Unless otherwise noted, all plenary sessions, committee meetings, task force meetings, workshops and social events are open to all mayors and other oficially-registered attendees.

However, only members of a standing committee are eligible to vote on resolutions before that standing committee.

Chair:
RITA L. MULLINS
Mayor of Palatine

Join us for a Cajun Fais Do Do featuring an authentic Zydeco band, while sampling traditional cajun cuisine. The event hosted by the Louisiana Municipal Association, Louisiana Conference of Mayors and Lafayette Parish will celebrate the rich culture and diversity of Louisiana. (Attire:   Casual, Open collar shirts, sundresses.)

WORKSHOPS AND TASK FORCE MEETINGS

All Attendees are invited to participate in the Habitat for Humanity/Home Construction.

All Mayors are invited to participate in the wall raising of a Habitat for Humanity House. This event is a joint effort of Freddie Mac, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Habitat for Humanity International, New Orleans Habitat for Humanity, and The U.S. Conference of Mayors. With tool belts and hammers, Mayors will take a hands-on approach to celebrating National Homeownership Week. HUD Deputy Secretary Saul Ramirez will join Mayors in the wall raising.

(Participants should assemble in lobby of the Fairmont Hotel at 7:45 a.m. to board buses to site. Buses will be available for return to the Hotel.)

PAUL HELMKE
Mayor of Fort Wayne
Co-Chair, Mayors and Bankers Task Force

JIM MARSHALL
Mayor of Macon
Co-Chair, Mayors and Bankers Task Force

J. CHRISTIAN BOLLWAGE
Mayor of Elizabeth
Co-Chair, Brownfields Task Force

LEE R. CLANCEY
Mayor of Cedar Rapids
Co-Chair, Brownfields Task Force

HARVEY JOHNSON
Mayor of Jackson, MS
Co-Chair, Brownfields Task Force

ANTHONY M. MASIELLO
Mayor of Buffalo
Co-Chair, Brownfields Task Force

President:
SUSAN CLEERE FLORES
Director
Workforce Development Division
Community Development Department
Los Angeles

The Council will discuss implementation of provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act and efforts to develop new and more flexible options for financing water and wastewater infrastructure.

Co-Chairs:
PATRICK J. McMANUS
Mayor of Lynn

JAMES H. SILLS, JR.
Mayor of Wilmington

CHARLES FOX
Assistant Administrator for Water
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Presentation:
CHARLES FOX
Assistant Administrator for Water
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

(Participants should assemble in lobby of the Fairmont Hotel at 9:45 a.m. to board buses for tour. Buses will be available for return to the Hotel.)

Acting Co-Chairs:
SCOTT L. KING
Mayor of Gary

CLARENCE HARMON
Mayor of St. Louis

Remarks:
VICTORIA REGGIE KENNEDY
Common Sense About Kids and Guns

JAMES E. JOHNSON
Under Secretary for Enforcement
U.S. Department of the Treasury

Chair:
DOUGLAS H. PALMER
Mayor of Trenton

Chair:
PATRICK HENRY HAYS
Mayor of North Little Rock

Presiding:
J. THOMAS COCHRAN
Executive Director
The United States Conference of Mayors

DONALD L. PLUSQUELLIC
Mayor of Akron
Chair, Membership Standing Committee

This is the third annual luncheon and forum of the Mayors' Campaign Against Breast Cancer. This year's session will focus on ways to increase breast cancer awareness and screening for uninsured and underinsured women and priority populations. Issues surrounding access to treatment for diagnosed women will also be considered. Mayors will have an opportunity to exchange views and to discuss these topics with a leading state health official who is als a teacher and research scientistm wand with the executive in charge of Magic Johnson's program for breast cancer outreach in the inner cities. The Mayors' Campaign Against Breast Cancer is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under a five-year Cooperative Agreement with the Conference of Mayors.

Speakers:
DILEEP G. BAL, MD, MS, MPH
Chairman, Medical Affairs Committee American Cancer Society
Chief, Cancer Control Branch
California Department of Health Services

GREG ROBERTS
President and CEO
The Magic Johnson Foundation, Inc.

B.J. IACINO
National Coordinator, National
Breast Cancer Awareness Month;
Zeneca HeathCare Foundation

Member Mayors will occupy the pre-assigned seats in the Imperial Ballroom, Mezzanine Level, Fairmont Hotel.

67th Annual Conference of Mayors Call to Order:
DEEDEE CORRADINI
Mayor of Salt Lake City
President, The United States
Conference of Mayors
Presiding

Welcome:
MARC H. MORIAL
Mayor of New Orleans, Host

Address:
THE HONORABLE JOHN McCAIN
U.S. SENATE (AZ)

Remarks:
THE HONORABLE MARY L. LANDRIEU
U.S. Senate (LA)

Report of the Mayors and Public Schools Task Force:

RICHARD M. DALEY
Mayor of Chicago
Co-Chair, Mayors and Public
Schools Task Force

THOMAS M. MENINO
Mayor of Boston
Co-Chair, Mayors and Public
Schools Task Force

Address:
THE HONORABLE BILL CLINTON (Invited)
President of the United States

President:
HAL DAUB
Mayor of Omaha

President:
DENNIS W. ARCHER
Mayor of Detroit

Sponsor:
Phillip Morris Companies Inc.

(Transportation will depart from the Fairmont and Le Meridien Hotels, starting at 6:15 p.m. Buses will be available for return to the Hotels.)

Sponsors:
Heard Linebarger Graham Goggan Blair
Pe-a & Sampson, LLP
United Governmental Services of Louisiana

(Transportation will be provided from the New Orleans Museum of Art, departing at 7:15 p.m.)

The two-mile run/walk will start and finish at the corner of Baronne and Common Streets.

WORKSHOPS AND TASK FORCE MEETINGS

This session will focus on how rapidly increasing Internet sales are affecting state and local revenues and Main Street retail. It will also focus on what is being done to address these issues.

Presentation:
WILLIAM H. McCABE
Senior Executive Vice President
New England Development Corporation
and Chair, International Council of
Shopping Centers

Chair:
KIRK WATSON
Mayor of Austin

The Mayors Business Council of The U.S. Conference of Mayors provides a forum for Mayors and private-sector leaders to talk and share research, policy analysis and market-place trends, as well as identify innovative approaches to city issues.

Member Mayors will occupy the pre-assigned seats in the Imperial Ballroom, Mezzanine Level, Fairmont Hotel.

Announcement of the Christina Mattin Arts Award for Programs Reaching Youth at Risk Applications

Presiding:
DEEDEE CORRADINI
Mayor of Salt Lake City
President, The United States Conference of Mayors

STANDING COMMITTEES

Chair:
WILLIE L. BROWN, JR.
Mayor of San Francisco

Presentation:
ANDREW D. HYMAN
Acting Director
Intergovernmental Affairs
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Energy and Environment

Chair:
BEVERLY O'NEILL
Mayor of Long Beach

Presentation:
RAYMOND BRAMUCCI
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training
U.S. Department of Labor

Chair:
BILL CAMPBELL
Mayor of Atlanta

Chair:
CHARLES E. BOX
Mayor of Rockford

STANDING COMMITTEES

Chair:
MARC H. MORIAL
Mayor of New Orleans

Chair:
MEYERA E. OBERNDORF
Mayor of Virginia Beach

The Role of Mayors in U.S.-Africa
Foreign Policy

SUSIE JOHNSON
Director of Programs
The Africa Fund

Chair:
DONALD L. PLUSQUELLIC
Mayor of Akron

(Attire - Black Tie)
(Transportation will depart from the Fairmont and Le Meridien Hotels, starting at 6:00 p.m. Buses will be available for return to the Hotels.)

TASK FORCE MEETING

JAMES P. PERRON
Mayor of Elkhart

Chair:
JON KINSEY
Mayor of Chattanooga

Member Mayors will occupy the pre-assigned seats in the Imperial Ballroom, Mezzanine Level, Fairmont Hotel.

DICK A. GRECO
Mayor of Tampa

(Attire: Casual. Cool clothing, sunglasses, hats, comfortable shoes.)
(Transportation will depart from the Fairmont and Le Meridien Hotels, starting at 11:30 a.m. Buses will be available for return to the Hotels.)

(Attire: Casual. Cool clothing, sunglasses, comfortable shoes.)
(Transportation will depart from the Fairmont and Le Meridien Hotels, starting at 5:30 p.m. Buses will be available for return to the Hotels.)

This is an opportunity for Mayors and a consortium of 18 urban public research institutions to continue conversations regarding a shared agenda.

Member Mayors will occupy the pre-assigned seats in the Imperial Ballroom, Mezzanine Level, Fairmont Hotel. Nominating Committee Report Vote: Credentials will be available at the Conference Registration Desk, Grand Ballroom, Mezzanine Level, Fairmont Hotel beginning at 7:30 a.m., Monday, June 14.

Vote on Nominating Committee Recommendations

Address:
THE HONORABLE ALBERT GORE, JR.
Vice President of the United States

This bus tour, led by Host Mayor Marc H. Morial, will showcase some of the city’s signature projects, located in the historic Tremè community. Showcase sites include: Rivers Frederick, a former school site that was burned down in 1995, that has been transformed into an affordable housing site for low- and moderate-income families; Faces of Culture, a Mardi Gras Indian Museum, showcasing beautiful and elaborate costumes and other works of Mardi Gras Indian art; Tremè Corner Cafè, a cafè operated by at-risk young adults enrolled in a GED preparation, restaurant training and job placement program; St. Augustine Church Hall, a restoration and enhancement initiative of a neighborhood community center; and the New Orleans African-American Museum of Art, Culture and History, a historically preserved and restored landmark which has also served as the cornerstone and impetus of redevelopment in the Tremè Community. Many of the sites were funded using HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.

(Participants should assemble in lobby of the Fairmont Hotel immediately following the luncheon to board buses for tour. Buses will be available for return to the Hotel.)

SUPERINTENDENT
RICHARD PENNINGTON
Chief of Police
New Orleans Police Department

Chair:
JEFF GRIFFIN
Mayor of Reno

Introduction:
MARC H. MORIAL
Mayor of New Orleans

Moderator:
RITA L. MULLINS
Mayor of Palatine

SHARON SAYLES BELTON
Mayor of Minneapolis
Vice Chair for Sports and Recreation
Standing Committee on Arts, Culture and Recreation

Presiding:
JOHN ROBERT SMITH
Mayor of Meridian

(Attire: Casual. Cool clothing, comfortable shoes.)
(Transportation will depart from the Fairmont and Le Meridien Hotels, starting at 6:30 p.m. Buses will be available for return to the Hotels.)

(Transportation will be available from Congo Square to the House of Blues beginning at 8:45 p.m.)TUESDAY, JUNE 15

Member Mayors will occupy the pre-assigned seats in the Imperial Ballroom, Mezzanine Level, Fairmont Hotel.

Closing Press Conference