RUSKA 2024
WHAT? RUSKA 2024 – A day for TUTA Research, Teaching and Impact
WHEN? Wednesday October 9, 2024 from 8:45 to 16:15
WHERE? VERMO Areena, Valjakkotie 1, 00370 Helsinki
WHO? All members of TUTA Staff, Faculty including Researchers, Professors, Post docs and Docents and Doctoral researchers.
RUSKA pics & presentations
– What’s up @TUTA? | Jens Schmidt
– RUSKA introduction & Developing impactful externally funded research projects | Markku Maula
– Building stronger TUTA community – ideas and actions | Jari Ylitalo
RUSKA pics and videos | by Markku & Mary-Ann
RUSKA feedback wanted – please take 5 minutes and evaluate the RUSKA 2024 event here:
https://link.webropol.com/s/ruska2024feedback. The responses are anonymous.
ARRIVAL & PRACTICAL INFORMATION
TO ENTER VERMO Areena, walk to the the front side of the building facing the horse track (parking area is in the back of the building) and enter from the wooden terraces > we start in the VOLTTI lounge area and then move over to the meeting area one floor up. We will spend the entire morning & lunch break in VERMO Areena.
WARM, Water & Wind proof clothing and shoes are highly recommended for the afternoon outdoor session as the forecast for Wednesday looks rather windy and partly wet.
For tandem horse riding you will get a helmet, glasses and a cover overall but it’s good to have insensitive shoes as dirt may fly around.
Wrap-up coffee will be served in the VOLTTI lounge. You can leave your changing clothes and bags in the meeting area throughout the day and there will be a locked space for laptops etc.
After the official RUSKA you are welcome to stay for Happy Hour, the first drink is sponsored by the department. Also there will be TOTO betting demo at 16.15.
Only participate, if you are healthy!
In case of last minute questions or cancellations, please contact mary-ann.alfthan@aalto.fi, phone 050 305 4767.
RUSKA Research Day is a yearly event that is part of TUTA’s long-term target to energize and advance the TUTA research community, its efforts, vision, and its research and societal impact
This year RUSKA takes us to the nearby VERMO horse racing arena only a few tramstops away from our campus.
Welcome!
The Flow of the Day
Welcome to start the day over a good morning breakfast at our venue. If you don’t know all your new colleagues, this is the day to connect with them! Jens will give us an update on what’s up and new at the department.
In the morning sessions we will discuss two current topics: How to develop impactful, externally funded reseach projects and secondly, Building stronger TUTA community – ideas and actions.
After lunch everyone interested can try out horse racing on tandem vehicles together with a pro horse racer! Needed helmet, glasses and cover clothing (haalar) are provided for you.
Alternatively you can visit the stables, hear facts and myths about horse racing. Or you can play frisbee golf (own discs needed) or go trekking in the nearby forest or towards the Gallen Kallela Café Tarvaspää
café, (approx. 30 min one way), if you prefer!
At the end of the day you are welcome to stay for an After Work drink sponsored by the department. For those interested, there will be a Toto demo on how to bet!
AGENDA (updates will be made on this event page)
8:45 Arrival at Vermo Areena, breakfast (Voltti Lounge)
9:30 Icebreaker | Jani-Pekka & Andrey (Voltti Lounge)
9:55 Welcome words (Auditorium)
10:00 TUTA update |Jens
10:15 Developing impactful externally funded research projects | Markku
11:30 Break (coffee)
11:45 Building stronger TUTA community – ideas and actions | Jari
12:45 Lunch (Restaurant)
13:45 Tandem horse ride, tour around stables, hiking, or frisbee golf
15:45 Wrapup & Coffee (Voltti Lounge)
16:15 End of Ruska 2024
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16:15 Happy Hour & optional Toto demo for those who would like to continue
18:00 Wednesday Vermo horse race (free)
Welcome!
LOGISTICS
Vermo Areena, address Valjakkotie 1, Espoo, is easily accessible by the light rail line nro 15. If you start from the “Maari” stop closeby TUAS, you have 6 stops/15 min to go plus a 10 min walk to the Vermo Areena.
If you arrive by car, there is plenty of free parking outside our venue.
Welcome!
WHO’S GOING (updated 1.10.)
Satu K.
Tero
Obaid
Victor
Erik
Kaarlo
Siavash
Jan
Alireza
Jari
Anu
Ada
Amanda
Timo
Märt
Christian
Kimmo
Andrey
Peter Ken.
Mari
Tomomi
Sonja
Elena
Taija
Ashish
Lauri
Margita
Pia
Markku
Mikko
Paul
Nomi
Frank
Matti
Anita
Tuukka
Sajjad
Lauri
Niko
Saara
Risto R
Pinja
Noora
Nina
Robin
Jani-Pekka
Jens
Tom
Kari T
Merit
Satu
Mary-Ann