Weekly Newsletter 49/2012

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 49/2012

The weekly newsletter will be published two more times this year, in weeks 50 and 51.The first weekly newsletter of the year 2013 will be published in week 3, on 14 Jan 2013. Snowy beginning of December to all!

This and next week’s events
AYY is looking for students who deserve recognition!
AYY appointed the Board for the year 2013
Association training at Design Factory on 4 Dec
Practices of the weekly newsletter to change in terms of event information
APPLY FOR THE HOUSING COMMITTEE
Aalto Thinks 12 Dec 2012 – Environment and Sustainable Development
Shadow Independence Day Reception on 6 Dec
MoA’13 Want’s Your Thesis
The Tenured Professors’ Installation Lectures, December 12

1. This and next week’s events

Week 49

Tue, 4 Dec – AYY’s association training
Tue, 4 Dec – Christmas concert of Polytech Orchestra
Thu, 6 Dec – Aalto Cocktail & Tikeli present: Shadow Independence Day Reception
Fri, 7 Dec – Christmas concert of Polytech Orchestra

Week 50

Tue, 11 Dec – Café Lingua
Wed, 12 Dec – Aalto Thinks 2/2012 – Environment and Sustainable Development
Sat, 15 Dec – Christmas concert of KYN at Temppeliaukio Church

2. AYY is looking for students who deserve recognition!

A conscientious team player or a diligent workhorse. A relentless creator of Aalto spirit or whoever.

AYY is looking for individuals from among its members who deserve acknowledgement. The recipient does not have to be an active organisation member in ivory towers or an eternal student who has worn out the couches at AYY’s office. On the other hand, these features do not preclude anyone from receiving acknowledgement. Acknowledgements, which are granted for the first time, will be awarded in a festive event in 2013. Proposals are received by the acknowledgement working group.

The suggestion form is available at bling.ayy.fi

Who gets and who is given? You decide! The deadline for applications is 12noon on 31 Dec 2012.

3. AYY appointed the Board for the year 2013

The Representative Council of Aalto University Student Union appointed the board for the student union for the year 2013 at its meeting on Thursday, 29 Nov 2012. Stuent of Engineering Piia Näränen (28) was appointed as the chair of the board. Näränen has previously acted as the first vice chair of AYY’s Representative Council and the chair of Athene, the guild of the Degree Programme of Information Networks.

Other nine (9) members of AYY Board are:

Jori Jämsä, 22, Aalto SCI, Engineering Physics and Mathematics (Vice Chair)
Laura Euro, 27, Aalto ARTS, Spatial and Furniture Design
Perttu Karjalainen, 22, Aalto BIZ, Management
Mariko Landström, 23, Aalto SCI, Engineering Physics and Mathematics
Ilmi Salminen, 21, Aalto SCI, Information Networks
Henna Hietanen, 24, Aalto CHEM, Bioproduct Technology
Jani Laamanen, 25, Aalto CHEM, Wood Processing
Tuukka Pykäläinen, 23, Aalto ARTS, Industrial Design
Tuisku Suomala, 23, Aalto SCI, Industrial Engineering and Management

The term of the new board will begin in January 2013 and will last for one calendar year.

4. Association training at Design Factory on 4 Dec

AYY’s association training will be organised at Design Factory in Espoo from 5pm onwards on 4 Dec. Training is intended for old and new operators in the member associations of AYY’s association register. You can also show up if you are interested in organisational activities or consider the establishment of a new association. Training is suitable both for beginners in association activities and more experienced actors. If you are very experienced, you should consider in advance in which training sections you would like to participate and attend accordingly. The first section, which is the same for everyone, mainly addresses issues related to AYY and Aalto community as well as the operating grants, whereas the latter group-specific programme covers the twists and practical arrangements of association activities. Training will end at 8pm at the latest.

Some refreshments will be served in the training but it is better brings snacks if you think that you will get hungry during the intense training period of three hours. Unfortunately, training is arranged only in Finnish. Facilities are accessible in a wheelchair.

A more detailed schedule and programme is available below. You can sign up at www.tinyurl.com/yhdistyskoulutus-2012. You can also show up without pre-registration but we reserve refreshments according to the number of registered participants. If you have any training-related questions or suggestions, please contact us at jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi. Welcome!

Schedule and programme for AYY’s association training on 4 Dec 2012

Common programme for everyone, 5pm–6.30pm (The Stage)

5pm – Internationality and trilingualism in associations
5.15pm – Communications in Aalto community
5.30pm – Operating grants and services for associations
5.45pm – TTE-Fund grants
6pm – Facilities available for associations
6.15pm – Equality in associations

Break, 6.30pm–6.45pm

Specialised group-specific programme from 6.45pm onwards (ends at 8pm at the latest)

Group 1: Chairs, vice chairs and secretaries (The Stage)

6.45pm – Duties and responsibilities of the Board
7pm – Rules and responsibilities
7.20pm – Meeting technique and documents
7.40pm – Filing

Group 2: Communications officers and persons in charge of communications (Engine Room)

6.45pm – Event marketing and communications in associations, practical advice for communications

Group 3: Treasurers (The Studio)

6.45pm – Financial management in associations

5. Practices of the weekly newsletter to change in terms of event information

From the beginning of the next year, individual events will be advertised primarily in ”this and next week’s events” section of the weekly newsletter. Information about the event is automatically transferred to the weekly newsletter from the event calendar of AYY.fi, for which all associations and organisation should have usernames. Therefore, individual events will no longer be published as their own weekly newsletter section other than in exceptional cases. So please check that your association/organisation/guild/subject organisation has the username which you can use to add an event to the event calendar on AYY.fi, and add your event to your calendar in time. If, for some reason, you do not have the username or you have lost it, you can request it from the Communications Specialist Joonas Jylhä (joonas.jylha@ayy.fi).

6. APPLY FOR THE HOUSING COMMITTEE

Application for the next year’s housing committee is open! The meeting of the housing cooperative (ASY) will decide on the housing committee members in January and you can register as a candidate through this form.

The housing committee is responsible for preparing amendments to the housing regulation for the Representative Council, supervising the resident selection and the implementation of the review of the right to housing, as well as processing housing-related complaints, applications and presentations within its decision-making power. The housing committee meets and makes decisions approximately ten times a year.

Deadline for applications is 4pm on 19 Dec.

For further information, please contact AYY’s housing sector: asuminen@ayy.fi

7. Aalto Thinks 12 Dec 2012 – Environment and Sustainable Development

Aalto Thinks is back! Expect a moderated discussion between a panel of experienced professionals from different organizations, a chance to present Your own questions to the panel, and a keynote speech to kick it all off!

Mark the day now – more details to follow!
Event on facebook.

NOTE: Event will be held in English!

8. Shadow Independence Day Reception on 6 Dec

Did you not receive an invitation for Independence Day Reception? Do you usually spend Independence Day lying depressed on your couch? Have you seen the Unknown Soldier too many times already? Is your fridge empty? What do you do when Rafla and Keltsu are closed?

Do not worry, you are invited to Shadow Independence Day Reception organised by Aalto Cocktail and Tikelo! Come and celebrate Independence Day stylishly at Alakertsi, where punch will flow and cocktails are mixed. During the night, you can challenge other Aalto members in poker and show who is the best poker player. Naturally, we also have catering for hungry guests, and Independence Day Reception will be projected on the screen throughout the night.

So walk along the red carpet and arrive in Shadow Independence Day Reception and spend a glorious Independence Day!

What? Shadow Independence Day Reception
Where? Alakertsi
When? 6 Dec 2012, 6.30pm onwards
Why? You don’t have anything better to do
Dresscode? Cocktail (Suit up!)
Price? €10
What do you got? Food, plenty of punch, Independence Day Reception, stylish company. We got it all.

NB! Binding registration: http://tinyurl.com/varjolinnanjuhla

Deadline for registration 4 Dec 2012.

9. MoA’13 Want’s Your Thesis

Is your thesis / diploma work larger than life? Is the topic and content of your thesis interesting but dull when in a file? How could you be able to make everyone believe that you’ve done a scientific finding that will change the world? How could you be able to show it to mankind?

Masters of Aalto – MoA among friends – will consist of an exhibition and a stage where thesis and diploma works from all the fields of Aalto University will be displayed and shown. Aalto Uni’s year show presents studies and research during May 8-26th 2013 in downtown Helsinki.

By taking part in MoA you will have the opportunity to expand your network, you will get help to display and visualise your work, get the attention of a wide audience for your work, get an opportunity to show society what you have become and have a chance of a lifetime to have an exhibition participation on your CV.

Apply now – extended application time for BIZ, CHEM, ENG, ELEC and SCI until 13 January 2013!

For more information see http://moa.aalto.fi/2012/en/moa13/, or contact producer katri.winqvist@aalto.fi

10. The Tenured Professors’ Installation Lectures, December 12

Aalto University celebrates its Tenured Professors with lectures presented by the new tenure track professors of Associate or Full level. This time we even celebrate an Aalto Distinguished Professor.

Welcome, come and listen to presentations of research from Aalto University on Wednesday December 12, 2012 at 2 p.m. at the TUAS-building, Otaniementie 17.

More information at http://www.aalto.fi/en/current/news/view/2012-11-19-003/