We are looking for Event Assistants to help with diverse tasks before and during the ABOAGORA event “Mars, the Bringer of War”​ on August 27–30 at the Sibelius Museum (Piispankatu 17, Turku). 

​As an Event Assistant you will gain

• a work experience in a multidisciplinary team
• event production experience and a look behind the scenes of symposium organisation
• international experience
• an opportunity to attend intriguing presentations and discussions

The available tasks include e.g. preparations at the venue, technical assistance, manning the info desk, guiding the audience and helping with other practicalities. The Assistants will receive training for their tasks and no prior experience is needed – an interest in the themes of the event and/or event production and is all you need!

Lunch and coffee are provided for the days you attend. Assistants will receive a work certificate, and study credits may also be available (please consult your department directly).

If you would like to join ABOAGORA’s Event Assistant team, please sign up by June 20 via this link: https://ty.fi/aboagora-assistant-2024 

Places are limited. If all spots are filled, you can sign up for the waiting list, and we will contact you if a spot becomes available.

ABOAGORA – Between Arts and Sciences is an annual international event that brings together academia, the arts, and society. It consists of interdisciplinary and multiartistic discussions, performances and open keynote talks. The event is organized by the University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University, the Arts Academy of Turku University of Applied Sciences, the Åbo Akademi University Foundation and Turku University Foundation.

The theme of ABOAGORA 2024 is “Mars, the Bringer of War” and the full programme is available on our website at https://aboagora.fi/program/ . The presentations, performances, panels and workshops of the event explore human rights, war trauma, post-war recovery, war memorials and ethical issues in the study of war, armed conflicts and nature and dystopias and alternative futures, as well as the planet Mars, exploring astronomical features, musical frequencies and literary imaginations.

If you have any questions, please email us at: aboagora@utu.fi. 

Posted on: June 3, 2024, by : admin