6 NATION’S CITIES WEEKLY
December 5, 2011
Congress of Cities and Exposition 2011- Phoenix
The Conference Connection Lounge gave Congress of Cities
attendees a place to relax, check e-mail, listen to presentations
and attend events such as book signings. Above, David Kirp,
who spoke at the National Summit on Your City’s Families,
signs books. Actor and author Hill Harper, who spoke at the
Congress of Cities and the National Summit on Your City’s
Families, also signed books in the Conference Connection
Lounge./ Photos by Steve Schneider
Boston Preps for 2012 Congress of Cities
Representatives from the City of Boston attended the Congress of
Cities in Phoenix to share a message from Boston Mayor Thomas
M. Menino and to launch their planning for hosting NLC in Boston
November 27-December 1, 2012. The mayor’s message can be
viewed at www.nlccongressofcities.org. Pictured from left: Peter Meade,
Boston Redevelopment Authority; Marie St. Fleur, Mayor’s Office of
Intergovernmental Relations, City of Boston; Michelle Hulbert, Greater
Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau; Patrick Moscaritolo, Greater Boston
Convention & Visitors Bureau; and Howard Leibowitz, Office of the
Mayor, City of Boston./ Photo by Steve Scheider
Top photos: Actor and author Hill Harper with NLC Board member Melodee Colbert Kean, mayor pro tem, Joplin, Mo.,
and with a group of youth delegates during the Congress of Cities and Exposition in Phoenix. Bottom: Attendees listen to
a presentation in the Conference Connection Lounge.
