Young Professionals Group Captains: Your Chance to Win Great Prizes!
Program introduction
The Young Professionals Group (YPG) Captain Program is designed to encourage participation in YPG events. Captains are awarded points for attending events, for encouraging peers to attend and through a variety of other ways during the year.
YPG Captains are also encouraged to attend the YPG Captain Welcome Lunch where you will have the opportunity to learn more about the program, network with fellow captains and meet members of the YPG Leadership Committee. This year's lunch is Wednesday, April 25 at the MNCPA.
The top scorers at the completion of the YPG season will be awarded the following prizes:
| Scorer Prize |
| 1st |
$500 check |
| 2nd |
$300 check |
| 3rd |
$200 check |
Additional prizes will be awarded to eligible captains at selected events based on criteria specified prior to the event.
Scoring & Point Logs
Become a YPG Captain
Current YPG Captains
Rules of competition
- Points can be accumulated between April 1 and March 31.
- Points can only be accumulated at official events determined by the MNCPA. These events include: social hours, educational luncheons, networking events, golf outings, etc. Only official events will be listed on the captain logs. The MNCPA reserves the right to cancel or change official events as necessary.
- The MNCPA and YPG Chair reserve the right to qualify all submitted points. These parties will also have the right to disqualify points or captains from competition if they feel it is necessary.
- In case of a tie, the captain who has attended and brought the most guests to YPG events will be declared the winner.
- Members of the YPG Leadership Committee and those Captains who have previously won the grand prize are not eligible to win, but they may participate in the program.
- Points are scored based on actual attendance, not registrations. There will be no credit for registered guests who do not attend events.
- Points cannot be shared, combined or transferred between captains.
- Points can only be accumulated by those registered in the MNCPA YPG Captain Program. Each captain can only earn points from the date he/she enrolls in the program. No points can be earned for events prior to the captain's enrollment.
- A qualifying guest is defined as a person who is a) preparing to take the CPA exam, or b) a professional who has passed the exam.
- Guests do not need to be employed at the representative's firm.
- Captains do not need to be present at an event to earn points for their guests.
| Point system |
| 5 points |
for each YPG event that the captain attends |
| 5 points |
for each guest* a captain brings to a YPG event |
| 2 bonus points |
for each unique** guest brought to a YPG event |
| 15 bonus points |
for each guest that applies for MNCPA membership at an event |
| 10 bonus points |
if a captain gets someone to apply for MNCPA membership at anytime |
* Please see rule 9 for definition of a qualifying guest.
** A unique guest is a qualifying guest who has never attended a YPG Event.
How to join
To become a YPG captain, please fill out the 2012 YPG Captain Registration Form (PDF) and send to Jenna Lehmann at jlehmann@mncpa.org, fax to 962-831-7875, or mail to 1650 West 82nd Street, Ste 600, Bloomington, MN 55431.
If you would like more information, please contact Jenna at 952-885-5534 or jlehmann@mncpa.org.