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Networking and the Sexes Survey
Have you ever wondered if men and women approach networking differently? We did!

You are invited to participate in an innovative on-line survey to study this fascinating idea. This short survey will only take a few minutes of your time. The findings will be used as the basis for a book on gender and networking that will be developed in the near future. Your honest opinions and comments are greatly appreciated and will be kept completely confidential.

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Truth or Delusion Makes Four Bestsellers Lists

Truth or Delusion? has made the top-four "Quadfecta" of bestseller lists! This is no small accomplishment and you helped make it happen.

Truth or Delusion? hit number one on the bestseller list with Amazon.com during its first week of release. Following that, this remarkable new book placed number three with USA Today. Then it placed number four with the Wall Street Journal and finally number six with the very prestigious New York Times.

Achieving these bestseller lists has great benefits for BNI Directors and members alike, including improved BNI name recognition, greater media exposure, increased business community awareness, and a stronger brand identity. Thank you to everyone who participated in BNI's strategic plan to make Truth or Delusion? a bestseller by purchasing books in our advanced sales promotion.

Co-authored by Dr. Ivan Misner, Mike Macedonio and Mike Garrison, Truth or Delusion? addresses commonly believed myths about business networking.

It's not too late to order your very own copy - Click here now.

Or go to: http://www.amazon.com/Truth-Delusion-Busting-Networkings-Biggest/dp/0785223207

Learn more about Truth or Delusion? by visiting the website at: www.truthordelusion.com


International Directors Conference

The BNI International Directors Conference was held on November 9 - 11th at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach in California. 535 BNI Directors from 33 of our 34 countries were present, plus two Directors from countries in the pre-core stage of development. Also, our largest-ever class of new Directors completed training in the three days prior to the conference.

Attendees heard reports from CEO Norm Dominguez, and received an introduction to the new Member Success Program materials. BNI Chairman Ivan Misner laid out his plans for enhancing the BNI brand through an aggressive book and article publishing strategy and the introduction of International Networking Week (February 5-9, 2007), an initiative of BNI. Breakout training sessions, individual and group dance cards, open networking, and the BNI Awards Program completed the conference events.

The International Directors Conference was sponsored by BNI Strategic Alliance Partners Send Out Cards and The Referral Institute and by del Fuego and Logoworks.

New USA National Directors Announced

USA National Directors Connie Hinton and John Meyer

New National Directors for the United States of America were introduced at the International Directors Conference to fill the position vacated by Norm Dominguez upon his becoming the new CEO of BNI. Connie Hinton, Executive Director - Seattle & Everett, WA, will assume the role of U.S. National Director West. John Meyer, Executive Director - Ohio, will assume the role of U.S. National Director East.