STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE & EXPLORATION OF FUTURES AT TKK

Dear all,

We are pleased to share the latest news from the StraX Research Unit.
The newsletter in html-format: http://strax.tkk.fi/Newsletter_October2008.htm

1. Two Awards for StraX Research Team

2. November 6th, 2008 at TKK: Welcome to an open lecture by CEO Michael Loescher: Redefining Intelligence Systems

3. Coming up April 16th, 2009: Early Sense-making and Leadership, 16 April 2009, Finlandia Hall, Helsinki

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1. Two Awards for the StraX Research Team
Mika Aaltonen wins the Emerald LiteratiNetwork 2008 Highly Commended Award and StraX board member Dave Snowden wins the Academy of Management Science Best Practitioner Paper. Read more>> http://strax.tkk.fi/award08.htm

2. November 6th, 2008 at 12:15 -1:45 pm - SCIENCE THURSDAY. Welcome to an open lecture by CEO Michael Loescher: Redefining Intelligence Systems
StraX Board Member, visiting professor Michael Loescher, CEO of a global business intelligence company, discusses how countries can cooperate with industries and universities to set up a new and broader concept of intelligence systems. Helsinki University of Technology, TUAS-house, Otaniementie 17, lecture hall TU2, 12.15 – 13.45 pm. Invitaiton (pdf)

3. Coming Up – Early Sense-making and Leadership, 16 April 2009, Finlandia Hall, Helsinki I
A high-level international seminar where every speaker is a key-note speaker. A line-up of some of the most thought-provoking, influential and inspirational speakers around the world. The seminar will be opened by Erkki Liikanen, Governor of the Bank of Finland and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) and finished up by Jussi Pajunen, Mayor of the Helsinki City.
Contact Mary-Ann Wikström, mary-ann.wikstrom@tkk.fi , for more information.

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StraX - the Research Unit for Strategic Intelligence and Exploration of Futures

Contact
Helsinki University of Technology
StraX Research Unit
BIT Research Center
Otaniementie 17, 02015 TKK
Head, Ph.D. (Econ.) Mika Aaltonen
Tel. +358 40 590 2131
Email: mika.aaltonen@tkk.fi
Internet: strax.tkk.fi