Star Works

Workshop about space, space environment and environment from space.

EESTEC LC Helsinki in cooperation with Aalto University’s Department of Radio Science and Engineering organizes a space oriented workshop in the Otaniemi campus area from 23rd to 30th January 2011. During the week we’ll listen to lectures from Finland’s most recognized space researchers. After every day we’ll have small hands-on exercises and workshops on space and related technologies. We’ll also familiarize ourselves with few Finnish space companies who were so nice to support our event financially.

Supporting the event

15 of the participants will be from different EESTEC member committees all over the Europe and 15 will be students from Aalto University, the university LC Helsinki is in. Every day after the lectures and exercises the participants are given chance to get to know Finnish culture and student life. For successful completion of the academic part of the workshop the participant is awarded one ECTS credit.

To have the academic part successfully completed the participant has to return a lecture diary at the end of the week. The lecture diary is reviewed by the course staff and they then decide whether the participant qualifies for successful completion. More about this in this document. Notice that the International collaboration project’s deadline is in Finnish time.

You can get the user name and password for the lecture slides from the organizers.

Detailed program

If you find the below chart too difficult to read, click here for a list version

NOTE! The place for Tue, Wed and Thu has changed! Venture Garage’s address is Betonimiehenkuja 3.

 Sunday 23rdMonday 24thTuesday 25thWednesday 26thThursday 27thFriday 28thSaturday 29thSunday 30th
Place Otakaari 5A, hall S4Venture Garage, BackstageVenture Garage, BackstageVenture Garage, BackstageOtakaari 5A  
Theme:ArrivalsSpaceSolar SystemSpace technologyRemote sensingReturning the diariesCottage lifeDepartures
8-10 Breakfast and transitionBreakfast and transitionBreakfast and transitionBreakfast and transitionBreakfast and transition Breakfast and cleaning
10-12 Opening ceremony and Space Systems Finland presents itself
Dean’s presentation
SSF’s presentation		Hannu Koskinen – Radiation environment in the Solar System, the SunMartti Hallikainen – Remote sensing satellitesJuha Kainulainen – SMOS, microwave radiation on the surface of EarthEnd of the academic partBrunchBus to airport and campus
12-13 LunchLunchLunchLunchLunch  
13-15 Esko Valtaoja – A glimpse to the Universe, space, cosmology, space environmentNoora Partamies – Radiation conditions in orbit and on the surface of Earth, Aurora Borealis, magnetosphereJaan Praks – Remote sensing with a Finnish nanosatelliteSampsa Koponen – Optical remote sensing, quality of waterBus to cottage  
15-18 Merja Tornikoski – Radiation environment in space, 3K background radiation, quasars, supernovasHands-on exercisesHands-on exercisesArbonaut ltd – Laser scanning and satellites used in aid to monitor the carbon sinks of forests, planning the clearing of power linesDinnerDinner 
18-19DinnerDinnerDinnerFree    
19-Welcome party @GorsuModel rocketry withPollux @TakkakabinettiStar Wars Uncut filming @OUBSDinner and night out in Helsinki centerStar Wars  themed sitsit@Otaranta Club RoomSaunaSauna 

Places

Otaniemi campus–Otaniemi Campus
1. Sleeping dorms
Lectures
2. Faculty of Electronics
3. Venture Garage
Lunch on tue,wed and thu
4. Dipoli
Parties
5. Gorsu
6. Takkakabinetti
7. OUBS
8. Sitsit
Other
9. Alepa – Grocery store
A – Buses 102 and 102T to Helsinki
B – Buses 102,102T,103,103T to Helsinki
   
Helsinki–Helsinki
Dinner
1. Memphis (Kluuvikatu 8)
Club
2. Amarillo
Other
C – From within the Kamppi shopping centre platform 41: Buses 102 and 102Tto Otaniemi Campus
I – From platform 5: Bus 615 and 615T to airport (4€)
II – Finnair City-bus to airport (5,90€)
and from platform 36 night bus 195N to Otaniemi Campus
Landmarks
3. Helsinki Cathedral
4. Parliament Building