Academy of Finland advance information
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2010
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. Information on upcoming events is also available in the Academy’s event calendar at www.aka.fi/eng.
Closing seminar for the Academy of Finland Research Programme on Sustainable Production and Products (KETJU) on Tuesday 7 September at the Academy of Finland (address: Vilhonvuorenkatu 6, Helsinki). More information: Programme Manager Saila Karvinen, tel. +358 (0)40 591 3518 (firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi) , www.aka.fi/ketju.
Closing seminar for the Research Programme on Power and Society in Finland on 9‒10 September at Pörssitalo (Helsinki). More information: Programme Manager Petteri Pietikäinen, tel. +358 (0)400 362 808 and Project Officer Ritva Helle, tel. +358 (0)40 586 4679, (firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi), www.aka.fi/valta.
Academy of Finland Board meeting on 21 September at the Academy of Finland. More information: Communications Director Maj-Lis Tanner, tel. +358 (0)9 7748 8347, (firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi).
FiDiPro networking seminar on Thursday 23 September. The Finland Distinguished Professor Programme is a joint funding programme of the Academy of Finland and Tekes. More information: Communications Manager Riitta Tirronen, tel. +358 (0)9 7748 8369, +358 (0)40 828 1724, (firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi), www.fidipro.fi.
Seminar/training for journalists with the theme ‘The Baltic Sea and money’ on Monday 27 September at 9.30‒16.00 at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Kanavakatu 3 C, Helsinki). The seminar is part of the training series ‘Four approaches to the Baltic Sea’ for journalists. More information: Contact person for the network of Baltic Sea journalists Aira Saloniemi, Baltic Sea Communications, Finnish Environment Institute, tel. +358 (0)400 1488 75,(firstname.lastname(at)ymparisto.fi) and Academy of Finland, Communications Manager Riitta Tirronen, tel. +358 (0)9 7748 8369, +358 (0)40 828 1724, (firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi). Registration by 13 September at tuula.rosberg@ymparisto.fi.
Turku Science Week on 28 September‒4 October. More information on the programme: www.tiedeviikko.fi (in Finnish) and Communications Specialist Risto Alatarvas, tel. +358 (0)9 7748 8345, +358 (0)40 828 0648, (firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi).
Academy Day on Thursday 14 October at Finland Hall (Mannerheimintie 13 e, Helsinki). The science policy seminar arranged by the Academy of Finland is followed by the presentation of the Academy of Finland Awards to promising researchers. More information: Communications Director Maj-Lis Tanner, tel. +358 (0)9 7748 8347,(firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi). By invitation only.
Meeting for Academy Professors and Academy Research Fellows and seminar on how to arrange scientific congresses on Tuesday 19 October at Tampere Hall. More information: Communications Specialist Risto Alatarvas, tel. +358 (0)9 7748 8345, +358 (0)40 828 0648,(firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi). By invitation only.
Academy of Finland’s seminar ‘Socioeconomic health differences’ on 21‒22 October at Paasitorni (Helsinki). The English-language seminar is arranged by the Academy of Finland’s research programmes The Future of Work and Wellbeing (WORK) and Responding to Public Health Challenges (SALVE). More information: Programme Manager Petteri Pietikäinen, tel. +358 (0)400 362 808 and Programme Manager Jukka Reivinen, tel. +358 (0)40 848 7964 (firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi), www.aka.fi/workfin, www.aka.fi/salve.
Final seminar for the Nanoscience Research Programme (FinNano) in cooperation with the Nanoscience Days seminar of the University of Jyväskylä on 27‒29 October at the Agora Centre (Jyväskylä). More information: Programme Manager Anssi Mälkki, tel. +358 (0)40 702 7921 and Project Officer Hanna-Kaisa Haaksi, tel. +358 (0)40 777 1495, (firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi), www.aka.fi/finnano, www.jyu.fi/science/muut_yksikot/nsc/nsd2010.
Aila Pirinen
Unit Secretary
Academy of Finland Communications Unit
viestinta(at)aka.fi
www.aka.fi/eng