Undergraduate Blog / Author: Priya Kanjia

Eventful Week

Last week was the busiest week I’ve had at BWP so far! With an event on Wednesday, followed by one on Thursday, there was a lot of running around and organizing all week in the office. Wednesday we had our monthly Open Mixer at Splash, where Connectors, business leaders and other attendees from the city…

Scheduling Conflicts

Next week, BWP will be hosting two events. On July 31st, we will have our monthly Open Mixer at Splash, followed by the New Connector Selection event on August 1st. The Connector On-Board event will be held at Joe’s on the Waterfront, and will be an interview for 40 candidates hoping to be selected as…

Boston's Upcoming Fall 2012 Events for College Students

This past week, Boston World Partnerships’ executive director asked all the interns to keep Friday morning free for a collaborative meeting with a few other Boston area companies that would be taking place at the Mass Challenge space. Along with BWP, World Class Cities Partnerships, TEDxBoston, Greenhorn Connect and Helena Fruscio, Creative Economy Industry Director…

Halfway Point

With it approaching mid-July, my internship has been going great! BWP doesn’t have any major events coming up until the end of the month, so I’ve mostly been working on various smaller projects. BWP is hoping to launch it’s new website at the end of July, so I have been working with our Executive Director…

Events, Meeting Connectors, and Outerspaces: A Coworking Space Initiative

Hey everyone! This was a busy week at BWP! This past Tuesday was my first BWP Open Mixer. Although BWP hosts many events, mixers are focused on allowing Connectors to meet other Connectors, attendees and entrepreneurs in the area. June’s event took place at the Hawthorne, located  near Fenway Park. As the event started up,…

Connector Network and Upcoming Events

Hello everyone, With so many projects underway and events coming up, the past few weeks here at Boston World Partnerships have been going by quickly! When it was founded by the mayor, BWP’s main purpose was to serve as a way to promote Boston as an entrepreneurial hub; a vibrant place to work and start…

First Day

Hello everyone! My name is Priya Kanjia and I am an upcoming junior at Babson College. This summer, I am going to be interning at Boston World Partnership just outside of Boston, MA. Coming into its fourth year, BWP was started as an initiative to put the city on the map as an entrepreneurial hub.…