New York, New York - January 8, 2003 - David Adler, CEO of BiZBash Media (www.BiZBash.com) New York City's authoritative source for essential information on event marketing, meeting and event planning, and business entertaining, announced today that BiZBash will publish a special "Welcome to New York" Republican convention planning issue of its BiZBash Event Style Reporter newspaper in Spring 2003 as an immediate response to the selection of New York as the winning city for the 2004 Republican National Convention.

The specially designed issue will include the most comprehensive listing of hotels, unique venues and caterers in New York City; give Republican groups the opportunity to reserve hotels, restaurants and event venues early; and assist in finding talented planners, entertainers, destination management companies, audiovisual companies, designers and more.

The tabloid-size, 10,000 controlled circulation publication will be distributed to all 50 Republican Party state offices, Washington D.C. headquarter offices and political organizations and corporations who are most likely to host meetings and events at the convention.

"Based on past convention experience, it is never too early to start booking venues and talent for the upcoming Republican Convention scheduled to be held in New York City in August 2004," says Adler.

For information on advertising in the special "Welcome to New York" Republican convention planning issue, please contact David Cooperman at 646.638.3600 ext. 115, Nancy Swiezy at 646.638.3600 ext. 108 or Daniel Perlmutter at 646.638.3600 ext. 103. The deadline for advertising in the special issue is Wednesday, January 29, 2003.

BiZBash is the authoritative source for essential information about event marketing, meeting and event planning, and business entertaining. BiZBash Media publishes the BiZBash Event Style Reporter newspaper and the BiZBash Event Style Alert email newsletter. The company also hosts the annual BiZBash Javits Meeting and Event Expo - The Fresh Idea Show, which attracts 3,000 of the industry's top professionals.