This is AYY’s association newsletter 21/2013. If you want to receive AYY’s association newsletter to your e-mail, please subscribe at http://list.ayy.fi/mailman/listinfo/yhdistykset
This is the last association newsletter of the year. Along with it, AYY’s organisation sector wishes you all a relaxing end of the year!
CONTENT OF THE NEWSLETTER
- Provide feedback on AYY’s association training
- Did you not get to participate in the association training? – Read the slides at AYY.fi
- Apply for AYY’s Regulation Committee by 13 Dec
- TTE-Fund collects a list of equipment and services rented and borrowed for associations
- Advance booking of facilities is held for associations between 2-18 Dec
- Now is the time to apply for AYY’s volunteer positions for the year 2014 – the call for sections to end on Monday, 9 Dec
- Polytech Choir Fund’s scholarships available for application
- Christmas of the Polytech Choir
- Christmas concerts of the Academic Female Choir KYN
1. PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON AYY’S ASSOCIATION TRAINING
Thank you to everyone who took part in AYY’s association training! We kindly ask you to fill in the feedback form in order for us to develop the training for the year of 2014. It only takes a few minutes to fill in the feedback form. The form is available at http://tinyurl.com/yhdistyskoulutuspalaute.
2. DID YOU NOT GET TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ASSOCIATION TRAINING? – READ THE SLIDES AT AYY.FI
The slides of the association training are now available at /yhdistyskoulutus/. If you did not participate in the training session but are a beginner in an association in AYY’s association list, it is recommended that you go through the slides independently. Please remember that the electronic version of AYY’s association guide is available at http://tinyurl.com/yhdistysopas.
3. APPLY FOR AYY’S REGULATION COMMITTEE BY 13 DEC
Are you interested in the Associations Act and the regulations of student associations, in particular? Get involved in AYY’s Regulation Committee!
The Regulation Committee acts as the observer and developer of the student union regulations and helps the associations operating within AYY with regulation issues. The Regulation 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 or Swedish (or in both languages) and therefore the working language of the committee is Finnish. The term of office of the Regulation Committee is a calendar year and the committee members are appointed by AYY’s Board.
The application period is 27 Nov–13 Dec 2013. The application form is available here: https://lomake.ayy.fi/rekry/saantotoimikunta-stadgekommitten-regulation-committee/
4. TTE-FUND COLLECTS A LIST OF EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES RENTED AND BORROWED FOR ASSOCIATIONS
In order to support its decision making, TTE-Fund collects a list of items, equipment and services that AYY’s associations rent or borrow for other associations. We collect as comprehensive list as possible, so we hope that you inform us about anything that you wish to rent out, whether it is a van, a giant twister, karaoke equipment, training session or dance performance.
You can notify us about equipment or services that you wish to borrow or rent through the form at
https://lomake.ayy.fi/tter/yhdistysten-vuokratavarat/.
5. ADVANCE BOOKING OF FACILITIES IS HELD FOR ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN 2-18 DEC
AYY’s van and the facilities rented on a one-time basis can be booked in advance for the period between 13 Jan 2014–17 Aug 2014 in the so-called advance booking sessions, which will be held during 2–18 Dec (see the detailed schedule below). The list of available facilities can be found at /jasenille/tilojen-vuokraaminen/. Schedule for advance booking of facilities for associations is as follows:
- Special status associations 2–9 Dec 2013. Reservation time ends at 8am on Mon, 9 Dec 2013. Booking event on Mon, 9 Dec 2013, from 6pm onwards in the large negotiation room at Otakaari 11 (2nd floor)
- Other associations, 10–15 Dec 2013. Reservation time ends at 8am on Sun, 15 Dec 2013. Booking event on Wed, 18 Dec 2013, the time will be announced later.
The advance booking form for making facility reservations is available at yhdistykset.ayy.fi/tilakahmyt. The language of the form is Finnish. Further information on the advance booking is available at ayy.fi/tilojen-vuokraaminen. AYY’s Administrative Director Johanna Pietiläinen (johanna.pietilainen@ayy.fi) is in charge of the advance booking and provides further information.
6. NOW IS THE TIME TO APPLY FOR AYY’S VOLUNTEER POSITIONS FOR 2014 – CALL FOR SECTIONS TO END ON MONDAY, 9 DEC
AYY is made and experienced by its members. Each active AYY member can contribute to making the student union an important, necessary, suitable, interesting and reliable interest representative, service provider and community for themselves and, above all, their community. There are many ways to have influence and participate, so choose the most suitable way for you! AYY’s recruitment sites for the year 2014 are open at ayy.fi/stop. Check out volunteer positions for the next year and apply for a suitable duty.
7. POLYTECH CHOIR FUND’S SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR APPLICATION
The purpose of Polytech Choir Fund is to support and promote with scholarships and grants the singing hobby of the members of AYY and its associations.
Polytech Choir Fund invites applications for the singing term 2013-2014. Applicants are asked to clarify their singing hobby and justify the need for the scholarship. The application must include the applicant’s social security number, tax district, contact information and account number, a copy of AYY’s membership fee receipt or student card, as well as the clarification of expenses during the singing term Autumn 2013–August 2014 with receipts.
Applications must be submitted by 4pm on Monday, 16 Dec 2012 to the address Polyteknikkojen Kuoron Rahasto, Timo Voipio, PL 69, 02151 Espoo. You can also submit your application in an envelope including this contact information to AYY’s Otaniemi Service Point or electronically in PDF format to pkr-hakemukset@polyteknikkojenkuoro.fi
Late applications will not be processed. The application must be received by the mentioned deadline. For further information, please contact the representative of Polytech Choir Fund Timo Voipio, 041-518 9294, timo.voipio@polyteknikkojenkuoro.fi.
8. CHRISTMAS OF THE POLYTECH CHOIR
The church lit with warm glow of candles, darkening evening outside, the church filled with peaceful people in the Christmas spirit. The Christmas of the Polytech Choir takes you to the roots of the beloved Christmas carols from the Renaissance to the present day, spiced up with Orthodox chuch music and improvisation. The Polytech Choir celebrates its first Christmas led by Saara Aittakumpu in four fabulous concerts – on Saturday, 7 Dec, at Tapiola Church and Paavalinkirkko Church, as well as closer to Christmas on Thursday, 19 Dec, at St. John’s Church in Helsinki according to 20-year traditions. We warmly welcome you to the timeless Christmas spirit. Student-priced tickets are available from AYY’s Otaniemi Service Point, at joulukonsertti.fi and at the entrance.
9. CHRISTMAS CONCERTS OF ACADEMIC FEMALE CHOIR KYN
This year, Academic Female Choir KYN will organise two Hiljainen joululaulu Christmas concerts. On 19 Dec, the concert is held at Pyhän Sydämen Kappeli chapel in Kallio and on 21 Dec at Temppeliaukio Church in Töölö. The concerts take listeners towards the Christmas through traditional Christmas carols and newer compositions. The choir is conducted by Kaija Viitasalo. Tickets €15/10. Further information: www.kyn.fi. Welcome!
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 content of the newsletter is ultimately edited by AYY’s Specialist in Organisational Affairs and Communications Joonas Jylhä (joonas.jylha@ayy.fi, tel: 050 520 9442).