19:30 Dave Griffiths
Dave Griffiths was raised on an early education in weaving, bell ringing and 8bit computers. He performs improvised livecoded techno music using text, visual programming, and hand made game engines.

18:00 VIP Dinner
Begin your party weekend with a three course dinner with friends and special guests! The menu, the wines and the program have been carefully selected by the Alternative Party's gourmet team to create an extraordinary evening.

17:30 Small stage: ALT Space Camp: Grid opens
The stage is open for you, pick your time.

18:00 Art Exhibition: Exhibition Opening
Our curator, Riina Uosukainen will open the Alternative Party art exhibition. The exhibition are open until Sunday afternoon.

19:00 Planetarium: Planetarium Show
The URSA Planetarium show gives you a unique view to the stars that light our skies every night.

19:00 Muroradio workshop
The Muroradio workshop takes you on a journey to the world of hobbyist radio broadcasting. You'll also get a chance to participate in a live radio show.

20:10 Opening Ceremony
Grand opening with future music, event's highlight etc. This is the point where the party TRULY starts. Includes the world premiere of a very, futuristic piece of music by De Rerum Natura.

20:30 Finnish technology taking us to planets and beyond - Sini Merikallio
The nation's leading Mars researcher, Sini Merikallio gives an insider's view to the Finnish space technology and inventions. She'll talk about her work in recent research projects, including the first Mars-lander.

21:30 Since November
Tomi Mäkilä has gone from touring with The Crash and Magenta Skycode to heavy radio rotation and onwards to obscurity, from where he now emerges with his solo project, Since November. Visuals by VJ Sellek & Hanks.

22:15 Muffler
A distinguished and prolific mainstay of the international drum'n'bass scene, Muffler brings his intense beats to kickstart the Alternative Party Friday evening. Visuals by VJ Sellek & Hanks.

23:30 Aavikko
The trailblazers of the Finnish synth scene. They play - we dance.

21:00 Symbio Manyways Launch
Club opens for the party people so get the party going!

21:05 Demoscene Documentary Premiere
The premiere of the Demoscene Documentary series, a collaboration between the Finnish broadcasting company YLE and Alternative Party. Opening words by Thomas Puha.

23:00 Speed Meetup
Speed dating without the dating part? How cool can you get! Osyn playing Italo Disco and other 80s' tunes.

20:30 Event area: VIP guided tour
Join the VIP guided tour to get the idea what's going on. Please contact your VIP host for more information.

00:45 Carbon Based Lifeforms
With their groundbreaking mixture of acid, ambient, techno and house music, Carbon Based Lifeforms blend earth and space itself into one ultimate aural experience.

00:30 Speed Dating
Speed meetup with dating mixed in? How hot can you get! DJ Aegis playing techno and house.

02:00 Alek Száhala & Byproduct
A special live collaboration between Alek Száhala and Byproduct. They'll remix and remux everything you hold dear - and then some. Visuals by VJ Sellek & Hanks.

11:00 General overview of Iron Sky and its production
Jarmo Puskala will tell about the production of the major Finnish space movie Iron Sky. Be there, so Space Nazis will not take you by surprise.

10:00 Small stage: ALT Space Camp: Intro to unconferences
Mike Bradshaw introduces the concept of unconference.

11:00 Planetarium: Planetarium Show
The URSA Planetarium show gives you a unique view to the stars that light our skies every night.

12:00 Realtime Graphics STARTS
In the best demoscene traditions, we will have a realtime graphics competition. But, for an extra challenge, computers are not allowed in this contest!

12:15 Making social music - AudioDraft & audio challenge prize ceremony
Tommi from AudioDraft, a collaborative online music tool discusses social music making, after which winners of the pre-party AudioDraft Audio Challenge - with the theme "Can you hear ALT in Space?" - come pick up their prizes.

13:00 Free Music Competition
High-tech, modern beats and melodies with superb sound quality!

14:00 Garage Aerospace
Is it possible to do a space vehicle without the government-size budget? Petri Flander will come and tell us about aerostat satellites, unmanned aerial vehicles, experimental gliders - and how you can put your programming, constructing and planning skills in good use with them.

15:15 De Rerum Natura
Second play for "De Rerum Natura". According to many scientists and philosophers, the human brain will be enhanced with computer technology in the future decades and our intelligence will rise to unknown heights. What will the music of that formidable future sound like?

15:30 Women in high tech industries: Sonja Kangas and Tiina Malin
Sonja Kangas and Tiina Malin discuss modern geek-women in the male dominated business. Topics include: Women in the gaming industry. Does your sex matter in high tech industries? What are the differences between boys and girls "geek culture"?

12:00 YLE Workshop
Onko olemassa suomalaista digitaalista kulttuuriskeneä? Tavoitteenamme on muutaman kysymyksen kautta luoda käsitys siitä mitä se on, miltä se tuntuu, mistä se tuli ja mihin se on menossa. Workshop järjestetään open cafe -tyyliin eli kaikki ovat tervetulleita. Mahdollisuus haukkua ja kehua itseä ja niitä jotka eivät ole paikalla. Kysymykset: 1) Arvostetaanko Suomessa skeneäsi? 2) Mikä suomalaisessa digiskenessä on perseestä? 3) Suomalaisen digikulttuurin matka. Missä on oltu, mihin mennään. Tarjolla virvokkeita.

14:00 Cartes Flux screening
Cartes Flux 2010 Festival presents a selection of Finnish and international short films from the last couple of years.

12:00 Competitions deadline
Deadline of all competitions entries.

12:00  : Hacklab workshop
A hands-on tour into the world of hobbyist electronics, guided by the sharpest minds and nimblest fingers of Helsinki Hacklab organization.

14:00 Planetarium: Planetarium Show
The URSA Planetarium show gives you a unique view to the stars that light our skies every night.

14:00 Exhibition area: J-P Metsävainio: a look into the art of 3D photgraphing
More detailed look into the art of 3D-photographing and how 3D photographs are made. 3D-glasses included for the audience!

15:00 Muroradio workshop
The Muroradio workshop takes you on a journey to the world of hobbyist radio broadcasting. You'll also get a chance to participate in a live radio show.

16:10 Realtime Graphics
In the best demoscene traditions, we will have a realtime graphics competition. But, for an extra challenge, computers are not allowed in this contest!

16:30 Graphics Competition
Compete with a picture which may be drawn by hand, pixelated, rendered or constructed from taken photographs.

17:05 Demoscene presentation
Demoscene veteran Markku "Marq" Reunanen talks about demos, the scene and his thesis work on demoscene that he made for the Aalto University.

18:15 Wild Competition
Here the entries can be almost anything from live presentations to prerecorded videos.

19:00 Obscure Music Competition
The music competition for true sceners with technical skills to abuse hardware and software!

19:30 J-P Metsävainio: Images from our Solar system
Finnish astrophotographer J-P Metsävainio does his small part of revealing the hidden beauty of our Universe. He'll show astonishing images from our Solar system and distant Galaxies, and present some experimental astronomical studies.

17:30 Aleksi Eeben
Aleksi Eeben sits down at the command console and sends out an expedition through the known universe, backed by music from his latest 7 electronic, videogame, progressive rock, and contemporary folk inspired albums.

19:00 Nokia Developer Meetup
Join us for a pint to discuss Qt from the developers point of view. Keynote by Nokia, continued with a Q & A session and networking with open bar.

18:00 Art Exhibition: Glittermouse's art workshop
Interactive Workshop: This Belongs To. You can use your cellphone cam /other digital camera to join this workshop.

19:00 Muroradio workshop
The Muroradio workshop takes you on a journey to the world of hobbyist radio broadcasting. You'll also get a chance to participate in a live radio show.

20:30 Keynote speech: Casey Pugh
An established figure in the startup scene since his days as the primary Vimeo developer, Casey has a lot of war stories to tell and other wisdom to impart. Casey will also pick up the first prize from Turku2011 Digital Media & Art Grand Prix Participative Media competition that he and his crew won with Star Wars Uncut, a crowdsourced remake of the 1979 sci-fi classic. This session is brought to us by Turku2011 - European Capital of Culture.

22:00 Nokia Qt Competition
The area of the compo is Qt Mobility, the Qt toolkit that allows access to content and context of the mobile phone. They key question thus is, what can you come up with it: how will demos become interactive by using physical location of the device? Can you abuse the contact list somehow to make things cooler than ever?

22:30 Beginner Demo Competition
Several people are wondering if they should make a demo but the limit is quite high for the first timers. Alternative Party want's to encourage all the first timers to make the decision to do an entry and start their career as a demo artist!

23:00 Alternative Demo Competition
Come and bring your most brilliant creations to the Alternative Demo Competition. This is our main demo compo. You may enter with any machine or platform, whatever the power or age.

21:10 DigiDroid
The solo chiptunes project of Johannes Hedberg from Carbon Based Lifeforms.

21:45 Demos from the screen
Enjoy the main compos with a pint! The big screen and the bombastic AV system are at the Main hall, but the screen at the Symbio Manyways offers an alternative for the beverage-conscious connoisseur.

01:00 Demoscene Documentary, second showing
Missed the documentary series premiere? Here it comes again. The Demoscene Documentary series is a collaboration between the Finnish broadcasting company YLE and Alternative Party.

01:30 Bad loop
Ethereal soundscapes and melodies, rough and complex rhythms, DSP wizardry. Bad Loop are here for your downtempo fix.

02:45 Xybo
It's time to go back to the derelict warehouse and rave like it's still 1999 with Xybo!

11:00 Kidtro - Demos for Children Competition
Demos for your and our children. Forget the boring industrial flybies, depressing avantgarde noise art and horrifying heavy metal demos - it's time to release the creative potential of your inner child!

09:00 Event area: Space Mission 2010
This tour route takes you and your family for an exciting trip throughout the world of space and digital art. Space Mission 2010 starts from the Info desk.

09:30 Junk workshop
The Alternative Party Family day wouldn't be complete without a junk workshop, where everyone can drop by and build miniature their own miniature spaceships.

09:30 Planetarium: Planetarium Show
The URSA Planetarium show gives you a unique view to the stars that light our skies every night.

10:00  : Helsinki Hacklab: Arduino Workshop
A hands-on tour into the world of hobbyist electronics, guided by the sharpest minds and nimblest fingers of Helsinki Hacklab organization.

10:00 Exhibition area: Glittermouse's Art Workshop
Drawing Workshop: Space Invaders!

10:30 Planetarium: Planetarium Show
The URSA Planetarium show gives you a unique view to the stars that light our skies every night.

11:00  : Muroradio workshop
On Family Day, the MuroRadio-crew leaves out all the boring technical stuff and gives you and your kids free hands to play around with sound effects and other cool things. All while broadcasting live on air, naturally.

13:00 Finnish Space adventurer
Anyone off to space? What a coincidence, because our very own Finnish space adventurer, Vesa Heilala is heading that way and you'll get a chance to have a chat with him here.

14:00 Prize Ceremony
This is how the party ends. Not with a bang but with a prize ceremony.

15:00 Traveling Salesman Kristoffer Lawson
Kristoffer Lawson tells about Traveling Salesman project & starts his travel towards the stars... no, towards other countries. Hear more at the event.

12:15 Junk workshop
The Alternative Party Family day wouldn't be complete without a junk workshop, where everyone can drop by and build miniature their own miniature spaceships.

12:30 Planetarium: Planetarium Show
The URSA Planetarium show gives you a unique view to the stars that light our skies every night.

13:30 Muroradio workshop
On Family Day, the MuroRadio-crew leaves out all the boring technical stuff and gives you and your kids free hands to play around with sound effects and other cool things. All while broadcasting live on air, naturally.