This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 19/2016

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

This week, the Annual Ball week of the AYY is being celebrated. See the programme for the whole week at vuosijuhlat.fi/viikko and come and join the celebration hustle and bustle. The events are open for all Aalto-minded people!

1. This and next week’s events
2. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2016-2017
3. The Annual Ball week: the Aaltovision gala dinner on 11.5. – Sign up now!
4. The Annual Ball week: you still have time to buy tickets for the annual ball afterparty or brunch.
5. The Annual Ball week: Flower Day 13.5. – The picnic, message and afterparty
6. Exchanging ideas and peer support on the net – join in!
7. Master student, apply to the Aalto university mentoring programme! DL 10.5.
8. The beginning of the season of OtaKoppi on 11.5. and recruitment for the women’s team
9. BEST Autumn Course application period is open
10. Grand Final of Helsinki Open debate competition

1.    This and next week’s events

Viikko 19

AYY’s annual ball week is ongoing. See the programme for the whole week at vuosijuhlat.fi/viikko.

• 10.5. – AMS Tuersday Sessions /blog/events/ams-tuesday-sessions/
• 10.5. – Etikettikoulutus /blog/events/etikettikoulutus/
• 11.5. – AaltoVision-sitsit /blog/events/aaltovision/
• 12.5. – KUJin kyydillä AATUun /blog/events/kujin-kyydilla-aatuun-2016/
• 13.5. – Kukanpäivän Piknik ja -viesti https://www.facebook.com/events/1706797619607685/
• 14.5. – AYY 6 years Annual Ball /blog/events/ayyn-6-vuosijuhlat/
• 14.5. – AYY 6 years Annual Ball after party /blog/events/ayyn-6-vuosijuhlien-jatkot/
• 15.5. – AYY 6 years Annual Ball Brunch /blog/events/ayyn-6-vuosijuhlabrunssi/
• 15.5. – Photowalk: Hanami-Roihuvuori /blog/events/kuvauskavely-hanami-roihuvuori/
• 15.5. – Sauna Quest by Allto Gamers & Piste /blog/events/sauna-quest-by-aalto-gamers-piste/

Viikko 20

• 17.5. – TAK ratapäivät Ahvenistolla /blog/events/tak-ratapaivat-ahvenistolla/
• 19.5. – PK:n konsertti Alussa ja lopussa /blog/events/alussa-ja-lopussa-konsertti/
• 21.5. – ESN Aalto Farewell Sauna /blog/events/esn-aalto-farewell-sauna/
• 21.5. – Aalto Gamers Hearthstone Tournament /blog/events/aalto-gamers-hearthstone-tournament/

2.    Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2016-2017

Associations and actors within AYY have the opportunity to submit important event dates for the student union’s academic year calendar. Events can be submitted through the google docs file linked below until Sunday, 29 May 2016. Please add your events under the correct month in chronological order. Please enter the text you want in the calendar ”Event name/Text” field (yellow background). Please note that one line can hold up the maximum of 25 characters of text, including spaces. When writing the text, please consider how many lines from your own calendar you wish to be ”wasted”. The calendar is trilingual so please take this into account when planning the text.

If there are several events marked on the same date, the event that concerns most of the students will end up in the calendar. The file is editable until the provided deadline 29 May 2016, until which you can make changes to your events. Please fill out the columns carefully, and check and double check that the information is correct. Please also remember to include information on who is organising the event.

http://tinyurl.com/ayycalendar2016

Questions and comments to AYY’s Communications Officer Henna Palonen (henna.palonen@ayy.fi or 050 520 9440)

3.    The Annual Ball week: the Aaltovision gala dinner on 11.5. – Sign up now!

https://www.facebook.com/events/228020670898448/

Aava, the Teekkari Section and the Cultural Committee of the KY are delighted to invite you, dear Aalto people, to celebrate the Aaltovision event!

During the anniversary week of the AYY, an interdisciplinary gala dinner covering all of Aalto is being held with glitter and glamour, a fitting programme and fantastic performances in store, and of course the best company. So get your own Aaltovision team together and come to make new friends when Smökki fills up with Aalto people on Wednesday, 11.5. at 6 pm.

Confirm your place right away, because there is an allocation of 30 people for each college! Signing up → http://lomake.ayy.fi/aava/aaltovision-registration/ Dl today on Monday at 23:59.

4.    The Annual Ball week: you still have time to buy tickets for the annual ball afterparty or brunch.

You still have time to get along to the hot and steamy biitsi afterparty too (https://www.facebook.com/events/785744354892369/) and/or to the tasty anniversary brunch (https://www.facebook.com/events/1146047168747191/). Tickets can be bought until 12.5. from Holvi at: https://holvi.com/shop/AYYshop/.

Further information about the anniversary week can be found at vuosijuhlat.fi/viikko

5.    The Annual Ball week: Flower Day 13.5. – The picnic, message and afterparty

On the Friday of the Annual Ball week of the AYY, 13.5, from 3 pm to 6 pm the Otaranta park area will burst into its full splendour when the students of the Student Union gather on the seashore lawn to salute the traditional day of celebration of students and the birthday of the Teekkarivillage with a relaxed picnic.

In the afternoon, there is also one of Otaniemi’s more obscure student traditions: a canoe is launched, with which the representatives of the Student Union paddle to take the message of the Flower Day to a person who is important to the students. Come and follow the live stream with commentary and see who the message will be given to this year!

From the Flower Day picnic, it’s good to move to the Rantasauna, where a grand evening party is being held! The sauna will be dressed up as a gorgeous party space, where you can find both a steamy jazz cavern and a lively dancefloor, as well as the hot sauna side. The event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1706797619607685/”

 

6.    Exchanging ideas and peer support on the net – join in!

In the group chat and discussion forum of Nyyti you can chat about different kinds of things to do with a student’s life. You can find the chat and the forum at: https://www.nyyti.fi/keskustele-netissa/

MAY’S CHATS:

Thursday 12.5., 6 pm – 8 pm: The Diversity of Gender

Thursday 19.5., 6 pm – 8 pm: The End of the Studies and Becoming Employed

Thursday 26.5. 6 pm – 8 pm: Money Matters in a Mess

The Nyyti Reg. Assn. is a national association that promotes the mental well-being and life management of students. Further information about Nyyti and the chats: www.nyyti.fi. You can also find us on social media: Instagram (@nyytiry), Twitter (@nyyti_ry) and Facebook (nyytiry).

7.    Master student, apply to the Aalto university mentoring programme! DL 10.5.

“Mentors are University graduates, our alumni. As a student (mentee) you will get support and guidance how to face working life, especially in another culture, a chance to improve your job application skills and a unique possibility to build your network among a cross-disciplinary group of professionals.

Application period 1.4.–10.5.

Grab the chance for a great opportunity: http://alumninet.aalto.fi/mentoring

8.    The beginning of the season of OtaKoppi on 11.5. and recruitment for the women’s team

The pesäpallo (Finnish baseball) club OtaKoppi is finally moving to play outdoors and the summer season is beginning on Wednesday, 11.5. at 6 pm on the Tuuliniitty field, marking the first baseball of the summer. There’s no summer baseball on 18.5., but after that the games continue on Wednesdays from 6 pm to 8 pm. Everyone is welcome regardless of skill level; bring your friends along too to play!

You can find further information about the activity from the pages at http://otakoppi.fi and from the board of the club (otakoppi-hallitus@list.ayy.fi).

We’d still like to get some players for the women’s team of OtaKoppi in the summer. We play in a women’s regional league which is the lowest league level of the Southern pesäpallo conference, so there aren’t any particularly great ability requirements. Enthusiasm and a desire to play are enough! You can contact the board’s e-mail list if relaxed playing in good company interests you!

9.    BEST Autumn Course application period is open

“You can choose between 49 events, which are located in 48 cities of 23 countries.

– A course lasts for approximately 7-12 days.

– 20-24 participants are accepted to each courses from all over Europe

– In case of basic courses you will get know the basics of the course topic, while at advanced courses you can obtain more deep insight on the chosen field

It costs maximum 45 €. Above that, you only have to pay your travel fees.

STEP #1 Register on the international website www.best.eu.org

STEP #2 Pick up to 3 courses from here www.best.eu.org/student/courses/coursesList.jsp

STEP #3 Write your motivational letter and apply.

New experiences, friendships and unforgettable memories are waiting for you! Apply before 15 May 2016 at 23:00 CEST

Follow LBG Helsinki on Facebook for other BEST events:

https://www.facebook.com/BESTHelsinki”

10.                  Grand Final of Helsinki Open debate competition

Do not miss the chance of seeing Europe’s best debaters compete at the Grand Finals of Helsinki Open (on Sunday May 15, 13.00-15.15). At the finals, the top 4 out of 36 teams compete for the win of the international debating competition, jointly organized by Aalto and Helsinki Debating Society. Venue: Juhlasali of Töölö Campus, Aalto School of Business. Doors open at 12.45, welcome! More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1283189378361249/