New York, New York - November 6, 2003 - BiZBash Media, the New York-based publisher of BiZBash.com and the BiZBash Event Style Reporter for New York’s special events and meetings industry, is expanding into the Florida market with the launch of the BiZBashFla Event Style Reporter. The BiZBashFla Event Style Reporter, a quarterly newspaper for event and meeting planners and marketers in Florida, is being published as a licensee of BiZBash Media and features news and trends within the industry.

The premier issue of the BiZBashFla Event Style Reporter features a behind-the-scenes report of the Latin Grammy Awards after-parties and an event showcase of Revlon’s party at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ annual meeting, along with a What’s Fresh Now section spotlighting the latest in floral design, entertainment and catering. There’s also a guide to Florida’s mid-size venues. The newspaper is distributed to 18,000 event and meeting planners throughout Florida.

BiZBashFla also launched its first networking conference, BiZBashFla University, on November 12 and 13 in Miami-Dade and Delray Beach, Florida. The BiZBashFla Meeting & Event Expo will be held March 2 and 3, 2004.

BiZBash plans to launch a Canadian print edition, BiZBashT.O. Event Style Reporter, in early 2004. And the first BiZBashT.O. Meeting & Event Expo will be held June 1 and 2, 2004, at the International Centre in Toronto.

About BiZBash Media
Since its founding in 2000, BiZBash has become the “go to” place for anyone who plans, designs or influences the thousands of corporate and nonprofit events held each year. BiZBash is where planners and marketers “peek over the fence” to see how others are doing events and learn about fresh ideas. The BiZBash Meeting & Event Expo is the ultimate gathering for professional event planners in New York City, and attracts more than 190 exhibitors and 2,700 planners and marketers. BiZBash.com and the BiZBash Event Style Reporter feature behind-the-scenes coverage of the event planning and marketing industry, as well as industry news and resources to help planners organize their next event, meeting or trade show.