London-based Intranet Benchmarking Forum (IBF) is looking for a few more participants for its Founding Meeting of IBF North America. There is capacity of no more than 20 organizations to attend - all must be Fortune 500 or equivalents and those attending already include Intranet and Portal Managers from HSBC, Procter & Gamble, Visa, Swiss Re, JP Morgan Chase, Chubb and Gillette.

There is no charge for attending this Founders Meeting. The meeting features:

• Two "live" intranet tours by HSBC and Swiss Re - both IBF Members
• Focus from Gillette on "Second Life" and its implications for intranets
• Review of IBF NA services for 2007 – 2008 through interactive session and discussion
• Hot topic member "open space" knowledge sharing.

This IBF North America Founding Meeting establishes a new division of IBF focused exclusively on the US and Canada and will comprise only major North American organizations. A full agenda is here and those attending plan also to stay over if needed at the Millennium Plaza Hotel. If you would like to attend then please request a place by completing the online booking.

IBF is the world's leading intranet and portal benchmarking group and has established industry standards for intranet performance and management. Founded in 2002, IBF has grown to almost 60 major organizations globally including ExxonMobil, Unilever, Kellogg's, AstraZeneca, Cadbury Schweppes and GlaxoSmithKline.