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<br />&-~ <br /> <br />LEAGUE ANNUAL CONFERENCE from page 1 ............................. <br /> <br />Conference sessions will address housing and <br />infrastructure, telecommunications, city financing, <br />effective management, leadership and govern- <br />ment, and much more! Featured speakers will <br />include National League of Cities President and <br />Washington D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams; public <br />health specialist Dr. Richard Jackson of U.C. <br />Berkeley's School of Public Health, speaking on <br />what it takes to create healthy cities; and Dr. <br />Steven D. Levitt, an economist with the University <br />of Chicago and author of the bestselling book, <br />"Freakonomics." <br /> <br />YOUTH TRACK FOCUSED ON FUTURE CITY <br />LEADERS <br /> <br />One of the many interesting tracks will cater to <br />the future leaders of cities - high school students. <br />Several sessions will introduce high school stu- <br />dents to the issues city officials encounter on a <br />daily basis. <br /> <br />If your city is interested in including a youth <br />delegation with your city officials attending the <br />conference, please visit the League website at <br />www.cacities.org/ac for more information on the <br />youth program. <br /> <br />NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES HELP EX- <br />PAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE <br /> <br />Not all the learning takes place in conference <br />sessions. The conference will offer many opportu- <br />nities for attendees to share information and ideas <br />with officials from other cities, as well as exhibitors <br />and League sponsors. Networking opportunities <br />include: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Host City Welcoming Reception, Wednes- <br />day, October 5,6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., <br />Moscone Center West, 3rd Level Lobby <br />Exhibitors & League Partners Reception, <br />Thursday, October 6, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., <br />Moscone Center West, Exposition Hall, <br />First Floor <br />Asian Pacific Islander Reception/Karaoke, <br />Thursday, October 6, 9 p.m. to midnight, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Renaissance Pare 55 Hotel, Barcelona <br />Ballroom <br />. African-American Caucus Lunch, Friday, <br />October 7, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., <br />Renaissance Pare 55 Hotel, Barcelona <br />Ballroom <br />. Latino Caucus 15th Annual Gala Award <br />Reception, Friday, October 7,6 p.rn. to <br />9 p.m. <br />. The very popular "Death by Chocolate" <br />event, featuring a chocolate fountain and <br />"everything chocolate" sponsored by <br />several League partners. The event <br />starts at 9:30 p.m., Friday, October 7, at <br />the Pare 55 Renaissance Hotel. Buses <br />will be available to shuttle conference <br />attendees between conference hotels and <br />the Pare 55 Renaissance Hotel. <br /> <br />Registration for the Annual Conference is still <br />available through the League's website at <br />www.cacities.org/ac. <br /> <br />LOOKING FOR CALIFORNIA'S BEST TO <br />FILL A POSITION IN YOUR CITY? <br /> <br />Western City magazine's job <br />opportunity section is the source for job <br />seekers looking for positions in local <br />government. According to our reader <br />survey. the job opportunity section is the <br />best read section of our magazine! <br /> <br />Vv11en you place an ad in Western City <br />magazine, it will be posted at no additional <br />charge on our website, which receives <br />over 80,000 hits per month. <br /> <br />Call to place your recruitment ad today! <br />We Have Vv11at You Need <br />(800) 262-1801 or visit our website at <br />www.westemcity.com <br /> <br />Visit the League's Official Website--www.cacities.org <br /> <br />PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 3 <br />