Common Event Inquiries:

What is your refund policy?

Unless otherwise indicated on the calendar listing on our website, tickets are non refundable once we are 7 days from the event. For example, if the event is being held at 6pm on March 21st, 2023, the ticket is not refundable if the request is received after 6pm on March 14th, 2023.

Tickets purchased for our After 5 Socials and Networking Nights may be transferred to someone else of your choosing, up until noon of the day the event is being held. BostonYPA must be notified of this change, either by making an adjustment in your Eventbrite account to change the attendee name, or by emailing our team at events@bostonypa.com

What if I don’t show up for my event?

You just missed a chance to connect with your friends and make new connections! By purchasing a ticket, you are giving BostonYPA the responsibility to provide a service to you. We will take on costs associated with your attendance, and count your ticket towards the total capacity allowed for the event. In the occurrence that you do not use your ticket, it is not transferable to a future date.

Is there an Age Range for event attendance?

Unless otherwise indicated, all events are for those over the age of 21. Should someone purchase a ticket to an event while being under 21, they will not be admitted to the event, and they will not receive a refund.

Our events and initiatives are intended to have the most impact for those under 40 years of age. If you are over 40 you are welcome to attend if you are looking hire or collaborate with young professionals, or believe the event will be of value to you.

Has BostonYPA cancelled events? What happens if you do?

Should BostonYPA need to cancel an event, (historically this has happened during a blizzard in 2017 and a heat wave in 2019, but is not a common practice) attendees will have the option of a refund, or to transfer their ticket to the postponed date, or a future event. Attendees will be notified by email, and will be given a minimum of a week to make a decision on how we should handle their ticket.

Is there a dress code? Expectations of attendees?

For our weekday professional events, plan to be business casual or better. Of course for our Halloween party you’ll dress for your costume (and the weather!)

Safety is our priority. Our events, even when social in nature, are for professionals. A professional demeanor is expected and inappropriate behavior is not tolerated. Should a team member witness inappropriate behavior, or should we receive a complaint about an attendee, the attendee will be asked to leave immediately.

Someone who is not able to behave appropriately and show respect for all attendees will be banned from all social and singles events permanently, and upon a second complaint, will be banned from all events.

Common Membership Questions:

Is Membership for one person or can it be shared?

The Young Professional and Business Memberships are individual memberships. Benefits and event access is for the person indicated in the “full name of member” section of the enrollment details.

The Local Business Membership is for employees of the business obtaining the membership.

Sharing your member code, registering someone additional with your code, and sending a non member to attend in your place is prohibited.

How do Members RSVP for events?

Member RSVP typically opens 2 weeks before the event. The preferred RSVP method is to use the links in your member eNewsletter.

It is equally import that you cancel your rsvp if you are no longer planning to attend, so we can make the space available to another attendee and/ or not waste the BostonYPA resources used to produce these events for you. This can be done by logging into Eventbrite to cancel your ticket, or by emailing events@bostonypa.com

BostonYPA’s Membership was so beneficial I don’t need to expand my network further. / I’m Moving. Can I cancel My Membership?

Membership dues are non refundable. You may terminate your membership at any time by contacting us directly, or by unsubscribing to the eNewsletter that members receive.

Can BostonYPA cancel my membership?

Yes, if one of the following is true:

• Inappropriate behavior witnessed at events

• Complaints from other members or event attendees

• Theft

• Harassment

• Inappropriate posts in group forums which includes offensive, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane and abusive posts, and spam activities to other members or those you meet an an event.

• Abuse of Member Resources, which includes repeatedly rsvping for events and not using the space we held for you.