21.9.2015

Weekly Newsletter 39/2015

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This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 39/2015

Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. The newsletter is available at /en/associations/association-newsletter/

1. This and next week’s events
2. AYY’s Representative Council elections are approaching – stand for election by Wed, 30 Sept
3. Campus Expo tomorrow!
4. Send a card to someone nice!
5. Volunteers for herring breakfast
6. Sign up for kitchen training at Servin mökki
7. Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower
8. Tieto invites you to an IoT Ultrahack
9. FSHS: remote testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea infection free of charge
10. Aalto Crossroads – Multidisciplinary case competion for Aalto bachelors!
11. TF Xtreme challenge on Saturday, 26 Sept
12. Registration for Trip’s sailing demonstrations is ongoing!
13. Start aikido in Otaniemi!
14. Taekwon-Do beginners’ course starts, you can join during September
15. Junction Warmup
16. Freshman karaoke evening of Otaniemi Karaoke Singers at Tieto sauna on 25 Sept
17. Common info evening of KYllä Oluelle, Baccus, whisKY & Aalto Cocktail on 30 Sept

Tomorrow, you have a great opportunity to get to know association activities at Campus Expo at Otakaari 1. After the expo, you can visit guild rooms and KY’s Espilä. The nomination of candidates is still ongoing for the Representative Council, so please remember to visit the election site at /vaalit/?lang=en!

1. This and next week’s events

Week 39

Week 40

2. AYY’s Representative Council elections are approaching – stand for election by Wed, 30 Sept

This year, AYY’s members again have the opportunity to stand for election and vote on the composition of the Representative Council. In the Representative Council elections, AYY’s Representative Council of 45 members is elected for the next two-year term. The Representative Council has the highest decision-making power in AYY. The council decides on your membership fee and the student union regulations, among other things. The Representative Council is always elected for two years at a time.

The nomination for candidates will end at 12noon on Wednesday, 30 Sept. Collect your list and join the elections! Further information on running as a candidate is available here: /vaalit/for-candidates/?lang=en

AYY’s Representative Council elections are organised on 3-4 Nov 2015 and you can vote in advance on Mon, 26 Oct-Mon, 2 Nov. More information on the elections is available at ayy.fi/vaalit/?lang=en and you can read the minutes and agendas of the Representative Council at inside.ayy.fi.

3. Campus Expo tomorrow!

What is AYY? What are the activities of special status associations, such as the guilds or KY? What was that nice association that I visited at the Aalto Party? Do we have any tennis clubs? Who organises the parties?

Whatever is on your mind, please head to the second floor at Otakaari 1 at 10am-2pm on 22 Sept to see all that Aalto has to offer! AYY’s partner Capgemini also participates in the event.
This year, for the first time, the day will continue with the open house to guild rooms and KY’s Espilä starting at 4pm!

WHAT: Campus Expo
WHEN: 22 Sept, 10am-2pm
WHERE: Otakaari 1, 2nd floor

WHAT: Open house in guild rooms and KY’s Espilä
WHEN: 22 Sept, 4pm
WHERE: Around Otaniemi

4. Send a card to someone nice!

Did you attend an extraordinarily good lecture? Was the janitor kind enough to help you with your heavy luggage? Did the study planning officer help you out with your complex study plans?
It is nice to get praise on your work but also to praise others. Now it’s time to say thank you to university staff. Aalto University Student Union will send a thank you card on your behalf if you tell us who has been nice to you at https://lomake.ayy.fi/sosiaalipolitiikka/kortti-kivoille/. Let’s remember to thank each other!

5. Volunteers for herring breakfast

Are you a part of a group of 10-15 people? Would you like to see the infamours herring breakfast? Do you need money for your group to organise a trip or other projects? Now you have a unique opportunity to make some money! Come and organise the herring breakfast with your friends, which ends Teekkarius 143 week, and make some money at the same time! The herring breakfast will be organised at Servin Mökki starting at 12noon on Sunday, 8 Nov 2015. You mainly have to work on that day and a little bit in advance. If you want, you can also be more involved in the implementation of the breakfast, starting from the planning phase.

Now that you are interested, please send an informal application to sirius.vuorikoski@ayy.fi no later than 12 Oct. We will choose the first suitable group for the project so please act fast. The application should include information on the size of the group, any previous experience, why we should choose your group, possible ideas for the breakfast and your fee. If you have any questions, please contact the above-mentioned address. Please do not hesitate and join the organising of the most incredible autumn week!

6. Sign up for kitchen training at Servin mökki

Would you or your association like to organise a major party at Smökki and take care of catering by yourself? Are you uncertain how to use a catering kitchen? There is a solution to your problems: kitchen training at Smökki.

The training session will be organised in the kitchen of Smökki starting at 4pm on Monday, 28 Sept. The maximum of 20 people can attend the training session.
Please sign up no later than 4pm on Fri, 25 Sept 2015 at https://lomake.ayy.fi/hallinto/ilmoittautuminen-servin-mokin-keittiokoulutukseen/

We will confirm your participation by email.

Further information: Administrative Director Johanna Pietiläinen (johanna.pietilainen@ayy.fi, 050 520 9434)

7. Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower

The Guild of the Round Tower is an honorary and senior organisation operating in the vicinity of Aalto University. Persons who are at the final stage of their studies or who have recently graduated and have shown continuous interest in the culture of engineering students and other student activities at Aalto University and promoted its development in the Student Union or its associations may be nominated for the position of an honorary member. Nominations can be made until 10.15am on 10 Oct 2015 at https://lomake.ayy.fi/ptk/ehdota-uusia-arwoisia/

Nominations can be made by an individual, guild, association or by several people, guilds or associations.

More information on PTK is available at: http://ptk.ayy.fi/

8. Tieto invites you to an IoT Ultrahack

Tieto is the partner of an exciting IoT Ultrahack. Will your solution be the game changer of future retail? Join Ultrahack’s IoT track and start inventing! More information is available at: https://ultrahack.org/challenges/gamifying-brick-mortar-shopping-with-iot/

9. FSHS: remote testing for chlamydia and gonorrhoea infection free of charge

Student – do you suspect you have been infected with a sexually transmitted disease? Our free remote test is a quick and easy way to find out if you have gonorrhoea or chlamydia.

How to take the test:

1.Order a home sample kit at the address http://yths.telelab.fi and http://yths.telelab.fi/Customer/TestInfoLang?lang=ENG
(the test is in Finnish).
Please note! You will need your online banking ID or mobile ID to log in to the online service.

2.When you receive the kit, take a urine sample according to the instructions and send the sample tube to the laboratory shown on the package.

3.When the test result is ready, you will be notified by SMS and can then check the result at yths.telelab.fi.

If your test result is positive, book and appointment at your FSHS unit. If you do not contact the FSHS after receiving a positive result, we will contact you to ensure you receive the treatment you need.

If your test result is negative, you do not need to do anything.

10. Aalto Crossroads – Multidisciplinary case competion for Aalto bachelors!

A case competition is a great opportunity to apply your knowledge on a real business problem.

In a case competition, the selected case firm presents a real business problem from its operations, and student teams develop different solutions to it. Each team presents its own solutions to a jury that consists of experts from the firm and other institutions, and gets feedback on them.

The winning team will get a prize that includes a lunch with one of the case company’s managers as well as an excursion to the case firm!

What?
The Aalto Crossroads case competition is open to all of Aalto’s bachelor students. The aim is to first and foremost spread the Aalto spirit and cooperation between students from different Aalto schools, but also to learn new ways to approach problem-solving.

The case itself will be presented in Finnish, but teams are welcome to present their solutions in English.

To participate in the competition, you can form your own four-member team. Just note that at least two different Aalto schools need to be represented in the team.

If you’d like to participate but have no team yet, you can also apply by yourself – the organizers will form teams from other students like you.

A total of 15 teams will be accepted to the competition based on a short (max. 500 words) motivation letter. Justify why you’d like to join, apply and challenge your friends to apply, too! The application deadline is October 15, 2015.

Where and when?
The competition will be organized in the Open Innovation House in Otaniemi on Monday and Tuesday, November 9-10, 2015 as follows:

Monday, November 9: 3-6 pm: “Solving a case: little theory, lots of practice” – a workshop where you’ll learn good ways to solve cases

Tuesday, November 10: 9 am-8 pm: Case competition followed by a social evening

How to join?
Write a short motivation letter about why you / your team should be one of the 15 selected teams. Then, apply by filling out the registration form:

Aalto Case Competition Form 2015:
https://www.webropolsurveys.com/Answer/SurveyParticipation.aspx?SDID=Fin986215&SID=10f58017-ea99-43f7-90ef-bef3f94ff7ad&dy=1366649469

Please note that the deadline for applications is October 15, 2015. The selected teams will be announced by October 23.

If you have any questions about the case competition, please contact Christa Uusi-Rauva (christa.uusi-rauva(at)aalto.fi).

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/967803979937978/

11. TF Xtreme challenge on Saturday, 26 Sept

Jump a Bag Jump from 10 metres. Climb above tree-tops. Cycle, run, keep your balance, challenge your body and mind. Be tougher than anyone else. Would you dare to do it? The only way to find out is to get to know tfxtreme.fi site and register for the toughest student contest of the autumn!

If you don’t want to test your limits in the contest, you can participate in the public event at Alvari Square starting at 11am on Saturday, 26 Sept. Free Bag Jumps and much more, test your fear of heights in the live broadcast of YLE X3M!

Also see: https://www.facebook.com/events/1710635889165354/
If you are not yet familiar with Bag Jump: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0EiVGSATy4&t=0m47s

Further information:
tfxtreme.fi
Kontaktor, Tero Kamppinen
tero.kamppinen@aalto.fi
Tel. 050 354 9497

12. Registration for Trip’s sailing demonstrations is ongoing!

Are you interested in sailing but you have not had the opportunity to try it out? Or are you already familiar with sailing and wonder what Teekkaripurjehtijat could offer to you?

Trip’s sailing demonstrations organised at the turn of September-October provide an excellent opportunity to try out sailing and find out more about the sport and our club activities!
Sailing demonstrations are particularly aimed at new students and others interested in our activities, who are not members of TRIP yet.

Sailing demonstrations are free of charge and you can participate without previous experience. Demonstrations are usually organised in the evenings and include a skipper and a helmsman. 4-5 participants can join the demonstration where we tour the near waters for a few hours.

Sailing demonstrations are organised on weekdays between Mon, 28 Sept-Thu, 8 Oct. Registration is ongoing on TRIP’s site http://trip.ayy.fi/wordpress/?page_id=200. You can also directly become a member when you can join our sailing trips organised 1-2 times a week. More information is available on our website.

Please act fast, as sailing demonstrations are very popular! You can also be placed on the waiting list.

13. Start aikido in Otaniemi!

Aalto Aikikai will organise an aikido performance in Otahalli at 4.30pm on Tuesday, 22 Sept. Rehearsals for beginners will start in the tatami hall at Jämeräntaival 5 A at 5pm on 24 Sept. Welcome to watch and try out aikido! More information: www.aaltoaikikai.ayy.fi

14. Taekwon-Do beginners’ course starts, you can join the course during September

Espoo TKD club will organise Taekwon-Do course for beginners in Tapiola, Tuulimäki, at 5.30pm on Wednesday, 16 Sept 2015. The rehearsals are always held on Wednesdays at 5.30pm-7pm. The course for beginners lasts for the autumn period and costs EUR 60. You can participate in two first rehearsals for free.

More information and registration: http://teamespoo.com

15. Junction Warmup

What is a hackathon? What is Junction? Which track should I choose at Junction? Can I participate in Junction? All these and many other questions will be answered for you at the Warm-up event at Startup Sauna in Otaniemi on 22 September. Don’t forget the free food and beverages!

Junction is a two day hackathon bringing together developers, creators and designers from all over the World for one weekend of building the future. The best teams will get to pitch their hacks on stage at Slush on 11th November in front of a panel of investors. The winning team will take home the main prize of €20,000.

18:00 Why hackathons? Why Junction?
18.15 Introduction to tracks and APIs
18:45 Surprise speaker
19:15 Networking, food, refreshments and gadgets

WHY: Learn what the hackathon scene is all about and hear what kind of the devices you can get your hands on at Junction!
WHAT: Warm-up event for Junction
WHERE: Startup Sauna, Betonimiehenkuja 3 D, Otaniemi, 02150
WHEN: 22 September 2015, 6 pm.

16. Freshman karaoke evening of Otaniemi Karaoke Singers at Tieto sauna on 25 Sept

The first karaoke evening of the karaoke season of Otakala will start at 6pm on Fri, 25 Sept. We welcome all the freshman and new members to get to know our activities. The most important thing is singing, there are no skill requirements.

17. Common info evening of KYllä Oluelle, Baccus, whisKY & Aalto Cocktail on 30 Sept

Beer x wine x whisky x cocktails – all in the same package!

Are you interested in all possible info evenings but don’t have time for them all? We have just made it four times easier for you!

The beer club KYllä Oluelle, wine club Baccus, whisky club whisKY and drink club Aalto Cocktail will organise a common info evening at Saha on Wednesday, 30 Sept. It doesn’t matter whether you are a business student, engineering student, arts student, freshman or an older student – as long as you are a student, you are very welcome!

In the evening, you will hear about the activities of each club: who we are, what we do and how to join our activities. But don’t worry, you don’t have to watch monotonic presentations, as we have something else for you after the basic information!

Each club will have their own bars in the event. So please take some cash for overall badges and other products. You can also bring your favourite drinks, as the evening continues in a laid-back atmosphere, getting to know one another!

Whether you are interested in our activities, joining the clubs or just enjoying the drinks, you should come to Saha and hear more! This is Barventures.

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1623985131209178/

WHAT: Info evening of four drink clubs
WHERE: Saha, Otaniemi
WHEN: 30 Sept, 6.30pm (Please note! After the evening, you still have time to go to Lakinlaskijaiset party!)
WHY: The most enjoyable info evening of the year
DRESSCODE: casual

Please note that this event is held in Finnish. However, if you’d like to join us, you are very welcome!

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