Cultural Changes in Boston

As we’ve mentioned before, there’s been a lot of reassuring activity going on in Massachusetts lately. Some of it has been in Kendall close to MIT and some has been on the other side of the river, in Boston. Particularly, South Boston. Mayor Menino has some interesting plans for the Seaport District in South Boston with an aim of turning it into a downtown Geekville.

What does that mean?

Menino wants to create a “vibrant innovation district” in South Boston. Basically creating a home for well-educated workers who work long hours in start-ups for short money. Sounds pretty good to us. To learn more, click here.

Another project of Mayor Menino’s, Boston World Partnerships, is turning 1 years old. For those of you unfamiliar with Boston World Partnerships, we think it’s an organization definitely worth checking out. Mayor Menino created BWP to help business leaders worldwide understand and access Boston’s competitive advantages.

What does BWP do?

BWP is creating a global community of people who have ties to the Boston economy, similar to an alumni organization. Their most invested members are their Connectors, whom anyone can find through the website. Their role is to inform the world about Boston’s strengths, and they help connect businesses to the resources that Boston’s economy offers.

Where can you meet them?

Boston World Partnerships is celebrating their one-year anniversary March 16th 2010 from 5:30-8:30pm at the Liberty Hotel. Registration is here. 
What else will be going on that night?

BWP is hosting their first Odd Pairing Experiment, which will pair up two high-impact leaders from totally different industries. The goal is to identify and explore areas of overlap and commonality.

How can you get free tickets? 
As a partner of BWP, MassChallenge has been invited to host a contest for free tickets to the event.

We are inviting you to name your favorite odd pairing. Examples include: the Trinity Church and the Hancock Tower or Priscilla of Boston and Second Time Around in Back Bay. Feel free to think outside of the box. The most innovative idea will get the free tickets. Looking forward to reading your responses! Share them here or on Twitter just make sure to include @masschallenge in your tweets!

Competition ends Friday.