April 02, 2007

Vegas Party Crashing: Dropping in on the Vegas Young Professionals

Since becoming a founding member of the Reno-Tahoe Young Professionals (YPN) and witnessing first-hand the growing base of regulars at the monthly events, I’ve been curious to peek in on the already established social networking group in Sin City. The Vegas Young Professionals (VYP) are in no way affiliated to the YPN, however there are definite synergies at play between the two networking groups.

The VYP is the young professionals’ connection to the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce (LVCC) and membership in VYP includes direct access to all of the LVCC events including their monthly luncheons and all of their business-centric programs. I had a chance drop in on one of the VYP’s members only events, a Fusion Mixer touted as a chance to network in some of Vegas’ choicest venues. This mixer was held at The Verandah at the Vegas Four Seasons a couple of Wednesday’s ago on March 21st. And, as a guest of a member I was able to sneak my way in for a review.

The venue space was a little narrow at first glance, but the close quarters, hor’devours and wine served its purpose, as this was definitely a great place to meet and greet with ease. This attendee was pleasantly surprised with the welcome reception I received from everyone in attendance especially the coordinators and officers of the organization. With the overall variety of businesses in and around Vegas, opportunities to mingle and network with young professionals in those fields is a rare find.

Usually, networking groups are limited to an industry (American Marketing Association (AMA), Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), Mortgage Brokers, etc.), so the VYP is unique in its category. If you are a young professional in-town or in the area, the VYP group is a definite recommend. You can check out their future events at http://www.vegasyp.com.

Posted in Las Vegas, Nevada, Social