Expo 2015

What is AYY? What are the activities of special status associations, such as the guilds or KY? What was that nice association that I visited at the Aalto Party? Do we have any tennis clubs? Who organises the parties?

Whatever is on your mind, please head to the second floor at Otakaari 1 at 10am-2pm on 22 Sept to see all that Aalto has to offer! AYY’s partners Capgemini and Tieto also participate in the event.

This year, for the first time, the day will continue with the open house to guild rooms and KY’s Espilä starting at 4pm!

WHAT: Campus Expo
WHEN: 22 Sept, 10am-2pm
WHERE: Otakaari 1, 2nd floor

WHAT: Open house in guild rooms and KY’s Espilä
WHEN: 22 Sept, 4pm
WHERE: Around Otaniemi

WHAT DOES IT COST: Nothing!

More information will be published on Facebook event

7. KYN – Autumn 2015 audition

KYN is looking for new enthusiastic singers! The audition will be organised on Monday, 14 Sept, approx. At 5pm-9pm at Aalto University’s School of Economics. You can sign up for the audition via e-mail at koelaulut(a)kyn.fi no later than Fri, 11 Sept. Write a message with the subject ”Audition” and tell us about your musical and singing background. Please also include your contact details. We will send you more information on the audition! The audition tests your basic musicality, such as an ear for music, sense of rhythm as well as note reading and harmony singing skills.
KYN is one of the top Finnish female choirs, which has exceeded musical barriers and introduced new Finnish jazz to the choir field.
More information on us is available on our website and Facebook.

8. Fall Up by Aaltoes

FallUp by Aaltoes – The biggest student entrepreneurship event in the history of Finland is almost here! Ilkka Paananen, the co-founder and CEO of Supercell, is only one of the high level speakers we have at Musiikkitalo on September 15th. Also the most innovative big companies of Finland are joining us, as well as many well known people from the entrepreneurship scene!
The evening ends in a mind-blowing crazy networking festival! Don’t miss one of the biggest and most memorable events of the autumn!
Please note that the event is held in Finnish.

FallUp Facebook
www.fallup.fi

9. Info evening of Teekkaripurjehtijat on Wed, 16 Sept

Are you interested in fresh sea air and noble sailing skills? Do you want to learn how to read a nautical chart and identify the worst reefs in the foreground of Helsinki? Would you like to camp in the beautiful Finnish archipelago in a laid-back and good company, finding the most atmospheric campfire places, warm beach saunas and the most beautiful sunsets? Do you enjoy scraping a boat in the spring sun?

Whether you are a more experienced sea dog or a landlubber, come to Ruoholahti harbour (Tammasaarenaukio) to get to know the active members and boats of Teekkaripurjehtijat (Trip). At the same time, we will name Delphia 28 sailing boat which the club purchased in the spring. More information on boats and detailed instructions on how to come to the harbour are available on our website.

After the presentation of the boats and the naming ceremony, we will head to Ossin Linna, Otaniemi (Otakaari 18) to hear about the activities of Teekkari Sailors and about different activities organised throughout the year! There is information about sailing trips, boat maintenance evenings, courses and sauna evenings. We also provide food, drinks and sauna, and everything is free of charge!

What: Info evening of Trip
Where: Ruoholahti harbour (Tammasaarenaukio) and Ossin Linna (Otakaari 18).
When: Wed, 16 Sept, 5.30 onwards
What to bring: Open mind and sauna gear

10. Humans vs Zombies Otaniemi 24.-27.9.

The zombies are coming again! This fall’s HvZ is organized in Otaniemi on 24.-27.9. More info will be published soon, so stay tuned! Follow the event on Facebook to receive the latest updates: https://www.facebook.com/events/1631663853776256/

11. Nominate Aalto Athlete of the Year

Now is the time to nominate a fellow student who you think deserves to be rewarded as the Aalto Athlete of 2015. The criteria include sports achievements at national or international level, academic performance as well as honest and fair participation in the community.

So remember to reason the suggestion with care! The form is closed at 11.59pm on 9 Sept. The award will be presented in Aalto 10km on 20 Sept 2015.

Fill in the form here: http://bit.ly/1JVRETI

12. Taido Core is here again!

Taido Core beginners courses of the autumn will start at unidojo on Wed, 9 Sept (7pm), Mon, 19 Oct (8:30pm) and Mon, 23 Nov (8:30pm). Whether your goal is to improve your physical condition, learn marshial arts or learn to do a front flip, you can achieve it by starting taido! Students always get a discount price! Rehearsals on Mon, 8:30pm-10pm and Wed, 7pm-8.30pm.

Further information: http://www.yliopistontaido.fi/

13. Run in Akateeminen Wartti race on 16 Sept

Find your sneakers and gather your team together! METKA and AYY will organise the 65th Akateeminen Wartti race at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 16 Sept 2015 in connection with MetroSport event.

Akateeminen Wartti race is a laid-back relay race of higher education students where teams try to proceed as far as possible in 15 minutes. The person or the team that runs the furthest is the winner. However, the contest is organised in the familiar spirit of Akateeminen Wartti and we also reward good team spirit and costumes. You can gather your team from among your own guild, subject organisation, university of applied sciences or university. This year, there are also individual series for men and women and the Color run theme!

The registration link will be published this week at https://www.facebook.com/events/958005717576600/

We also need volunteers for registration and to throw colour powder. Volunteers will get Metrosport t-shirts, free lunch, coffee and dinner.
Please sign up to volunteer at http://bit.ly/1V7tebT.

14. Students’ Baseball Championships in Helsinki 19-20 Sept 2015

OtaKoppi gathers students to students’ baseball championships and challenges all Aalto students. There are competitive series for men and women and mixed teams in the amateur series. Your skill level does not matter, we will have a suitable team for you 🙂 ! Doctoral students also have the right to participate in the contest. This is a laid-back and fun event in good company, so please register now by email: otakoppi-hallitus (ät) list.ayy.fi

Further information on the contest: http://hypetys.sporttisaitti.com/opsm-2015/

15. Join Slush 2015 as a volunteer!

15. Join Slush 2015 as a volunteer!

Volunteer application for Slush 2015 is now open!

Slush is the focal point for startups and tech talent to meet with top-tier international investors, executives and media. In 2014, Slush brought together over 14.000 attendees and more than 3500 companies for the two-day event. More than 750 investors came to Helsinki to meet startups in nearly 3.800 pre-booked meetings. This year Slush will take place in Helsinki on November 11-12th, 2015.

Slush is a non-profit event organized by a community of entrepreneurs, investors, students and music festival organizers. Although Slush has grown from a 300-person event to become one of the leading events of its kind in the world, the philosophy behind it has remained the same: to help the next generation of great, world-conquering companies forward.

This year the organization is yet growing to over 1000 volunteers and we are still looking for awesome volunteers. Sen your application by 10th of September at www.slush.org/volunteer and join the biggest event Finland has ever seen!

Additional info: www.slush.org and volunteers@slush.org

 

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 35/2015

Association-related issues are available in the association newsletter. Read the association newsletter at ayy.fi/yhdistystiedote

The weekly newsletter returns from a summer holiday! Deadline for the material for following newsletters is 10am on Thursdays as usual. You can deliver the material to the address tiedotteet@ayy.fi.

1. This and next week’s events
2. Aalto Afterparty is here and bigger than ever before!
3. AYY’s web store does not currently deliver products
4. Aalto Sofa Surfing
5. Welcome to Otaniemi – smooth start for the autumn
6. AYY’s new website is alive!
7. Respond to the love survey of Aino magazine and win a gift certificate for a cake buffet
8. Akateeminen Wartti is here again 16.9.!
9. Participate in well-being workshops on 22 Sept
10. FSHS: Electronic appointment reminders are unavailable until the beginning of October
11. All About Me contest judges eager to see works
12. Join the world’s largest student organization AIESEC
13. The first Mini Maker Fair in Finland on 17 and 18 October on Otaniemi Campus
14. Mindfulness workshops start in September
15. Come along to ParaUniSportDay on 24 Sept!

1. This and next week’s events

Week 35

• Su 30.8. – Nippoli’s Summerparty

Week 36

• Ke 3.6. – Aalto Afterparty
• Pe 4.9. – ESN Aalto at the International students’ orientation

2. Aalto Afterparty is here and bigger than ever before!

After Aalto Party that opens the academic year, it is time to head to Otahalli to the most incredible party of the week! The afterparty performers include TEFLON BROTHERS and RONY REX! Sign up to volunteer at Aalto Party/Afterparty: https://lomake.ayy.fi/aava/2015/07/21/aaltoparty/. Volunteers are rewarded with a free entrance (VIP) to the Afterparty, Afterparty + Aalto Party badges and party for volunteers (aka Kaato) held later in fall.
WHAT: Aalto Afterparty
WHERE: Otahalli, Otaranta 6
WHEN: Tuesday, 1 Sept, doors open at 9pm
PRICE: 13 e (incl. cloakroom), overall badge 3 e, ticket + badge 15 e
TICKET SALES: Bailataan.fi from 25 Aug onwards & Aalto Party, Otaniemi 1 Sept

3. AYY’s web store does not currently deliver products

AYY Shop web store does not currently deliver products. AYY Board will decide on the future of the web store during August.

4. Aalto Sofa Surfing

Ahoy Aalto!

Aalto Sofa Surfing is a completely voluntary program where people staying in Finland can offer short-term accommodation at their homes for new international students that don’t have an apartment yet.

Aalto Sofa Surfing helps you meet and adventure with new friends around the world. It is a cheap way to learn about different exciting cultures, and at the same time brush up on your language skills or even learn a new language. By opening your home to a new friend, you will make his/her visit in Finland a lot easier and less stressful. The time your new friend will spend in your home is totally up to you: it might be just for a few nights or months. You decide!

You don’t need anything special: your enthusiasm and a spare bed or your couch is more than enough! You don’t have to be an AYY member to become a Aalto Sofa Surfing host.

Hosts: Fill in the application here:
https://lomake.ayy.fi/mosaic/aalto-sofa-surfing/

Guests: Fill in the application here:
https://lomake.ayy.fi/mosaic/aalto-sofa-surfing-guests/

5. Welcome to Otaniemi – smooth start for the autumn

The new academic year is (almost) here. Hooray! The coming autumn will bring many changes to Otaniemi Campus. One of the greatest change is, of course, that the teaching of business bachelor students moves to Otaniemi. What a unique experience to be a freshman in this particular autumn! 🙂 AYY has compiled some information to help you to start your autumn in the final ”Welcome to Otaniemi” newsletter. The newsletter is available here: här.
Have an unforgettable academic year!

6. AYY’s new website is alive!

AYY’s new web pages went live on 18 Aug 2015. The site is now more decisively organised than previously. Even though the layout went through a complete change, the content is still the same as before. Only some old obscure pages were deleted.
You can give feedback about the new pages with this form.
The new pages were designed by Viiksimaisteri.

7. Respond to the love survey of Aino magazine and win a gift certificate for a cake buffet

Aalto Student Magazine Aino will feature an article about university students’ love stories in the first magazine of the autumn published on 18 Sept. Please help us to write the article by responding to the survey.
Among all the respondents, we will raffle a gift certificate for two for Kakkugalleria cake buffet. Thank you for your participation!

8. Akateeminen Wartti is here again 16.9.!

Dust off your sneakers and gather your team together! METKA and AYY will organize the 65th Akateeminen Wartti at Helsinki’s Olympic Stadium on 16.9.2015.

Akateeminen Wartti is a relaxed and action-packed relay-race. Over 15 minutes, teams try to run as far as possible and the person or team that got furthest wins! However, in the spirit of the competition, there will also be prizes for good team spirit and team outfits. So you can gather a team, for example, for your guild, student association, polytechnic or university fellow gang. Unlike last year, there’s also an individual series for both men and women. New things do not stop there, because this year’s games and fun will be held in accordance with the Color Run theme!

Registration link will be published this week in FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/958005717576600/

9. Participate in well-being workshops on 22 Sept

AYY’s partners, Nyyti ry, Aalto chaplains, student psychologists and FSHS will organise well-being workshops at 10am-2pm on Tuesday, 22 Sept 2015 during the well-being week. The workshops last for one hour and you can participate in all of them if you like. 30 students can participate in one group. Student psychologists’ mindfulness workshop is held in English, other workshops are organised in Finnish. Please read the more specific workshop descriptions and sign up at: http://voihyvin.ayy.fi/?page_id=27&lang=en

10. FSHS: Electronic appointment reminders are unavailable until the beginning of October

Electronic appointment reminders are currently unavailable. The service will be restored at the beginning of October.
Please be on time for your appointment.
Please cancel your appointment if you are unable to attend. You can do this online at
yths.fi/en/appointments.
A fee of €35 will be charged for missed appointments that have not been cancelled.

11. All About Me contest judges eager to see works

The All About Me competition, a collaborative project of the Ministry of Finance, the Population Register Centre, and Aalto University’s Media Factory, has reached the final stretch. The competition involves a search for new and groundbreaking ways to present personal data of individuals. The deadline for submitting entries is 31 August, when the jury whose composition was announced in June, will select a maximum of three best entries.

The judge of the competition, Anna Valtonen, Dean of the Aalto University School of Arts, Design, and Architecture, says that the competition is important on a societal level. According to Valtonen, citizens today are accustomed to receiving information in visual form, and it is therefore important to bring something unexpected into play. “In large national projects it is standard practice to use look for models from other places and to develop them further in a linear manner. Now I would like to see a completely new type of thinking from the competitors – something that people would not yet know about enough to actually order it”, she says.

One of the members of the six-member panel, Sami Niemelä, Creative Director at Nordkapp, is looking forward to seeing the entries in the competition with a feeling of curiosity and an open mind. “It is important to get thoughts and ideas from the people themselves, from outside the organisation: it makes the activity more transparent and more modern”, Niemelä ponders.

According to Niemelä, good infographics involves a journalistic process. “Good infographics is clear. It sustains the story and crystallises something about a larger whole.”

According to Anna Valtonen, good design can achieve much more than just sharing of information. “Design that is genuinely good can inspire, open horizons, and give people a better understanding of themselves and their environment.”

Entries will be accepted through 31 August. The winning work will be used to market the citizens’ service view, or Suomi.fi service that is undergoing changes, to be set up in the National Architecture for Digital Services. Join us in the creation of a new, digital Finland!

12. Join the World’s Largest Student Organisation AIESEC!

AIESEC Aalto is excited for the new year and we are now looking for new members to join us! Working in 124 countries with 86,000 members, we are the biggest youth-run organisation of the world! A platform for youth talent development, it offers young people the opportunity to volunteer and intern abroad and participate in a global environment. See our video here.

Interested to know a little more? Say no more and sign up here. Come find us at the Aalto Party and check out how you can contribute or even go abroad!

13. The first Mini Maker Fair in Finland on 17 and 18 October on Otaniemi Campus

Espoo Mini Maker Fair is a gathering to honor the DIY (do-it-yourself) culture. It is a celebration of learning, daring, crafting and sharing and it features innovation and experimentation across the spectrum of science, engineering and art.
We are inviting all makers in Aalto to join the party!
You can enroll right now or by 20 September 2015 at the latest.
You are welcome to participate on your own or with your friends, associates, colleagues or the like. Whether your specialty is 3D printing, robotics, knitting, electronics, radio controllables, open data, fixing or tuning, renewable energy, building instruments, traditional technologies or something completely different – all maker projects created with passion are equally interesting.
Introduce your project on a maker stand or give a workshop. Tell the audience about your expertise on the stage or prepare a performance. We wish to present the visitors a multitude of opportunities to see, explore and learn new skills.
Additional information: http://espoomakerfaire.fi/kutsu-varkkaajille/

Organiser
Espoo Mini Maker Fair is organised by Wärk association whose aim is to advance creativity, curiosity and experimentation by supporting the DIY culture.
Contact: Event Producer Pauliina Jalonen, 045-873 2828, pauliina.jalonen@gmail.com

14. Wake up with mindfulness

Mindfulness is a state of open attention on the present. It’s living here and now. Mindfulness involves nonjudgmental conscious awareness of one’s feelings, thoughts and surroundings. Our mind often wanders to the past or the future. Mindfulness skills will help you to focus on the present moment. Share a morning moment with other students doing mindfulness practices for 30 minutes. Every Thursday at 9.15am-9.45am in Otakaari 1, class room Majakka (M140).
More information: https://into.aalto.fi/display/enopintopsykologi/Wake+up+with+mindfulness

15. Come along to ParaUniSportDay 24 Sept!

Do you want to know what it feels like to play volleyball in a wheelchair? Or how you would do at catching while blindfolded?

Now you will have an excellent opportunity to try these things during our para-sports day. ParaUniSportDay will be organised on 24 September 2015 at 9am–4pm in UniSport Meilahti, based in Meilahti Sports Centre in Helsinki. Sports offered will include wheelchair volleyball, the precision sport boccia and goalball. Get a group together from your association, your tutors or your friends. Come along and give it a go!
Apart from para-sports, the day will also include a panel debate on accessibility at university, among other things. Aalto’s own Esa-Pekka Mattila is also participating in the discussion!
OLL and UniSport are organising the event in cooperation with the Paralympic Committee.
A detailed programme will be published closer to the date.