New York, New York - March 7, 2005 - BiZBash (www.BiZBash.com), the trade media for the event industry in New York, and Meetings and Conventions (M&C), the leading national magazine of the meetings industry, announced today that they will jointly host the Meeting and Event Style Show 2005 in New York City on October 20th and 21th at Pier 94. Over 2,500 qualified meeting and event planners are expected to attend the show, which helps professionals shop for everything from unique meeting destinations to ideas and resources that enhance their events. The two-day expo will feature conferences, evening galas, tastemaker luncheons, entertainment showcases, and more.

Richard Aaron, president of BiZBash, said: “For the past five years, BiZBash has focused its Event Style Show, with more than 200 exhibitors and 2,000 attendees, at event planners. With M&C’s powerful position within the meeting industry, we expect our show to tap into planners who are interested in producing more stylish meetings all over the world."

“The combined buying power of the meeting and event community for Fortune 1000 companies alone in the northeast represents billions of dollars. We are hosting the Meeting and Event Style Show 2005 to further serve our audience in the northeast and to make it easy for them to visit destinations around the world in just hours,” said Bernard W. Schraer, group publisher of M&C.

"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 exhibiting, please contact Gerry Moss at 646.638.3600 ext. 103 or Pete Ciriello at 201.902.1913.

About BiZBash Media
Since its founding in 2000, BiZBash, www.bizbash.com, has become the go-to source 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 producing events and to find fresh ideas. 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. BiZBash also covers other markets, with BiZBashFla in Florida and BiZBashT.O. in Toronto. For more information, contact Nicole Purmal at 646.638.3600 or email nicole@bizbash.com.

About M & C
Meetings & Conventions magazine is the definitive monthly resource for meetings industry news, information, destination updates, and more. M&C reaches the core of the meeting professionals, and both corporate—including 100 percent of Fortune 500 companies—and association planners rely on its award-winning content every month to do their jobs more efficiently. For more information, contact Melisa Fannin at 201.902.1829 or email mfannin@mcmag.com.