Adam Hurst has been named international chairman of the International Teleproduction Society’s (its) 1996 International Monitor Awards. Hurst, from DC Post in Washington, d.c. has served as International Monitor co-chair for the ITS/Mid-Atlantic chapter since 1990 and takes the reins from Bob Coleman from Encore Visual Effects in Hollywood, ca, who has headed the awards for four years. The awards will be held Sept. 6 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, ca. For information call ITS International Monitor Awards director Cece Lazarescu at 212-629-3266 or international co-chair Lisa Weinrib at topix in Toronto.