New York, September 4, 2001 - The BiZBash.com Idea Center (www.bizbash.com), the first comprehensive media outlet targeted exclusively to corporate event planning and business entertaining professionals, meeting planners and hospitality executives, announced today that it has appointed David Cooperman to the newly created post of sales manager. He was previously an account executive with the company.

According to BiZBash.com President Richard Aaron, "David has the perfect combination of drive and ingenuity to allow our customers to maximize their return from BiZBash's various print, face-to-face and online offerings. His background in the food and hospitality industry will be a tremendous asset to the company."

Cooperman, a Culinary Institute of America graduate, began his career with ARAMARK at CHASE Manhattan Bank World Headquarters. He then took over as Catering Director/Special Events for ARAMARK at VIACOM International/MTV Networks. During his time at VIACOM he took part in supporting such landmark events as The NYC 2000 Fashion Show After Party and The MTV Millennium Party. He then joined About.com as an account executive and flourished during the Internet boom by developing numerous innovative revenue streams and creating alternative high-impact programs for clients. Since joining BiZBash, Cooperman has continued to display creativity and innovation even during a tough economic environment that has resulted in robust sales for the company.

About the BiZBash.com Idea Center
The BiZBash.com Idea Center (www.bizbash.com) is a free online and offline resource center for special events and business entertaining professionals that was created to fill a real need: to find localized "nooks and crannies" information to help in producing effective events. The service provides an extensive database of the best event resources--starting in New York--as well as industry gossip, personality profiles and coverage of all types of events.

The BiZBash.com Idea Center was developed by former Primedia (NYSE: PRM) corporate communications executive and Washington Dossier president David Adler; former Apartment Shoppers Guide entrepreneur and Washington Dossier publisher Jonathan Adler; and founder of the New York ISES Chapter and well-known event industry specialist Richard Aaron, CMP, CSEP. To register for BiZBash.com and to sign up to receive free BiZBash newsletters, go to http://bizbash.com/member/register.asp.