DIARY: Busy Stone makes time to pack plenty into SOPA seminar

<p>Robert Stone's heart is clearly in publishing, though from the </p><p>looks of things, he could easily have found a career in some other </p><p>field. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Stone had his hands full these past months, overseeing Time Inc's sale </p><p>of Emphasis Custom Media as its general manager and vice-president. But </p><p>he still found time to co-organise this year's Society of Publishers in </p><p>Asia Media Seminar on June 21 in Hong Kong. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Perhaps seminar participant can expect a surprise from Stone (pictured </p><p>at one of the publishers' bashes as John Travolta, though Diary can't </p><p>vouch for his footwork) Time will tell. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Speaking of Time, Asiaweek's president Peter Brack has just rewarded </p><p>himself with a flash Porshe. A celebration gift perhaps at having pulled </p><p>off the relaunch of Asiaweek for a 'Vanity Fair meets Red Herring meets </p><p>Fortune' look? </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Brack's not the only one in Time Inc's corridors of power celebrating a </p><p>splurge. So is his colleague, Andrew Butcher, president of Time and </p><p>Fortune Asia. Butcher though hasn't been as extravagant, preferring to </p><p>pick up Brack's old car - a BMW no less. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>A final note, time's obviously not on Time's side. A release and a copy </p><p>of the new Time Traveler glossy landed on Diary's desk last week, </p><p>postmarked May 17. Only problem was the release was dated April 9, 2001. </p><p>Certainly took plenty of time to arrive. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>