After more than a decade of trying, it is now time to stand back and look hard to see what if any difference this approach has made. Have any of these BNDs made here or there any significant impacts, changed anything? Can we be content with what these events have achieved thus far and just keep going on with them as is? Or is it not time to stand back and look again? We think so, and we believe this is something we should do together. Which is the theme of our independent international collaborative program in 2006.

The 2006 IBND Survey

The survey is laid out to provide quick trouble-free feedback, and is mainly aimed at people who have direct knowledge of and/or experience in organizing or participating in BNDs (or just watching from the sidelines and perhaps wondering whatever if anything is going on).

A. Quick Survey: If you are in a hurry, consists of the six basic identifier questions that appear at the top of the survey from, all of which are signaled in capital letters. Once you have filled this out, the hundreds of people who consult this site looking for ideas and encouragement -- and examples -- will be informed. Thank you.

B. Ten Minute Survey: It is presented in two parts: the first being the list of short questions, and the second which is clickable from the bottom of the form with the phrase "View Guest Book" which gives the survey responses to date. The survey is asking the basic questions ..

• Who is invovled?
• Who are the people, groups who to your knowledge have to pitch in to help make a good CFD work?
• Can you tell us something about your BND (if any)?
• What are the essential preconditions for success?
• Why are our BNDs not making more of an impact? Where are we missing out?
• And who is doing a outstanding job in other places -- and how might we all learn from them?

In the final portions of the survey, ample space is left for your Comments both of a general and specific (in your city) nature; and for your Recommendations. These last could be aimed either at your city and those involved, or might be of a more general nature. (You may find it handy to work up your commentaries off the form so that you can check spellign (sic.) etc, and then cut and paste into the indicated slots. These last may appear on the page to be small but they can handle quite large commentaries (say up to 100 words each).

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