There is an interesting new trend revealed in McGraw-Hill's SmartMarket Report on the Business Value of BIM :
 

"BIM users would rather work with strangers who know BIM than with friends who don’t. A majority of users (between 55% and 74%, depending on the discipline) gave high value to other team members on a project having BIM experience. The traditional favorite of “previous experience working together,” only scored 42%."

- (2009) The Business Value of BIM. McGraw Hill Construction, pg 48

Question: How do businesses find & evaluate "BIM Strangers" with valuable BIM experience?

I had an idea that I could make the process of finding "BIM Strangers" more efficient with a business-to-business, geo-visualized directory whereby clients, service-providers, & facility managers could find BIM-capable companies regardless of their discipline or geographic location.

This idea is now BIMpages.com (www.bimpages.com)

From August 25th, 2009 to September 21st, 2009, BIM Pages was visited over 226 times with visitors located in 23 countries. 

Thanks to everyone for visiting & using BIM Pages.