For Immediate Release
January 21, 2000

Contact: Tony Iallonardo
Ph. (202)293-7330
Pager: (202)241-0244    

MAYORS JAN. 27 CONCURRENT SESSIONS FOR 68TH WINTER MEETING

Affirmative Action, School Violence, Gun Safety
and Smart Growth On the Agenda

WASHINGTON, DC -- About 300 of America's Mayors will arrive in the nation's capital en masse to participate in USCMs 68^th Winter Meeting.  The meeting kicks off at the Capitol Hilton Hotel on January 25^th and concludes on the 28^th.  Among the events, the Mayors have several concurrent sessions.  These meetings serve as vehicles for developing official policy of USCM.  Press can access the full agenda, media advisories, and pre-register on the Internet at /68thWinterMeeting.

The schedule for Wednesday, January 27 concurrent sessions is:  

CHALLENGES TO YOUR CITY’S AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM

10:30 - 12:00 noon, (South American “B” Room),

Moderator:        GEORGE CURRY, Editor-In-Chief, Emerge Magazine,

Panelists:          WELLINGTON E. WEBB, Mayor of Denver
DAN MUSE, Denver City Attorney
BILL CAMPBELL, Mayor of Atlanta
SUSAN J.M. BAUMAN, Mayor of Madison

PREVENTING SCHOOL VIOLENCE

10:30 - 12:00 noon, (Federal “B” Room)

Moderator:         SHARON SAYLES BELTON, Mayor of Minneapolis
Chair, School Violence and Kids

Panelists:          JAMES D. TORREY (Invited), Mayor of Eugene
SUZANN WILSON (Invited), (Parent of Jonesboro Shooting Victim)

GUN SAFETY IN AMERICA

10:30 - 12:00 noon, (Federal “A” Room)

Moderators:       JOSEPH P. GANIM, Mayor of Bridgeport, Co-Chair, Gun Violence Task Force

                        CLARENCE HARMON, Mayor of St. Louis, Co-Chair, Gun Violence Task Force

Panelists:          RICHARD M. DALEY, Mayor of Chicago
ALEXANDER PENELAS, Mayor of Miami-Dade County
BRUCE REED, Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy,The White House
J. THOMAS COCHRAN, Executive Director, USCM

REGIONALISM AND SMART GROWTH

10:30 - 12:00 noon, (California Room)

Moderator:         H. BRENT COLES, Mayor of Boise, Vice President, USCM

Panelists:          JON KINSEY, Mayor of Chattanooga, Co-Chair, Regionalism and Smart Growth Task Force

                         WILLIAM A. JOHNSON, JR., Mayor of Rochester, NY
Vice Chair, Regionalism and Smart Growth Task Force

                        KENNETH L. BARR, Mayor of Fort Worth, Co-Chair, Regionalism and Smart Growth Task Force                

                        M. SUSAN SAVAGE, Mayor of Tulsa, Trustees Representative, Regionalism and Smart Growth Task Force

Respondents:    RALPH GROSSI, President, American Farmland Trust

                         BRUCE KATZ, Director, Brookings Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy

All press must register to gain access to Winter Meeting events.  Advance registration is recommended.  This can be done by phone by calling the USCM press office or completing the press registration form on the web site, /68thWinterMeeting.  On site registrations will be accepted in the USCM press room at the Capital Hilton Hotel. The USCM press room on site will be the Pan American Room (Ph. 202-639-5422).  Press conferences will be held in the New York Room.

The U. S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more.  There are about 1,100 such cities in the country today.  Each city is represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the mayor.

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