COG to Co-Sponsor Advanced Technologies and Fuels Expo WHO:  Annapolis Mayor Ellen O. Moyer, Maryland Energy Administration Director Michael  Richard and representatives from Ford Motor Company and General Motors. WHAT:  First Annual Clean Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Expo: Setting the Direction for Advanced Technologies and Fuels in the Washington-Baltimore Region, sponsored by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ (COG) and the Maryland Energy Administration’s Clean Cities Programs. WHEN:  Thursday, July 24, 2003   8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. WHERE:  O’Callaghan Hotel   Annapolis, MD BACKGROUND: The Metropolitan Washington Alternative Fuels Clean Cities Partnership is a public private group organized and coordinated by COG. Membership includes local government and private fleet managers; area utilities and other alternative fuel interests; nonprofit environmental and advocacy organizations; federal and state governments; and academia. The primary goal of the Partnership is to encourage and accelerate the use if alternative fueled vehicles (AFVs) in the metropolitan Washington region as a means of promoting energy security and improving environmental quality. ----------- Release Date: Jul 21, 2003 Contact: Karen Sibert Phone: 202-962-3249