Our first issue of Findians Briefings was launched in 1992. I just came across a copy in my study and thought how perceptive we had been in our writing of that time.
Many have asked me how I came to call it Briefings.
It was named after my very favourite newsletter which I was then receiving called "communications briefings". I do not remember the frequency as some kind soul stole the entire past issues a few years ago.
It was a superb manager oriented publication with tonnes of fantastic advice in its 8 pages.
I had left the University in April 1992. My editorial work was going great guns. Thanks to my colleague, Professor Vilho Lantto of the Microelectronics Laboratory, I was given an interesting Consultancy job. By the time of the first issue, I had completed it successfully. My work as a supplier of Single Crystals from a British Company to many laboratories was also moving well.
Above all, Pertti Huuskonen, who was the Administrator of the Technology Village, where I had my office, had welcomed us into the Village. It had just about 100 companies at that time. I seriously believe that he followed the advice we had included in the issues of Briefings.
Since then, he has, with great vision, taken Technopolis to great heights with over 1000 companies now located in it. Oulu Technopolis is now an international institution.
My idea is to publish all the interesting contents of the Briefings on a separate blog, which I have started but not yet launched. The target will be 2012, to celebrate 20 years of historic existence.
