Purpose of Research & Innovation Seminar is to create a connection between researchers and city developers. This happens by showing research results and plans by the researchers but also problem descriptions presented by city developers, urban planners etc.
90 mins RIS sessions can be participated in zoom, typically from 10:00 to 12:00. No pre-bookings needed.
Seminar room => studio
The first session of the monthly (or so) Research & Innovation Seminar (RIS) was held in June 2020. In the beginning it was mostly like a research stream leaders’ small-group. Later on, it has developed towards more popular and more discussive form. Corona-pandemia has, actually, moved RIS from seminar room to studio, and toward more panel type of approach. Remote audience can participate questions in chat, and watch the recordings afterwards.
Team
RIS is hosted by Kalle and Matti (Kalle: Aalto University, Research Coordinator of Finest Twins project) and Matti Hämäläinen (Forum Virium Helsinki, Innovation lead of FinEst Twins project). Things in order are kept by Michel Nader from FVH (Studio tech, annual programme) and Anne Ilu-Matikainen from Finest Centre for Smart Cities (Communications and schedules).
Location
Typically the sessions are kept in FVH’s studio, utilising its multi-camera system in Helsinki, Kalasatama Urban Lab (ln REDI shopping mall) (https://forumvirium.fi/en/kalasatama-urban-lab/) to create a smooth f2f or remote-meeting experience in zoom. A similar studio has been constructed in Finest Centre for Smart Cities in Taltech campus, Tallinn. In the future, RIS sessions will be held there, also.
Contact info:
Research Coordinator Kalle Toiskallio
tel. +358-50 406 64 69
email: kalle.toiskallio@aalto.fi
email: kalle.toiskallio@aalto.fi
Innovation Lead Matti Hämäläinen
Tel. +358 40 6267995
email: matti.hamalainen@forumvirium.fi