Children’s Day in Oliwa with our Neighbour!

Together with Primary School No. 35 in Gdańsk Oliwa, we are pleased to invite all small and large Residents and Friends of the Olivia Centre to participate in the Oliwa Children’s Day!

 

When?
On Saturday, June 4, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

 

Where?
On the playground of Primary School No. 35 (yes, they are our close neighbours), at ul. Wąsowicza 30 in Gdansk

 

For whom?
For all friends of Olivia Centre and Primary School No. 35

IN THE PROGRAM (among others)

  • Performances of rock bands, including: Tymon Tymański & Kosma
  • Performance of the Olivia Centre Choir
  • “Got Talent” Contest
  • Dance shows
  • Football match
  • Quizzes for the audience
  • Learning to skate

 

Stands & Workshops

  • Hockey
  • Figure skating
  • Handball
  • Bouncy castles
  • Artistic
  • Reading
  • Baby Zone
  • Fancy Faces
  • Small Builder

 

Family Competitions

  • Tug-of-war
  • Football matches
  • Orienteering
  • Acrobatic Track

 

There will also be a Food Truck zone, access to free water for all participants, a café and a lemonade stand.

 

Mark your calendars, bring your family and friends!

Let’s meet on June 4th!

 

Agenda of the event:

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00-11:10 Welcoming all

11:10-11:25 Choir of Residents and Friends of Olivia

11:25-11:30 I entrance of the Gdańsk Umbrella

11:30-11:35 Scottish dance show

11:35-12:00 Generational music – Tymon and Kosma Tymański

12:00-12:25 Got Talent – school edition

12:25-12:45 Quiz about the School, Olivia Centre and the district – (1 of 10)

12:45-12:50 ACK – dance show

12:50-13:10 Zumba

13:10-13:15 Second ascent of the Gdańsk Umbrella

13:15-13:25 Dance performances by students of Primary School 35

13:25-13:35 ACK – dance show

13:35-14:00 Concert Nawia (Ola?)

14:00-14:20 Selection of the nicest graduate

14:20-14:35 Skating pairs on stage

14:35-14:55 Final of the Gdańsk Umbrella lottery, Jerusalem dance

14:55-15:25 Concert Ilia

SCHOOL

Exhibition of the Provincial Photography Competition “Oliwa”

Reading Room – School Chronicles

“BALLOON”

11:00-11:30 Hobby Horse

11:30-12:00 Fun for children

12:00-12:30 Celtic dance workshop

12:30-13:00 Kin-Ball

13:00-13:30 75 Handball Goal Competition

13:00-13:30 Tug-of-war competition for alumni, parents, employees of Primary School 35, residents of OBC

13:30-14:00 Rope Game

14:00-14:30 Family fitness games m.in.: hula hoop circles, jumping in bags parent with child

 

GYM

11:00-14:00 Gymnastic path, trampolines

 

MULTI-PURPOSE SPORTS FIELD

1:00-12:00 Inline skating lessons

11:00-14:00 School Discipline Stations

 

SAND PITCH

13:00-14:00 Volleyball match

 

Square at ul. Wąsowicza

11:00-15:00 Orienteering

 

A square behind the pitch

11:00-15:00 Bouncy castles

 

WELCOME!

 

The “Buddy in O4” Project has been launched

The O4 Coworking community in Olivia Centre has joined forces to help its Ukrainian neighbours settle down. Not only in the coworking space in Olivia, but also in the Tri-City. This is how the “Buddy in O4” project was created to support the Ukrainian community.

 

Why “Buddy”?

 

3.9 million people fleeing the war in Ukraine have already reached Polish.* Thus, for the first time in history, the population of Polish has exceeded 40 million. Almost 224,000 refugees from Ukraine have stayed in Gdansk alone.**

 

– O4 Coworking helps from the very beginning. When people from Ukraine started coming to us, we offered to help them use our workspace for free. In total, more than 30 of our Ukrainian neighbours have already taken advantage of this opportunity. Many people have already declared their continued cooperation and prolongation of their stay at O4 Coworking. However, we wondered if we could do something more for them – says Marta Moksa, Manager of O4 Coworking.

 

Out of the need for support, not only financially, but also in everyday life and functioning in the local community, the “Buddy in O4” project was born.

 

“On the one hand, we have noticed that people want to help not only financially. They can share something much more valuable – their free time and knowledge about the Tri-City. On the other hand, we have noticed the problems that people from Ukraine are facing. First of all, difficulties with adapting to a new environment, caused by the language barrier, unfamiliarity with local places, or the lack of a person with whom they could simply spend their free time – emphasizes Karolina Rymarczyk, project coordinator.

 

According to a survey conducted in the O4 community among Ukrainian refugees, the most common challenges are: learning Polish, lack of friends on site and the lack of opportunities to meet new people, limited opportunities to develop their passions, or lack of knowledge about places in the Tri-City that people from Ukraine would be happy to use.

 

– Behind the numbers are specific people with their own distinct stories and needs. One of the most common needs is to settle in a new city, a new workplace, a new housing estate. That’s why we at O4 asked ourselves: What can we do to make it easier for them to find their way in the new reality? That’s how Buddy was created,” adds Marta Moksa.

 

A project to support the Ukrainian community

 

This project aims to help people of Ukrainian descent who have recently joined the O4 community. It consists mainly in helping to find oneself in a new environment and in facilitating the organization of everyday life. In challenges such as: getting from Orunia to Gdynia, buying Internet access to a rented apartment from a local supplier, visiting a doctor or dentist, understanding the rules in force in offices – a “buddy” can help.

 

Buddy is a buddy – a guardian of a person from Ukraine. Its task is to support a specific person in what they currently need, depending on what they are struggling with. A friend is also a person with whom you can spend time socializing, go out for pizza, to the cinema, go for a walk, talk about various topics, and at the same time practice Polish and English. Kumpel is a guide that brings the Tri-City world closer. Life in Poland, with a “buddy” by your side, is simply going to become easier.

 

Engaged O4 Coworking community

 

The project was joined by 20 people from O4 Coworking, who expressed their readiness in their free time to accompany their neighbours from Ukraine in everyday matters.

 

At the beginning of June, the first introductory meeting was organized in the coworking space for people who applied for the project so that they could get to know each other better, exchange contacts and declare with whom they would like to undertake further cooperation.

 

– At the team-building meeting, we used the “speed dating” method, which works great for us in recruitment and conversations between students and potential employers. And so the 16 participants of the meeting had a chance to talk for 5 minutes with each person, and it lasted only 1 hour! After these conversations, everyone chose 3 potential people with whom they felt the most flow. At the end, of course, there was pizza. Our networking experience shows us that nothing brings people together like talking over a meal. Now all that’s left is to put them together in “buddy pairs. I believe that these new acquaintances can bring a lot of good for both parties. – comments Karolina Rymarczyk.

 

The project is very popular among the coworking community, and there is no shortage of people willing to help their Ukrainian neighbours. People who could not be present at the integration meeting declare their support in further activities. It is also planned to extend the project beyond coworking and invite people from the entire Olivia Centre community:

 

– The current project is dedicated to O4ians from Ukraine and the O4 community working in our coworking space. However, we are also thinking about telling other companies in Olivia Centre about it. Probably many people from Ukraine employed here would be happy to use the help of a “buddy”. Who knows, maybe soon the name “Buddy in O4” will have to be changed to “Buddy in Olivia” or “Buddy in the Tri-City”? – adds Karolina Rymarczyk.

 

 

 

*data as of 08.06.2022, source: Twitter @Straz_Graniczna

**data as of 01.04.2022, https://metropolie.pl/fileadmin/user_upload/UMP_raport_Ukraina_20220429_final.pdf

Leaders from Olivia Centre and O4 Coworking inspire students from Fregata

Olivia Centre and O4 Coworking, with the first coworking space for women in Poland – O4 Flow, start cooperation with the Fregata Primary School for Girls from Gdańsk Oliwa. The aim is to inspire young women who are just making their first important educational decisions – e.g. about major classes in secondary schools. Thanks to meetings with leaders from large, international corporations and from the world of ICT, students will have a chance to believe that the world of new technologies, engineering and programming is waiting for them and needs them very much.

 

The first meetings with Beata Stramska from FinestMedia and NordHR and Anetta Lasota from thyssenkrupp aroused enthusiasm from both sides! With great conviction and heart, Beata and Aneta showed how much good awaits women who dare to enter the world of new technologies. And the great attentiveness, class and interest of the girls encouraged the speakers to declare their willingness to continue their support!

 

– Polish girls still lack real “heroines”. There are not enough female engineers, programmers and bosses in the public space. A live meeting of women who are coping in this world, know it and see how much more women are needed in it, is our work at the grassroots level. There are still many ideas for cooperation ahead of us – we will be able to announce something more soon. It’s great that Fregata cares about promoting the idea among female students that they can become anything they want: a lawyer, a full-time mom, or an IT specialist. The most important thing is that they choose consciously. O4 Flow and Olivia will be very happy to help them by showing them various interesting stories of women from our community – says Marta Moksa, O4 Coworking.

– A few conversations with young people are enough to discover that the concept of authority has become very distant for them. In a world focused on highlighting flaws, they must learn to relearn how to separate what is valuable from what is ideal. To discover that successful people, just like them, face difficulties, moments of doubt, or drops in form. Get to know fascinating biographies and mentors whose experiences they can draw on to build their identity, which doesn’t necessarily mean following the same path. That is why I cared so much about the “Successful Woman” project for students in grades 7-8. These young women are on the threshold of their maturity and the first important choices about their future life path. I am very happy that thanks to the cooperation with Olivia Centre and O4 Flow they can meet so many amazing women, full of passion and having different criteria of success, and yet happy and fulfilled in what they do. Years of support from teachers are not the same as seeing with their own eyes that the world really is their oyster and it is up to them to decide who they will be. And we’ll be looking back on it with pride, and we’re very grateful for this cooperation. – says Monika Wierzbicka, director of Fregata.

 

We will keep you informed about the next stages of the project.

The third edition of the Oliwa Neighbourhood Budget has been launched

The Oliwa Neighbourhood Budget is a programme supporting social initiatives of the inhabitants of Oliwa. The aim of the project is to develop the potential of the district, modernize the common space and support activities integrating the Oliwa community. On 11 June, the call for proposals for the third edition of the budget began.

 

As in the first and second editions, also this year the pool of funds allocated for co-financed projects will amount to PLN 18 thousand. 12,000 zlotys were donated by Olivia Business Centre, and 6,000 by Andrzej Stelmasiewicz, a councillor of the City of Gdańsk from the area of Oliwa. Both soft projects (organization of meetings, courses or workshops) as well as infrastructure projects that will permanently fit into the character of the Oliwa space can apply for funding. The call for applications in this year’s edition started on 11 June, and you can submit them until the end of the summer holidays. The announcement of the results is scheduled for the first half of September 2022.

 

In last year’s edition, three projects were co-financed:

  • Christmas Festival at the Market Square in Oliwa, submitted by the City Initiative Association. It is a social and cultural event, which included decorative workshops for children and adults, joint arrangement of space, a Christmas fair and music.
  • Sports and educational path at Primary School No. 35 with Sports Departments Jan Parandowski in Gdansk. The installation enables outdoor fun and learning for all the little inhabitants of the district.
  • Tai Chi in Oliwa, submitted by the Park On Association. The project included 38 hours of Tai Chi classes for people with Parkinson’s disease, caregivers and people willing to conduct this form of activity.

 

Funding under the Oliwa Neighbourhood Budget is granted to projects implemented in Oliwa, most often by the residents themselves and local institutions, and their selection is made by local social activists, city and district councillors who know the needs of our local community very well, so we are convinced that this initiative hits the mark and contributes to the development of Oliwa. – says Bogusław Wieczorek, representative of Olivia Centre. “In the previous edition, we managed to co-finance a wide variety of areas of local activity and we hope that this year will be similar. Together with the residents, we have managed to create a sustainable program for the development of the place where we all live and work. Adds.

 

YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT HERE

Graphcore R&D Center in Olivia

Graphcore, one of the world’s most innovative companies, develops computing systems for artificial intelligence that are backed by global technology leaders including Sequoia Capital, Fidelity International, BMW iVentures, Dell, Microsoft, and Samsung, as well as recognized AI innovators such as Demis Hassabis, co-founder of Deepmind, and OpenAI’s Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, Scott Gray, and Pieter Abbeel.

 

The company has designed a processor called the Intelligence Processing Unit (IPU), whose architecture allows researchers to apply new machine learning methods and algorithms that have not been available with existing technologies. In the Polish office, Graphcore employees introduce artificial intelligence solutions in large research and development units working in HPC (High Performance Computing) technology, which can be used in a wide range of applications. One of the effects of the implementations so far is a 5-fold acceleration of medium-term weather forecasts (including tornado warnings). The systems used allow for the discovery of new drugs or support physical simulations of matter particles at the Large Hadron Collider at the European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN) near Geneva.

 

The IPU is currently a state-of-the-art processor, designed by the company to meet the unique computing requirements of AI-enabled processes. Graphcore systems are used in many industries, m.in. in pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, financial services, automotive and consumer internet services and provide unique opportunities to drive innovation in machine intelligence.

 

The second task of the Gdańsk branch is the implementation and adaptation of Graphcore systems to data centers offering artificial intelligence services in the cloud, enabling easy and intuitive access to Graphcore technology. It is in this area that the company will concentrate a significant part of its work and is therefore already recruiting. Graphcore’s R&D center works directly with R&D units, universities, and companies that use AI to solve a wide spectrum of business and scientific problems.

 

– We believe that our technology will become the global standard for machine intelligence computing. The Graphcore IPU will have an impact on more and more industries and sectors with real potential for positive impact on society, from drug discovery to decarbonization – says Nigel Toon, co-founder and CEO of Graphcore. A Paweł Pieczul, Chief Accounting Officer engineering at Graphcore Poland adds: A wide range of skills possessed and developed by specialists in Gdansk and Poland in general, allow Graphcore to hand over many of the company’s most important projects to the local team. Our presence in the Tri-City for high-class IT specialists means the opportunity to participate in advanced projects on a global scale. Many of them have completed extremely demanding tasks so far, and yet they feel a lot of excitement about the opportunity to participate in the projects that our R&D center is working on.

 

The British company has moved into an office on the 30th floor of the highest building in northern Poland, Olivia Star. From its windows there is a 360° panorama of the entire Tri-City. Its employees can therefore work with a view of the Bay of Gdańsk as well as the Tri-City Landscape Park full of forested hills. The office is located just two floors below the public observation deck, located 130 meters above the ground. At the same time, at the foot of the building, there is an exotic Olivia Garden, which is filled with 3 thousand plants from five continents, reaching up to 11 meters in height.

“As Olivia, we are aware that by inviting such Residents as Graphcore, we are taking a real part in creating a hub of smart specialisations in Gdańsk,” says Bogusław Wieczorek from Olivia Centre. The ecosystem of innovative companies in Olivia, which has been created for years, has so far been built by companies such as Amazon, which is developing its Alexa text-to-speech project, or Nethansa, which is developing models and optimization algorithms for sales channel management systems in the e-commerce industry, will be strengthened by one of the most innovative companies in the world. The Graphcore R&D Centre is a great opportunity for Pomeranian companies and research centres to develop cooperation, for experts to develop their competences, but at the same time to confirm that the so-called “Graphcore” is a great opportunity for Pomeranian companies and research centres. The talent pool in the Tri-City is really high and attracts the best leading innovators from all over the world, creating jobs of the highest quality.

A new route to Olivia

Did you know that you can use two roads when going to Olivia? The first one is the “traditional” one, which is used by most of us, leading the way with Olivia Gate. The second one, which we just rebuilt for you – is now much simpler (literally) – and leads by Olivia Prime.

 

The new road makes it easier to travel in both directions: Gdańsk and Gdynia.

 

See our map and enjoy two routes. It will be faster and even easier. The opening of the new road will take place on July 4.

 

 

Our suggestions for the summer!

It will be short but concise. We are starting with summer activities. We invite you to cruises to the sunset: every Wednesday and to beach volleyball classes every Thursday.

 

Sailing

We live by the sea, so we can’t help but sail! We invite you every Wednesday for a cruise on the Bay of Gdansk. Into the sunset. Olivia is on a roll:) We invite all intrepid – beginners and experienced. Those who want to enjoy the summer to the fullest. Taking part in a cruise does not require sailing experience, but it is possible to gain it and catch the bug for an activity that can change your life!

  • Sunset cruise.
  • We start from the most beautiful marina in Poland, located at the end of the Sopot pier. This is also where we end our cruise.
  • We depart at 18:00
  • We return at 20:00

 

Volleyball

It’s also time for beach volleyball! We invite you every Thursday to the beach volleyball court at Olivia Park! Ahead of you is a training session during which everyone will find something for themselves.

  • Classes are held on a full-size sports field.
  • The first class runs from 5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
  • The next group sees each other from 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m
  • During the training, we will learn the classic for this discipline batting in teams of two, bounce techniques, positioning and communication.
  • Each participant will have the opportunity to learn or practice moves typical only for beach volleyball.
  • Everything will always end with a match game.

 

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Bicycle novelties in Olivia

Did you know that there are as many as 851 kilometres* of cycling routes in Gdansk? So switch to a bike for health and beauty and speed to Olivia on your two-wheeler. What do we offer to lovers of two wheels?

 

Novelty! Rent a bicycle locker

With My Olivia you can rent a BICYCLE LOCKER from THIS SPRING.It’s easy!

  1. Download My Olivia from the App Store or Google Play (if you don’t already have it)
  2. Click on the BIKE icon in the app (if you don’t have it yet, wait a moment, we will enable this option gradually)
  3. Go through everything STEP BY STEP (takes a minute or two).

What are your options?

  • cabinet in the garage hall;
  • cupboard in the garage hall (with shower);
  • locker in the bicycle locker room (with shower).

How long can you rent a bike locker for?

  • 90 days
  • 180 days
  • 360 days

How much does it cost?

  • locker in the garage hall – PLN 30 for 90 days,
  • locker in the garage hall, with access to a shower – PLN 60 for 90 days,
  • locker in the bicycle locker room (with access to a shower) – 90 PLN for 90 days.

How to do it? Step by step.

  1. You choose the building where you WANT to have a locker.
  2. You choose a service (e.g. a locker in a garage hall).
  3. You indicate how long you want to rent it for (90, 180, 360 days) and click “next”.
  4. You check if the order is correct.
  5. If you want to receive an invoice, tick the “Invoice” checkbox.
  6. You pay for everything and rent a locker.

You will receive a confirmation of your purchase with the e-mail address you provided when registering in the My Olivia application.

We have two working days to complete all the formalities and contact you to issue you with the locker key. That’s it:)

 

What else should I know?

Bicycle racks are located inside the garage halls on the “-1” levels and outside Olivia – you can see them on the attached map.

We have two bicycle repair stations in Olivia:

  • at the Olivia Six building;
  • at Olivia Point.

Charity for children from Ukraine

Conferences, lectures, yoga and concerts have already taken place in Olivia Garden, but there has never been a magic show! On Thursday afternoon we were visited by Bill Herz, one of the most renowned illusionists in the world. Over the many years of his career, Bill has earned the title of “King of Corporate Magic.” No wonder – it has performed for almost all Fortune 500 companies.

 

Now she performs for charity for the youngest audience. Especially the one whose carefree moments were taken away by the war. For the past few weeks, Bill has been traveling around Poland, visiting cities where a particularly large number of Ukrainian families have found shelter. He is accompanied by writer R. Cooper, editor of The Atlantic, who describes the places he has visited in order to publish the final report in the next issue. Bill’s performance was co-created by his lovely wife, son, and assistant. They were in constant contact with the audience, and each of their lines was translated into Ukrainian by the translator Anya.

 

Over 120 people took part in both screenings. There were toddlers taking their first steps, preschool toddlers and adult schoolchildren. More than one face opened in surprise.

 

Our guests and artists were impressed by the garden, the viewing floor and the atmosphere. We, on the other hand, are impressed by Bill’s incredible energy, humor and magic.

 

Sail with us on May 8th!

Do you love the vastness of the sea, extraordinary adventures and wind? You are in the perfect place, that is in Olivia:)

We invite all the intrepid. Beginners and experienced. Those who are simply driven by the spring weather and want to do unique things. Taking part in our spring cruises does not require sailing experience, but you can gain it and catch the bug for an activity that can change your life!

 

As always, we are coming to you with two proposals for cruises on the Bay of Gdansk. When? This Sunday, May 8th!

  • A full-day cruise to Hel. Another expedition on the Bay of Gdansk this season. SOPOT – HEL – SOPOT | 9:30- 18:00 | Buy a ticket
  • Sunset cruise. SOPOT – SOPOT | 18:30- 21:00 | Buy a ticket

 

What to take (apart from a good mood)?

  • A comfortable set consisting of a waterproof windproof jacket, long pants and full shoes will be perfect. Layering is the key to success.
  • Shoes: sporty, with white soles.

 

Do you have any questions? Write to Kasper!

Kasper Orkisz

kasper.orkisz@premiumyachting.pl

Tel. 501 094 461