Waiting for the Gala, the climax of the festival, to start

The third festival day was workshops, second keynote session and the Gala. On Sunday we traveled back to Tampere via Vienna. Most of us were home after 4 on Monday morning.

The report is again composed of the Twitter content generated by IMPs, the media students.

Tuomas Lecklin preparing workshop report

Workshops

• is exactly average in every single way RT @daniol_ The average age of the world's population is 27 :) #YouthAward
• #Hangover is a good reason not to come to hold a workshop...? May I use that in the future? #YouthAward #ttvo #tamk
• Governments need to redefine the term 'literate' because of mobile phones. -Osama Manzar #youthaward #tamk #ttvo
• Calvin has passion! RT @DhTier You need passion for being entrepeneur. We noticed that with @CalQuest #youthaward #ttvo
• You can't be a remaining activist if you don't learn English. (Better start learning ?? too!) #ttvo #tamk #youthaward #chinese

Alexandra Ostasheva pitching workshop results

• The problem with bringing new technology to developing countries is not the money - it's the "how?" that remains unanswered. #youthaward
• #DEFindia Promotes traditional weaving skills enhanced with modern technology defindia.net #youthaward #tamk #ttvo
• Second workshop starting soon at #YouthAwards. Now I also have a wifi connection! #tamk #ttvo
• 19 hours ago 
• The teams of InnoEvent are presenting their awesome ideas at #YouthAward workshop! #tamk #ttvo
• Normal day, saving African lives (on paper) in Austria #InnoEvent #YouthAward
• Two workshops almost done, interesting stuff. Although presentation stage fright and hence loss of coherence is akward. #youthaward #ttvo
• Congratulations to the workshop winners!! #youthaward #ttvo #tamk

Anna Narinen's team won the InnoEvent workshop creativity price

• @SpionChick won the second prise in InnoEvent at #youthaward #ttvo Congrats!!
• InnoEvent made international groups think about how to decrease dangerous abortions and female deaths while giving birth #youthaward
• Our team just won the award for most creative concept at #YouthAward #InnoEvent! Congratz! #tamk #ttvo
• #youthaward People are not poor due to money but down to lack of information.
• Really good point at #youthaward that youth should tell their parents openly about what they are doing with technology #tamkmedia #ttvo
• In India you can call free to a service to know more about HIV/AIDS. Good system! Raise awareness! #youthaward #ttvo
• We're in #graz at the #youthaward learning about how Calvin could make the world a better place!

• #Youthaward Keynote session 2 starting, first up: Dr Martina Roth! #tamk #ttvo
• Yaaaay! RT @SpionChick Our team just won the award for most creative concept at #YouthAward #InnoEvent! Congratz! #tamk #ttvo
• Don't pay for calling; the amount of rings indicates e.g. that husband is at home or children went to school #youthaward #ttvo
• What will happen with computers in the future? A good question.. #intel #youthaward #ttvo
• @DhTier I liked the Terminator idea the most #youthaward #ttvo #tamk
• I'm pretty sure that the computers won't be the big thing.. It's mobilisation! #intel #youthaward
• @heidi_maenpaa Stop reading my thoughts :D terminator it is.
• No new technology in the world is enough if there are no creative minds working with it! #youthaward #tamk #ttvo
• It has been 40 years since the invention of the first micro processor. What will be invented after the next 40 yrs pass? #intel #youthaward
• How are you going to use technology to fight hunger in Africa..? #youthaward #ttvo #tamk
• Invest in kids, especially in girls. Just don't forget the boys! #YouthAward #tamk #ttvo
• Everyone seems to work for the edudcation in developing countries here #youthawards #ttvo
• Accelerating pace of technology - where will it eventually go? When will it stop? #youthaward #ttvo #tamk
• How will YOU change the world? Strange. How could I do anything alone..? I'm not special #youthaward #ttvo
• @DhTier It's a trick question! You simply don't! #youthaward #tamk #ttvo
• Will the digital revolution leave too many people out to properly succeed? #youthaward #tamk #ttvo
• Will the technological revolution live up to its expectations in the end? A good question. #youthawards #ttvo #tamk
• Keynote by Martina Roth from Intel, how innovation connects the world and furthers development. #youthaward #ttvo
• I feel bad for the poor machines. Why should they do all the work when we just enjoy ourselves? #youthaward #ttvo #tamk
• 15% of the popumation possess 70% of the landlines which seriously compromise the internet access for all #ttvo #YouthAward
• Industrial revolution did not benefit everyone... Will the digital? #youthaward #ttvo
• How will the digital revolution play out? Some countries benefit, those who don't prepare will be left out. #YouthAward #ttvo
• Will all the countries in the world be able to catch up on the digital age? Some countries will always be more developed than others. #ttvo
• James H. Poisant: "Throughout the course of human history there has never been a better time to change the world." #YouthAward #ttvo
• Internet was created to be a highway that is owned and used by everyone. #youthaward #tamk #ttvo
• What will my grandchildren say about me? Have I changed the world..? Scary. #youthaward #ttvo
• What could be the next big thing after the invention of Internet? Ideas, anyone? ;) #youthaward #ttvo #tamk
• No one knows what the session's name is :D #youthaward #ttvo

Calvin was there too. And Dorothy Gordon made a fantastic keynote

• Amazing.. Dorothy Gordon says that all the world would fit in Africa #youthaward #ttvo
• Take any other continent and you will realize that they all can fit into Africa -Dorothy K. Gordon #YouthAward #tamk #ttvo
• National competitiveness now depends on ICT, and this enables changing the world: spread ICT innovation. #youthaward #ttvo
• All Africans don't just play drums and dance all the time! #YouthAward #ttvo #tamk
• Have to say I admire Dorothy K. Gordon for her spirit and humor. A serious topic but a really powerful speaker! #youthaward #ttvo
• RT @DhTier Have to say I admire Dorothy K. Gordon for her spirit and humor. A serious topic but a really powerful speaker! #youthaward #ttvo
• #Swedes don't drive their own cars! They have drivers! #Youthaward #ttvo #tamk#
• It's true that it's easy to talk about hunger in other countries as long as your things are well.. #youthaward #ttvo
• Dorothy Gordon believes we have the leaders we deserve. #YouthAward #ttvo #tamk
• If you're a data sheep, you should be sheared. Speaking about the data you give to Facebook, for example. #YouthAward #ttvo
• How to make a killer app? Use birds! #YouthAward #tamk #ttvo #angrybirds
• Simplicity is one of the most difficult things to achieve. #youthaward #ttvo #tamk
• Keynote homework: ICANN, the USSR of the internet? Slightly older interview, but anyway: bit.ly/t1AhPA #youthaward #ttvo
• Misery is easier to bear when you have some money! #youthaward #tamk #ttvo
• Great keynote by Dorothy K. Gordon. Already looking for more info about what she talked about. #ttvo #YouthAward
• RT @haverila Great keynote by Dorothy K. Gordon. Already looking for more info about what she talked about. #ttvo #YouthAward
• Impressive project results shown by Mario Franco #youthaward #ttvo #tamk #portugal epractice.eu/en/cases/escho…
• Mario Franco presenting 21st century skills: critical thinking, creativity, problem solving, communication, collaboration. #YouthAward #ttvo
• Into the mountain we go! (Cavemen style...) Time for #YouthAward Gala!!! #tamk #ttvo
• Had a chance to brnstrm with WSYA winner Alexander Ojo about maternal mortality. He had some info about the subject;) @innoevent #youthaward
• #youthaward gala tonight!
• Had a great day in workshops at #youthaward in #graz . There was also goo insights to maternal mortality in Africa. Soon off to gala!
• really enjoing my time @graz #youthawards but Im not sure if my company is.... #ttvo
• good workshops today at #youthawards really interesting to hear about Indian rural areas and innovative societies there.. #ttvo
• pönthööö!!!! #ttvo #youthaward
• Great workshop today by Suzanne Stein: imagining the world in 2050 and finding solutions to the MDGs #youthaward #ttvo

Anna-Kaisa Nässi and Maria Haere interviewed Heba Habib for IMP travel blog at the party after the gala

• The World Summit Youth Award Gala 2011 has just started! #youthaward #tamk #ttvo
• WSYA 2011 gala begins now, excellent. #youthaward #ttvo yfrog.com/h2gpzygxj
• At #youthaward gala, winners getting their awards.
• We're at #youthaward gala. Amazing place, nice punk rockers in the garderobe and wsya winners on stage! #ttvo #tamk
• Congrats once again Girls only radio! Pro human rights go go! #ttvo #tamk #youthaward
• Thanks for everything you offered, #YouthAward! It's the final night for the IMPs in Graz, in the morning: Vienna! #tamk #ttvo
• #Youthaward was a great experience! Met nice people and learned about important projects! Thank you all and have a safe trip home! #ttvo
• Great experience in the WSYA in Graz pretty inspiring to hear about projects from people who hope to change the world #ttvo #YouthAward
• @EdGen receiving the #YouthAward in the Gala last night, with @EileenKnowles and @MilaLukic twitpic.com/7drd5h
• @heidi_maenpaa @EdGen @EileenKnowles @MilaLukic #YouthAward cool pic you took there Heidi :)

IMPs in Vienna. Photo by Heidi Mäenpää

• A few hours (too little) to spend in Vienna after WSYA in Graz. #TTVO #TAMK
• RT @windyafternoon A few hours (too little) to spend in Vienna after WSYA in Graz. #TTVO #TAMK
• Enroute to Finland with #ttvo students.
• At #Vienna airport, ready to fly back to Finland. And hoping that all IMPs fit in, since we are overbooked! #ttvo #tamk
• Time to fly back to Helsinki. Thanks @Melacai for arranging the trip! #YouthAward #ttvo #tamk
• little drama for the evening; almost lost my seat in the plane and almost missed the bus
• Just landed in Finland after a great trip at the WSYA 2011 in Graz. Thanks to all at the #YouthAward ! #ttvo
• Thanks to all for the amazing #YouthAward in Graz! Especially @Melacai and #TAMK! I hope everyone had a 
• My #YouthAward pics are now online, check them out! :D #ttvo #tamk goo.gl/photos/53p1dkW…