The CNCS Conference is fast approaching....

The National Conference on Volunteering and Service kicks off June 28 in New York City. The three day event is the world's largest gathering of volunteer and service leaders from the nonprofit, government and corporation sectors. It is nationally convened by the Points of Light Institute and the Corporation for National and Community Service.

The annual event provides attendees the opportunity to learn, connect and be inspired through exciting and informative plenary sessions, workshops, special events, service projects, exhibits, specialized corporate tracks and more!

The conference also boasts a long and very impressive list of featured speakers: Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education; David A. Patterson, Govenor of New York; Jack Dorsey, Co-Founder and Chairman of Twitter; Craig Newmark, creator of Craigslist; Beth Kanter, author of Beth's Blog and how nonprofits can use social media; Aaron Williams, Director of the Peace Corps; Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of the City of New York; and Patrick Corvington, CEO of Corportation of National and Community Service are just to name a few.

And rumor has it, there's going to be a very special guest attending the conference...!

Attendees of the conference include volunteer and service coordinators, non-profit professionals, social entrepreneurs, funders and philanthropists, AmeriCorps alums and anyone else who is ready to embark on a new and fresh approach to civic engagement.

You can follow the conference beforehand and during on Twitter, Facebook and its official blog at http://ncvs.blogspot.com/.

For more information on the conference, check out its Web site:
http://www.volunteeringandservice.org/