Frequently Asked Questions about Bi Men Events for 2011! All you may have on your mind with regard to these UPcoming Bi Men Party Weekends!

[Stewart McCloud]

 

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From: lord...@webtv.net
 

	The Bi Men Network FAQS
"The Rush is ON!" Bi MEN NETWORK EVENTS 2011   Bi MEN PARTY WEEKENDS and Bi MEN CONFERENCES May to October 2011 ON THE ROAD AGAIN 2011 WITH MAC "A Fellow Happy Camper!" FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS REGARDING Bi MEN NETWORK PARTY WEEKENDS and Bi MEN CONFERENCES 1. Who is the sponsor? Unless otherwise noted all these events are sponsored by our own Bi MEN NETWORK - www.bimen.org - the world's largest social and support organization for bisexual, bi-curious and gay adult men aged 18 to 118. Some events have cosponsors where another group or groups may join us in shaping an event but this is not the norm. From time to time a commercial enterprise may be deemed a "sponsor" for commercial support for the event - if so this will be noted. Private sponsors - as individuals - are welcome to discuss sponsoring an event with the BI Men Network - if so interested contact Bi Men Founder Stewart "MAC" McCloud at (bitx...@msn.com). 2. Just what are these Bi Men Party Weekends and BI Men Conferences? These weekends are both social and support events for our membership with a focus on our bisexual and bi-curious male members. All gay members are welcomed to attend as they have much to offer our bi and bi-curious guys. The social activities are for all guys - and the support activities are for everyone but DO have a bisexual and bi-curious male focus. NO WOMEN or MINOR MALES allowed at these events. All men attending must be of legal age. 3. Are all these events CLOTHING OPTIONAL and CASUAL? Some of our events are held at clothing optional sites - but we have held and hold many events in straight mainstream hotels and will do so often. CLOTHING OPTIONAL is just that. Wear what you want - as little or as much. Much depends on the weather and your personal preferences. All members are encouraged to bring a pair of gym shorts and a T-shirt or tank top for ALL PURPOSE WEAR. Also ALWAYS in a nudist setting bring two towels - one to sit on and keep dry - and one to dry yourself off - after the pool or hot tub or such. All our events are casual - so let your hair down and let it all or almost all hang out! Our events are where you can be yourself and let it ALL hang out! For sure! 4. What type of guys attend these BI MEN Events? It is best on this subject to take a quick look at the results of our outside paid DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY at: http://www.bimen.org/BiMenMI.htm - there you will get a clear and accurate view of our membership. Our members tend to be bi and gay males - 35 to 55 and these are the guys who are in the majority at our events. We have some bi-curious, metrosexual, and polyamorous men who also attend. We have some young guys but NO ONE is encouraged to attend who is LOOKING for twinks. Most of our events will allow 18, 19, and 20 year old men attend if they so desire (unless the HOST property or state law or both require the young men there to be 21). We do have many, many mature men - i.e. over 55 years old who attend. They are also very welcome! The more the merrier. The very refreshing thing about bi guys is that they seem far more open to all types of men - young or old, smooth or hairy, cut or uncut, tall or short, Latino, Black or White, chubby or skinny, and the list goes on. We seem to just like most men period - womb to tomb - !!! LOL! 5. What if I am NOT "God's gift in the looks department? especially in the nude? Few of us at these events are "God's gift" or body beautiful or Mr. Right. We are all God's children and you will find a loving and supportive environment. If you don't want to get nude at a clothing optional event - wear some shorts or bathing suit and a T-shirt or tank top and hang out. A lot of guys just have fun dressing loosely and letting their balls and members hang loosely from baggy shorts. Some guys like to wear JOCK STRAPS or work around other fetishes as wearing leather chaps and boots or such. Have fun - just be yourself or be who ever you'd like to be that weekend. Just remember who you are when you go home and back to work! BUT with us let your hair down and let it ALL hang out! 6. What if I get an erection in a social setting or other inappropriate situation? We are all adult men and have ALL seen the unusual ERECTION at the gym, in the locker room, or in the showers. If you are ill at ease - that is why you should always have two towels with you. One to sit on and one to cover your piping hot member if you so wish. UP to you. You will always get a few glances checking out your "family jewels" - we are all curious - but that will pass. Not to worry. 7. Can I bring a friend or guest? This is MEN ONLY - and you should be TOTALLY UPFRONT with your male pal or guest - a guy 18 (or 21) and above about the event. NO surprises on any straight buddies or straight guys you have been carrying the torch for. This is not the venue to spring your sexual preferences or your fantasies about some straight guy on HIM. IF you have been open with him and have shown him our Bi Men website and these EVENT pages and he is excited about and UP to attend with you - FINE! No women at all - PERIOD. We are not looking for guys out to their wives to bring them - nor are we seeking fag hags to hang out with - these are MEN ONLY events. These are good events for many bi-curious guys and the new metrosexual guys - and polyamory guys - but only if they are UP for it and know what they are getting into here We make no excuses - these are our own Bi MEN events - sponsored by our Bi MEN NETWORK for our own membership and our friends only. 8. When should I register and reserve space? REGISTER EARLY if you are SURE you want to attend an event. SPACE is often limited at many of our events. Also the better quality lodgings go first and go fast. You can ALWAYS attend at the last minute but you may have to buy or rent a tent to stay on the property or get a day pass and stay at a nearby motel (and in most instances last minute motel rooms will be as expensive if not more so than the best lodgings on these sites). Mac can often help you with guidance about lodgings! There are THREE aspects of REGISTRATION and attending these events and you must attend to all three - they are: 8a. BI MEN REGISTRATION All who attend our events must REGISTER with "Mac" beforehand or at the door with Mac McCloud and/or the Registrar/Cashier The earlier you register the better and you save money. Also if you can not attend one event your Registration can be used at another event the same year or future years. Paying early saves you money and also helps the BI Men Network get the "seed money" we need for deposits and other upfront costs. ALSO early Registrations may come with some offers from "MAC" and the BI Men Network - this varied from year to year - event to event. At this time any PRE-REGISTRATION before May 1, 2011 is only $60.00 for any and all Bi Men events for 2011. So if you pay online or by mail for only $69.00 you can attend one, two, three or even all 18 Bi Men events planned for 2011.  Contact Mac. The Registration fee January 1 to May 1, 2011 is just $69.00 - and after that the fee is $100.00 or more per person and some events may be more than $100.00 each. At the door the fees are $100.00 or more per man and do not include the option to attend multiple events at the one low price of $69.00 if paid during Pre-Registration. 8b. YOUR TRANSPORTATION Your transportation to and from the event is up to you. If you wish to "car pool" with other Bi Men members put up notices on your local Bi Men Group. Many of these events do welcome RV's and they will be very handy at a few of these Bi Men Party Weekends. IF you have an RV - and want to bring it - and are open to sharing it with other guys - great. Feel free to put up notices on local BI Men Groups or touch base with "MAC" about sharing an RV. IF you like to rough it sleeping in the back of an RV or camper or such - fine - just discuss this with the HOST property. 8c. RESERVATIONS FOR YOUR LODGINGS As noted, make your reservations EARLY with the host property where Mac is has his host suite or nearby that venue. It is your choice. Stay where MAC is staying or nearby at a similar property or a less expensive one or if you prefer a more expensive one. IF you make a firm and paid reservation and find out LATE that you can not attend "MAC" will try to resell your lodgings. At almost all of these Bi Men Events you can attend at the last minute on a day pass and sleep in some motel room near Mac or nearby. BUT if you really want to have the best time possible - REGISTER EARLY - and RESERVE YOUR FIRST CHOICE OF LODGING EARLY. You will be happy you did so. SOME events will sell out of quality bargain lodging space VERY EARLY. IF you want to commit to the best lodgings (near MAC in most cases) book early and pre-register at $69 and save! Do your best to make sure you will have the best time by pre-registration and early booking! 8d. After you register, make sure that you make your hotel and transit arrangements: Do remember that your pre-registration with the Bi Men Network at $69 does not cover your lodgings and your transportation. So one you pre-register attend to those matters promptly. 9. What about liquor and drugs? NO UNLAWFUL DRUGS PERIOD. Liquor as local laws allow. In one instance we had an event in a dry county. If you like to wet your whistle on the weekend be sure to bring your own to assure you are happy. At some events we will have a keg or two - and there are always cocktail parties in Mac's suite or other venutes. BUT it is strongly suggested that YOU bring what you will want to consume and share with you. It is suggested that every member bring at least one six pack of beer and/or  one six pack of sodas of your preference to share and grab some ice on your way over! 10. What can I expect as far as PROGRAM and ACTIVITIES? Each event is different as you can well imagine. All are casual and all have swimming pools and most have hot tubs. See each event for activities and we are seeking Activity Directors and Sports Directors for each event. As noted these all are MEN ONLY events. Program details elsewhere. 11. What about M4M sex? At every Bi MEN event over the last 12 years SEX HAPPENS. If you want some - you will find some. IF you do not want sex - none is forced on you. IF you like to watch - there are usually opportunities some way some how for you to watch - overtly or covertly. NO SEX FOR SALE is tolerated PERIOD. If you are some young hung hustler don't waste your time on these events. There will be NO SALE or if so you will be expelled by our Sergeant of Arms with NO refunds! IF you are seeking to make new friends - for fun or friendship or both - it does NOT hurt to have goodies to share. So bring your own favorite booze, beer, sodas, munchies and be nice and share. Bring condoms and lube too. Bring lots of towels. You may be surprised how many friends you can make bringing your toys! Plan to be warm and friendly and you'll get laid Bring your little black book to log in new hot phone numbers and email addresses of all your new friends! We always have fun PRIVATE XXX PARTIES each night at every Bi Men Getaway Weekend for our PAID attendees only. No outsiders permitted to attend the XXX parties - registered/paid men only. 12. What about coming alone? Do not hesitate to attend solo. Frankly it is the quiet guys with nice lodgings or privacy - generous with their companionship and shared refreshments who get the most action and go home with the most phone numbers and/or email addresses for future contacts. Be yourself - and strive to be warm and friendly. Don't be shy or if you are painfully shy try to give some "Come hither" hints or indications. At a clothing optional resort there may be instances where your "body language" does more than enough to demonstrate that you are interested and up for warm companionship. We often have  name tags at least the first day to help break the ice and give you a name with his face or ___. Volunteer for a job if you are SHY as this is often a great way to feel more at ease and have "reasons" to chat up other men! 13. What about coming with a bisexual or bi-curious or gay buddy? If you come with a buddy be sure that HE and YOU both understand what the event is all about. Don't spring any Bi Men Party Weekend on him without full disclosure. IF he freaks out and scurries on home - try to get a ride back home with someone else on Sunday or Monday. Many problems will NOT manifest if you and your buddy or buddies fully discuss the weekend ahead of time. IF a traveling companion sounds like he may back out be prepared to PAY ahead for both of you and go alone - or get a roommate later on. IF your buddy is your "boyfriend" talk it out about playing with others either alone or as a threesome or moresome. IF you are NOT going to play with others either alone or together - politely let this be known to any suitors lest you or the pair of you get a PRICK TEASE reputation! A prick tease reputation can be hard to shake when and if you show up at future events SOLO. Plan ahead! You can also place ads locally in your area looking to share a ride and/or a room at any Bi Men Party Weekend and you will often be very nicely surprised at both the responses and the quality of men you will meet locally - whether they end up coming with you or not!  Ask Mac on suggestions how to "RECRUIT" a shared ride or shared room or both for yourself! It is a good idea for you and any buddies to discuss the event on the way there - your expectations and your concerns - from both of you - so that you are both fully prepared. 14. OTHER QUESTIONS - may not be as frequently asked - but they are important to us! Send your QUESTIONS directly to "MAC" McCLOUD - at bitxnmac@msn.com - prompt replies are the norm with us at your BI Men Network - and spread the word to all other bi and gay men you know! Contact "Mac" for more info at: "Mac" McCloud lord...@webtv.net

[Stewart McCloud]

 FYI: Details on our 16 Bi MEN CONFERENCES and Bi MEN PARTY WEEKENDS for 2011 here!

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The PROGRAM for all our 2011 Bi Men Conferences and Party Weekends is set out here - there may be minor variances due to location but this is essentially the weekend and locals can attend all or part of these events with partial payments for what they do attend. However, the best deal is to pay $69 now - see below - with the perk of attending one or more of the 2011 events for just that one payment.  At the door these weekends will be $100 cash or more depending on the location.

FRIDAY 5 to 8 pm - Welcome Bi Men Cocktail Party - Meet and Greet all the Guys arriving Friday!

SATURDAY - 9 am to 10 am - Continental  Breakast

SATURDAY 10 am to 12:30 pm - then a lunch break - then 2 pm - 4:30 pm - all the
serious events - speakers, discussions, and support groups. Menu = you can pick & choose.

SATURDAY 5 to 7 pm - 2nd Bi Men's Cocktail Party

SATURDAY 8 pm to Midnight - MAC'S STRIP POKER PARTY in the front room and the SHIRTS (tops) vs. SKINS (bottoms)

 BALL GAME  in Mac's Back Room. I need a volunteer to referree and 2 coaches!

SUNDAY - 9 am to 10 am - Continental Breakfast

SUNDAY - 10 am to Noon - Open Mike Discussion Group and Farewell for early departures.

SUNDAY - Noon to 5 pm - OPTION DAY - stay in the suite and watch ball games and drink beer, or go sightseeing  - or pool party - or go golf or follow your own big heart's desires!

SUNDAY 5 to 7 pm - Farewell Bi Men Cocktail Party

SUNDAY NIGHT - 8 pm to Midnight - XXX PRIVATE PARTY

 
 
 16 Bi MEN CONFERENCES & PARTY WEEKENDS

from May to October 2011.
Pick and choose! Attend one or more!

 

SOUTHWEST Bi MEN CONFERENCE & ABQ PARTY WEEKEND May 13 to 16, 2011 in Albuquerque, NM	HEARTLAND Bi MEN CONFERENCE & OK PARTY WEEKEND May 20 to 23. 2011 in Oklahoma City, OK
LA-TEX Bi MEN CONFERENCE & Bi MEN GETAWAY PARTY WEEKEND June 3 to June 6, 2011 in Lake Charles, LA	TENNESSEE/ARKANSAS Bi MEN CONFERENCE & PARTY WEEKEND July 8 to July 11 in Memphis
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI Bi MEN STATE PARTY CONVENTION July 15 to July 18 in Birmingham, AL	SOUTHEAST USA Bi MEN CONFERENCE & GETAWAY WEEKEND July 22 to July 25 in Atlanta, GA
FLORIDA Bi MEN STATE PARTY CONVENTION July 29 to Aug. 1, 2011 in Jacksonville	SOUTH CAROLINA Bi MEN STATE PARTY CONVENTION Aug. 5 to Aug. 8, 2011 in Columbia
NORTH CAROLINA Bi MEN STATE PARTY CONVENTION Aug. 12 to August 15 in Raleigh	VIRGINIA/MARYLAND Bi MEN STATE PARTY CONVENTION Aug. 19 to Aug. 22, 2011 in Richmond
KENTUCKY/INDIANA Bi MEN STATE PARTY CONVENTION Aug. 26 to Aug. 29, 2011 in Louisville	OHIO Bi MEN STATE PARTY CONVENTION Sept. 9 to Sept. 12, 2011 in Columbus
MISSOURI/ILLINOIS Bi MEN STATE PARTY CONVENTION Sept. 16 to Sept. 19, 2011 in St. Louis	MISSOURI/KANSAS Bi MEN STATE PARTY CONVENTION Sept.. 23 to Sept. 26, 2011 in Kansas City
COLORADO/WYOMING Bi MEN STATE PARTY CONVENTION Sept. 30 to Oct. 3. 2011 in Denver	SF Bay Area, CA GOLDEN STATE PARTY CONVENTION Oct. 7 to Oct. 10, 2011 in Salt Lake City

14. OTHER QUESTIONS - may not be as frequently asked - but they are important to us! Send your QUESTIONS directly to "MAC" McCLOUD - email addy below- prompt replies are the norm with us at your BI Men Network - and spread the word to all other bi and gay men you know!

Contact "Mac" for more info at: "Mac" McCloud lord...@webtv.net

PAY NOW AND SAVE AT ONLY $69 and ATTEND ONE or MORE 2011 Bi MEN EVENTS for that one $69 payment to the Bi Men/Mac! GO NOW to do so at:   http://www.bimen.org/contributionpage.htm   Bi MEN NETWORK = www.bimen.org   ***************************************************

[Stewart McCloud]

 

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From: lord...@webtv.net

 

 WHAT THEY ARE SAYING AT BI SOCIAL NETWORK ABOUT OUR 2011 Bi MEN EVENTS!

 

"Weekend Getaways for Bisexual Men from the ‘Bi Men Network’" by Adam Borders for BSN

It has been said that the information age is the best thing that has happened to the bisexual, lesbian, gay and transgendered community. A person can be as open or as closed as they like—providing their name and location–even age and email address.  If a person is less open, providing a “handle” in lieu of a name with no other details at all is enough to begin talking to other like minded people. For bisexual men especially, this forum allows for wider spread communication and even to find friends and allies. It is this technology that has allowed me to talk with the founder of the Bi Men Network—Stewart McCloud.“I was in Oceanside near Camp Pendleton [in 1988 or 1989] with a little beach cottage and met many Marines and some sailors who were bi or bi-curious. Many denied they were bi or bi-curious.” McCloud says of the beginnings of the Bi Men Network. In those days he ran what would become the Bi Men Network without a name as a local, peer based group, helping other struggling bi men as much as possible—though that was to change. “It started out one on one and then [when] I was between jobs in Long Beach and had a $100 WebTV (and still do have a WebTV) I founded Bi Men USA and that got it going.”

Got it going is a bit of an understatement. The Bi Men Network now boasts a website for each State in the U.S. and every major nation outside the U.S. with the biggest groups being in the U.K. and the Philippines. The Bi Men Network’s mission (in part) is to provide “a quality “haven” and “safe harbor” for today’s bisexual and bi-curious males and our gay male and bi couple friends worldwide.” After thirteen years and 250,000 members the Bi Men Network is most frequently visited site for Bi Men.  The website offers more than just a newsletter and exclusive email list—the Bi Men Network homepage offers links to an exclusive Travel Desk that helps Bi men meet with other Bi men in their area and “Mac’s Back Room” provides the users the links to more “mature” content while keeping it separated from the “meat and potatoes of what Bi Men Network has to offer. “I would love to have a nice whistle clean website with no adult banners or sales as an affiliate if I were wealthy and could do so.” McCloud says of his decision to include adult advertising, “however, we would not have to take adult ads if the public would be even a tad generous. There is no bisexual organization I have met to date who [sic]can thrive on public contributions. On the other hand, I think it helps our guys that I vouch for our vendors and will not tolerate anyone cheating or mistreating our guys. They rely on me. I do not make referrals or recommend anyone lightly and it has been this way for now over a decade here at Bi Men Network.”
 
In that decade the Bi Men Network has seen many successes—some personal.  When asked what he was most proud of McCloud spoke of the diversity and community of his organization—how the men have been there for each other. A school teacher who was “outed” by his teenage son, lost his family when his wife could not cope with his bisexuality and was forced to leave town when a local Church ostracized him–he was left living out of his car with one set of clothes to wear.  His salvation came from the community of the Bi Men Network. “We raised emergency money for him.” McCloud says, “We got a money order to him over a Super Bowl weekend and into a motel and some new clothes until he got on his feet and got to cash one of his own paychecks!”
 
The Bi Men Getaway weekends are also an achievement McCloud is proud of, “A big milestone for me was the Bi Men Big Weekend we did in Las Vegas which was our biggest ever event and was in a ballroom in a big downtown Vegas hotel with a penthouse house suite and was [an] A+ event (before this latest bad recession) and had about a hundred total attendees. Guys came from all over. That is harder to do now [with] the costs involved and the economy.” McCloud refuses to let a recession stop him, however. This summer he is taking the Bi Men Getaway Weekends on the Road in a series of conventions from May to October (see the list below). Each getaway will be  tailored to the bi men of their community and is to include both informative and recreational activities.  “I poll the paid attendees for each event and find out what they want on each city’s program so the events have a customized aspect for the attendees. Basically the morning is my program about the Bi Men Network and being bi in today’s world and Be Bi and Be Happy with some additions/topics that the group seem to want to talk about and any other guys who are speakers. The afternoon session is show and tell sharing where each guy who wants to is free to reveal as little or as much about himself as a bi or bi-curious man and any concerns he has and to seek the ideas and input of the group – and most men find this very healing and helpful. It is often the first time like AA or NA where they have opened up about their bi – side.”
 
Facilitating events like this is nothing new to McCloud who has been facilitating discussions with Bi Men for over twenty years—first with the American Institute of Bisexuality and Dr. Fritz Klein—inventor of the Klein Grid. “Over the years, the men have always told me the best thing was the weekend of bonding, brotherhood and camaraderie. Just having fun and being yourself with no societal boogey men and being free and open and no guilt/worries. For many attendees across the country this can be the first time ever in their lives that they have ever been in a room where they were fully accepted and well understood.” Made up of guest speakers, discussion and support groups as well as a Poker Tournament and various cocktail parties, it is truly a series of weekends geared to bi men. More than that however—it is providing an invaluable service to a community of bi men—something McCloud is very aware of. Written for BSN by Adam Borders!
 
The complete list of our 2011 Bi Men EVENTS posted online at: http://www.bimen.org/events.htm with Frequently Asked Questions about our Bi Men Events posted online at:  http://www.bimen.org/events/FAQ.htm
 
The text in full on this piece about our Bi Men Weekends and Bi Men Conferences at the Bi Social Network site at:
 

http://bisocialnetwork.com/weekend-getaways-for-bisexual-men-from-the-bi-men-network/

 

Interested in attending a Bi Men Event?  Read more below and/or contact MAC at lord...@webtv.net

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 FYI: Details on our 16 Bi MEN CONFERENCES and Bi MEN PARTY WEEKENDS for 2011 here!

[Stewart McCloud]

 

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From: lord...@webtv.net
 
MAY DAY ! MAY DAY !  May 1st is the last day to get the $69 early/bargain registration for our Bi Men Events = 16 Party Weekends and Bi Men Conferences - May to October 2011.  Register early NOW and save at:   http://www.bimen.org/contributionpage.htm
 
2011 Bi MEN EVENTS info at:  http://www.bimen.org/events.htm
 
Frequentsly Asked Questions:  http://www.bimen.org/events/FAQ.htm
 
Bi Men May Events News at:   http://www.bimen.org/pressrelease.htm
 
Other concerns/questions email me Mac at:   lord...@webtv.net
 
PAY BY MAY DAY 2011 = You can attend any or all Bi Men Events in 2011 for that $69.


 

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   FYI: Details on our 16 Bi MEN CONFERENCES and Bi MEN PARTY WEEKENDS for 2011 here!