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Organising events at Aalto University

Aalto Communications will give you useful information and Events Library can help for preparing an event.
Aalto University Graduation Party, photo by Heli Sorjonen

At Aalto University, hundreds of different events from seminars and conferences to other researcher, network and stakeholder meetings as well as exhibitions, shows and other events are arranged yearly for various target groups. The events are part of the communications and visibility of Aalto University: they introduce Aalto activities to ourselves as well as to outsiders. Anticipation and available instructions lessen the workload of the organisers as receiving information speeds up and the procedures become familiar. 

Guidelines for event organizers

Events Library

The online guide offers instructions and assets for planning and managing events at Aalto University. Events Library has been created to provide shared standards and processes for events for the entire Aalto community. The standards and step-by-step guidelines help in navigating the event management process in order to plan and execute high quality events that are always functional and influential and in line with our strategy and values.

Events Library

Event Support Network

As part of the service offered for event organisers across Aalto University an Event Support Network is provided. The purpose of the network is to share information and best practices related to event management. The network is open for everyone organising events at Aalto University and plays a major role in the development of event related services across our organisation.

Contact us to join the next network meeting or if you want to join the Event Support Network's Teams channel

Event Management Tool

Aalto's event management tool is a Salesforce native application called Blackthorn. It allows users to create event webpages, collect registrations, and send marketing and transactional emails. It offers multilingual support and integration into Aalto's event calendar on aalto.fi and our main CRM system. In early 2024, it is also possible to collect ticket payments for paid events. The tool is ready for use, and the licenses are available for Aalto staff members who are organising e.g., events, conferences, talks, exhibitions, ceremonies, etc. In addition to self-study materials and a Workday course, we are organising in-person training sessions in late autumn 2023.

Read more about the tool here. Interested? Contact us.

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Path to successful event

The event team contact details and services

Jessica Sinikoski
Head of Strategic Events
Tel. +358 50 590 5818
Team lead. Oversees the University’s strategic events annual event calendar. 
Develops and plans event concepts and contents to serve the university strategy. 
Anže Bratuš
Coordinator
Tel. +358 50 462 1147
Coordinates the events and collaborates calendars for Marsio’s event floor. 
Key-user for our joint digital event tools e.g. offering invitation process support. 
Oversees and edits the Events Library and hosts the Event Support Network.
Reetta Lindberg
Producer
Tel. +358 50 428 5227
Specialises in venue design and brand visibility at events. 
Coordinates Aalto’s expo stand and brand materials. 
Produces and consults campus events.
Minna Pajari
Producer
On parental leave
Tel. +358 50 571 0526
Oversees and produces academic events and stakeholder meetings hosted by the President. 
Specialises in supporting the managements’ meetings and external events. 
Tarja Peltoniemi
Sr. Producer
Tel. +358 50 532 3817
Oversees and produces community building events, e.g. Aalto Party, Graduation Party and 
the Community Events, and large external events. 
Specialises in consulting events for large audiences and internal stakeholders.
Sini Myllyniemi
Master of Ceremonies
Tel. +358 50 576 0125
Oversees our academic traditions and produces academic events like the Tenured Professors Installation Talks. 
Develops and produces the Ceremonial Conferment of Degrees  within the different fields of Aalto University
and the Ceremony Week event entity.
Sirpa Tikkanen
Event producer
p. 050 571 0526
Oversees and produces events for our main stakeholders and external target groups. 
CRM key-user for events.


Email addresses: [email protected]

Aalto Communications event team works in Dipoli.
Postal address: Aalto University, Events, PB 18000, 00076 AALTO

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