This is AYY’s association newsletter for the week 40/2015.
The last moments to sign up as a candidate in AYY’s Representative Council elections are at hand! The nomination for candidates will end at 12noon on Wednesday, 30 Sept. The elections are organised on 3-4 Nov 2015.
CONTENT OF THE NEWSLETTER
1. AYY’s Representative Council elections are approaching – stand for election by Wed, 30 Sept
2. Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower
3. Volunteers needed for herring breakfast!
4. Students’ booking practices for Aalto University facilities to change
1. 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.
2. 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/
3. Volunteers needed for herring breakfast!
Do you have an energetic group of 10-15 people? Do you need money for an excursion or other project? Now you have an opportunity to make some money! Come and organise herring breakfast that ends the Teekkarius143 week together with your friends and make some money at the same time! The breakfast is organised at Servin Mökki on Sunday starting at 12noon on Sunday, 8 Nov 2015 and you should work on that Sunday 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.
If you are interested, please send an informal application to sirius.vuorikoski@ayy.fi as soon as possible, however, no later than 12 Oct. 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 get in touch on time.
4. Students’ booking practices for Aalto University facilities to change
Aalto University Student Union AYY and its sub-associations may use the university facilities free of charge. The facility booking regulations from 1 Oct 2015 are as follows:
1. Associations in the Student Union’s first and second register can make facility reservations. ( /en/associations/associationslist/ )
2. Reservations can be made for the University’s lecture halls and other facilities in common use within the normal opening hours of each facility.
3. Reservations cannot be made to a certain facility. Associations are offered vacant facilities suitable for their needs.
4. The University’s own use is prioritised. In case of overlapping reservations, the aim is to find a replacing facility for the association.
5. Reservations can be made by contacting the building janitor on the previous day at the earliest.
6. The use of facilities must comply with the existing rules and regulations.
7. The use of premises is free of charge.
Reservations are generally made on the previous day of the event, with the exception of official occasions, such as an association’s annual meeting or various training sessions. In the meeting rooms, the University’s own use is prioritised between 8am-4pm and therefore the students can only use the facilities after 4pm. The facilities are used within the opening hours of the buildings. However, in exceptional cases, opening hours may be extended. This is always agreed upon seperately and the person who makes the reservation pays for the expenses.
In addition, the University has so-called 24/7 facilities which are also available for students (some facilities use pin code, tag or other identification):
• Maarintalo 24/7 : IT classrooms, group work facilities, seminar hall, tv room, mini kitchens, ”guild room” and individual rooms.
• Otakaari 1 HUB 24/7 : multi-purpose facilities, seminar hall, group work facilities, kitchen, refreshment vending machines are available in the facilities.
• Guild rooms and study facilities
• Töölö’s Rooftop
More information: Administrative Manager Johanna Pietiläinen (johanna.pietilainen@ayy.fi, 050 520 9434)
WOULD YOU LIKE TO INCLUDE YOUR OWN NEWS IN THIS NEWSLETTER?
Please send a brief text by Wednesday, 10am, to the address tiedotteet@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 Organisational Affairs and Communications Specialist Ahto Harmo (ahto.harmo@ayy.fi, tel: 050 520 9442).