Why you should be in Baltimore on June 17-21
79th Annual Conference of Mayors
May 16, 2011
Register Now: www.usmayors.org/registration
Learn:
Learn how to save your city money, create jobs, and promote sustainable development and environmental policies from your mayoral colleagues, national experts, and private'sector leaders. Special best practice forums will focus on:
- Creating small business/franchise jobs in cities
- Mayoral leadership on education reform
- Cloud computing
- Deploying natural gas to save money and improve air quality
- Building a smarter city through leadership and information
- Healthy, Vibrant Cities in an Aging America
- Orientation for new mayors/first time attendees on Friday morning
Share:
Share best practices and influence federal decision-making. Subjects to be covered will include unfunded federal water mandates, community/military relations, the census, and so much more.
Confirmed Participants:
Confirmed participants include House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President, CEO Tom Donohue, Arianna Huffington and many other high-level federal and private'sector invitations are pending.
Policy:
Join your fellow member mayors to debate and adopt policy resolutions on priorities for America’s cities, metro economies, and the nation. Member mayors can submit resolutions up through May 18.
Press:
Take advantage of extensive opportunities to speak to national and your local press through our TV, radio, social media, and PSA outreach operations.
Awards:
Learn about award programs, many of which come with cash grants for your cities. The award programs highlight innovative best practices that can be replicated back home:
- City Livability
- Climate Protection ($40,000 in awards)
- City Water Taste Test ($15,000 award)
- Lead-Safe for Kids Sake ($375,000 in awards)
- DollarWise Financial Education Innovation Grants ($40,000 in awards)
- DollarWise Summer Youth Campaign Grants ($20,000 in awards)
- Cans-for-Cash ($5,000 awards)
Inauguration:
Join us to celebrate the leadership provided by our 68th President Burnsville Mayor Elizabeth B. Kautz. Participate in the inauguration of our 69th President Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, and hear his vision for America’s cities and the nation.
See a Great American City:
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has developed a fantastic program of host city events for mayors, their families, and all meeting participants. From bocce in Little Italy, to a traditional Maryland crab fest with fireworks, to the wild and wacky fun of John Waters (Hair Spray) and Duff Goldman (Ace-of-Cakes), your visit to Baltimore will inspire you with both the "Star Spangled" history of our nation, and the renaissance of the Great American City.
The latest draft agenda, resolutions submission instructions, youth and spouse programs, and host committee details are available at: www.usmayors.org.
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