This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 5/2015

Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. The newsletter is available at ayy.fi/yhdistystiedote

AYY’s fifth anniversary is celebrated this weekend. The main celebration is sold out, but you can also participate only in the afterparty and/or brunch.

1. This and next week’s events
2. AYY 5^th anniversary afterparty at Event Centre Gloria
3. Mosaic’s logo contest starts today!
4. KY-Spex is here – get your ticket now
5. Aava goes Pikkulaskiainen!
6. Tenured Professors’ Installation Lectures
7. Take part in Aalto Energy Efficiency & Low Carbon Competition by 30 Jan
8. No Pants Subway Ride – Helsinki
9. PIK organises glider pilot licence course in the spring (info session 2 Feb)
10. Play football in Mallorca in May with FC Kissat
11. Start aikido in Otaniemi!

1. This and next week’s events

Week 5

• Mon, 26 Jan – ESN Aalto’s Erasmus in Schools info event 
• Mon, 26 Jan – AEGEE-Helsinki Social Meeting 
• Tue, 27 Jan – Info event of Teekkaripurjehtijat 
• Wed, 28 Jan – Matti Viitanen: Is he the one?
• Wed, 28 Jan – Study mining engineering in Europe 
• Thu, 29 Jan – Club Lagoon 
• Thu, 29 Jan – ESN Aalto visits Helsinki City Museum
• Thu, 29 Jan – Contact Forum recruitment fair 
• Thu, 29 Jan – Come and hear the gospel 
• Fri, 30 Jan – Karate beginner’s course 
• Sat, 31 Jan – AYY 5^th anniversary
• Sat, 31 Jan – AYY 5^th anniversary after party at Event Centre Gloria
• Sat, 31 Jan – No Pants Subway Ride – Helsinki 
• Sun, 1 Feb – AYY’s 5^th anniversary brunch

 

 

 

 

Week 6

• Mon, 2 Feb – BEST’s recruitment hot tub 
• Wed, 4 Feb – Discussion evening about common Christianity 
• Thu, 5 Feb – Basic course in scuba diving 
• Sat, 7 Feb – ESN Aalto’s Cottage trip 

2. Participate in AYY’s 5^th anniversary afterparty and brunch

Afterparty

The afterparty of AYY’s fifth anniversary will be organised at Event Centre Gloria on 31 Jan 2015 from 10pm onwards. The incredible set of bands, which you have not seen before, are in charge of the programme at the venue. Everyone who do not participate in the main celebration are welcome to the afterparty! The admission fee for the afterparty is €10+cloakroom fee.

Ticket sales:

In the lobby of Kanditalo in Otaniemi at 10am-2pm/
In Töölö during lecture breaks

• Mon, 26 Jan
• Wed, 28 Jan
• Fri, 30 Jan

Afterparty on facebook.

Brunch

Did you miss AYY’s main anniversary celebration? Don’t worry!

Welcome to enjoy a laid-back atmosphere at AYY’s anniversary brunch on Sunday, 1 Feb 2015, starting at 12noon. The brunch is catered at Smökki and this tasty and excellent food and surprise performances will relieve your morning. The brunch costs €15 and you can buy tickets at the entrance.

3. Mosaic’s logo contest starts today!

Mosaic is announcing a contest open for every member of the Aalto community! We feel that our logo needs an update to better capture what Mosaic holds dear: international and cross-cultural exchange of ideas, opinions and world views. So, how can all things international be expressed in one single image? Put your creativity and innovativeness to the test and design a new logo for Mosaic.

Use your favourite tools to sketch a logo that encapsulates Mosaic’s identity and submit it via e-mail to mosaic@list.ayy.fi with your contact information. Entries should preferably be submitted as vector graphics. The deadline for the submissions is at midnight on the 28th of February, after which the designs will be judged by Mosaic and the international sector of AYY. The winner shall naturally receive eternal glory, in addition to which they shall be awarded two VIP tickets to the International sitsit and two movie tickets to Finnkino. Runner-ups will also be awarded movie tickets. AYY reserves the right to modify the winning logo and use it in any form.

4. KY-Spex is here – get your ticket now

The long anticipated KY-Spex of the anniversary year is finally here! This time, the audience get to follow how the peace of a village community in the middle Finland is shattered when a new mega-market entrepreneur moves in the village with his family. The giant market built along the highway threatens the position of the local shop owned by an old couple, and the reverse gender roles of the family upset the spiritual leader of the community Luke Shepherd. In addition, the misadventures of the family’s child Jesse confuse all the parties. There will be intrigue, supplements and hallelujah!

KY-Spex 2015 Performances in Helsinki: 7 Feb, 10-12 Feb, 19-20 Feb
Performances at Theatre Forum (Yrjönkatu 31) at 7pm. (NB! Age limit is 18)

Tickets: kyspeksi.mycashflow.fi

KY-Spex sells tickets to the performances also at Otaniemi Main Building on Tuesday, 27 Jan, 11.30am-1pm. You can also pay with the card!

Read more: kyspeksi.fi
facebook.com/kyspeksi

The event on Facebook: facebook.com/events/347567158779591

5. The wildest toboggan slide and pub crawl event is calling in Turku!

Aava and KUJ are organizing a trip to the pride of our western student city, the event Pikkulaskiainen. This year Pikkulaskiainen goes Winter Break so be ready for last minute travel deals! The day begins with a traditional toboggan slide event in Puolalanpuisto in Turku and continues with a joyful pub crawl in the city centre. The afterparty is held at Night Club Börs, which is already sold out elsewhere!

Price for the trip is EUR 30 including return bus rides and Pikkulaskiainen event ticket that includes the toboggan slide event, pub crawl (drinks not included) and of course the afterparty. So get on board and start your pub crawl season in wintry Turku!

Aava’s Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1550249668557041/
Official Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/521445704665282 and check the event webpage: http://pikkulaskiainen.fi/en/

• WHAT: Pikkulaskiainen in Turku on 5 December
• WHERE: Puolalanpuisto, bars in Turku, afterparty @ Night Club Börs
• DEPARTURE: From Otaniemi, Otakaari 11 at about 11:30 am
• RETURN: From Turku at 3am
• TICKETS: €30 (inc. return bus rides and event ticket)
• TICKET SALES: Ticket sales on the Internet start on Tuesday the 27th, the link will be published at the Facebook event!
• DRESSCODE: Overalls + Winter Break

6. Tenured Professors’ Installation Lectures

Aalto University celebrates its Tenured Professors with popular lectures presented by the new tenure track professors of Associate or Full level. Welcome to hear about Aalto University’s research on Tuesday 27 January 2015 at 2.15pm at Dipoli.

All lectures will be held in English and are open for everyone: professors, students, faculty, staff, and the public. The multidisciplinary lectures will be followed by a reception hosted by Tuula Teeri, the President of Aalto University.

Welcome!

Tuesday 27 January 2015 at 2pm
Dipoli, Auditorium and lecture halls 4A & 4B
Otakaari 24, Espoo

7. Take part in Aalto Energy Efficiency & Low Carbon Competition by 30 Jan

There’s still time to participate and win great prizes! The University, Student Union AYY and Aalto Uni Real Estate Ltd are organizing a competition to find and promote existing best practises and uncover novel ideas in the fields of energy efficiency and carbon emission reduction. Be it a personal upgrade in one’s everyday habits or a bold student housing improvement concept, we are excited to hear about it!

The best propositions can receive up to €5,000 development budget, win Polar Loop activity trackers, Nokia battery packs or one of more than 20 additional product prizes!

Read more and participate at http://aalto.fi/energycompetition/. Deadline for the competition is 30 January.

8. No Pants Subway Ride – Helsinki

Saturday 31 January @ 7pm in Ruoholahti

As if Finns needed an excuse to loose their clothes and run around…

This is our very own (late version) of the annual no Pants ride in January in New York City. The idea behind No Pants is simple: Random passengers board a metro car in the middle of winter without pants. The participants behave as if they do not know each other, and they all wear winter coats, hats, scarves, and gloves. The only unusual thing is their lack of pants.

Reclaiming public spaces is nothing more than exercising our rights to use them in the first place, while our shared complicity creates an excuse to be “playful” and interact in public. We are trying to establish a sort of “Every man’s urban rights” movement.

• No pants subway ride FB event > http://www.facebook.com/events/397973827034679/
• Inside Job Agency on FB > http://www.facebook.com/InsideJob.AgencyCulture
• Inside Job Agency website > http://www.insidejob.agency/

9. PIK organises glider pilot licence course in the spring (info session 2 Feb)

Polytech Aviation Club PIK organises a glider pilot licence course in the spring of 2015! The course will start with a theory session on two nights per week in February-March.

The course will continue with a flying session in Räyskälä airport in early summer. You will fly in a two-seat airplane with a teacher and finally on your own. After the course, you will receive the glider pilot licence (GPL).

The price of the theory course is EUR 100. Read more and register at http://www.pik.fi/kurssi

You can also just come to the info event at Otaniemi Library at 6pm on 2 Feb.

10. Play football in Mallorca in May with FC Kissat

FC Kissat will organise a tournament trip to Mallorca next May. Registration will open this week. Further information on Facebook and FC Kissat www.fckissat.fi

• WHAT: Football tournament organised by FC Kissat
• WHERE: Santa Ponsa, Mallorca
• WHEN: 7-11 May 2015
• TO WHOM: Female members of KY and AYY
• ESTIMATED BUDGET: approximately €450
• REGISTRATION: Through Google Docs published on Facebook, registration period 27 Jan-3 Feb 2015

11. Start aikido in Otaniemi! 

Aalto Aikikai organises an aikido performance in Otahalli at 4.30pm on Monday, 2 Feb. Rehearsals for beginners start at tatami hall at Jämeräntaival 5 A at 5pm on Thursday, 5 Feb. Welcome to watch and try it out! More info: www.aaltoaikikai.ayy.fi