Las Vegas will soon play host to more than 200 of our nation’s mayors when the U.S. Conference of Mayors   holds it 74th annual meeting from Friday, June 2, through Tuesday, June 6.

Mayors representing cities with populations of 30,000 or more will meet to discuss a variety of issues impacting America’s cities including homeland security, poverty, energy and the environment, the Avian Flu, eminent domain, gangs, hurricane recovery, jobs and the economy, Community Development Block Grants, telecommunications, transportation and education.

During the conference, various committees recommend policy positions. The members are then given the opportunity to discuss and vote on each policy resolution. The policy positions adopted at the annual meeting, collectively representing the views of the nation’s mayors, are distributed to the president and Congress.