Young Professionals Network Meeting
Clearly we think this is important. We are young and professional, and as a result knowing others who are young and professional makes sense to us. Citizen Wausau is about the community, and as a result we like to support the community activities, especially those activities that seek to enhance the community (and that overuse of the word was totally on purpose). I think that supporting an effort like this, on the part of an individual group is the sort of thing that makes Citizen Wausau a real resource. We hope to hear about more of this stuff.
To Wausau Young Professionals,
Are you looking for a way to connect with Wausau area young professionals ages 21 to 40? Do you miss the social events that the Chamber used to hold for area young professionals? Do you want to get in on the beginning a newly formed social organization and have a say in what you want to see happen for young professionals in the Wausau area?
In April, we are holding our 3rd event of 2008!!!!
Who: Young professionals from the Wausau area are welcome to come
When: Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Time: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Where: Malarkey’s Pub Downtown on the Square (www.malarkeyspub.com)
Featuring:
The Brian West Show
Game Show Mania – Jeopardy for Morons
Karaoke
Street Magic
Appetizer’s
Drinks for purchaseNO MEMBERSHIP DUES OR EVENT ADMISSION
Our first two events were a success due to an average attendance of 75 young professionals looking for a social outlet to meet other like minded professionals in the area. The Bar was also a major contributor to the success of the events providing us with our own private area off the bar, two-for-one drink specials and great food available for purchase. Thank you… we’ll be back!!!!
The Wausau Young Professionals are a group of like-minded professionals whose primary goal is to provide a social outlet for young professionals in order to facilitate the retention of young professionals for the Wausau area. Our events are in no way related or sponsored by the The Chamber-Wausau Region.
If you know of anyone who is between the ages of 21 and 40 and would be interested in this event please let them know or bring them along!
Andy Laub said:
I might actually have to attend this year. The general problem with meetings of this sort is that they seem to have a fair amount of poseurs more interested in “networking” than doing any sort of good. Which makes it hard to filter and find the truly cool people. We shall see.
March 27th, 2008 at 5:40 pm #
Dino Corvino said:
I agree Andy. My fear is always that it is used to sell someone. Look at me moments.
March 27th, 2008 at 5:46 pm #
oldwoodchair said:
Got anything for really old tired worn-out professionals?…those of us who Wausau just doesn’t want to retain but we refuse to leave? Lemmee know when that party is planned…
March 27th, 2008 at 7:36 pm #
Tom Neal said:
Sigh …
When I was young, I was so unprofessional. And now that I’m oh so professional, I’m also so un-young.
Where do people like me go?
March 27th, 2008 at 7:36 pm #
anonemoose said:
Chair and Tom,
ditto, Ditto, and DITTO. Isn’t this some sort of age discrimination? Apparently, I am too old. Why do I not feel too old? Why do I not act too old? What is the origin of this disconnect?
moose
March 27th, 2008 at 8:03 pm #
oldwoodchair said:
I say we grab our walkers & crash this shindig.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:16 pm #
Boogenstein said:
Count me in with the fossils! When did 40 become young? Society should have moved on from ageism etc. Could this not be just a meetup for like-minded individuals? I’m still young in my head, I play with Lego!
March 27th, 2008 at 9:13 pm #
anonemoose said:
I’ll be the one with the power scooter. Just wait until you see me pop a wheelie with that thing:)
moose
March 27th, 2008 at 9:25 pm #
Dino Corvino said:
Street Magic creeps me out.
March 27th, 2008 at 9:55 pm #
Jim Rosenberg said:
Now watch what you say or they’ll be calling you a radical, liberal, fanatical, criminal.
Won’t you sign up your name, we’d like to feel you’re
acceptable, respectable, presentable, a vegetable!
March 27th, 2008 at 10:22 pm #
timothyp said:
Alas, I also cannot participate but that may be a blessing in disguise because that’s a Double Card Night at The Blue Hair Bingo and Metamucil Lodge! Got to get there early though, you don’t want to wait too long to hit the Jello and Potato Salad Bar, some of those grannies can really pack it in!
No, really. I think that is a great idea and I hope they have an excellent turn out for something that could be pretty worthwhile.
March 28th, 2008 at 1:45 am #
Jim Rosenberg said:
“No, really. I think that is a great idea and I hope they have an excellent turn out for something that could be pretty worthwhile.”
* * *
I agree. I was just funnin’ Dino and I’m way too old, too.
March 28th, 2008 at 4:28 am #
Tom Neal said:
Crap … for a moment there I thought we had the makings of a geriatric backlash against the young elite. That would have been cool. Storm the barricades of the wrinkle-free set. Up against the wall! Take away their toys. But, noooo … all of a sudden everyone got all nice. Where’s your spunk you geezers? Let’s start a gray panthers chapter and kick out the jams!
March 28th, 2008 at 6:26 am #
drrent said:
Although I am 39 and therefore fall into the designated age range…. many reading this may be surprised that I am in the 30’s as I tend to present myself as someone who is 45 going on 70.
So if the old-timers do want to crash the whipper-snappers party… count me in on the side of the old-timers…
(could even go in undercover .. posing as a 30-something)
March 28th, 2008 at 7:07 am #
Katie said:
I propose a Multi-Generational Professionals Network Meeting. I like you elders. Liberté, égalité, humanité!
March 28th, 2008 at 8:07 am #
Tom Neal said:
liberté, égalité, humanité … et gerité!
March 28th, 2008 at 8:47 am #
robertmentzer said:
I don’t know, isn’t there a way to do a young professionals meet without actually having to, you know, meet young professionals? Maybe someone could start a facebook group, I would join that no problem.
March 28th, 2008 at 10:31 am #
Andy Laub said:
@ rob I’m for that. Or maybe we just have our own meeting, here at my house, playing video games.
March 28th, 2008 at 12:49 pm #
Dino Corvino said:
I heard the Wii comes out soon. I heard about it on The Insophisticate.
March 28th, 2008 at 1:06 pm #
Andy Laub said:
I heard it’s not very good.
March 28th, 2008 at 1:19 pm #
citizenweston said:
So let’s say I wanted to go (being a Young Professional and all), what’s the dress code? Do you have to dress like a professional? And who exactly qualifies as a Professional anyway?
The addition of video games makes every gathering better.
March 28th, 2008 at 4:08 pm #
Andy Laub said:
FYI, you may be interested in our new Facebook Group, “People in Wausau* Who Do Things“. It’s for those of us who aren’t quite young, or aren’t quite professional, or aren’t quite at a meeting. But it’s for people in the area who do cool things, professionally or not.
*And surrounding areas.
March 29th, 2008 at 7:37 am #
dwestcott said:
I want to know why I keep getting personally invited by people already in this group…as I’m well out of the age range of a deemed “young professional.” Heck, Brian West and I graduated together….why is he invited?
March 30th, 2008 at 5:49 pm #
erik said:
I second the video game gathering. Rock Band or Super Smash Brothers FTW.
March 30th, 2008 at 6:50 pm #
mackalac said:
My thoughts on the YPN meetings….it’s a great idea in theory, but what does one do? Just show up at a bar and expect people to sit down and have engaging conversations about the struggles of being young in the working world? Does someone serve as an emcee and try to get people to go outside of their clicks and talk to people they don’t know?
March 31st, 2008 at 9:02 am #
zeenawombat said:
I propose an Older, Mildly Professional group. (Just call us OMP), we’ll meet and Malarkeys and just drink.
March 31st, 2008 at 12:11 pm #