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Pacific/West Names COO Pacific/West Communications Group Inc. , Los Angeles, hired John Smither as chief operating officer of the corporate office. He was vice president/CFO at multimedia hardware and software manufacturer Reveal Inc., Woodland Hills,… Continued

California Firm Moves Business Communications , formerly in Big Bear City, Calif., has moved north to Santa Barbara, Calif. The new address is 5089 Walnut Park Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93111-1852, 805/681-9013. New Address for… Continued

CIG Adopts Porter/Novelli Name The Communications International Group, a global network of PR agencies most of which are owned in whole or in part by Omnicom Group [OMC], New York, last week changed its name… Continued

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Ketchum Seeks High-Tech Firm Ketchum Public Relations is looking for a high-tech PR firm to acquire, PR NEWS has learned. The New York-based agency has had discussions with a number of firms, which President Ray… Continued

About 75 students will take a professional accreditation exam modeled after the Accredited in Public Relations (APR) program of the Public Relations Society of America. The students, members of PRSA’s student society, will receive a… Continued

Sept. 27: Public Relations Soc. of Amer., "Product Marketing Seminar," Los Angeles, call S. Conway, 213/857-9100. Sept. 27: TJFR, "Environmental Media Relations," Boston, 201/444-6061. Sept. 27: Public Relations Soc. of Amer., "Strategy Design for Issues… Continued

Press Access, Boston, a high-tech media database service, unveiled a Web-based service listing editorial calendars of high-tech publications. WEBCals provides weekly updates of publications’ editorial calendars, searchable by key words. In addition, users can arrange… Continued

Former Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes and screen actor Robert Redford are among the well-known presenters at the annual meeting of the Arthur W. Page Society, a by-invitation-only group of corporate and firm executives. Other… Continued

Editor & Publisher magazine has released its "1996 International Yearbook," which includes addresses and editorial staffing details for thousands of daily and weekly newspapers around the world. New this year are e-mail and Web site… Continued