International Networking week is February 2-8, 2025. The goal of this holiday, initiated by BNI in 2007, is to support professionals in building a professional support system with thousands of others to grow their business. In our region we use this as an opportunity to hold our Regional Networking and Recognition (RNR) award ceremony. This page will be updated as we solidify dates, locations and open registration for the event, so please use it to nominate members for Referral of the Year, become a Swag Sponsor and ultimately register for our Regionwide Networking and Recognition (RNR) Event for 2025!
Nominate a Member for the Referral of the Year Award
The Referral of the Year Award is our region's most prestigious award, and was created to recognize and thank a Member who created a DREAM REFERRAL opportunity for another Member. The member who received the dream referral nominates the member who GAVE the referral, so if you received a referral in 2024 that has had a significant impact on your business, and/or had a significant ripple-effect as several members throughout the chapter were involved, show your appreciation by nominating the member who gave you the referral.
Nominations are reviewed by the Director Consultant team and the winners will be recognized at the RNR Celebration on February 7th. Don't miss it.
(DEADLINE 1/17th) RNR Celebration Swag Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Due to several member requests, at this year's RNR Celebration we will be opening up sponsorship opportunities. Swag Sponsorship is limited to BNI members only. Only Swag Sponsors are permitted to bring marketing material for disbursement. 100% of the funds raised by Swag Sponsors will go toward the purchase of the swag items. Sponsorship includes your business logo on a TV screen at the event, printed in the program for the event, included in the swag bags and displayed on each table in the Swag Sponsors table tent frame. Swag sponsors are also permitted to fill swag bags with print material or additional promotional items. Swag Sponsorship is $200. This is limited to the first 20 members that pay for sponsorship. Become a RNR Celebration Swag Sponsor by filling out this form and completing the payment process.
2025 RNR Celebration. Friday, February 7th, 2025, 8:00 - 9:30 AM
Registration is not open yet for the RNR Celebration. Once open you will see an event on the Event Calendar. The first 200 registrants will receive a BNI swag bag, supported by our swag sponsors. As a thank-you for serving on the leadership team, all registration fees for officers (President, VPs and Secretary/Treasurers) serving during the current term, Oct. 2024- Sept. 2025, are covered by BNI.
Location:
TBD
Awards Given in Categories of:
Please join us at the 2025 RNR Celebration to help recognize your fellow BNI members. Awards and recognition will be given in the following categories:
• Referral of the Year: Winner, Finalist and Runner-Up
• Champion Chapters: All Chapters with Champion Chapter status in 2024
• Club 100 Members: All Members with 100 Points on the Power of One Report in 2024
• Gold Club Members: All Members that Sponsored 6 or More New BNI Members
