UPDATED: 2,000 City Leaders to Gather in Washington for National League of Cities' 2017 Congressional City Conference

WHAT:           

NLC's 2017 Congressional City Conference.

Full schedule available at http://ccc.nlc.org/schedule/

WHO:            

Over 2,000 city leaders from around the country. Speakers include:

- David Shulkin, U.S. Secretary for the Department of Veteran Affairs

- J.D. Vance, Best-Selling Author of Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

- Scott Pruitt, Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

- Nicolle Wallace, Political Analyst, Best-Selling Author and Former White House Director of Communications

- Nihad Awad, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations

*NOTE: Due to a scheduling conflict, U.S. Attorney General Sessions will no longer be addressing the afternoon general session on Monday.

WHEN:           

Saturday, March 11 – Wednesday, March 15, 2017

WHERE:         

Marriott Wardman Park

2660 Woodley Road, NW

Washington, DC 20008

INTERVIEWS: 

Various city officials will be available for interviews, including NLC's current president, Councilmember Matt Zone (Cleveland), first vice president, Mayor Mark Stodola (Little Rock, Arkansas), and second vice president, MayorKaren Freeman-Wilson (Gary, Indiana). NLC officials will also be available, including NLC Executive Director and CEO Clarence E. Anthony.

RSVP:            

To register to attend the conference or schedule an interview please contact Brian Egan, 202-626-3107,egan@nlc.org