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Leadership Team Overview The Leadership Team (LT) holds office for a 1-year period (October 1-September 30). A new team is chosen every year.
The Leadership Team (LT) holds office for a 1-year period (October 1-September 30). A new team is chosen every year. Volunteering on the LT helps the chapter while you increase the visibility and. Each week a scheduled member presents the Purpose and Overview of BNI near the beginning of the meeting.
Volunteering on the LT helps the chapter while you increase the visibility and exposure of yourself and your business. The LT and the Membership Committee both meet monthly. The President attends a monthly Presidents' meeting and the VP participates in a monthly conference call.
The Leadership Team consists of a President, Vice President, Treasurer, Member Success Coordinator, a Membership Committee, Education Coordinator, Visitor Host(s), and an Alternate. At the end of their term, the President, Vice President and Member Success Coordinator, and Treasurer receive compensation by having their membership extended for 1 year.
Massachusetts has a number of assistant directors who assist the chapters. Ours is Rose Gschwentner. The Executive Director of BNI for New England is Patti Salvucci (978-443-6800, patti@bni.com). • Sets expectations, evaluates the involvement of existing members, and identifies need for new members to help our chapter be effective. • It looks at new and renewing members' quality of work and their fit with BNI expectations and participation.
• Processes applications, conducts reference checks, screens and interviews prospective members, and clarifies the category being applied/accepted for. • Evaluates the participation of existing members (including attendance, referrals, fit, complaints). • Processes renewal applications of current members.
• Intervenes/mediates regarding complaints between/about members when necessary. You may have substitutes a maximum of 3 times during a 6-month period. If you know you will miss a meeting, ask someone to substitute for you. You may ask family, friends or coworkers to substitute. The chapter keeps a list of people who are interested in substituting.
Some are former chapter members; some are from other BNI chapters. Inform the membership committee is you know someone who would like to included on our substitute List. You can locate members of other BNI chapters who are available to substitute by going to www.BNIMass.com, clicking on Members at the top of the screen, and then clicking on Substitutes.
Substitutes should be prepared to give your commercial, as well as their own, unless they represent your agency (the same profession) or are in conflict with another member. If so, they may only give a presentation for the member they're subbing for. Make sure you explore whether your sub might have a conflict with an existing member. It's always a good idea to let members in related categories know about the sub in advance, to check out and prevent possible conflicts. Inform your sub of arrival time, meeting structure and ways the sub will be asked to participate (your commerical, saying something about the meeting at Referral time, bring business cards and put them around the table in advance).
If a sub doesn't come even when a member has arranged for coverage, it is counted as an absence. A person may not act as a substitute for more than one member at any given meeting.
A medical leave of absence may be taken for up to eight weeks, with the prior approval of the Membership Committee. Your request must be in writing and sent to the Vice President or a member of the Membership Committee. Medical leave begins either as the terms are stated in writing or once the Membership Committee has approved the written request. You qualify for medical leave if your medical condition is such that you are unable to conduct business. You are allowed one medical leave per leadership term.
That means once a year. There are no official rules about maternity and paternity leave. Our policy for both maternity and paternity leave is similar to medical leave – not to exceed eight weeks. The VP tracks weekly attendance, lates, referrals, one to ones, and numbers of visitors. This is recorded online at www.BNIMass.com in the VP report (also called the PALS report).
Members can access it by logging on, and going to VP Report. View and Print for a month. The VP can print out reports that cover several months (called Cumulative Reports). Meeting Structure General Turn off cell phones before the start of the meeting.
Get your coffee before the meeting, not during. Be prepared: Wear your BNI member badge.
Bring your BNI cardholder. Bring your calendar and paper to take notes during meetings. Keep a folder or notebook for important emails and information.
Keep extra referral slips and green 'thank you' slips in your business card holder. Make sure the card file has a supply of your current business cards.
The box will go around once during the meeting. If you will be away, ask another member to make sure the file has a supply of your cards. Business cards are kept in alphabetical order by members' names.
During Referral Time, limit talking about referrals and testimonials to one to two sentences. Keep them positive and brief. Business related announcements are made during the Announcement slot at the end of the meeting. Give referral slips to fellow members before or after the meeting; don't pass them during the meeting, as courtesy to your fellow members. The Secretary/Treasurer maintains the speakers' schedule, and provides 6 weeks advance notice to speakers. New members give 3 minute presentations after they have completed their MSP training. All members are scheduled and expected to present 8 minute talks about 3 times a year (depending on the overall size of the chapter).
8 minute presentations allow members to go into more depth about their profession. If a member needs to reschedule, s/he must arrange a substitute/trade with another member and inform the Secretary/Treasurer. Speakers are encouraged to invite guests when they are speaking. Members giving 3 and 8 minute presentations are introduced by the Secretary/Treasurer.
S/he uses Member Bio Sheets to introduce them. Member Bio Sheets can be downloaded from www.BNIMass.com by logging in to the Members Only section. Scroll down to Share and Download Files, click on View Files to Download. Select Forms, and then find the Member Bio Sheet.
If you prefer, you can copy the form from the MSP booklet, and complete it legibly by hand. Update it every time you speak (especially 'My burning desire is.' And 'Something no one knows about me.' Email it or give it to the Secretary/Treasurer in advance. • Visitors and substitutes should be welcome and treated with great respect. We never know whom they know and what kind of referral source they might be. If you bring a visitor, let the Visitor Hosts and President know in advance if possible.
• Fill out a referral slip on the day the visitor first comes to get credit for bringing a visitor. • Make sure you explore whether your visitor might have a conflict with an existing member. It's always a good idea to let members in related categories know about the visitor in advance, to check out and prevent possible conflicts. • BNI policy is that an individual may visit or substitute only twice before becoming a member. Brookline BNI Networkers allows substitutes to come more than that, though we recognize that someone who comes regularly and receives the benefits of membership should be encouraged to become a member. • When you invite visitors or substitutes, let them know about the structure. Tell them to come early, be prepared to give a brief commercial (and what that includes), and bring enough business cards and materials that they may distribute (to everyone) before the meeting.
Tell them about the Referral portion of the meeting, and prepare them to stand and speak about how they feel about the group, the meeting or the experience. • If it appears that someone may have a conflict, s/he can stay to observe, and only introduce himself. 'We welcome Sue to the meeting. We're exploring whether there's a conflict. If not, she's welcome to come back. If there is, she'll be welcome at another chapter.' Visitors coming to network for jobs (who appear to have a conflict) are allowed to introduce themselves (nothing more) and observe.
• If when a visitor gives a commercial, it becomes clear that there is a conflict with a member, let the visitor finish. Then politely and professionally, let the individual know there has been a conflict, and address it then. If appropriate, try to connect the individual with another chapter. The Member Success Coordinator/Treasurer enters information about new members on www.BNIMass.com.
Once this is done, new members receive an email from BNIMass with a username and a password for the BNIMass website. New members should sign up for SuccessNet, the national BNI enewsletter on the BNIMass website. • New members must attend a Member Success Program (MSP) within 60 days of joining, before they may give their 3-minute or 8-minute presentations. This is a 2-hour introduction to BNI.
The calendar for MSP's is located on the BNIMass website under Programs-MSP at the top of the home page. • Notify the Member Success Coordinator after you've completed your MSP.
Renewals • Members are notified by the Membership Committee 1 to 2 months before their membership year is up for renewal. • The Member Success Coordinator gives members the renewal form.
Lightroom 5 Time Lapse Templates For Microsoft. Renewal involves meeting with a member of the Membership Committee, completing a Member Evaluation form and submitting a BNI renewal form with a check to the Treasurer. Renewal is a time to revisit participation (attendance, referrals given and received, participation in 8 minute presentations, fit, complaints) and expectations.
It is not automatic. • There is a $20 late fee if the renewal is submitted to BNIMass late. If it is 30 days late, a new application must be submitted with a $75 fee. • Each member selects one specific category for his or her 'seat'. If an individual does more than one category in his or her work, s/he may talk about the other category as long as no one is in that seat. I.e., a person who does both graphic design and website design must choose one or the other as his/her category (if both are open). S/he may talk about the other if there is no one in that seat, but may not mention it if the other seat is filled.
• A member may change his/her category at a later date to a different open category with approval from the Membership Committee. The individual holds the seat, not the individual's company. I.e., if an individual works for a firm that has people in other categories, s/he needs to find ways to collaborate/maintain a collegial relationship with chapter members in those categories.
• If a member has an issue or conflict with another member, s/he should speak first with the other person and try to work it out. If it can't be resolved, it should be brought to the Membership Committee. If there are issues or questions about a member's participation, the Membership Committee will contact the member to discuss. • The Membership Committee as a whole meets to approve/make recommendations about individuals. If the individual in question sits on the Membership Committee, the meeting will convene without that person present.
• The Membership Committee sends form letters to members when issues need to be resolved, i.e. To inform of attendance problems, or when being asked to leave the chapter (called 'opening a classification'). • Members can't be asked to leave during their membership year UNLESS they've been put on probation and it hasn't worked out, been spoken to by the MC with the info in writing, or have received 'form' letters because of absences, etc. The assistant director must review and approve the decision. • If someone is asked to leave, the chapter may be told only that it's a Membership Committee decision based on what's best for the chapter because of liability and confidentiality.
Transport of radioactive materials: IRSN draws lessons from events reported between 1999 and 2011 Publication date: In its role of technical support of the authorities for safety and protection against radiations, IRSN has a mission of assessment that covers the design, the manufacturing, the testing and the use of packaging and transport system. It also takes part in the emergency response in the event of anomalies, incidents or accidents (known in a generic way as “events”). To assist with this work, IRSN manages a database that lists all events reported for transport. IRSN publishes a new report about transport events involving radioactive materials that occurred in France from 1999 to 2011. For each of the 1 304 events recorded, many parameters have been collected and analysed from information listed in the declarations and reports of events sent by users (type of event, purpose, package design, INES level, etc.). The number of events declared in 2010 and 2011 is slightly higher than the average of 100 events per year. The two main reasons for declaration concern errors in transport documentation or labelling and handling mishaps.
The new data confirm the downward trend in frequency of package and vehicle contaminations. A short description of outstanding events in 2010 and 2011 is included. This assessment also gives an outline of the actions recommended by IRSN to avoid recurrence of declared events and improve the safety of radioactive material transport. Report: Fukushima, one year later - Initial analyses of the accident and its consequences Published in March 2012, IRSN’s report 'Fukushima, one year later' illustrates both the vast amount of data that are now available on the accident’s sequences, and the limited understanding achieved so far of a particularly complex accident, beyond its obvious initiating events. Detailed understanding of how nuclear accidents unfold, of their consequences of all kinds, and of the related decision-making and response processes is a major source of short- and long-term progress in nuclear safety, radiation protection and emergency response management. Download the report: (pdf file) Safety of laboratories, plants, facilities being dismantled, waste processing, interim storage and disposal facilities: Lessons learned from events reported in 2009 and 2010 Publication date: France has 72 civil basic nuclear installations (BNI) falling under the category 'Laboratories, plants, facilities being dismantled, waste processing or interim storage facilities or disposal facilities' (LUDD).
To promote the dissemination of lessons learned from these very different kinds of facilities, IRSN has carried out a transversal analysis of the events occurred in 2009 and 2010. This analysis is a continuation of the one conducted in 2009, which covered the.
It presents the general lessons learned and especially the main developments over the past two years, whatever it is: improvements, areas for improvement and points to watch. The analysis showed improvements on some issues important to safety although the efficiency in time has to be checked. Points of care were identified regarding particular risks such as internal contamination of workers by injury, especially during cleanup or decommissioning operations.
Finally, with regard to organizational and human aspects that remain prominent in the events reported to the ASN, efforts by the operators need to be continued. Analyses guide: Nuclear criticality risks and their prevention in plants and laboratories Publication date: This report is intended to provide support for the implementation or assessment of a criticality risks analysis. After a brief description of these risks and the principles of prevention in plants and laboratories, and a reminder of the French Basic Safety Rule (BSR) No. I.3.c, it presents in diagrammatic form (i) the methodology recommended by this BSR, and (ii), for the reference fissile medium and for each criticality control mode, the parameters to be considered in the analysis, the failures to be investigated, and the typical scenarios associated with these failures without claiming to be exhaustive. Nuclear fuel cycle facilities, laboratories, irradiators, particle accelerators, under-decommissioning reactors and radioactive waste management facilities safety.
Lessons learned from events notified between 2005 and 2008 Publication date: France has more than 70 civil basic nuclear installations (BNI) falling under the category 'Laboratories, plants, facilities being dismantled, waste processing or interim storage facilities or disposal facilities' (LUDD). To encourage the diffusion of operating feedback, IRSN has produced a report concerning events notified to the Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) by operators of LUDD facilities between 2005 and 2008. The main objective is to make general lessons for safety in this type of facility available based on a cross-disciplinary analysis of notified events and noted evolution trends. IRSN's viewpoint on the safety and radiation protection on French nuclear power plants in 2007 Publication date: The regular annual dissemination of information about nuclear reactor safety, outside any context of media coverage associated with current events, can help ensure a better understanding by the stakeholders – and more widely by the public – of the real safety issues associated with the operation of nuclear installations, the progress made in terms of safety as well as the identified deficiencies. The IRSN safety assessment of the French nuclear power plants is based on data transmitted by operators and its own research. It is organized around the following points: first, an overall examination confirms that no event had serious consequences in the fields of either safety or radioprotection in 2007. This good result must however be tempered by the persistence, or even the increase in unanticipated events and operating difficulties, caused essentially by human factors, organizational aspects and certain shortcomings in terms of operating rigour.
Incidents in transport of radioactive materials for civil use: Analysis 1999-2007 Publication date: In its role of technical support of the authorities for safety and protection against radiations, IRSN has a mission of assessment that covers the design, the manufacturing, the testing and the use of packaging and transport system. It also takes part in the emergency response in the event of anomalies, incidents or accidents (known in a generic way as “events”). To assist with this work, IRSN manages a database that lists all events reported for transport. With the aim of improving transport safety by having changes made to packaging, practices and regulations, IRSN has carried out a transversal analysis of events in transport of radioactive materials for civil use that occurred in France between 1999 and 2007.
This report sets out the types of event, the way they have changed over time and general lessons which might be learned from them. Risks of explosion associated with 'red oils' in reprocessing plants Publication date: As new countries are considering the development of reprocessing plants, the IRSN publishes a technical note regarding the risks of explosion associated with 'red oils'. This note presents the risks of explosion associated with reactions between TBP (tributylphosphate), its degradation products and nitrates derived from nitric acid or associated with heavy metals (uranium and plutonium), leading to the formation of unstable compounds known as 'red oils'. Feedback from explosions associated with the formation of these compounds, occurring in reprocessing plants around the world, is dealt with concisely. The main measures for controlling these risks implemented in the French plants concerned are also presented.
Evaluation guide for the radiological impact study of a basic nuclear installation (bni) as a support for the authorization application of releases Publication date: Octobre 2002 At the time of a licence application of effluent releases and water pumping of basic nuclear facilities (BNI), the operator of the installation must in particular provide a radiological impact study of the radioactive effluent releases coming from the installation on the environment and on pubic health. By definition, it is about an assessment (in principle called an impact study) corresponding with the future activity of the installation, even if such licence applications relate mostly to existing facilities taking into account the Regulatory requirements. An impact study of the radioactive releases represents technical and conditional specifications. It was for this reason that the French Safety Authority (ASN then DSIN) and the Directorate-General of Health Services (DGS) requested IRSN (then IPSN), in April 1999, to develop a guide facilitating the review of such a study, as well for the services implied in the examination of the licence applications, as for all the concerned parties in this field.
A first version of this guide was issued (in the form of a project) in August 2001 by the ASN. The present version takes into account all comments collected. Baby Shaker Ipa Download Site.