This is AYY’s association newsletter 2/2014. If you want to receive AYY’s association newsletter to your e-mail, please subscribe at http://list.ayy.fi/mailman/listinfo/yhdistykset
The association newsletter will have a short break due to the study leave of the organisation and communications specialist. Please keep in mind already at this point that the application period for AYY’s operating grant will begin again in March. Check now that the documents and ayy.fi profile of your association are in order. Further information is available in this newsletter.
CONTENT OF THE NEWSLETTER
- Organisation and communications specialist to take a study leave
- Application period for AYY’s operating grant to begin in March
- Feedback form for AYY facilities rented on a one-time basis
- The first application round of TTE-Fund in 2014 is open
- Winter Day is here again!
- PSK Kupla organises a basic course in scuba diving and try-out dive
- Come to Technology Days on 16-18 Jan 2014
1. ORGANISATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST TO TAKE A STUDY LEAVE
The organisation and communications specialist will take a long study leave starting from the end of this week. The election of his successor is still in progress, but AYY Board will make the decision on Wednesday, 22 January. Therefore, AYY does not have an organisation specialist for a short period of time, and the association newsletter will not be published for a while. You can continue to send your questions and requests to jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi. We will answer your questions as soon as possible. The election of the deputy for the organisation specialist will be informed later on ayy.fi and in the association newsletter.
2. APPLICATION PERIOD FOR AYY’S OPERATING GRANT TO BEGIN IN MARCH
Because the association newsletter takes a break, we want to remind you already at this point that the submitting of AYY’s association notices and the application period for the operating grant will begin on Saturday, 1 March 2014. The notice and application period will last from Saturday, 1 March to Tuesday, 1 April.
All associations approved in the first list of AYY’s association register may apply for the operating grant. Associations in the second list of the association register and those associations which do not apply for financial assistance this year only have to fill out the association notice.
Please note that each association in AYY’s association register must submit at least the association notice. If the association notice is not submitted in two consecutive years, the association may be removed from AYY’s association register.
Further information on the operating grant is available at /apurahat-yhdistyksille/.
3. FEEDBACK FORM ON AYY’S FACILITIES RENTED ON A ONE-TIME BASIS
AYY collects feedback on facilites rented on a one-time basis at https://lomake.ayy.fi/hallinto/palautelomake-ayyn-kertavuokrattavista-tiloista/. So please provide your feedback there! We aim to take into account all appropriate feedback when developing the facilities. Our wish is that those who have used the facilities last year, in particular, would provide feedback, so that development projects will not be forgotten when the users change. However, naturally we will also take into account feedback from new users.
4. THE FIRST APPLICATION ROUND OF TTE-FUND IN 2014 IS OPEN!
The first application round of TTE-Fund in 2014 is open! The fund may grant financial aid for all AYY members and the association within it. TTE-Fund supports visible activities that reach for the stars and make other people excited.
You can apply for grants from TTE-Fund in two ways: through the application rounds arranged approximately three times a year and through the continuous application period which is open during the academic terms. During the continuous application period, you can apply for the grants with the maximum of €1000, whereas the amount of project grants during the actual application rounds is not limited.
The first application round of 2014 will end on Sunday, 2 Feb 2013, at 11.59pm. Instructions for the application and its attachments are available on the website of the fund at http://tter.ayy.fi/. The grant can be applied for with an online form which is available at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/tter/hakulomake/.
Deadlines for the application rounds in the spring of 2014 and other additional information is available on TTE-Fund’s website a http://tter.ayy.fi/. Also check out the facebook site at www.facebook.com/tterahasto.
5. WINTER DAY IS HERE AGAIN!
Your association is welcome to arrange a checkpoint for Winter Day on Tuesday, 21 Jan. Checkpoints are open in Teekkari Village area from 2.30pm onwards, and Otaniemi sauna facilities will open approximately at 6pm. The after party takes place at Smökki at 8pm.
You can sign up to arrange a checkpoint at https://lomake.ayy.fi/teekkarijaosto/talvipaiva2014/. Please register your organisation and contact person with contact information no later than Saturday, 17 Jan. If you have any questions, please contact Freshman Major Ismo (ismo.heikkinen@ayy.fi).
6. PSK KUPLA ORGANISES A BASIC COURSE IN SCUBA DIVING AND TRY-OUT DIVE
Basic course
The info lecture of the spring will be held at 5.30pm on Thursday, 6 Feb 2014. The location will be confirmed in advance on the course website. The duration of the info lecture is about two hours. The lecture covers the course content, schedule, conditions for participation and registration for the course. In addition, information on Kupla’s activities is provided.
The info lecture is open to everyone interested in diving and Kupla’s activities. Welcome on board! The lectures and pool exercises will be mainly held on Thursday evenings during the spring and the course will end in the open water camp held in May.
Further information (schedule, prices, etc.):
http://kupla.kyla.fi/tiki-index.php?page=LSPK+2014
Try-out dive
PSK Kupla organises a try-out dive after the info lecture of the scuba diving course at 5.30pm-approx. 11pm on Thu, 6 Feb.The event provides basic information on scuba diving and you can try out scuba diving in a pool led by an experienced instructor. After the try-out, you can still join the spring course if you wish to do so.
Participation in the try-out dive does not obligate you to participate in the course. You should sign up in advance as there is a limited number of participants (initially 18). The try-out dive costs EUR 10. Registration opens at 12noon on 17 Jan.
Further information on the try-out dive and registration: http://kupla.kyla.fi/tiki-index.php?page=INTRO+2014
The course and the try-out dive are held only in Finnish.
7. COME TO TECHNOLOGY DAYS ON 16-18 JAN 2014
Are you interested in technology and natural sciences? Come to Technology Days to Dipoli in Otaniemi on 16-18 Jan 2014! Technology Days tell you what is happening in the science right now: there are almost 100 current mini lectures and other exciting events. This year’s theme is air, one of Aristotle’s four elements. Lectures cover climate and weather, climate change, aviation technology, atmosphere and space, acoustics, as well as the transfer of information in the air.
Check out the programme at www.tekniikanpaivat.fi and come to Dipoli to hear top scientists in their field! Free admission.
Address: Dipoli, Otaniemi, Otakaari 24, 02150 Espoo
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 Organisation and Communications Specialist.