SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thousands of municipal officials will gather this week in San Antonio for the National League of Cities' 2009 Congress of Cities & Exposition at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Throughout the conference, delegates will participate in discussions and educational sessions on public finance, infrastructure, sustainability, public safety and economic development.

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Local officials will also hear from Michael Strautmanis, Chief of Staff to the Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public Engagement, William Freund, chief economist emeritus of the New York Stock Exchange, Ed Begley Jr., actor, author and environmental activist and Doris Kearns Goodwin, political author and historian. Additionally, Alejandro Mayorkas, Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, will discuss what citizenship means to cities.

Additionally, attendees will participate in mobile workshops highlighting some of San Antonio's most innovative city projects. Tours will address urban renewal, green/open space, emergency management, human services and environmental sustainability.

To learn more about the 2009 Congress of Cities, visit http://www.nlccongressofcities.org/.

For information on media registration, visit: http://www.nlc.org/pressroom/cocpress.aspx.

Mobile Workshops

Wednesday, November 11; 9:00 am-12:00 pm

• Designing World Class Parks: Voelcker Park and Linear Creekway Development Program
  • (repeats Wed, 11/11, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm; Thurs. 11/12, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm)
• Haven for Hope Transformational Campus
  • (repeats Wed, 11/11, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm; Thurs. 11/12, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm)
• Mission Verde (sustainability/recycling program)
  • (repeats Wed, 11/11, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm; Thurs. 11/12, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm)
• San Antonio River Improvement Projects - Museum Reach
  • (repeats Wed, 11/11, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm; Thurs. 11/12, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm)
    

Policy and Advocacy Committee Meetings

9:00 am-12:00 pm

• Community and Economic Development Policy Committee Meeting
• Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee Meeting
• Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy Committee Meeting
• Transportation, Infrastructure and Services Policy Committee Meeting
  

1:30 pm-4:30 pm

• Finance, Administration & Intergovernmental Relations Policy Committee Meeting
• Human Development Policy Committee Meeting
• Information Technology and Communications Policy Committee Meeting
  

Constituency Group Events

5:00 pm-6:15 pm

• Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Local Officials Business Meeting
  • Includes the election of the 2010 Officers
    

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