There are a number of important new items, updates and resources that I have recently put up on the web.

1. The Encyclopedia of Systemic NLP and NLP New Coding is finally available! Judy (DeLozier) and I have been working on it for well over four years. It is easily the most ambitious project I have ever been involved in.

We have decided to make the NLP encyclopedia available 'on-line' FREE for limited use (25 pages every twenty-four hours). The on-line NLP Encyclopedia is a replica of the printed version, with over 1600 pages of NLP strategies, formats, background material, biographies and information that is essential for anyone who is practicing or interested in NLP.

Feel free to put a link to the site from your own web page (if you have one). The on-line NLP Encyclopedia is intended to be a global resource to promote awareness and credibility for NLP worldwide. It is a great way to get people information and help answer their questions.

The printed version of the NLP Encyclopedia, available for purchase through the web site, is a top quality two-volume book set that is an invaluable resource for any NLP Practitioner, Master Practitioner or Trainer. In addition to covering relevant material from the 16 books I've written over the past 20 years, it contains more than 50% new material that has not appeared anywhere else before.

2. The NLP Millennium Project, held this past Summer (July 27-August 8, 2000) at UCSC in Santa Cruz, was both a very intense and very inspiring event. A summary of some of the key themes and activities is available at: http://www.nlpu.com/millen.htm. I would like to personally thank all of the people from around the world (more than 26 different countries) for joining together to help make it a success.

One of the most important outputs of the event was the identification of Shared Values of the NLP Community). I believe that these values are of the highest importance for the future growth and credibility of NLP. I encourage you to look over these values and continue the conversation with your students, clients and peers.

To find out more about what happened at the NLP Millennium Project, check out the innovative multimedia Internet Participation Site. For a small one-time fee you can:

• View streaming 5-10 minute RealVideo® clips summarizing the focus of each day.

• Listen to an entire 1-2 hour presentation using RealAudio®.

• View charts, diagrams, and other illustrations.

• Gain experience by following along with exercises.

• Read key information about each day's topic.

3. Dates for NLP University Summer sessions for 2001 are up at: http://www.nlpu.com. The first semester courses will take place from June 17 - July 7, 2001. Second semester classes will be held from July 14 - August 3, 2001. We are in discussions with Tim Hallbom and Suzi Smith about the possibility of co-sponsoring an international 21-day residential Health Certification Training, in partnership with Anchor Point Institute and NLP California, at NLP University this Summer. Let us know if this is something that you think would be valuable (either for yourself or others).

We will be holding our usual Practitioner, Master Practitioner, Modeling (with David Gordon), and Trainer and Consultancy certification programs. We are also considering holding a New Applications and Millennium Projects Continuum program, to follow-up with our NLP Millennium event. This program would most likely be held immediately following the Modeling program. Again, feel free to let us know if this is something that you would be interested in.

4. As some of you may know, my brother John and I founded Dilts Strategy Group last year, for the purpose of helping start-ups (and traditional companies) to learn and apply NLP in the form of what we call Success Factor Modeling™. Success Factor Modeling brings key NLP cognitive and behavioral skills together with effective business practices that John and I have modeled from successful Silicon Valley companies. We have combined John’s background working in venture capital investing in Silicon Valley start-ups with my work in behavioral modeling to create a powerful methodology for building success in companies entering the New Economy.

One of these critical success factors is leadership (a topic that has been a passion of mine for many years). There is a very interesting article on Leadership and the New Economy (which summarizes some of the key elements of the new leadership model I have been developing with Fiat for the past several years) on our site.

In conjunction with the Fiat management school and the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern Californian, Dilts Strategy Group is a member of the International Forum for Leadership Excellence. You might want to check out our new strategies@dilts.com.

We are also considering the possibility of doing a seminar on our Success Factor Modeling process and discoveries sometime in April in the Silicon Valley area. Let us know if you would like to be informed about the specifics of this event or other events such as this in the future.

5. John and I have also founded Dilts Capital Partners, L.L.C., and have established two venture capital funds to help promote companies with the vision and technologies necessary to change the world. Dilts Technology Fund, LP, is a $50 million private equity venture capital fund focused on investing in technology companies primarily in the areas of Internet applications, e-commerce, enterprise software and telecommunications. Dilts Strategic Fund, LP is a $2 million angel fund which will make strategic investments in very early stage technology companies which strategically support Dilts Technology Fund.

If you want to view the fund documents in the protected area of the site, you can enter using the password "guest" for the time being.

6. John and I are also completing developments on the Global Angel Network. The Global Angels Network brings together the combination of factors necessary for start-ups to reach the critical mass necessary for success in the new economy. Its primary purpose is to assist in bringing together new venture start-ups with "angel" investors and other resource providers from around the world. Our web site, GlobalAngels.com, will be a virtual "venture catalyst" for companies entering the new economy.

We are looking for people who would be interested in being coaches and consultants to entrepreneurs and start-up companies seeking to emulate Silicon Valley’s success. If you are interested in being part of the Global Angels Network, contact us at: strategies@dilts.com.