News
New 2010 WYP Cards
New cards:Yes, the new and flash 2010 WYP cards are currently being printed and will be winging their way to your letter boxes at the beginning of February!
Apologies for the delay to those responsible individuals who have already renewed/signed up their memberships for 2010. We thank you for your support and patience and endeavour to be more prompt in the future.
We trust you’ll dig our new design and make sure to take time to check out the
membership benefits you will be entitled to. There are many more in the pipeline so stay tuned!
How it works:Your shiny new WYP card is bar-coded and provides you with a unique membership number. You will use this card to get discounted entry to our events, entry to our ‘members only’ functions and entitlement to our previously mentioned
membership benefits.
Need to re-new / sign up?:You can re-new / sign up for 2010 here:
http://www.wyp.co.nz/Join.aspx Bonus:Your new WYP membership card is not just your access to great deals but also your access into events nationwide! Beginning in April 2010, entry to any Dazzle Tickets event will be granted via you WYP membership card, removing the need for a printed ticket. You will also receive the benefits of being a VIP Dazzle Me! member. This includes discounted tickets, awesome giveaways and a whole lot more. More info will be sent to you when this exciting program launches in April!
www.dazzletickets.co.nzWellington Young Professionals AGM
31 July 2009 The first Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Members of Wellington Young Professionals was held at 6pm on Thursday 30th July at the offices of Rainey Collins Lawyers.
The AGM covered off what has happened since WYP's inception in September 2008 with presentations of the
Financial Report and the
President's Report.
WYP Executive Committee 2009-2010 |
The new Executive Committee for 2009-2010 was voted in at the AGM:
President - Anna Beccard
| Marketing - St John Craner |
| Secretary - Jess Moorhead | PR - Olivia James
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| Treasurer - Steven Allerby | IT - Dave Chisholm
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Events: Business - Katherine Ricketts
| Membership - Teresa Lee |
Events: Inspire - Claire Coe
| Sponsorship - Sam Cooper |
Events: Social - Mitch Wilson
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If you are keen to join in and get involved with more low-key sub-committee roles, please email us at committee@wyp.co.nz
Penny for your thoughts - Members Survey 2009: Winner of the Ricoh camera
Alright, the results are in and we have a winner!
Congratulations and thanks to
Jeremy Strickland, winner of the Ricoh sponsored WYP Survey!
Jeremy has won a Ricoh R50 digital camera, generously donated by Ricoh.
We
received some great feedback. Results confirmed a few ideas we have
been kicking around here at WYP HQ and we're excited to get going with
them.
Cheers to everyone who partook and watch this space. WYP has some great tricks up its sleeve!
WYP Facebook fan page
June 2009
Here at WYP HQ we've noticed that 'fan pages' are what the cool kids are doing these days.
Therefore, to stay hip and keep you better informed with improved layouts and photo albums, we've opted to close our facebook group and get us a fan page:
So click on the image above or HERE to head on over and join the Wellington Young Professionals fan page and stay tuned in for our upcoming events, photos and membership news. Look forward to seeing you there!
Cheers
WYP Committee
Wotzon Coverage - Tee with the Ladies
16 July 2009
Nadine Isler, editor of IN-Business Magazine and owner of graphic design business Crescendo Multimedia, attended WYP's Ladies Golf Night and reviewed it on the wotzon website. Click here to view the article.
More In-Business Coverage
19 June 2009
Sam Cooper has had another article featured in IN-Business magazine's May issue. He talks about why young professionals should relish the recession, despite the bleak media reports. You can read the article Young, Smart, enjoying the GLC online by heading to In-Business' May e-zine.
WYP's Inaugural black tie event, the Green Gala also features in the 'In Shot' section of the May issue. Click here to take a peek at the photos (and congrats to our very own Ciara Lui who was named 'best dressed woman'!).
Wellington Gold Awards
14 May 2009
WYP was lucky enough to be invited to attend the 11th Wellington Gold Awards, this year an 'Indian themed' event celebrated by a 720 strong crowd at TSB Bank Arena on May 13th.
The Gold Awards is an annual event which has been run since 1999 and honours the successes of Greater Wellington businesses.
This year's event featured winners from across a broad spectrum from bras and bars to ballet, from paint and "post management" to post production. Park Road Post Production were presented the overall 2009 Gold Award by Prime Minister John Key.
IN-Business Articles
15 December 2008
Two of our Committee Members have recently had articles featured in IN-Business Wellington Magazine.
Baby Boomer Blues
When baby boomers moan about ‘grandbaby boomers’, ie, Gen Yers, is it just a case of sour grapes? Justin Lester thinks so
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Deep roots and sprawling contacts
Sam Cooper chose to stay while his friends headed abroad to kick-start their careers. But forget admission to partnership, some returning expats may struggle to find employment.
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Photos from our Inaugural Inspire Series with Rodney Hide also feature in their latest magazine and can be viewed online here.
Capital Times - "Young Urban Professionals"
22 October 2008
You may have seen our very own Jessica Moorhead grace the cover of local newspaper Capital Times recently. Find below the link to the article covering WYP's launch, an interview of Jess and a review of our Inspire Series with Rodney Hide.
The New Yuppies
WYPies are the new yuppies. Forget the slacker cool of the 90s and early 2000s. Alongside the 80s revival in music and fashion, the career-driven young urban professional (yuppie) is making a comeback in the form of the Wellington Young Professionals - WYPs.
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