Hundreds of U.S. Mayors to Meet in Baltimore This Summer: Job Creation, Homeland Security and Immigration Top Agenda

Fri., June 17 - Mon., June 20: The United States Conference of Mayors 79th Annual Meeting

WASHINGTON, June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The nation's mayors, led by Conference President and Burnsville, MN Mayor Elizabeth Kautz, will gather in Baltimore from Friday, June 17 to Monday, June 20, for the 79th Annual Meeting of The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), to be hosted by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake.  On Monday, June 20, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, will be inaugurated as the new President of The Conference.

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During the meeting, mayors from all over the country will come together to discuss public policy issues impacting cities. Job creation, transportation, homeland security, immigration and energy efficiency top this year's agenda.  On the final day of the meeting, the mayors will debate and vote on resolutions including one to speed up the end of the Afghanistan War and redirect war dollars to key domestic needs, as well as a resolution opposing last in-first out (LIFO) practices in public education.  For a complete listing of the proposed resolutions, go to:

http://www.usmayors.org/79thAnnualMeeting/documents/2011proposedresolutions.pdf.

Featured speakers include:  House of Representatives Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, MD Governor Martin O'Malley, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (Fri), Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (Sat), U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Donohue (Mon), Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and many others.  For a full listing of pre-registered mayors, go to: http://www.usmayors.org/79thAnnualMeeting/preregisteredmayors.asp.

Also, a series of technical assistance workshops will be held on the following:  1) building smarter cities through technology and information sharing; 2) creating vibrant cities for Aging Americans; 3) natural gas vehicle fleets and economic development and; 4) cloud computing and efficient city governments.

All press MUST pre-register to gain access the Conference's Annual Meeting by logging onto http://usmayors.org/79thAnnualMeeting/press_registration.asp.   After showing VALID, CURRENT identification on site, working press representatives must pick up meeting credentials in the Calloway Room (2nd Floor) of the Baltimore Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel (443-683-8514/15).   An advance DRAFT agenda is located on the USCM website at www.usmayors.org.

The Conference is pleased to announce the Title Sponsor for this year's meeting – Siemens. Siemens (NYSE: SI) is a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, and operates in the industry, energy and healthcare sectors. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in Washington, DC, Siemens in the USA reported sales of $19.9 billion and employs more than 60,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

SOURCE The U.S. Conference of Mayors

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