Project Committees

KY has project committees that work on a specific matter. Right now, we have four project committees: Annual Ball Committee, Kiljukaula Committee, Goodbye KY Committee and TEKNISTÄ. The Annual Ball Committee is recruited each year in the autumn to organize the upcoming annual ball. TEKNISTÄ is a more stable committee with less changes and is responsible for all technology-related stuff at KY. Kiljukaula Committee is responsible for creating a new songbook for 110-year-old KY and Goodbye KY Committee makes sure that we can say a proper goodbye to our beloved KY Building.

Photo: Markus Havia

Annual Ball Committee

KY’s Annual ball is the single most glamorous event of the year and the highlight of the Annual Ball week held between the end of February and the beginning of March. The traditional event cherishes KY’s centennial history and celebrates our strong community. In 2020 the Annual Ball was held once again at Restaurant Bank, where we celebrated KY’s 109th birthday with a three-course dinner, traditional programm and a fabulous ball. The Annual ball is organized by the Annual Ball Committee chosen during the autumn, usually around October. The committee is open for everyone regardless of their academic year or KY background. Usually the committee consists of 7-9 members who all have different responsibilities, including one chairman. Responsibilities include for example catering, programm, invitations, corporate relations and communications. Even though the Annual Ball is hands down the most traditional event of the year, each committee can add enough personal touch to make it look like their own!

The home of all Kylteris, the iconic KY Building, will in the future no longer serve in its current purpose. Soon it is time to say thank you for good and that is why a proper farewell celebration is not only an option, but a must. The Goodbye KY Committee is in charge of organizing the event(s) to honour our beloved home and its history one last time. The date and exact form of the event are still under discussion since the future plans for KY Building are also unclear. Remember to stay alert Mursu and keep an eye on KY’s information channels, you surely don’t want to miss this!

Kiljukaula Committee

Kiljukaula Committee is in charge of revising and editing a renewed version of our beloved Kiljukaula songbook, which will be published in time for KY’s 110th anniversary celebrations. Our team consists of KY culture veterans (or gluntti’s, as one would put it in Finnish) with a passion for singing culture at KY. Kiljukaula is revised approximately once every decade, so our whole team is incredibly excited to be a part of this once in a lifetime opportunity! During the upcoming fall, you too will get a chance to submit your favorite songs that you think would be just perfect for the new Kiljukaula, so stay tuned!

TEKNISTÄ

TEKNISTÄ is KY’s technical background engine. Nothing works without technology nowadays, and this is why TEKNISTÄ exists. The project team is responsible for keeping KY’s hardware and software environments in check, be it an audiovisual installation, website, network environment, building automation or basically anything that needs to be fiddled with. Whenever you use the internet at KY premises, see moving pictures, hear sound or use your digital Mursu passport, TEKNISTÄ is behind them. TEKNISTÄ does things with a can-do attitude, good team spirit, and a healthy dose of low quality humor! See more at teknistä.fi.