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

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