NetIP Columbus – 2011 Year in Review!
NetIP Columbus started off 2011 riding a very weak wave of pervious years where the membership counts were declining and funds diminishing. We didn’t have a far reaching presence within the community where the NetIP name was known by all.
With this year’s board we wanted to change the perception and make NetIP Columbus a name recognized not only by South Asian Professionals but also have a good standing with other organizations. Our commitment of collaboration and making this chapter know as the premier professional organization in Columbus led us to plan and host one of the largest Job Fairs in Columbus.
To start off, NetIP Columbus focused on making their members feel valued on every event/mixer. We gave heavy membership discounts and gifts for any new and existing member.
We collaborated with local India organizations to spread our mission and values. This saw an increase in attendees for every event.
Our primary goal for 2011 was to focus NetIP Columbus on the professional front. We intently planned on having a series of professional events culminating with the huge Career Fair.
This goal became a reality in October when we had three very successful events.
- On Oct 4th we had a Professional Mixer partnering with TechColumbus Ohio (a professional incubator for companies). Our guest speaker at the event was Ohio Dept of Jobs CIO.
- On Oct 12th, we had a classes for Career Workshops partnering with Columbus State.
- and on Oct 21st we had our Fast Pitch Career Fair with over 30 companies and 300 attendees.
As a result of the professional series we were invited to be on NBC4 for a prime television interview and also had radio spots prior to the event.
