Academy of Finland advance information
SEPTEMBER –OCTOBER 2012
Once a month, the Academy of Finland Communications Unit provides information on coming events. For more information on the events, please turn to the contact persons or the Communications Unit. The information is also posted in the Academy’s event calendar at www.aka.fi/eng.
Ask & Apply roadshow, 22 August‒13 September. The Academy of Finland’s Ask & Apply roadshow will visit all Finnish universities in August-September. Presentations will be given by the Academy’s science advisers and Research Council members. See the roadshow schedule at http://bit.ly/O1lgAI. More information: Senior Science Adviser Tiina Petänen, tel. +358 9 7748 8263, and Communications Specialist Vesa Varpula, tel. +358 9 7748 8458, firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi.
International seminar: “The Future and Environments of Housing and Living”, arranged by the Museum of Finnish Architecture and the Academy’s Research Programme on the Future of Living and Housing, 17‒18 September in Helsinki, 17 September at the Museum of Finnish Architecture (Kasarmikatu 24) and 18 September at Huutokonttori in Jätkäsaari. More information: Programme Manager Risto Vilkko, tel. +358 9 7748 8232, Project Officer Melisa Huhtakangas, tel. +358 9 7748 8333, firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi, and www.aka.fi/asu. Registration by Thursday 6 September at www.academyevents.fi (keycode: living2012).
Annual seminar for the Research Programme on Photonics and Modern Imaging Techniques: “Look beyond the Programme”, Tuesday 18 September at 10 at the Academy of Finland (Hakaniemenranta 6, Helsinki). More information: Programme Manager Anssi Mälkki, tel. +358 9 7748 8300, Programme Manager Saila Seppo, tel. +358 9 7748 8335, and Project Officer Sanna Hytönen, tel. +358 9 7748 8222, firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi.
Academy of Finland Board meeting, 25 September. More information: Director of Communications Maj-Lis Tanner, tel. +358 9 7748 8347, firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi.
Academy of Finland Science Week in Tampere, 4–11 October. At the Finnish Labour Museum Werstas (9–10 October), the focus will be on natural sciences and engineering research. More information: Communications Specialist Risto Alatarvas, tel. +358 9 7748 8345, firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi. The programme will be published on Monday, 3 September at www.tiedeviikko.fi (in Finnish).
The State of Scientific Research 2012: The Academy of Finland’s review of the state and quality of scientific research in Finland will be published on Monday 8 October at 9.30–12.30 at Finlandia Hall. More information: Director of Communications Maj-Lis Tanner, p. (09) 7748 8347, firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi. By invitation only.
Nordic Urban and Housing Research Conference, 9–12 October at Hanasaari, Espoo.The conference is arranged by Aalto University Department of Real Estate, Planning and Geoinformatics in cooperation with the Academy of Finland Research Programme on Housing and Living (ASU-LIVE). Theme: “Urban and Housing Policy: Research Making a Difference?”. More information: http://ytk.aalto.fi/en/education/seminars/nsbb.
Opening seminar for the Research Programme on Sustainable Governance of Aquatic Resources (AKVA), Thursday 11 October at 10–17 at the Academy of Finland (Hakaniemenranta 6, Helsinki). The seminar will be opened by Academy President Heikki Mannila and the keynote speech given by Minister of the Environment Ville Niinistö. During the afternoon session, presentations will be given by the projects to be funded. More information: Programme Manager Paavo-Petri Ahonen, tel. +358 9 7748 8285, and Project Officer Melisa Huhtakangas, tel. +358 9 7748 8333, firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi.
FiDiPro workshop for administrative staff at universities and research institutes, Friday 19 October at 10–14 at the Academy of Finland (Hakaniemenranta 6, Helsinki). The aim is to disseminate best practices and effective tools for research, finance and HR administration to support FiDiPro projects. More information: Senior Science Adviser Hannele Kurki, tel. +358 9 7748 8398, and Communications Manager Riitta Tirronen, tel. +358 9 7748 8369, firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi.
Publication of the evaluation report on physics, Tuesday 23 October at 9 at the House of Science and Letters (Kirkkokatu 6, Helsinki). The seminar will be held in English. More information: Senior Science Adviser Pentti Pulkkinen, tel. +358 9 7748 8342, and Science Adviser Samuli Hemming, tel. +358 9 7748 8485, firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi.
Aila Pirinen
Secretary
Academy of Finland Communications Unit
viestinta(at)aka.fi
www.aka.fi/eng, www.research.fi/en