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Aug. 24, 2005

Trinity University To Host Earl M. Lewis Symposium On Urban Affairs

SAN ANTONIO - What does the future hold for the massive Sunbelt cities that now dominate American urban life? Some of the challenges they face will be explored at the second Earl M. Lewis Symposium on Urban Affairs, to be held at Trinity University on Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1. Titled A Tale of Two Cities: Atlanta and San Antonio, the symposium will draw on the expertise and insights of leaders from both communities.

Helping to put some of his shared challenges in perspective will be Henry Cisneros, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary and a four-term mayor of San Antonio, who will deliver the keynote address at the Saturday luncheon, beginning at noon.

The Lewis symposium, named in honor of the founder and long-time director of urban studies at Trinity, will kick off on Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Trinity University's Holt Conference Center, 106 Oakmont Court. A reception will follow, featuring a celebration of the path-breaking achievements of the late Maynard Jackson, Atlanta's first African-American mayor. Saturday's sessions will be held at Chapman Center beginning at 8:30 a.m. and concluding with Mr. Cisneros' luncheon address.  These discussions will focus on how Atlanta and San Antonio have responded to a host of shared problems, including increased pressures on open space and the intensifying need for water, and what each city must do to build a more sustainable future.

Although the Lewis symposium is free and open to the public, registration is required. To register, call the Trinity University Conference Center at (210) 999-7601 or visit http://www.trinity.edu/departments/conferences/lewis_symposium.htm.

For more information, contact Char Miller, director of Trinity's urban studies program, at

(210) 999-7608 or fmiller@trinity.edu.

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