FERNDALE, NY — Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick will deliver the keynote address at Sullivan Renaissance’s annual Conference, Local Market & Expo on Saturday, March 8 at the CVI Center. The theme is “Revitalizing Sullivan County: the Difference Is You.”

Mayor Myrick’s talk will focus on the successful work being done to revitalize the City of Ithaca. He will share ideas on community revitalization and how communities can take the necessary steps toward a better future. First elected at the age of 20 to Ithaca’s Common Council, Myrick was one of the youngest elected African-Americans and one of the youngest mayors in U.S. history.

For information, call the Sullivan Renaissance office at 845/295-2445. To register online, visit www.sullivanrenaissance.org/registration/.