Municipal Officials in Denver for National League of Cities' Conference

DENVER, Nov. 30, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thousands of municipal officials are in Denver this week for the National League of Cities' (NLC) 2010 Congress of Cities & Exposition at the Colorado Convention Center.  Throughout the conference, delegates will participate in discussions and workshops on economic development, sustainability, transportation and infrastructure, finance and tax policy, public safety and helping children, youth and families.

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Attendees will hear from national experts, such as former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.); L. Hunter Lovins, president and founder of Natural Capitalism; and Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.  Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Harvard University political scientist Robert Putnam will discuss steps governments can take to form successful relationships between immigrants and their new communities.  

Conference participants will have an opportunity to tour model city programs throughout Denver and its neighboring communities.  Mobile workshops include the Scientific Cultural Facilities District, the U.S. 36 Multi-Modal Transportation Project and Corridor Coalition Building and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

In addition to exploring the Denver region's most successful municipal programs, conference participants will have an opportunity to give back to the local community. In partnership with Gifts In Kind International, a non-profit organization, NLC collected donations from businesses throughout the city, which attendees will sort throughout the week and distribute to various Denver charities on Saturday, December 4.

To learn more about the 2010 Congress of Cities, visit http://www.nlc.org/pressroom/coc2010denverpresspage.aspx.

Wednesday Sessions of Note

Press Room Hours

8:00 a.m. –  5:00 p.m.

Committee/Council Meetings

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

• Finance Administration & Intergovernmental Relations Policy and Advocacy Committee
• Human Development Policy and Advocacy Committee
• Information Technology and Communications Policy and Advocacy Committee

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

• Transportation Infrastructure and Services Policy and Advocacy Committee
• Community and Economic Development Policy and Advocacy Committee
• Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Advocacy Committee

1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

• Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Advocacy Committee

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

• Joint Meeting of Policy and Advocacy Committees
  • Community and Economic Development
  • Transportation Infrastructure and Services
  • Energy, Environment and Natural Resources
    

*All policy and advocacy committees will consider resolutions that were either approved, not approved or renewed during steering committee meetings.*

Mobile Workshops

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

• National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Providing Sustainable Recycling Solutions through a Public/Private Partnership
• Smaller Cities Development of Sports, Event and Community Venues

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

• FasTracks Transit System & TOD (Transit-Oriented Development)
• Scientific and Cultural District
• The U.S. 36 Multi-Modal Transportation Project & Corridor Coalition Building
• Re-use of Major Facilities: Lowry, Stapleton & Fitzsimons
• Smaller Cities Development of Sports, Event and Community Venues

Exposition Hall & City Showcase

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

The National League of Cities is the nation's oldest and largest organization devoted to strengthening and promoting cities as centers of opportunity, leadership and governance. NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans.  

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