Association Newsletter for the Week 5/2015

This is AYY’s association newsletter for the week 5/2015. 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 NEWSLETTER 
1. The first application round of TTE-Fund in 2015 is open til 25.1.!
2. Main administrator notifications for otax
3. Association training material available on AYY’s website

1. THE FIRST APPLICATION ROUND OF TTE-FUND IN 2015 IS OPEN TILL 25.1.!

The first application round of TTE-Fund in 2015 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 2015 will end on Sunday, 25 January 2015, 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 of spring 2015 and other additional information is available on TTE-Fund’s website at http://tter.ayy.fi/. Also check out the facebook site at www.facebook.com/tterahasto.

2. MAIN ADMINISTRATOR NOTIFICATIONS FOR OTAX

Concerning associations which have websites or usernames for AYY’s web hotel service Otax.

Main administrator notifications for Otax must be made by 29 March. For those accounts which do not provide the notification, the username will be locked on 1 Apr and the site will be closed.

The administrator notification has been renewed and is more extensive than previously. At the same time, the notifier needs to check the running applications, users with access to the username, etc. Detailed instructions can be found in the notification form. Please reserve enough time for filling in the notification and for checking the site.

You can fill in the notification at https://lomake.ayy.fi/it/otax-admin-report/?lang=en

Further information on Otax services is available at /en/associations/services/it-services/website-services-on-otax/

3. ASSOCIATION TRAINING MATERIAL AVAILABLE ON AYY’S WEBSITE

AYY’s association training sessions were held on Wednesday, 3 Dec. The meeting addressed services provided by AYY, communications, interpretation of regulations, meeting technique and association activities in general. The material used in the training sessions is available on AYY’s website at: /en/associations/services/training-and-courses/association-training/. At the moment, the slides are only available in Finnish but they will be translated as soon as possible.

 

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 one language. The content of the newsletter is ultimately edited by AYY’s Organisation and Communications Specialist Kati Penttinen (jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi, tel: 050 520 9442).