Call Sheet #260: Facebook's Road Show, Michelle Obama's NATO Dinner, Obama Campaign's Tech Trend

BIZBASH CALL SHEET — #260 — Wednesday, 05.09.12

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Compiled today by Chad Kaydo n New York
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TODAY'S CALENDAR:
Boston Pops opening night in Boston; Sweets and Snacks Expo continues in Chicago

* INCOMING *

1. FACEBOOK'S ROAD SHOW: The company's pre-I.P.O. presentation came to New York's Sheraton Hotel Monday. Time: "'I've never seen anything like this—even at the White House,' one investor emailed from inside the ballroom…Usually it's not a big deal to slip into investor presentations without an invitation. Most people usually have extras and are glad to share. But apparently there were some very real concerns about safety." In addition to watching a half-hour video already posted online, "there was the Cobb salad (not so tasty, I hear) and a brownie." http://ti.me/ICwKFt

Wall Street Journal: "At one point, the line, leading to a second-floor ballroom where the meeting was scheduled to be held at 11:45 a.m., stretched down to the first floor and spilled out of the hotel for nearly half a city block." http://on.wsj.com/Iz9pEO

C.E.O. Mark Zuckerberg spoke in New York, but he skipped the Boston stop at the Four Seasons on Tuesday. Friday's stop is a lunch at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Palo Alto, California.

2. NATO & MRS. O: The Chicago Tribune: "First lady Michelle Obama will give the spouses of NATO leaders a taste of her native South Side on May 20 before a private dinner for them at the Art Institute of Chicago, her aides said Monday. She's inviting the group to tour the Gary Comer Youth Center...Performers slated to entertain the dignitaries include the Soul Children of Chicago; the South Shore Dance Drill Team, which makes its home at the youth center; and the Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago, known for African and African-American dance, music and folklore performances. Noted Chicago chef Paul Kahan, an Obama favorite, will work with young people from the youth center to create a private lunch for the spouses." http://trib.in/IXi9CW

3. OBAMA CAMPAIGN TREND: Speaking of the first couple: The Atlantic identifies "a mini-trend in political fundraising: the Obama campaign enlisting its technology staffers to serve as the draw at low-to-mid-dollar events, offering would-be donors not only a chance to rub elbows with those at the forefront of political technology but also a glimpse at what the campaign has in the works when it comes to the Internet, mobile, and more in its competition against Mitt Romney."
http://bit.ly/JWhi9T

4. NEW HOTEL MEETING ROOMS: USA Today: "Hotels have found a new business opportunity in today's mobile, technology-driven world: selling small, tech-equipped meeting rooms for private business gatherings. Westin today will announce a pilot program to replace at least some of its old-fashioned hotel business centers with contemporary meeting rooms that offer some privacy." http://usat.ly/IYogqH

5. KOMEN CORRECTION: An update on the Daily Beast story earlier this week about Susan G. Komen Foundation: The Washington Post reports that Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, will not host the Komen Race for the Cure kickoff reception June 2 because it's their daughter's wedding day. http://wapo.st/ISAUN4

6. NEW RIM TEAM: Blackberry maker Research in Motion has hired Kristian Tear as chief operating officer and Frank Boulben as chief marketing officer. Tear was executive vice president at Sony Mobile Communications. Boulben is the former executive vice president of strategy, marketing, and sales for LightSquared. http://on.mktw.net/IAjpgU

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* TV BREAK *

The Hollywood Reporter: "NBC has picked up [Ben] Silverman's 'Party People,' an ensemble comedy script about entertainers who work at children's parties." http://bit.ly/JeMnCr

* LOCAL NEWS *

BOSTON: The Ad Club's Rosoff Awards, a diversity award show, is at the State Room Tuesday, with a performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

CHICAGO: Belvedere Vodka will host a private luncheon at the Woman's Athletic Club this afternoon to introduce Belvedere Lemon Tea.

The new Randolph Tower City Apartments will host a preview event tonight with catering from Pure Kitchen and music by DJ Kid Color.

Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS will host its Believe bala June 9. The garden-inspired event will have farm-to-table fare and green decor from Sage Botanic Media.

Lookingglass Theatre's junior board fund-raiser, the Madhatter's Ball, is June 30 at the Riverfront Theater Tent. The event will be circus-inspired.

LAS VEGAS: The Institute of Food Technologists' "IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo," billed as the largest gathering of food professionals, will take to the Las Vegas Convention Center June 25-28. Newswise: http://bit.ly/K8YmpL

Mizumi, the Japanese restaurant helmed by chef Devin Hashimoto, is now open at Wynn Las Vegas.

Nascar.com: "Nascar announced that the annual Sprint Cup Series Awards—and all of Champion's Week—will return to Las Vegas for the next three years." http://bit.ly/IWJKnL

LOS ANGELES/SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Today, Ojai Valley Inn & Spa will launch "Save Our Office," a Facebook promotion that allows office-bound workers to submit a video or essay for a chance to win a $25,000 corporate retreat on the property—a response to the disappearance of many annual office retreats.

The 19th annual Race to Erase MS fund-raiser will take to the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on Friday, with hosts Nancy Davis and Tommy Hilfiger. Fitz and the Tantrums, the Tenors, and David Cook will perform.

Jewish World Watch will host what it's billing as the largest anti-genocide event in America on May 20, with thousands expected to participate in the sixth annual Walk to End Genocide. MarketWatch: http://on.mktw.net/JQBaa3

"Rock/Style,” the annual Los Angeles Times music and fashion start-of-summer event, will return to the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel's Tropicana Bar and Pool June 6.

M.P.I.'s Southern California chapter will dole out its awards and install its incoming leaders June 28 at the Westin Hotel in Pasadena.

Josh Groban will perform a benefit concert for the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, and his own Find Your Light Foundation. The performance will be held at the Music Center's Walt Disney Concert Hall June 28. MarketWatch: http://on.mktw.net/IO07Hv

Ben Ford of Ford's Filling Station won Cochon 555. Eater L.A.: http://bit.ly/IIFWMt

Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://masterplanneronline.com/losangeles

MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: Latin Trade Group and the Inter-American Development Bank will host the first Trade Americas Expo June 12-13 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami. Press release: http://on.mktw.net/KHBrgT

Boca Raton Resort & Club finished renovations to its 242 Tower guest rooms and suites.  Jane Dillon Design Group oversaw the $4 million redesign.

NEW YORK: Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be the guest speaker at the Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation's 20th annual Dystonia & Parkinson Golf Invitational June 18 at Century Golf Club. Paula Zahn will be the M.C.

The New York Post: "As the summer season draws near, more of New York's nightlife impresarios and restaurateurs are readying their Hamptons outposts." Here's a rundown: http://nyp.st/J7kjDz

WWD hit the Met's Costume Institute after-parties at the Harry F. Sinclair House, the Crown, and the Boom Boom Room: http://bit.ly/JUaUvm

Caribbean Week in New York is June 4-9, and will include meetings and seminars for Ministers of Tourism, Directors of Tourism, National Tourist Office representatives and other tourism and hospitality officials from around the Caribbean.

Local event listings from Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork

ORLANDO: Two new attractions are now open at Universal Orlando Resort. Universal's Superstar Parade combines elaborate, colorful floats with hundreds of street performers, dancers, and acrobats. The Cinematic Spectacular is a nighttime tribute to Universal's 100 years of film-making history. Highlights from Universal Pictures' most iconic films are shown on huge waterfall screens within the Universal Studios Lagoon, surrounded by fountains and pyrotechnics and narrated by Morgan Freeman.

TORONTO: The Spark Gala, an elegant brunch, raised $400,000 for the Children's Aid Foundation and drew 500 guests to the Carlu on Sunday.

The Bata Show Museum hosted a cocktail reception last night to celebrate the opening of its new exhibition, Roger Vivier: Process to Perfection.

WASHINGTON: Networking for Good is hosting its next event May 24 at the Terrace at 101 Constitution, benefiting Luke's Wings.

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With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, Carla Warrilow in Toronto, and Anna Sekula, Beth Kormanik, and Rose Chevalier in New York.

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