25.1.2013

Association Newsletter 2/2013

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This is AYY’s association newsletter 2/2013. If you want to receive AYY’s association newsletter to your e-mail, please subscribe at http://list.ayy.fi/mailman/listinfo/yhdistykset

Content of the association newsletter

  1. AYY’s improved facility booking practices
  2. Apply for AYY’s rule committee by 6 Feb
  3. Main administrator notifications for Otax must be submitted by 28 March
  4. Association guide distributed at the central office and online
  5. Aalto Aikikai organises aikido performance at 5pm on Mon, 28 Jan, and a basic course for beginners
  6. Polijazz’s spring term to begin!
  7. Gliding theory course of Polytechnic Aviation Club

1. AYY’S IMPROVED FACILITIES BOOKING PRACTICES

The booking status of all AYY’s facilities and the van can now be checked electronically. Real-time forms are available at ayy.fi/space-rental. You can also submit a facility reservation request with the electronic form available at https://lomake.ayy.fi/hallinto/tilavarauspyynto/. Unfortunately the content of both forms is only available in Finnish for now.

The reform aims to serve AYY’s members and student organisations better and reduce the workload of the services office. Comments and suggestions concerning the reform can be sent to Producer Tuomas Saloniemi (tuomas.saloniemi@ayy.fi, tel. 050 520 9435)

The advance booking event for the facilities in the autumn will be most likely organised on Thursday, 16 May 2013. AYY will inform about the booking event in more detail closer to the event.

2. APPLY FOR AYY’S RULE COMMITTEE BY 6 FEB 

Are you interested in the Associations Act and particularly the rule issues of the student union and student associations? Join AYY’s rule committee! The rule committee acts as the observer and developer of the student union rules and helps the associations operating within AYY with rule technical issues. The rule committee has drafted the model rules provided for the associations, among other things. In accordance with the Associations Act in Finland, the official rules of the associations must be in Finnish and therefore the working language of the committee is Finnish.

The term of office of the rule committee is a calendar year and the committee members are appointed by AYY’s Board.

The application period is open between 23 Jan–6 Feb 2013. You can apply at https://lomake.ayy.fi/rekry/saantotoimikunta-stadgekommitten-regulation-committee/.

3.  MAIN ADMINISTRATOR NOTIFICATIONS FOR OTAX MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 28 MARCH

Otax is the web hosting service for the associations maintained by AYY. Details can be found at ayy.fi/website-services-on-otax. If your association uses Otax, please notice that the main administrator notifications for Otax must be submitted by 28 March. For those accounts for which the notification is not made, the user names will be locked on 1 April. After one month, the website of the account will also be closed.

So please update your PHP applications at Otax to the latest versions and then fill in the administrator notification. Please remember to mention which software and versions are running. Also clear additional SSH keys from .ssh/authorized_keys file.

You can submit the notification at http://yhdistykset.ayy.fi/yllapitajailmoitus/ – please submit your notification on time and fill it out carefully.

4. AYY’S ASSOCIATION GUIDE DISTRIBUTED AT THE CENTRAL OFFICE AND ONLINE

In connection with the association training in December, AYY also published its new association guide. The guide is intended for associations and there is about 1 printed version reserved for each association. You can collect your own copy from AYY’s central office at Lämpömiehenkuja 2. Alternatively, the exact same guide is also available online where you can print it yourself. There are also Swedish and English versions of the guide.

5. AALTO AIKIKAI ORGANISES AIKIDO PERFORMANCE AT 5PM ON MON, 28 JAN, AND THE BASIC COURSE FOR BEGINNERS

Aalto Aikikai will organise an aikido performance in the tatamihall at Jämeräntaival 5 on Monday, 28 Jan. The basic course for beginners will begin at 5pm on Thursday, 31 Jan. Further information is available on the website of the club: www.aaltoaikikai.ayy.fi.

6. POLIJAZZ’S SPRING TERM TO BEGIN!

Polijazz’s weekly classes will begin on 24 Jan 2013 and continue until the week of May Day. You can also join in the middle of the season. A newcomer in the regular weekly classes is street dance HOUSE (exceptionally to begin in March). The schedule of the weekly classes in the spring is as follows:

  • CONTEMPORARY DANCE, BEGINNERS Thursdays, 4.30pm-5.45pm / Teacher Sini Heinonen
  • CONTEMPORARY DANCE,  ADVANCED Thursdays, 5.45pm-7pm / Teacher Sini Heinonen
  • BREAKDANCE Thursdays, 7pm-8.15pm / Teacher Tuomo Tapanila
  • HOUSE Mondays, 4.30pm-6pm / Teacher Helena Taylor NB! Classes do not begin until 4 March 2013

In addition, Polijazz organises intensive courses in different dance styles throughout the spring (including VOGUING, DANCE IMPROVISATION, LYRICAL JAZZ, STREET and SALSA). The first intensive course/dance workshop in Voguing will be held in early February! More detailed information on the course and the schedule will follow.

Further information and registration:

Welcome to dance!

7. GLIDING THEORY COURSE OF POLYTECHNIC AVIATION CLUB

Polytechnic Aviation Club will organise a gliding theory course. According to the preliminary schedule, the course will be held in February-March on Mon-Wed nights and over a couple of weekends. The price of the theory course is EUR 200, including material and teaching. You can practise flying in Räyskälä in the summer. The introduction of the course will be held in the club room Murju in Otaniemi (Jämeräntaival 7) at 6pm on Thursday, 31 Jan.

Further information on the course: http://pik.ayy.fi/joomla/index.php/koulutus/purjelentokurssi-gpl

Further information and registration for the course: purjelento@pik.fi

WOULD YOU LIKE TO INCLUDE YOUR OWN NEWS IN THIS NEWSLETTER?

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

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