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Bermuda's City Of Hamilton To Host The 40th Annual Conference Of Black Mayors
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Jun 30, 2014 8:00am EDT
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Bermuda's City Of
Hamilton To Host The 40th Annual Conference Of Black Mayors
Event will convene the largest gathering of Black Mayors and
elected officials from around the world
PR Newswire
HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 30, 2014
HAMILTON, Bermuda, June 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/
-- Bermuda's Corporation of Hamilton has announced it will host the 40th
annual Conference of Black Mayors Convention later this year. The event,
which will take place on November 12 - 16, 2014, at The Fairmont Southampton,
will convene the largest gathering of Mayors and local officials from around
the world. Mayors from cities, towns and villages from all over the U.S.
will be joined by high level officials from China, Africa, Asia, Latin
America and the Caribbean.
In making the announcement, the Chairman of the local Organizing
Committee, the City of Hamilton's Deputy Mayor Donal Smith, said the
Conference of Black Mayors had grown from modest beginnings into an event of considerable
political and economic importance that now includes more than 2,000
African/American Mayors and municipal staff and has attracted the participation
of politicians, business and financial leaders not only from the U.S. but
increasingly from around the world.
"Today the CBM also includes 39,000 political leaders and elected
officials of color from around the world. Currently we estimate that
the City of Hamilton, Bermuda, will be greeting 400 - 500 plus delegates
from as far away as Brazil, Colombia, China, Ghana,Cote
D'Ivoire, Senegal, South
Africa, Nigeria, Uganda, Jamaica and the Caribbean
Islandsand we should note that the aim of this great gathering has always been
to improve the quality of life in the cities, townships and villages these
Mayors and these officials represent."
The Mayor of Hamilton, The Rt. Worshipful Graeme Outerbridge, JP,
said, the CBM represents one of the most influential political and financial
groups in the U.S. and in many other countries around the world.
"They represent a powerful voting block in the U.S. and beyond and preside
over millions of dollars of municipal funds and new development. As such,
they represent enormous opportunities for our international business
sector to pursue. We are delighted that the CBM has chosen to come
to Bermuda."
Mr. Smith noted that many U.S. politicians and their advisors who are
already looking ahead to the 2016 elections will doubtless be planning to
attend the Convention." We shall, as well, be inviting business
leaders from the U.S., Europe and beyond to join us as featured
speakers," he said.
"This year's convention theme will be '40 FORWARD' and we shall be
looking ahead to determine what the future holds for the U.S. and world
economies. A very full program will include panel discussions on
important global issues including immigration, education, healthcare and the
ways in which the spread of information technology will affect global trade and
urban growth in the coming years," he said.
What:
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The Convention of
Black Mayors 40th Annual Convention
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Who:
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CBM, the international
association representing 39,000 black elected and appointed mayors and local
officials from throughout the African diaspora.
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When:
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November 12-16, 2014
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Where:
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The Fairmont
Southhampton
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101 South Shore Rd
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Southhampton, Bermuda
SN02
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For information about the conference, registration and sponsorship
opportunities, contact:
Vanessa Williams
National Conference of Black Mayors
T: (404) 931-2059 C: (404) 964-9201
e-mail: vwilliams@ncbm.org
National Conference of Black Mayors
T: (404) 931-2059 C: (404) 964-9201
e-mail: vwilliams@ncbm.org
Danilee Trott
Corporation of Hamilton
T: (441) 292: 1234 Ext. 219 C: (441) 300-1335
e-mail: dtrott@cityhall.bm
Corporation of Hamilton
T: (441) 292: 1234 Ext. 219 C: (441) 300-1335
e-mail: dtrott@cityhall.bm
Media:
Victor Webb
Marston Webb International
T: (212) 684-6601 C: (917) 887-0418
e-mail: marwebint@cs.com
Marston Webb International
T: (212) 684-6601 C: (917) 887-0418
e-mail: marwebint@cs.com
SOURCE Corporation of Hamilton
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