Events & Networking

Have you been to a BYP Happy Hour and wondered how they decided on the location? Do you have a great idea for a new program or event that BYP should create? Do you want to network with other motivated young professionals like yourself? If the answer to any of those questions was yes, then the BYP Events & Networking Work Team is for you. As a member of the Events & Networking Work Team, you will get to plan, organize, and run the social programs of the Boise Young Professionals.

Events & Networking General Purpose/Goal:

• • How to make events better?
  • What’s missing?
  • How can we have more fun and add excitement to BYP/events?

Monthly Luncheons – Networking, BYP updates and a featured guest speaker on issues of interest to young professionals in the Boise Metro area. $10 for members and $25 for non-members. Price increases $5 after the Friday before the event. First Wednesday’s from 11:30 – 1:00 at the Chamber offices LLC.

Special event discounts to members –BYP members are occasionally offered special discounts to community events. These discounts are offered throughout the year and have included discounts to the Idaho Stampede, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Boise Philharmonic, Opera Idaho, and many other great local arts/culture and sporting events.

BYP 101 – BYP will offers a quarterly series to educate, connect and welcome new members. These events will take place at the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce offices. Each event will welcome new BYP members and provide time for networking, information about upcoming events, and an overview of the benefits of membership. These events will be offered at no cost to BYP members. Non-member guests are allowed entrance to one BYP 101 event per year.

b|connected – BYP offers a fun, purely social event with no agenda other than meeting other YPs. These events offer drink specials and free appetizers to BYP members and take place at a different location around the Boise downtown core every other month. Each b|connected will take place on the second Thursday or Friday of the month from 5 or 5:30 – 7 or 7:30 p.m. These events are free to BYP members and guests. BYP members receive a wristband, which allows them to receive drink specials and appetizers.

Annual Celebration – Held in October each year, the Annual Celebration marks the anniversary of BYP.  The event celebrates the annual accomplishments of BYP and recognizes area young professionals and businesses who exemplify the vision of BYP. 

Special Invitations and Discounts to Chamber Functions – BYP is a program of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce. Because of this great partnership you will find special invitations to upcoming business events hosted by the Boise Chamber. Some events include special tables for BYP members, discounts for events and special invitations. BYP members are “in the know” about business critical information like the Economic Outlook Forum, the Mayor, Governor and Ada County Address, and many others.

For more information on this team or to get involved, please contact:

Work Team Chair:

Jimsi Kuborn, Open Table Catering

jimsilee1@yahoo.com

 

Work Team Chair Elect:

Kelly Green, Volt Workforce Solutions
kmgreen@volt.com