The City Showcase is NLC’s premier program celebrating city achievements. Successful, creative programs from cities and towns across the country are selected to be recognized for their accomplishments and invited to participate in networking activities.
The centerpiece of the 2011 City Showcase activities took place during the National League of Cities’ Congress of Cities and Exposition in Phoenix, Arizona, November 9-12, 2011. Representatives from selected programs engaged in conversations with attendees about their implementation strategies, successes, and lessons learned and have the opportunity to display their information in the exhibit hall. Participating cities were also honored by NLC in a conference-wide event and recognized in conference publications.
Selected city programs were also showcased on NLC’s website and highlighted in Nation’s Cities Weekly and other venues.
Programs were selected for their innovative practices and for their contribution to a collection of programs that demonstrates a wide range of geographical locations, city sizes, and topic areas. Programs that address a variety of topics relevant to cities were considered, but emphasis was placed on programs that are aligned with one or more of the conference's 2011 concurrent conference topics. The topics are:
In addition, because the 2011 Congress of Cities & Exposition was held in Phoenix, Arizona, NLC was proud to feature a local contingent of innovative city programs from Arizona cities and towns.