[Kaupunkitutkimus] Invitation: Tampere Urban Research Network for Sustainability TURNS kick-off event on 5.3.2024

[Riina Lundman]

TURNS is Tampere University’s new multidisciplinary research platform with an aim to catalyze innovative, collaborative, and interdisciplinary research in the field of urban sustainability.  

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Welcome to the Tampere Urban Research Network for Sustainability TURNS kick-off!  

Tampere Urban Research Network for Sustainability TURNS starts its activities as a new research platform with a get-together on Tuesday, 5 March in Tampere G Livelab. 
 
Join us to hear about platform’s upcoming events and the collaboration opportunities it has to offer; listen to the intriguing talks from urban researchers at Tampere University; and enjoy some music and refreshments in good company!  
 
The kick-off event is free-of-charge, but we kindly ask to sign up by 19 February here >>> https://forms.office.com/e/ZuHJK6BbuD.

PROGRAM
Time: Tuesday, 5 March 2024, at 15-18
Venue: G Livelab Tampere (address Puutarhakatu 1, Tampere)
The program is in English. 
 
•	15-15.30 Coffee and networking 
•	15.30-15.50 Welcome 
-	TURNS ambitions and activities, Panu Lehtovuori & Riina Lundman 
-	Discussion and ideation 
•	15.50-16.30 Minilectures on TURNS topics 
-	Professor Päivi Kymäläinen, Social Policy
-	Doctoral Researcher Jouko Makkonen, Computing Sciences
-	Associate Professor Jonathon Taylor, Urban Physics
-	TBA
-	Discussion 
•	16.30-17.00 Keynote speech 
-	Professor Sofie Pelsmakers, Architecture
•	17.00-18.00 Networking
-	Music, mingling & refreshments. DJ Jon Thureson! 
-	Ideation II 

The topics of presentations will be various from AI, conviviality, and climate change to social justice in the city, and more. 
 
TURNS webpages >>> https://research.tuni.fi/turns/ 
Join the TURNS mailing list >>> https://forms.office.com/e/R22tzNtxK0 

For more information about the event and the platform, please contact Project Manager Riina Lundman, riina.lundman at tuni.fi.

Welcome! 
 
Panu Lehtovuori 
Professor of Planning Theory, Tampere School of Architecture 
Head of Tampere Urban Research Network for Sustainability 
 
Riina Lundman 
Researcher, PhD, riina.lundman at tuni.fi
Project Manager, Tampere Urban Research Network for Sustainability