2010 Convention Agenda
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Wednesday, SEPT 8 |
International and Women’s Day |
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
International Plenary: “Committed Stakeholders in Sustaining Development within the International Community” Moderated by Rev. Marcia Dyson, Clinton Bush Foundation
Speakers: Alonzo Fulgham, Chief Operating Officer, USAID
Judith Pinedo, AMUNAFRO President, Mayor of Cartagena, Colombia
Susan Page, Deputy Assistant Secretary, US State Department Bureau of African Affairs
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10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
36th Annual Convention Press Conference |
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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM |
Black Women Mayors Caucus Luncheon: “A Light in the Darkness: Women Leaders Transforming the Fight Against AIDS” Mistress of Ceremonies: Regina Russo, Cincinnati TV News Anchor
Honorees: Pernessa Seele, Founder and CEO, The Balm in Gilead
Ravinia Hayes-Cozier, Public Policy Co-Chair, National Black Women HIV/AIDS Network
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1:30 PM - 2:15 PM |
International General Session: Haitian Mayors Forum “A Dialogue with Haitian Mayors on The Road to Reconstruction” Moderated by Mayor Andre Pierre, North Miami, Florida
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2:15 PM - 3:00 PM |
Working Session: Women’s Leadership Roundtable “Making AIDS Education and Prevention Programs Relevant to Women of Color” Moderated by Cheryl Hutchins, Women’s Outreach Educator, Stop AIDS Cincinnati
Panelists: Mamie Harris, Founder, IV Charis; Ohio Coordinator of Black AIDS Institute Test 1 Million Campaign
Sheila Patterson-Dennie, Program Director, Meharry Medical College of Medicine Natl Minority AIDS Education and Training Center
Sherri Smith, BA, President, Ebony Sisters Campaigning for AIDS Prevention Education (ESCAPE)
Bethsheba Johnson, AIDS Arms Peabody Health Center invited
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3:00 PM - 3:45 PM |
Working Session: Education “How To Advance Educational Excellence at Historically Black Colleges and Universities”
Moderated by Dr. Lezli Baskerville, President & CEO, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO)
John Wilson, Executive Director, White House Initiative on HBCUs (invited)
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3:45 PM - 4:30 PM |
Working Session: Good Governance and Ethics “Essential Practices to Protect Yourself, Your Administration and The People You Serve” Moderated by Mayor Terry Wright, Brunson, South Carolina
Panelists: Michael Jamison, Executive Director, Triad Alliance
The Cochran Firm
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4:30 PM - 5:30 PM |
International Business Forum |
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7:00 PM - 11:00 PM |
NCBM 35th Annual Convention Opening Benefit Concert |
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Thursday, SEPT 9 |
Human Rights Day |
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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Toast & Topics Breakfast |
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
Human Rights Plenary “Building Basic Equities Critical to Our Quality of Life”
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10:15 AM - 11:15 AM |
Social Justice General Session: Health Care Reform “Health Care: No Longer A Privilege of The Few”
Panelists: MaryAnn Black, Associate Vice President, Office of Community Affairs, Duke University Health System
Gayle Harris, Director, Public Health Department, Durham, North Carolina
US Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin invited
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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM |
Fannie Lou Hamer Luncheon
Master of Ceremonies: Mayor Anthony Foxx, Charlotte, North Carolina
Honoring Veteran Civil Rights Attorney Fred Gray
Special Remarks by Mayor-elect Steve Benjamin of Columbia, South Carolina
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1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
Working Session: Criminal Justice “Best Practices to Achieving Public Safety and Criminal Justice” Moderated by Mayor Robert Bowser, East Orange, New Jersey
Panelists: Jose Cordero, Director of Police, East Orange, New Jersey
Latreese Cooke, Executive Director, FOR REAL program (Forever Omitting Recidivism, Restructuring, Educating & Activating Life)
Phyllis Becker, Deputy Director, Missouri Youth Services Division
Stephen Bush, Co-Founder, Shelby County Jericho Project invited
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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
Working Session: Housing “Shelter: A Human Right to Provide and Protect”
Panelists: Anthony Love, Deputy Director, US Interagency Council on Homelessness
Tiffany Nobles, Community Shelter Board Rebuilding Lives Program, Columbus, Ohio
Attorney Jerry Goldberg, Moratorium NOW Coalition to Stop Foreclosures and Evictions
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3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
Working Session: Broadband “Innovative Solutions Closing the Digital Divide” Moderated by Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Panelists: Philadelphia Mayor’s Commission on Technology
David Honig, President and Executive Director, Minority Media and Telecommunications Council
Clyde Edwards, National Director of Community Impact, One Economy
Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, VP & Director of Media and Technology Institute, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
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Working Session: Health Care “Bridging Health Care Gaps: Urban Farming and Other Creative Initiatives for Families and Communities” Moderated by Mayor William Bell, Durham, North Carolina
Panelists: K. Rashid Nuri, Director, Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture
Taja Sevelle, Executive Director, Urban Farming invited
Carlis Williams, African American Healthy Marriages Initiative, US Dept of Health and Human Services
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7:00 PM - 11:00 PM |
36th Annual Convention Welcome Reception |
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Friday, SEPT 10 |
Green Economic Development Day |
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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM |
Eggs & Issues Breakfast NCBM Business Council Roundtable (Business Council Members and NCBM Member Mayors only)
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
Economic Development Plenary: Jobs and Workforce Development “An Empowered Workforce to Sustain Economic Recovery”
Panelists: Stacey Brayboy, Director, Economic and Community Development, USDA Rural Development
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn
SBA Administrator Karen Mills invited
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10:15 AM - 11:15 AM |
Special Forum: Green Jobs and Environmental Justice “The Green Marketplace, A Foundation for Prosperity” Moderated by Mayor Heather Hudson, Greenville, Mississippi
Panelists: Troy Farley, Manager EEO, Global Minority Leaderhip, John Deere
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, CEO, Green For All
Reverend Lennox Yearwood, President, Hip Hop Caucus Education Fund
EPA Assistant Administrator Mathy Stanlislaus
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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM |
President’s Luncheon Master of Ceremonies: NCBM President Mayor George Grace
Honoring Former Houston Mayor Lee P. Brown
Special Remarks by Ohio State Senator Eric H. Kearney
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1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
Working Session: Infrastructure “Keys to a Strong Strategic City Plan for Sustainability”
Panelists: Ed Deveaux, VP, External Affairs, United Water
Mathy Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator, EPA OSWER Program
Adolfo Carrion, Director, White House Office of Urban Affairs invited
Andrew Watterson, Chief of Sustainability, Cleveland, Ohio invited
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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
Working Session: Emerging Clean Technologies “How To Best Balance Climate Security and Conservation with Affordable Energy Solutions”
Panelists: David Owens, Executive Vice President, Edison Electric Institute
Hilda Pinnix-Ragland, Senior Vice President, Progress Energy
Carol Browner, Assistant to President, White House Office of Energy and Climate Change invited
US Department of Energy Office of Minority Economic Impact invited
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3:30 PM - 4:30 PM |
Closing Session: Municipal Investment “A Model of Municipal Investment Designed for NCBM Member Mayors”
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8:00 PM - 11:00 PM |
Open Night Out
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Saturday, SEPT 11 |
Public Service and Youth Day |
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8:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast “An Anointed Standard of Public Service” |
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10:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
Youth Leadership Summit |
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8:00 PM - 11:00 PM |
36th Annual Mayors Ball Sponsored by the City of Cincinnati
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Sunday, SEPT 12 |
Day of Worship |
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11:00 AM - UNTIL |
Departures |
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