IBM to Deliver Smarter Cities Final Presentation Tomorrow, August 19, 9AM at the Biltmore Hotel

Mayor Taveras will hold a public event tomorrow at 9AM in the Biltmore Hotel for the IBM Smarter Cities Executive Service Corps' Final Presentation in Providence. The presentation will be followed by a reception. The public is invited to attend.

Providence was among 24 cities worldwide that IBM selected in its first Smarter Cities Challenge, a competitive grant that the company is awarding to 100 municipalities globally in the next three years. Members of IBM's elite Executive Service Corps have been in Providence for three weeks working with City officials and stakeholders in the community as part of the Smarter Cities Challenge Grant Program. The grant provided Providence with access to IBM's top experts to analyze and recommend ways that the City can streamline delivery of municipal services and make Providence an even better place to work and play.

WHO: Mayor Angel Taveras, IBM Smarter Cities Executive Service Corps
WHAT: Public Presentation of IBM Smarter Cities Providence Report
WHEN: Tomorrow, Friday, August 19, 9-10:30AM
WHERE: Biltmore Hotel, 11 Dorrance Street, Providence