This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 21/2015

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

This spring, the weekly newsletter will be published two more times. Have a nice May everyone!

1. This and next week’s events
2. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2015-2016
3. Send a card to someone nice!
4. AYY transfers to a new housing application system from 19 May onwards
5. Join the volunteering group of AYY Development Cooperation Week 2015!
6. Study grants available for projects
7. Aalto Festival is here soon – come enjoy this spring’s most inspiring festival!
8. Join Impact Iglu and develop world-changing business ideas!
9. Hitchball 4000 hitchhiking contest 12-14 June
10. Acoustician workshop 25 May
11. Become a member of AMCA
12. GoGolf bag tag and application for free
13. PoliSprint 2015 orienteering event

1. This and next week’s events

Week 21

• Mon, 18 May – KYN audition
• Wed, 20 May – Bible evening
• Wed, 20 May – TikeloxAdventures movie adventure
• Thu, 21 May – The 1st volunteering meeting of AYY Dev Co week
• Fri, 22 May – Advance reservation of facilities for associations
• Fri, 22 May – Alumni sitsit of Teekkaritytöt

Week 22

• Tue-Wed, 26-27 May – Sailing demonstrations of Teekkaripurjehtijat
• Wed, 27 May – Ristin kilta game night
• Thu, 28 Aug – AEGEE-Helsinki Shadow Picnic

2. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2015-2016

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 Tuesday, 26 May 2015. 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 26 May 2015, 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.

http://tinyurl.com/ayycalendar2015

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

3. Send a card to someone nice!

Did you attend a good lecture? Did someone smile at you in the corridor? Did a study secretary help you in the moment of despair? Now is the time to thank a nice university employee.

When you send your thank you at https://lomake.ayy.fi/sosiaalipolitiikka/kortti-kivoille/, AYY will deliver an old-fashioned postcard to the person with your thank you on it.

4. AYY transfers to a new housing application system from 19 May onwards

AYY transfers to a new housing application system Domo on Tuesday, 19 May. The former Campus system will be run down on the night between Thursday and Friday on 15 May, after which the latest information on users, applications and rental agreements is transferred to Domo system during the weekend.

The former users need to order a new password and update their information when transferring to Domo system. Please note that the Campus system used a social security number as the username whereas Domo uses the e-mail address.

Domo system is available at Domo.ayy.fi

In case of any problems or special situations, please contact Housing Specialist Jaakko Koivula (050 520 9444, firstname.surname@ayy.fi).

5. Join the volunteering group of AYY Development Cooperation Week 2015!

Are you interested in global issues, economic development, or technology cooperation between northern and southern countries? How can education foster development? What is Finland’s role in global development questions? AYY Development Cooperation Week, on last week of October 2015, would be the one for you!

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. Sounds interesting? Please send a short description to development.cooperation@ayy.fi by 20 May, including the contents of your name + major + contact number + email address + why are you interested +your expectations. Join our team with your ideas and enthusiasm!

Our first meeting will be on 21 May (Thu.) at 6pm at AYY Office (Otakaari 11), Otaniemi Campus. Snacks & drinks will be provided. Welcome to hear more! If any questions, please contact Junhui.wang@ayy.fi (0451660598)/ briana.romero@ayy.fi (0406471852). If you cannot join the meeting but would like to be involved in the team, don’t hesitate to contact us!

6. Study grants available for projects

Aalto University and its student union allocate in cooperation study grants for incredible projects that promote studies and learning. You can apply for the grant by yourself, together with your friend or association. The application period is continuous and applications are processed on a monthly basis, the idea is that your good idea does not get old and you could implement it straight away.

Act as follows:

1. Get an idea.
2. Get to know the allocation criteria (below).
3. Refine your idea.
4. Apply for funding (application form below).
5. Execute the project.
6. Tell us how it went.
7. Congratulate yourself and count how many likes your project gets on social media.

If you need help in any of the above-mentioned phases or want to discuss your idea before submitting the application, please do not hesitate to contact kopo@ayy.fi!

Read more and apply at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/koulutuspolitiikka/2015/04/15/oppirahaa-kansalle/

We will respond to applications submitted in May before the summer holidays!

7. Aalto Festival is here soon – come enjoy this spring’s most inspiring festival!

Aalto Festival is a collection of over 30 events, exhibitions, and seminars, showcasing the talents of Aalto University students, graduates and faculty. The festival takes place in various locations in Espoo and Helsinki on 18–31 May.

Welcome to the Aalto Festival Opening on 18 May at 14–17 at Bio Rex, Lasipalatsi. The programme includes interesting talks, a selection on Helsinki School’s photographs and refreshments in good company. Please register by 11 May here. The opening day’s celebrations continue at the Afterparty at the Mbar terrace starting at 8pm.

See the full programme at www.aaltofestival.fi and join also the festival’s Facebook event to stay updated. See you at Aalto Festival!

8. Join Impact Iglu and develop world-changing business ideas!

Join Impact Iglu to innovate business ideas that solve societal problems and create impact! Impact Business Competition provides expert mentors and judges to coach your team throughout the weekend 22-24 May in the centre of Helsinki. You can sign up as a team or individual, with or without an idea. Read more and sign up asap: http://impactiglu.org/competition/ 

9. Hitchball 4000 hitchhiking competition June 12-14

Hitchball 4000 is a weekend-long adventure during which teams of two people hitchhike away from Helsinki and back. The winner is the team that with a cunning tactic hitchhikes the longest way possible and the farthest possible from the starting point during the weekend, and gets back in time as well.

Look for a team mate of the opposite gender and take a leap of faith to the next level – you won’t regret it. The third edition of Hitchball 4000 will be held on the 12th to 14th of June 2015 and registration is open through http://www.hitchball4000.fi/registration/ . There is room for only 45 teams, so be quick! When registering you will have to provide the name of the Tumblr account you will use during the race. The participation fee is EUR 10 per person, which includes a jersey.

• The rules and more information about the race: http://www.hitchball4000.fi/
• Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/701873586591518/

10. Acoustician workshop on 25 May

Welcome to the workhop organised by students of acoustics and the Acoustical Society of Finland at OK20 Sauna at Otakaari 20 at 6pm on Monday, 25 May 2015.

Come and listen to speeches by acousticians in the working life, get to know employers in the field, students, the Acoustic Society and Audio Engineering Society. Refreshments, casual discussion and sauna provided.

Speakers:

• Ari Saarinen, Ministry of the Environment
• Ville Veijanen, Ecophon
• Henri Penttinen, Akukon
• Matias Remes, Helimäki
• Tapio Lokki, Aalto University

Please remember to sign up for the acoustician workshop via email: sihteeri@akustinenseura.fi

11. Become a member of AMCA

The spring 2015 application period of Aalto Management Consulting Association is now open! Fill in the form before 24 May in order to apply for AMCA membership: http://goo.gl/nxN8nH. And like us on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1H3Cyqs

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 consulting companies, the Aalto Management Consulting Association 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

12. GoGolf bag tag and application for free

FORE! GoGolf and Aalto University Golf Club KY-Slice begin cooperation in the season 2015. In the honour of cooperation, we offer GoGolf bag tag and application FOR FREE (norm. €15) for Aalto University students. With the application, you receive great benefits in numerous golf courses in Finland and can play golf at a discount price. More information on the application is here: https://www.gogolf.fi/tuote/bagilatka-2015/, order form is here: http://goo.gl/forms/5hmIa9VcO1 and please remember to like our golf club: https://www.facebook.com/KySlice.

13. PoliSprint 2015 orienteering event

Would you like to try out orienteering or refresh your skills? Teekkarisuunnistajat organises PoliSprint orienteering event in Otaniemi on Monday, 25 May. Routes start near the parking lot in Otaranta and go around Otaniemi on an excellent sprint map. We provide routes of different lengths and difficulties that are also suitable for first timers! Maps cost EUR 5/route or EUR 8 /two routes.

Further information on the event on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/events/932389273491377/

 

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 20/2015

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

AYY declared open the May Day celebrations, participated in the May Day parade, crowned the Manta statue at 6pm and for the second time at midnight and did much, much more. THANK YOU to all for the most incredible Aalto May Day 2015!

NB! Due to the Ascension Day, the deadline for the material for the next week’s weekly newsletter is already at 10am on WEDNESDAY, 13 May!

1. This and next week’s events
2. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2015-2016
3. Report delayed course grading
4. AYY transfers to a new housing application system from 19 May onwards
5. Join the volunteering group of AYY Development Cooperation Week 2015!
6. Study grants available for projects
7. Apply for KENKKU for the term 2015–2016!
8. Participate in TEDxOtaniemiED event on your couch and join the afterparty!
9. Become a trainee at Elisa
10. A few farming plots available in Aalto Garden
11. Scholarships of Polytech Choir Fund available for applications – new DL 11 May, 11.59pm
12. Aalto Festival is here soon – come enjoy this spring’s most inspiring festival!
13. Try out Sanoma’s Flou application for free until the end of the year
14. KYN audition on 18 May
15. Hitchball 4000 hitchhiking contest 12-14 June
16. Summer Opportunities abroad by AIESEC
17. Sailing demonstrations of Teekkaripurjehtijat on 26 May-27 May

1. This and next week’s events

Week 20

• Wed, 13 May – ESN Aalto Farewell sauna
• Wed, 13 May – Henri Haataja: Jesus is coming! Are you ready?
• Fri, 15 May – Advance facility reservations: special status associations
• Sat, 16 May – PK 115^th anniversary concert

Week 21

• Mon, 18 May – KYN audition
• Wed, 20 May – Bible evening
• Fri, 22 May – Advance reservation of facilities for associations
• Fri, 22 May – Alumni sitsit of Teekkaritytöt

2. SUBMIT YOUR EVENTS FOR AYY’S ACADEMIC YEAR CALENDAR 2015-2016

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 Tuesday, 26 May 2015. 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 26 May 2015, 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.

http://tinyurl.com/ayycalendar2015

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

3. Report delayed course grading

Aalto University’s teaching and study regulations provide that exams and other study performances must be reviewed and recorded in the study register within one month. If your exam results or credits are late, you can report it to Aalto University administration.

• ARTS: Leena Koskinen (leena.koskinen@aalto.fi)
• BIZ: Margareta Soismaa (margareta.soismaa@aalto.fi)
• CHEM: Hanne Puskala (hanne.puskala@aalto.fi)
• ELEC: Perttu puska (perttu.puska@aalto.fi)
• ENG: Marjo Immonen (marjo.immonen@aalto.fi)
• SCI: Mari Knuuttila (mari.knuuttila@aalto.fi)

4. AYY transfers to a new housing application system from 19 May onwards

AYY transfers to a new housing application system Domo on Tuesday, 19 May. The former Campus system will be run down on the night between Thursday and Friday on 15 May, after which the latest information on users, applications and rental agreements is transferred to Domo system during the weekend.

The former users need to order a new password and update their information when transferring to Domo system. Please note that the Campus system used a social security number as the username whereas Domo uses the e-mail address.

Domo system is available at Domo.ayy.fi

In case of any problems or special situations, please contact Housing Specialist Jaakko Koivula (050 520 9444, firstname.surname@ayy.fi).

5. Join the volunteering group of AYY Development Cooperation Week 2015!

Are you interested in global issues, economic development, or technology cooperation between northern and southern countries? How can education foster development? What is Finland’s role in global development questions? AYY Development Cooperation Week, on last week of October 2015, would be the one for you!

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? Please send a short description to development.cooperation@ayy.fi by 20 May, including the contents of your name + major + contact number + email address + why are you interested +your expectations. Join our team with your ideas and enthusiasm!

Our first meeting will be on 21 May (Thu) at 6pm at AYY Office (Otakaari 11), Otaniemi Campus. Snacks & drinks will be provided. Welcome to hear more! If any questions, please contact Junhui.wang@ayy.fi (0451660598)/ briana.romero@ayy.fi (0406471852). If you cannot join the meeting but would like to be involved in the team, don’t hesitate to contact us!

6. Study grants available for projects

Aalto University and its student union allocate in cooperation study grants for incredible projects that promote studies and learning. You can apply for the grant by yourself, together with your friend or association. The application period is continuous and applications are processed on a monthly basis, the idea is that your good idea does not get old and you could implement it straight away.

Act as follows:

1. Get an idea.
2. Get to know the allocation criteria (below).
3. Refine your idea.
4. Apply for funding (application form below).
5. Execute the project.
6. Tell us how it went.
7. Congratulate yourself and count how many likes your project gets on social media.

If you need help in any of the above-mentioned phases or want to discuss your idea before submitting the application, please do not hesitate to contact kopo@ayy.fi!

Read more and apply at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/koulutuspolitiikka/2015/04/15/oppirahaa-kansalle/

We will respond to applications submitted in May before the summer holidays!

7. Apply for KENKKU for the term 2015-2016!

The Development Cooperation Advisory Board of SYL (KENKKU) is a group of volunteers representing different student unions. The advisory board is responsible for assisting in the administration of SYL’s development cooperation projects, such as reporting, overseeing budgets and monitoring on-going projects.

You can now apply to represent AYY in KENKKU with an informal application submitted to AYY’s International Affairs Specialist Milla Ovaska by 20 May to milla.ovaska@ayy.fi. Please describe your skills and motivation and tell us how you would develop the awareness of your student union on SYL’s development cooperation issues. Please also mention if you have experience in student exchange, internship or work abroad and how it impacts your participation in the advisory board. KENKKU members should be fluent in Finnish and English.

Further information here.

8. Participate in TEDxOtaniemiED event on your couch and join the afterparty!

TEDxOtaniemiED takes over Design Factory starting at 4pm on 12 May 2015. The theme of the event ”Designing for love of learning” covers inspiring topics related to learning and education today. Design Factory is fully booked but you can follow the event on your couch as the event is broadcasted live. You only need a facility, screen and a fairly well functioning internet connection. The live stream link will be available on the website closer to the event: http://www.tedxotaniemied.com/

You can follow TEDxOtaniemiED on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Social media will provide more detailed information on when the TEDxOtaniemiED After Party starts at the Cock restaurant at Kasarmintori. The after party is open to everyone.

9. Become a trainee at Elisa?

Check out the video, read the blog, apply for the position of IoT trainee and let Elisa surprise you!  Open trainee positions are available here.

PS. After the May Day, you should restore your energy before the last strain of the academic year. Have you already tried out relaxing in Elisa Living Room in Otaniemi?

10. A few farming plots available at Aalto Garden

Otaniemi Urban Farming Association rents farming plots from Aalto Garden in Martti Levón Park (next to Ossinlampi). There are still a few farming plots available. Act now, the fastest ones will get the plot. Further information and application instructions are available at  http://tinyurl.com/aaltogarden.

11. Polytech Choir Fund scholarships open for applications – new DL 11 May, 11.59pm

The purpose of the Polytech Choir Fund is to provide scholarships and grants and thus support and promote the singing hobby of the members of AYY and its associations. The Polytech Choir Fund opens scholarhips for applications for the period 2014-2015.

The Polytech Choir Fund will be discontinued and therefore this is the last application round, during which the entire capital of the fund will be allocated.

Applicants should describe their singing hobby and justify their need for the grant. The application should include the applicant’s personal identity number, tax municipality, contact details and account number, as well as a clarification on the expenses of the singing hobby during the period September 2014-August 2015. If you are a student, also submit a copy of AYY’s membership receipt or student card. However, the student status is not necessary, you are entitled for the grant if you are a member in an association operating within AYY.

Applications must be delivered electronically in the PDF format by 11.59pm on Monday, 11 May 2015 to the address pkr-hakemukset@polyteknikkojenkuoro.fi

12. Aalto Festival is here soon – come enjoy this spring’s most inspiring festival!

Aalto Festival is a collection of over 30 events, exhibitions, and seminars, showcasing the talents of Aalto University students, graduates and faculty. The festival takes place in various locations in Espoo and Helsinki on 18–31 May.

Welcome to the Aalto Festival Opening on 18 May at 14–17 at Bio Rex, Lasipalatsi. The programme includes interesting talks, a selection on Helsinki School’s photographs and refreshments in good company. Please register by 11 May here. The opening day’s celebrations continue at the Afterparty at the Mbar terrace starting at 8pm.

See the full programme at www.aaltofestival.fi and join also the festival’s Facebook event to stay updated. See you at Aalto Festival!

13. Try out Sanoma’s Flou application for free until the end of the year

Flou offers the widest selection of newspaper articles and web content in Finland. Aalto University students now have an exceptional opportunity to use the application for free (usually €12.99/month) until the end of the year by registering to the service with Aalto’s email address in connection with the installation.

Please download Flou from App Store and register to the service with your @aalto.fi email address. You will automatically receive free access to the service until the end of the year.

Read more: /blog/2015/05/07/testaa-flou-sovellusta-ilmaiseksi-vuoden-loppuun-saakka/

14. KYN audition on 18 May

KYN is one of the top Finnish female choirs, which has exceeded musical barriers and introduced new Finnish jazz to the choir field. KYN is looking for new enthusiastic singers!

The audition will be organised on Monday, 18 May, approx. 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 Thu, 14 May. Write a message with the subject ”Audition” and tell us about your musical and singing background. Please also include your contact details. You will receive 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.

15. Hitchball 4000 hitchhiking competition June 12-14

Hitchball 4000 is a weekend-long adventure during which teams of two people hitchhike away from Helsinki and back. The winner is the team that with a cunning tactic hitchhikes the longest way possible and the farthest possible from the starting point during the weekend, and gets back in time as well.

Look for a team mate of the opposite gender and take a leap of faith to the next level – you won’t regret it. The third edition of Hitchball 4000 will be held on the 12th to 14th of June 2015 and registration is open through http://www.hitchball4000.fi/registration/ . There is room for only 45 teams, so be quick! When registering you will have to provide the name of the Tumblr account you will use during the race. The participation fee is EUR 10 per person, which includes a jersey.

• The rules and more information about the race: http://www.hitchball4000.fi/
• Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/701873586591518/

16. Summer Opportunities abroad by AIESEC

We at AIESEC offer you a unique alternative, maybe something you have never heard or thought about. Together with Poland, Uganda, Colombia, Greece and the Philippines we are organizing social internships, one could also describe them as volunteering abroad. If you would like to start your adventure abroad in May or June this year, you have until 15 May to apply through the following: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ocRFdyhsf4WCsNnIQbw-wg4X16jktYfPVHymivSDcj8/viewform

We will then get back to you as soon as possible and invite you for a meeting to help you find your dream internship and destination. We’re looking forward to hearing from you soon!

For more information contact hastam.mann@gmail.com

17. Sailing demonstrations of Teekkaripurjehtijat 26 May-27 May

Are you interested in sailing? Would you like to get to know the activities of Teekkaripurjehtijat? Join the sailing demonstrations! Sailing demonstrations are open to all who are interested in the club activities and no previous information is required – you can participate even if you have never been on the boat. The demonstration starts from Ruoholahti harbour at 5pm on Tue, 26 May and Wed, 27 May and lasts for about 3-4 hours, during which we explore the beautiful marine landscape on the coast of Helsinki. Read more and register through Trip website at trip.ayy.fi – there is a limited number of participants!

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 18/2015

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 17/2015

Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. The newsletter is available at ayy.fi/yhdistystiedote

#Aaltowappu will start on Wednesday when WappuAalto takes over the Alvari Square! You do not want to miss this party. The journey of the student cap to Havis Amanda statue at the Market Square will also begin in the event on Wednesday. #matkallamantalle

1. This and next week’s events
2. #Aaltowappu is here – check out the events on wappu.fi site
3. WappuAalto: AYY’s start-of-wappu -festival!
4. Engineering student – introduce Otaniemi to business students
5. Badge sales, Tue, 21 Apr and Wed, 22 Apr
6. ÄPY GALA 2015 22 Apr
7. Sitsi contest 25 Apr – sign up by 22 Apr
8. Crazy John
9. Participate in Nyyti’s theme chats
10. Otaniemi POP UP living room is looking for makers!
11. Students wanted for Hub development!
12. Aalto in the Game – Recruitment and Networking Event 23 Apr
13. TLKS Spex in Helsinki 28 Apr
14. Theatre group Thespians Anonymous presents: “Don Juan on Trial”
15. OtaKoppi teams are looking for new players

1. This and next week’s events

Week 17

Wappu.fi and you know where to go! 🙂

• Mon, 20 Apr – Cycling tour around the solar system
• Mon, 20 Apr – Teekkarispex 2015: Supernova – Helsinki VII
• Mon, 20 Apr – Prayer circle
• Tue, 21 Apr – Teekkarispex 2015: Supernova – Helsinki VIII
• Tue, 21 Apr – Badge sales
• Tue, 21 Apr – Aalto SCI’s head start to  May Day: mead and donuts
• Wed, 22 Apr – May Day Aalto
• Wed, 22 Apr – Seppo Palonen: Book of Jonah – me and my calling
• Wed, 22 Apr – Urban survival day
• Wed, 22 Apr – PreWappu
• Thu, 23 Apr – Aalto in game – Recruitment and Networking event
• Fri, 24 Apr – Entropy presents
• Sat, 25 Apr – ESN Aalto’s Sitsit
• Sat, 25 Apr   – Sitsi contest
• Sat, 25 Apr – May Day half marathon

Week 18

• Mon, 27 Apr – Mp3 Experience
• Mon, 27 Apr – Prayer circle
• Thu, 30 Apr – Dipoli May Day 2015

2. #Aaltowappu is here – check out the events at wappu.fi site

A huge number of events are organised in Aalto community during the weeks before May Day. By following the site wappu.fi you know what is happening! This year’s main event takes place at Kauppatori Square on May Day Eve when it is AYY’s turn to press the student cap on Havis Amanda statue.

AYY declares open the traditional #AaltoWappu contest, the purpose of which is to share positive May Day photos and updates on social media. So publish your photo or update with the hashtag #AaltoWappu on instagram and/or twitter and participate in the contest. The contest is open between 00:01am, Mon, 13 Apr 2015 – 11.59pm on 1 May 2015. The best May Day photos and updates are rewarded with AYY’s hoodies and t-shirts. You can also participate in the contest by sending your photo by email to tiedottaja@ayy.fi.

Read more about Wappu traditions and event in Otaniemi here.

3. WappuAalto: AYY’s start-of-wappu -festival!

AYY’s community committee Aava organizes a spectacular start-of-vappu -festival for the entire Aalto on Wednesday 22nd of April! Don’t be square and show up at Alvarin aukio from 5 p.m. onwards to enjoy the feel of the festival! On the spot you’ll have a chance to check out all the fun activities our clubs have prepared and to see what the cap of Manta looks like from close by. Your good party will be guaranteered by bands like Järjestyshäiriö, Wikirock, aKYstic and Saattue! From Alvarin Aukio the party moves to Bada Bing in Tapiola, where the afterparty by us and Chemistry Guild will blow your minds! The doors to the afterparty open at 9pm, and you’ll be entertained by Fii Fighters and Cut & Slice!

What: WappuAalto & WappuAalto afterparty: PreWappu
When: 22 Apr from 5pm ->, afterparty from 9 pm->
Where: Alvarin Aukio and Bada Bing, Tapiola
How much: Afterparty EUR 8 (incl. cloakroom)

Afterparty ticket sales:
Arabia: 21 Apr from 11 am to 2pm in front of TOKYO-lounge/next to Kipsari
Otaniemi: 20 Apr and 21 Apr in the lobby of Kanditalo from 10am to 2pm, 22 Apr M-lobby from 1pm to 3pm.
Töölö: 20 Apr and 21 Apr in the main lobby at 12noon and 2pm breaks

4. Engineering student – introduce Otaniemi to business students

When business bachelor students arrive in Otaniemi in the autumn, we need a reception committee to welcome them. We are now looking for active and positive engineering students who are ready to take care of business students in the autumn. So if you have the time and motivation to help business students to get to know Otaniemi in the autumn of 2015, please sign up through the following form (https://lomake.ayy.fi/sosiaalipolitiikka/ilmoittaudu-kummiksi-auta-ekonomia-niemessa/). We will get in touch with those who sign up during the summer and they will guide freshmen, 2^nd or 3^rd year business students in August-September 2015.

5. Badge sales, Tue, 21 Apr and Wed, 22 Apr

Teekkari Section will organise the traditional overall badge sales on Tuesday, 21 Apr, 10am-2pm in the lobby of Otaniemi main building and on Wednesday, 22 Apr, in connection with WappuAalto. Welcome to buy the funniest overall badges for May Day!

6. ÄPY GALA 2015 22 Apr

Äpy 2015 will be published at Äpy gala on Wednesday, 22 Apr 2015! Come to Hall A at Otakaari 1 on Wednesday, 22 Apr! Before the gala, there is an exclusive cocktail event for Äpy sellers starting at 5pm in front of Hall A and the most anticipated show of May Day will start at 6pm.

ÄPY GALA 2015

• Wed, 22 Apr 2015
• SHOW TIME 6pm @ Hall A, Otakaari 1
• Cocktail event for sellers 5pm @ in front of Hall A
• Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/931420570213896/

7. Sitsi contest 25 Apr – sign up by 22 Apr

It is time for the traditional sitsi contest on Saturday, 25 Apr! In this event, you can let your imagination run wild and execute your wildest sitsi dreams. So gather together a merry group of enthusiastic participants and plan sitsit for your team, including the theme, setting and catering. You have the opportunity to organise the sitsit that you have planned at Alvari Square on 25 Apr, starting at 2pm. A prestigious jury will choose the winners based on the best theme, attitude and implementation. The awards ceremony will take place in connection with the declaration of May Day celebrations on 30 Apr.

Please sign up your team here: https://lomake.ayy.fi/teekkarijaosto/sitsikilpailut-25-4-2015/ by 11.59pm on Wednesday, 22 Apr.

Please remember that the most important thing in this contest is a good atmosphere and that Alvari is left in a tidy condition.

8. Crazy John 

Otaniemi night will be filled with May Day atmosphere at Crazy John event on 29 Apr, when it is time to find out the craziest, funniest and the most innovative group of friends in Otaniemi! So gather together a group of 4-10 members and adventure around Otaniemi, complete checkpoints and compete for the title of the ”craziest group of engineering students”.

You can register your team via this link. The deadline is 25 April.  https://lomake.ayy.fi/teekkarijaosto/hullu-jussi-crazy-john/

After Crazy John, you can move to the official afterparty, the Wappufestival by PELMU in Smökki! 🙂
https://www.facebook.com/events/1551680831760280/

The winning team and the best checkpoint will be announced at the announcement of the Wappurieha at 1pm on 30 April at Smökki!

9. Participate in Nyyti’s theme chats

Nyyti will organise two group chats with themes during the spring. The first group chat will start on Thursday, 24 Apr, 6pm-7pm with the theme ”hoping to find a relationship”, where we talk about being single, longing for a partner and finding a relationship. The second chat is held on Thursday, 28 May, 6pm-8pm with the topic ”combining studies and family”.

Chats are open to all students and you do not have to sign up in advance. So if you need someone to talk to and want to exchange ideas, join the chat. Nyyti’s employees also participate in the chat. The chats are organised in cooperation with Perheasiaa.fi service of the Family Federation of Finland, where the chatting also takes place (https://www.perheaikaa.fi/live-chat/).

Further information on chatting is available on Nyyti website: https://www.nyyti.fi/nettiryhmat/.

10. Otaniemi POP UP living room is looking for makers!

We invite you to join our group and organise a communal living room to OUBS studio. The living room is open on 29 Apr-22 May but we are already brainstorming ideas. The idea of the pop up living room is to be a communal meeting place, where anyone can organise workshops, events and hangout nights.

Get in touch: otaniemi.livingroom (at) gmail.com

11. Students wanted for Hub development!

Aalto University Learning Center Beta is looking for students to participate in our development projects. First, we invite the students to design the new and improve the existing Learning Hubs. Typically, this kind of work takes about a month per Learning Hub. Second, we would like to form a Project Taskforce that would give feedback on our new services and help us develop the learning Center Beta premises. We hope that the Project Taskforce is active for at least 6 month at a time. Students from all backgrounds are welcome to join!

For more information, please contact Valeria Gryada (valeria.gryada@aalto.fi).

12. Aalto in the Game – Recruitment and Networking Event 23 Apr

Aalto in the Game is a recruiting event for students, alumni and young experts fascinated by the game industry. It will take part in two venues:

Game Industry Pros Take the Floor Urban Mill (Betonimiehenkuja 5E) at 12noon-2pm
Meet the top employers of the field Design Factory (Betonimiehenkuja  5C) at 2pm-5pm

Enjoy also the Game Demo Studio showing demos made at Aalto University at Design Factory!

More information and enrollment at:
http://www.aalto.fi/en/cooperation/career_services/meet_students/aalto_in_the_game/for_event_visitors/

13.TLKS Spex in Helsinki on 28 Apr

Welcome to laugh at performers from Turku! TLKS Spex will perform greater than ever at Alexander Theatre at 7pm on Tuesday, 28 Apr! Tickets for students €12. Tickets and further information is available at  www.turkuspeksi.com.

14. Theatre group Thespians Anonymous presents: “Don Juan on Trial”

Theatre group Thespians Anonymous proudly presents its latest production “Don Juan on Trial” by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (translated by Jeremy Sams). This engaging and witty comedy reinterprets Don Juan’s myth and explores the relationships between men and women, sex and love, trying to answer the following questions: What if Don Juan would be judged for his actions? What if his former victims would gather and organise the trial themselves?

The shows are taking place at Tanssiteatteri Hurjaruuth (Kaapelitehdas, Tallberginkatu 1A), Helsinki, on the following dates:

Thursday, 23 April at 7pm
Friday, 24 April at 7pm
Saturday, 25 April at 7pm
Sunday, 26 April at 5pm

More information about the production:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/427281974114015/

Buy tickets online : https://holvi.com/shop/thespiansanonymous/ (€12 normal price/€10 discount price)
or at the door (€13 normal price/€11 discount price)

15. OtaKoppi teams are looking for new players

The teams of Aalto’s Baseball Club OtaKoppi are looking for new players. You can play in men’s county league, women’s regional league and men’s fitness league. The atmosphere in the teams is laidback although we play on full speed in the field. Players on all levels are welcome, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Further information and more detailed team descriptions are available at http://otakoppi.fi/index.php/joukkueet.