Tel Aviv----February 24......Dr. Ivan Misner, the international business networking 'Guru' based in California, will be arriving in Israel for his first visit next week.

Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder and CEO of BNI or Business Network Int'l. BNI which was founded in 1985. The Business Network International has over 3,500 chapters throughout North America, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa. Last year alone, BNI generated over 2.8 million referrals resulting in over $1.2 billion dollars worth of business for its networking members.

Dr. Ivan Misner will speak at the annual BNI conference event in Israel on Wednsday, March 2 at the Achuzat Poleg" Hall in Tel Itzhak, near the Israel coastal city of Natanya. The BNI international annual conference has been taking place for 20 years and being held in Israel for the past 4 years in coordination with BNI Israel.
Dr. Misner will be meeting with academic, industry and hi tech leaders in Israel, including Mr. Uriel Lin - the president of the Israel Trade Union Association and several municipal and city leaders.

Ivan Misner is the author of eight books, including his New York Times best seller, Masters of Networking and his number one bestseller, Masters of Success. He is a monthly columnist for Entrepreneur.com and serves on the faculty of Business at Cal Poly University, Pomona as well as the Board of Directors for the Colorado School of Professional Psychology.

Referred as the "Networking Guru" by Entrepreneur magazine, Dr. Misner serves a keynote speaker for major corporations and associations throughout the world. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Los Anglese Times, New York Times, CEO Magazine and numerous TV and radio shows including CNBC, CNN Financial, and the BBC in London.

Misner is on the Board of Directors for the Haynes Children Center. He is the Founder of the BNI - Misner Foundation and was recently named "Humanitarian of the Year" by 210 Magazine.
He is married and lives with his wife Elisabeth and their three children in Claremont, California.

The BNI event is being coordinated by Doran Communications, one of Israel's leading hi-tech public relations agency based in Ra'anana, Israel.

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