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Nov. 5-7: Promotion Marketing Ass’n of America, "Basics of Promotion Marketing," Los Angeles, 212/420-1100. Nov. 5-8: Center for Corporate Community Relations, "Program Evaluation," Boston, 617/552-2555. Nov. 6: W. Glen Communications/New Media Forum, "Target Audiences Via… Continued

TV Newsrooms Up Their Staffs More than three out of four TV newsrooms increased their staffs in 1996, according to the News/Broadcast Network Inc., a public relations services company which has satellite windows to radio… Continued

Few PR executives ever rise to the top spot in their companies. One PR veteran who has, however, is Bob Harlan, president and CEO of the Green Bay Packers football team in Green Bay, Wis.… Continued

Gillespie, a Princeton, N.J., marcom firm, appointed Michael Echter managing partner of public relations and head of Gillespie’s technology PR unit, PR@Gillespie. He was associate director of PR. (Gillespie, 609/895-0200)

Oct. 27-30: Direct Marketing Ass’n, "Annual Conference/Expo," New Orleans, 212/768-7277. Oct. 27-Nov. 1: Columbia U., "Building/Managing Brand Equity," New York, 800/692-3932. Oct. 28-30: Int’l Quality & Productivity Center, "Planning/Managing Internal Web Sites," Toronto, 800/303-9160. Oct.… Continued

Laura Tomasetti was promoted to vice president at Boston PR firm Agnew Carter, Mcarthy Inc. She was an account supervisor. (Agnew, 617/437-7722)

On page 4 of our Sept. 30 issue, the price of John Budd’s study on corporate governance should have been listed as $50.

Mason & Madison Inc., New Haven, Conn., added Jane Kuby as director of public relations. The former director of N.W. Ayer’s PR operations in Chicago, she most recently operated a PR consulting business in Madison,… Continued

Lean corporations increasingly are taking a more strategic look at their community relations programs. More and more, they are basing their support on the potential to have a measurable impact, and on the benefits that… Continued

The Benjamin Group Inc., a technology PR firm based in Campbell, Calif., promoted John Radewagen to vice president. He was senior associate. (Benjamin, 408/559-6090)