Important dates

Before June 15, 2003: Submission of the title of the presentation through the Internet: EXPIRED
Before  September 19, 2003: Registration through the Internet: CLICK HERE
Before September 19, 2003: Submission of the abstract of the presentation through the Internet: CLICK HERE
Before December 1, 2003: Submission of the full paper by e-mail to the conference secretary or president. Download (Word document) with appropriate layout and hints.

Symposium location

At Helsinki (9.10. - 10.10.2003)
Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
Siltavuorenpenger 10, See map http://www.malux.edu.helsinki.fi/okl/tiedotus/penkere-cam/asemakaavakuva.htm , building 1. See also City map: http://kartta.hel.fi/kktesti/osoitehakuen/defaultIE_NS.asp and write the street 'Siltavuorenpenger', to the 'Street name' box.

At Lahti (11.10. – 12.10.2003)
Lahden yhteiskoulu
See http://www.lyk.fi/english/english.htm
See City map: http://wwwmap.lahti.fi/internetwebmap/opaskartta.htm and write the street ' Kirkkokatu 2', to the 'Street name' box.

Official language

Symposium languages (as well as the languages of the papers) are Finnish, Swedish and English.

Correspondence

All correspondence about the symposium should be addressed to the symposium secretary or president.

Adresses:

Jari Lavonen (jari.lavonen@helsinki.fi) (Mathematics and Science Education Research Association)
Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki
P.O. Box 9 (Siltavuorenpenger 20 O)
FIN-00014 UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI
FINLAND

Ossi Autio (ossi.autio@helsinki.fi) (Finnish Association for Reasearch in Technology Education, FATE)
Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki
P.O. Box 9 (Siltavuorenpenger 20 O)
FIN-00014 UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI
FINLAND

FATE SYMPOSIUM 2003

Annual Symposium of the Finnish Association for Research in Technology Education (FATE) together with Mathematics and Science Education Research Association, Helsinki, Thursday, 9.10.2003

Pre Symposium, Thursday 9.10.2003 is organised together by Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, Finnish Graduate School in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry Education and MIRROR project with a special theme: Gender issues in science, mathematics and technology education, including computer science education.

Program

Thursday, 9.10.2003 (Helsinki)

FATE SYMPOSIUM 2003

Annual Symposium of the Finnish Association for Research in Technology Education (FATE) together with Mathematics and Science Education Research Association, Helsinki, Friday, 10.10.2003

Program

Friday, 10.10.2003 (Helsinki)

FATE SYMPOSIUM 2003 

Annual Symposium of the Finnish Association for Research in Technology Education (FATE) together with Association of Technology Teachers,                                                  Lahti, Saturday 11.10.2003

Program

Saturday, 11.10.2003  (note: Symposium continues at the City of Lahti)

FATE SYMPOSIUM 2003 

Annual Symposium of the Finnish Association for research in Technology Education (FATE) together with Association of Technology Teachers, Lahti, Sunday 12.10.2003

Program

Sunday, 12.10.2003  (note: Symposium continues at the City of Lahti)

Registration and cost

Participants should register for the Symposium before September 19, 2003 in advance in the Internet: CLICK HERE 
An e-mail of confirmation will be sent to all participants.

Registration fee is 40 €  (students 20 € )

The Symposium Registration Fee includes:

• Admission to all lectures during 9.10.-12.10.2003
• Programme and Abstract Book
• Coffee/tea/ Thursday-Saturday
• Receptions

The Fee for Symposium dinners:

• Helsinki: 34 € (vegetarian)  34 € (white meat)
• Lahti: 30 €

Payment

Registration payment (40 €) and Symposium dinner fees (Helsinki: 34 € and Lahti: 30 € ) should be made in advance. Payments can be made by bank transfer:

• Receiver of the payment: Teknologiakasvatuksen tutkimusyhdistys, TEKA ry
• Bank account: Sampo 800016-70542035

Payment can also be done at the beginning of the symposium at the Symposium office.

Cancellation Policy: All cancellations should be made in writing to conference  secretary or president. The refund will be 50%. There will be no refund for cancellations made after September 19, 2003.

Registration and symposium office

Helsinki: The registration and symposium office will be located in the Symposium building 1st floor, Siltavuorenpenger 10, See map http://www.malux.edu.helsinki.fi/okl/tiedotus/penkere-cam/asemakaavakuva.htm , building 1.  See also City map: http://kartta.hel.fi/kktesti/osoitehakuen/defaultIE_NS.asp and write the street 'Siltavuorenpenger', to the 'Street name' box.

Lahti: http://wwwmap.lahti.fi/internetwebmap/opaskartta.htm

Proposals (papers)

The organising committee will be happy to receive your proposals written in English or in national languages.

• The title of the presentation (paper) must be submitted before June 15, 2003 through the Internet: Submission, CLICK HERE
• The abstract of the presentation (paper) must be submitted before September 19, 2003 through the Internet: Submission, CLICK HERE
• Paper sessions consist of oral presentations (20 min) of individual papers followed by discussion (10 min).

There will be a 'book' of abstracts available at the beginning of the symposium at Helsinki.

The Finnish Journal of Technology Education "Teknologiakasvatus" will publish proceedings of the symposium (in Finnish, Swedish and English) and it will consist of a selection of papers. Papers should be written according to the APA format and include: title, author(s), the institute and e-mail address of the corresponding author; abstract; text; and references (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html#Examples ) (Word document). All papers will be reviewed.

Before December 1, 2003: Submission of the full paper by e-mail to the conference miika.lehtonen@urova.fi or jaakko.nykanen@osakk.fi. Download (Word document) with appropriate layout and hints.

Abstracts of papers in Finnish and Swedish and English as well as a number of papers not suitable for publication in the proceedings (special issue of Finnish Journal of Technology Education "Teknologiakasvatus") will be published on the website after the conference.

Travel to Helsinki and Lahti

Both the conference sites Helsinki and Lahti are easy to reach.

·         by air, see  http://www.finnair.fi

·         by train, see http://www.vr.fi

·         by bus http://www.matkahuolto.fi/

·         by car, but unfortunately we do not have any parking places for guests. Therefore, public traffic (see http://www.helsinki.fi/eng/transport/index.html)  is recommended. There are also parking facilities not too far, see in detail: http://www.hel.fi/tourism/html/english/artikkelit/PARKING.html (in Finnish) http://www.europark.fi/default.asp (in english)

·         TAXI, Helsinki: tel. 0100 0700

·         TAXI, Lahti: tel. (03) 10041, mobile 0600 30041

Accomodation

Please, book your hotels yourself.

Note that the Symposium begins at Helsinki October 9. and continues at Lahti October 11.

You can find hotels in Helsinki from the web site: http://www.hel.fi/convention/english/hotelli_index.html .

You can find hotels in Lahti from the web site: http://www.lahtitravel.fi/majoitus/hotellit.htm

There is special price for symposium at Helsinki for quests in hotel Arthur and in Lahti in Hotels Alex Park or Kauppahotelli Grand (see information in Finnish)

Hotels near to the Symposium building (and the railway station) at Helsinki (9.10. - 10.10.2003) are:

• Hotel Arthur http://www.hel.fi/convention/english/hotelli_5.html
• Cumulus Seurahuone: http://www.hel.fi/convention/english/hotelli_3.html
• Sokos Hotel Vaakuna: http://www.hel.fi/convention/english/muut_hotellit_11.html
• Cumulus Kaisaniemi: http://www.hel.fi/convention/english/muut_hotellit_1.html
• Eurohostel (cheaper): http://www.eurohostel.fi/default_e.asp?language=english
• Hostel Ava (cheaper): http://www.hotelli-ava.fi/index2.htm

Hotels near to the Symposium building at Lahti (11.10.2003) are:
Varauksesi voit tehdä suoraan hotellista 10.9.2003 mennessä

• Alex Park Hotel http://www.alexpark.fi
• Hotel Kauppahotelli Grand http://www.grandhotellahti.com
• see also http://www.stepsystems.fi/tao-lahti/majoittuminen.php

Other hotels at Lahti

• Cumulus Lahti, Vapaudenkatu 24, tel. (03) 813 711 http://www.cumulus.fi/
• Lahden Seurahuone Sokos Hotel, Aleksanterinkatu 14, tel. (03) 85 111 http://www.sokoshotels.fi/
• Comfort Hotel Lahti, Hämeenkatu 4, tel. (03) 817 21
• Messilän Kartano,15980 Messilä, tel. (03) 86 011 http://www.messila.fi/
• Mukkulan Kartanohotelli, Ritaniemenkatu 10, tel. (03) 874 140 http://www.mukkulankartano.net/
• Hotelli Musta Kissa, Rautatienkatu 21, tel. (03) 544 9000 http://www.mustakissa.com/
• Scandic Hotelli Salpaus, Vesijärvenkatu 1, tel. (03) 339 3911 http://www.salpauslahti.fi/
• Huoneistohotelli Lahden Koti, Karjalankatu 6, tel. 020 852 2173 http://personal.inet.fi/palvelu/lahden_koti
• Hotelli Tallukka, Tallukantie 1, 17200 Vääksy, tel. (03) 88 881 http://www.tallukka.fi/

See additional information about Helsinki in the web-site: http://www.helsinki.fi/eng/index.html and about University of Helsinki in the web-site: http://www.helsinki.fi/english/

See additional information about Lahti in the web-site: http://www.helsinki.fi/eng/index.html and about University of Helsinki in the web-site: http://www.helsinki.fi/english/

Program committee (Annual Symposium of the Mathematics and Science Education Research Association)

President
Docent Jari Lavonen, Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, tel. + 358 9 191 29635
jari.lavonen@helsinki.fi

Vice president
Prof. Veijo Meisalo, Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, tel. +358 0 191 29600
veijo.meisalo@helsinki.fi

Conference secretary
Assistent Rauno Koskinen, Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki
rauno.koskinen@helsinki.fi

University lecturer, Anu Pietilä, Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, tel. + 358 9 191 29550 
anu.pietila@helsinki.fi

Prof. Olli Martio, Department of Mathematics, University of Helsinki
olli.martio@helsinki.fi

Docent Ismo Koponen, Department of Physical Sciences, University of Helsinki
ismo.koponen@helsinki.fi

Prof. Heikki Saarinen, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki
heikki.saarinen@helsinki.fi

Prof. Jorma Tarhio, Helsinki University of Technology
 tarhio@cs.hut.fi

Program committee (Annual Symposium of the Finnish Association for research in Technology Education, FATE)

President
Dr., Docent, Ed.D., Tapani Kananoja, Emeritus, tel. + 358 (0)9 3253 699
tkananoj@cc.helsinki.fi

Vice president, tel +358 (0)40 5250419
Lecturer, Ed.D., Ossi Autio, Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, tel. +358 0 191 29600
ossi.autio@helsinki.fi

Conference secretary, +358 (0)16 341 2438
Researcher Miika Lehtonen, Department of Teacher Education, University of Lapland
miika.lehtonen@urova.fi

Project Leader Dr. Esa-Matti Järvinen
Teknologiakasvatus NYT! -project
esa-matti.jarvinen@oulu.fi

Schools-Industry Cooperation Contact Person Jaakko Nykänen
Technology Industries of Finland
jaakko.nykanen@osakk.fi

Organising committee

President
Docent Jari Lavonen, Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, tel. + 358 9 191 29635
jari.lavonen@helsinki.fi

Vice president
Prof. Veijo Meisalo, Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki,  tel. + 358 9 191 29600
veijo.meisalo@helsinki.fi

Conference secretary
Assistant, Rauno Koskinen, Department of Teacher Education, University of Helsinki, 
rauno.koskinen@helsinki.fi

University lecturer, Kirsti Hoskonen, tel. + 358 9 191 29552
kirsti.hoskonen@helsinki.fi

University lecturer, Veera Kallunki, tel. + 358 9 191 29570
veera.kallunki@helsinki.fi 

University lecturer, Tuula Kuivalainen, tel. + 358 9 191 29664
tuula.kuivalainen@helsinki.fi 

University lecturer, Anu Pietilä, tel. + 358 9 191 29550 
anu.pietila@helsinki.fi

University lecturer, Hellevi Putkonen,  tel. + 358 9 191 29551
hellevi.putkonen@helsinki.fi

Researcher, Kalle Juuti, tel. + 358 9 191 29553
kalle.juuti@helsinki.fi

Assistant, Heidi Krzywacki
heidi.krzywacki@helsinki.fi

University lecturer, Maija Aksela, Department of Chemistry
maija.aksela@helsinki.fi

Dr. Mika Koskenoja, Department of Mathematics
koskenoj@cc.helsinki.fi

Assistant, Saija Vuorialho, Department of Physical Sciences
saija.vuorialho@helsinki.fi