January/February 2006
Art of NetworkingBNI Members have two upcoming opportunities to interact directly with BNI Founder and Chairman Dr. Ivan Misner:
Listen to Ivan Misner talk about how passion can change your life
On Tuesday, January 24 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, Healthy Wealthy nWise magazine will interview Dr. Ivan Misner on that one thing which can transform anyone's life—passion. Special arrangements have been made for up to 400 BNI members to listen in on the interview at no charge.
Passion can change everything in your life. It can make your life exciting, thrilling, exploding with opportunities, and unbelievably fulfilling. This interview is going to dig into Ivan's world and pull out everything he knows about the passion that has transformed his life, and that can transform your life as well.
You can register to listen here.
Ask the Founder LIVE
On Friday, February 10th, a LIVE Yahoo! chat with Dr. Ivan Misner will be held called "Ask the Founder." The chat will begin at 4pm Eastern Time (1pm Pacific). People from across the globe will be able to participate in this exciting event, as it will be evening in Europe and the morning of the 11th "down under."
The chat is FREE to all members, however you must be registered for the BNI Yahoo! group.
Sign-up here. It is suggested that all participants register at least one day in advance to make sure they are properly registered for the 10th.
Be sure to include this event in on your calendar!
Norm Dominguez Appointed BNI's New CEO
 |
| Norm Dominguez |
"This is a transition that has been a long-time coming," says BNI's Founder & Chairman, Dr. Ivan Misner. "Norm has spent the last six years here at BNI Headquarters, and I cannot think of a more capable person to move into this role."
Norm says that in 2006 he plans to familiarize himself more with BNI's growing international market and will be visiting Europe in the summer. He hopes to continue to influence and "mold the organization" and guide its growth into the future. He will continue as United States National Director until a successor is selected.
Dr. Misner commented "This will allow me, as the Founder & Chairman of BNI, to devote more time to the role of spokesman for the Company. I will continue to work full time at BNI Headquarters. The majority of my time will be spent focusing on books, articles, media and public relations activities that will continue to promote the brand and the service we provide world-wide. My congratulations go to Norm for this promotion."
2005 International Director's Conference
 |
| Flags from the 26 countries with members in attendance. |
 |
| More than 500 Directors from around the world we present. |
Highlights of the six-day event included:
Annual Meeting of BNI's National DirectorsAll of the break-out sessions were incredible. A few of the most popular presentations:
Morris "The Miracle Man" Goodman
BNI's CEO Presentation by Dr. Ivan Misner
Fifteen different break-out sessions and workshops
From PR to PRofit; Increasing Your BNI Bottom Line
BNI's International Awards Program and Reception
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Success – Sam SchwartzBNI would like to thank all the Directors, Members, and BNI Staff that helped to make this years Conference one of the biggest and best ever.
It's All About Results – Frank De Raffele
Launching Chapters in Less Time – Dan and Penny Georgevich
BNI Continues Record Growth
In his CEO Presentation at the International Directors Conference, Dr. Ivan Misner, addressed an enthusiastic audience of over 500 BNI Directors from 26 countries around the world and reported on BNI's amazing growth. At the end of 2005, BNI has increased to an estimated:
- 4,100 Chapters
- 26 Countries
- over 800 Directors and 12,000 Leadership Team members
- more than 82,000 BNI Members worldwide
