National League of Cities Announces Official Sponsors for Congress of Cities

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Nov 19, 2010, 10:42 ET

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National League of Cities (NLC) has announced the official conference and host city sponsors for the 2010 Congress of Cities & Exposition, November 30 – December 4 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colo. These sponsors support the efforts of local officials to learn and develop innovations in order to strengthen America's hometowns.

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NLC has also partnered with Gifts In Kind International, a non-profit organization, to give back to the local community by collecting donations from businesses throughout the city. Conference attendees will sort these donations and help distribute them to Denver charities.

NLC Conference Sponsors:

Bank of America

The Home Depot Foundation

IBM

ICMA-RC

Siemens

Southwest Airlines(Official Airline of the Congress of Cities)

Denver Host City Sponsors:

Colorado Municipal League

DRCOG

Hensel Phelps

Interstate Highway Construction

Community Service Event Sponsor:

Gifts In Kind International

Municipal officials attending the Congress of Cities will participate in workshops, mobile workshops, general sessions and leadership training seminars to learn about the latest in innovative programs in areas most concerning municipalities today, including economic development, infrastructure, civic engagement, sustainability and public safety.

Conference participants will hear from former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Harvard University political scientist Robert D. Putnam, former Senator Chuck Hagel and L. Hunter Lovins, president and founder of Natural Capitalism.

For more information on the conference, or for a preliminary schedule, visit http://www.nlc.org/pressroom/coc2010denverpresspage.aspx.

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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