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Chapter Guidelines ATTENDANCE
A member may have substitutes attend in his/her place up to 8 times per semester. No individual may substitute more than twice per month. Substitutes may give their own commercials if they are in a non-competing profession or are not BNI members. COMPLAINTS From time to time, members may have issues with fellow members for various reasons. If this occurs:
LEAVE OF ABSENCE A leave of absence of up to eight weeks can be requested in writing for medical reasons only. As long as the member has sufficient time remaining of his/her membership, the seat remains protected. If membership expires during leave, membership must renewed and dues paid; if not, the seat will be opened. After eight weeks of leave, additional medical leave is at the discretion of the Membership Committee. EVALUATING MEMBER PARTICIPATION As part of its role, the Membership Committee will review the participation of existing members on an on-going basis. This is done to assist members in giving and receiving quality referrals. The criteria for review are:
The Membership Committee carefully reviews all classifications of new applicants for conflicts. In some cases, due to the nature of an industry or profession, there are specializations and distinctions of which we are not aware, and thus a conflict is not obvious. If a visitor is representing a business or profession that you believe is in conflict or overlap with your seat, please inform the Chapter Vice President (who is Chairman of the Membership Committee) immediately. If you speak with the visitor, do so only with at least one member of the Membership Committee present. During the application process, the Membership Committee will consider the conflict or overlap; however, depending on their ability to define the applicant's profession distinctly from a current member's, the Membership Committee may choose to admit the applicant as a new member. REFERRALS We strive for the passing of high quality referrals. A valid referral is one in which a call from a BNI member is expected. Should you find that a member is passing you referrals that are not valid, please return the referrals to that person, explaining why they are not good ones. Should this happen frequently, please alert the Membership Committee. EXIT INTERVIEW Conducted either in person or by phone with a member of the leadership team, it serves to document the member's experience with the group, especially if leaving is voluntary prior to expiration of their membership. |
Alex Bederak
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