DG’s Newsletter 4/2025

Continuing series of bad programming jokes:

What’s the first step in understanding recursion?

To understand recursion, you must first understand recursion.

0. Calendar

13.3 Explore Startup Sauna

15.3 Data Paint Night

19.3 Opportunities in Tech Brunch

20.3 Kavitaatio

21.3 Back to The Sitsit

26.3 DG x Aalto BT x Prodeko Sitz 🎭🍾

1. Guild

WAPPU IS ANNOUNCED!!! 🔥🥳🔥🥳🔥🥳🔥🥳🔥🥳🔥🥳

Data Paint Night – Unwind & Create 15.3

🎨 Get Creative at Data Paint Night! 🖌

📅 When: Saturday, March 15th at 15:00
📍 Where: Takka Cabinet, JMT 3
🌟 Theme: “Unwind & Create – An Evening of Painting & Good Vibes”
🤑 How much?: 5 Euros

Take a break, grab a brush, and let your creativity flow! Join us for a relaxed evening of acrylic painting, good company, and a cozy afterparty. No experience needed—just bring yourself and enjoy the moment!

🍷 Wrap up the night: Stick around for a laid-back afterparty with great music, drinks, and good conversations.

🏃RSVP by March 14th – Spots are limited, so sign up fast!

👉 Sign up here (http://events.dataguild.fi/events/datapaintnight)

📌 Save the date, bring your friends, and get ready for a fun, artsy night!

See you there! 🎨✨

DG x Aalto BT x Prodeko Sitz 🎭🍾26.3

DG x Aalto BT x Prodeko Sitz 🎭🍾

Time to suit up… or maybe just halfway? 👔🩳 We join Business Technology and Prodeko for a legendary sitsit where the top screams business 🧳, but the bottom is all about the party 🥳

The event will be held entirely in English!

📍 WHAT: DG x Aalto BT x Prodeko Sitz
🎭 DC: Business on Top, Party on the Bottom (Overalls)
📅 WHEN: 26.3, Wednesday
📍 WHERE: Saha
💰 PRICE: 11€
🎟 TICKETS:
https://kide.app/events/c119deb4-b364-4d5b-a3c1-ff6b995b20f0
https://kide.app/events/c119deb4-b364-4d5b-a3c1-ff6b995b20f0
https://kide.app/events/c119deb4-b364-4d5b-a3c1-ff6b995b20f0

Highly recommend everyone to join this event. There’s a lot of surprises at store and is a fun way to get to know new people and guild traditions 🔥

2. AYY and fun

Radiodiodi’s program makers sign-up is open!

Radiodiodi’s program makers sign-up is open!

Wappu is approaching fast, and so is the broadcast season of Otaniemi’s best Wappu radio – Radiodiodi! 🎉 Gather your friends and secure your spot at the center of Wappu at radiodiodi.fi/en/ilmo before March 18th. 🎙

This Wappu, Radiodiodi will be on air from April 12th until Wappu Eve on frequency 102.0 MHz. More info can be found here! (http://radiodiodi.fi/en/guide/checklist)

ÄPY-WAPPU IS COMING, ARE YOU READY!!?

It’s time to put your deal pants on, because Tuesday the 18th of March kicks off Äpy’s 27h contest! Grab your friends and go be Äpy Dealers together! The contest starts at 12:00 on the dot at diili.apy.fi – you really won’t want to miss this!

All of those who make a deal during the 27h-contest can participate in a raffle for incredible Dealer Prizes, as well as enjoy the numerous dealer benefits. You can read more on these on Instagram and Telegram at @laulikkiapy and @apy2025eng.

And that’a not all! During the 27h contest, associations battle for glory in who can collect the most points in their respective categories! If Data Guild wins, Äpy will award either 30 bottles of sparkling, 300 donuts or a 300 euro gift card to Verkkokauppa.com! This is our year!!

Psst! Everyone who makes a deal can come and collect goodies at our PopUp at A Bloc on the 18th and 19th of March. Come and say hi, make a deal or just get into the ever-approaching Wappu spirit!

Kavitaatio 20.3

Ticket sale (https://kide.app/events/6e94cd41-7c1a-4b78-ae3c-a9a3881ca325) to Kavitaatio is on Kideapp very soon on 3.3. at 12.00 🧪🫧

During the night three amazing guests will be performing and PT’s own DJ aggregaatti will play the best disco pops through the whole night🎆

You can also find a lot of party activities with wild prizes! ✨

TLDR:
🪩WHAT: Kavitaatio 2025 🫧
🪩WHERE: Smökki, Jämeräntaival 4
🪩WHEN: Thu 20.3.
🪩TICKETS: 3.3. 12.00 on Kideapp
🪩DC: Disco through the decades🕺🏻

Back to The Sitsit 21.3

📣 Ever feel like you were born in the wrong era? Curious to find out for sure? Well, the brilliantly twisted minds of ETCo have just built a time machine in Smokki, and we’re looking for brave test subjects to step inside! ⏰

🤬ETCo 2025 + NuDe Present: 😮

⏳BACK TO THE SITSIT!!!⏳

🔥Fire good, teach caveman make fire?
✍️Dost thou dare clash wits with Shakespeare upon the battlefield of literature?
🕺 Get ready to bust a move and boogie down in an 80s disco frenzy?
🚀 Behold humanity’s epic journey across the stars!

🍎… And so much more you can find at this time travel themed sitsit. We have everything, everywhere, for everyone all at Smokki. So lock in on the 21st of March and pull up! 🚘

🗓 Date: 21.03.2025
🕙 Time: Cocktail party at  17:30, Gong rings at 18:00
📍 Place: Smökki
💃Dresscode: Time travel + your guild overalls/jackets

💳Sign up opens NOW, get yourself a ticket from HERE

💃 P/s: We are debuting our new ETCo chill chat HERE, come prove your mastery of the yappery 💃

Beer Pong 5.4

ARE YOU THE NEXT FINNISH CHAMPION?!

The Students’ Beer Pong Championships are coming up again! Aalto Beer Pong  presents once again their largest annual tournament on April 5th. The first 64 teams to sign up will compete over the desired title of students’ Beer Pong Champion 2025!

The tournament sign-up opens on 15th of March at 12:00 PM.

The registration is binding.

The tournament costs 10e/team which includes at least 3 guaranteed games. The price does not include game drinks.

This year the event will take place in Otaniemi at Smökki, Jämeräntaival 4, Espoo. The first games will start at 2PM. 

Entrance is free so you are also welcome to cheer for your friends and play fun games!

Get to know the rules of the game https://aaltobeerpong.fi/en/rules/

3. Aalto, studies and work opportunities

We are looking for teaching assistants for autumn 2025 courses

https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/we-are-looking-for-teaching-assistants-for-autumn-2025-courses

4. Other

13.3 Explore Startup Sauna

Hei Data Guild!

We have great news for you in Aaltoes. This year we are going to support your innovating science ideas, conduct hackathons, build robots, and host open source projects where you can contribute. You can find all our plans for this year at our website:
https://www.aaltoes.com/2025

And if you want to get all information on time, you can subscribe to our info channel:
https://t.me/aaltoes

Few interesting upcoming events:

⭐️ Explore Startup Sauna

March 13 | 17:00 | Afterparty 21:00
Register at  https://lu.ma/yc9rt0u0 (https://lu.ma/yc9rt0u)

Everything you want to discover about the startup ecosystem – in one evening. Get introduced to 10 student-run entities driving innovation from Otaniemi, alumni founders, and network with like-minded people.

Let Aaltoes know you’re DG to double secure your spots😉

🖥️ Aaltoes Computer Vision Hackathon

March 19 | Register at  aaltoes.com/cv1

Join to solve a 48-hour Computer Vision challenge with €10,000 prize pool for teams of 1-3.

Opportunities in Tech Brunch

Women’s Career Society is happy to invite you to our Opportunities in Tech Brunch!🤍

Whether you’re an experienced professional or just beginning your journey in tech, this is your chance to connect with like-minded individuals, expand your network, and get inspired to take your next big step.🌟

We’re looking forward to seeing you!

Date: 19.3.2025
Venue: Café Ursula
Price: Free
Deadline to register: 10.3.2025
at 9pm

Sign up here: https://womenscareersociety.com/opportunities-in-tech-brunch

5. Finnish Corner

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6. Laku

Here is a picture of Laku from last year, remember that spring is coming soon!! (even if it may snow this week)

7. Extra

Your time comes
when you least expect it
thats what they told me
it’s hard to believe
hard to trust
relay on time
but there is a small light
if you cant see it
you feel it
if you cannot feel it
trust it
everything starts with a trust
there is always hope
your time comes

poem and picture by Janna Rantanen