Sunday 16
Location: Tampere Hall
Relaxed getting together
- 14:00 Tampere Hall conference centre aula, presenting Tampere city, history & future
- 15:00 Picnic in Sorsapuisto park
- (Entering hotels, organizing practicalities, printing posters and papers if needed)
Evening programme
- 18:00 Guided walking tour in Tampere City Centre, ending up to Ranta-Tampella + Näsinsilta Bridge
Monday 17
Location: Lyhty, Tampere University Main Building
10-12: Opening
- 9:45-10:00 setting up the A3 posters (coffee)
- 10:00 Official opening of the PhD School by Panu Lehtovuori, Peter Ache & Aleksi Neuvonen
- 10.15 Students present themselves with the A3 posters (pre-task 1)
- 11:15 Keynote lecture by Aleksi Neuvonen
12-13 Lunch: Juvenes
13-16: Lectures and seminar
- 13:00 Keynote lecture by Peter Ache
- 13:45 PhD seminar Group 1, 15 mins per student (coffee available)
- 15:15 Keynote lecture by Robert Goodspeed (online)
Evening programme:
TBC (boat trip / Viikinsaari island)
Tuesday 18
Locations: Mobile workshop; Tampere School of Architecture, Hervanta Campus
10-12: City exploration by tram (Panu & Riina)
(Meeting place: Railway station main hall at 10:00)
12-13 Lunch: Hervanta student restaurant, or on the way
13-16: Lectures and workshop in Hervanta campus
- • 13:00 Greetings from Dean Pekka Verho
- • 13:15 Kaisa Schmidt-Thomé: Case Tampere City Region Strategy
- • 13:45 Discussing the case, futuring methods; reflections on Transformative Planning
- • 14:30 PhD seminar Group 2, 15 mins per student (coffee available)
Evening programme
- TBC (Sara Hildén Art Museum / visit to a local arch office?)
Wednesday 19
Location: Lyhty, Tampere University Main Building
10-12: Workshop on Archive of the Future
- 10:00 Presentation of Pre-task 2 in groups (1-3)
- 11:15 Common discussion on futuring methods, based on groups work & readings
12-13 Lunch: Juvenes
13-16: Lectures and seminar
- 13:00 Keynote lecture by Saija Toivonen
- 13:45 PhD seminar Group 3, 15 mins per student (coffee available)
- 15:15 Common discussion on PhD process, moderated by Panu Lehtovuori
Evening programme: Sauna in Rauhaniemi, swimming, goodbye party
Thursday 20
Location: Lyhty, Tampere University Main Building
10-12: Closing session
- Closings and openings
- Welcome to 2025 + WPSC 2026
- Feed-back from participants
12-13 Lunch: Juvenes
Travel home
In the afternoon
- A possibility to visit Taiteen Purkutalo together (for those who stay in Tampere longer)