Pittsburgh Hosts Press Tours Beginning September 9, 2009 in Preparation for Pittsburgh...

Pittsburgh Hosts Press Tours Beginning September 9, 2009 in Preparation for
Pittsburgh Summit (G-20)

Tours Highlight Numerous Technological, Environmental and Cultural
Achievements

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In preparation for its role as
host city for the Pittsburgh Summit 2009 (G-20), the region is hosting a
variety of press tours intended to illustrate Pittsburgh's remarkable
transformation story and help reporters prepare for on-location coverage. The
tours are scheduled from September 9-11 and September 21-23, and showcase
numerous technological, environmental and cultural achievements spanning a
variety of industry sectors and public and private entities.

Reporters from around the world are encouraged to explore how a city once
described in the 1800s as "hell with the lid off" has been transformed into
"America's Most Livable City." Tour highlights include medicine and robotics,
higher education and culture, green building and advanced technology.

Bill Flanagan, spokesperson for newly formed Pittsburgh G-20 Partnership,
says, "Corporate leaders, our university community, and cultural and political
leaders are collaborating to welcome reporters to Pittsburgh. These tours are
a community-wide effort to showcase the best and the brightest in Pittsburgh,
and the many things which make the area unique."

For tour details and to register, members of the media are encouraged to visit
the organization's online newsroom, www.g20pittsburghsummit.org. Special
media rates for accommodations are available to reporters interested in
advance G-20 stories. In addition, reporters are encouraged to call for
interviews relevant to their individual areas of interest.

A sampling of the widely-varying tours (more than 15, in all) include
"Robotics & Technology," "Creative Industries," "Outdoor Adventures," "Life
Sciences and Health Care Advances," "G-20 Pittsburgh Summit Venues," and many
others. Tours are being organized by VisitPittsburgh, the official marketing
and promotion agency for the Pittsburgh region, and the Allegheny Conference
on Community Development, a private sector leadership organization with more
than 300 regional investors.

About the Pittsburgh G20 Partnership
The Pittsburgh G-20 Partnership is a public-private partnership of
organizations throughout the Pittsburgh region that have come together to
welcome the world to Pittsburgh during the G-20 Summit on September 24-25,
2009. Chaired by Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato and City of Pittsburgh
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, the Partnership provides time, talent and resources to
assure a welcoming, clean and green event and showcase Pittsburgh's economic,
environmental and quality of life transformation. In addition to the founding
partners (Allegheny County, the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Conference on
Community Development and VisitPittsburgh) the Pittsburgh G-20 Partnership has
a range of members who provide financial support and in-kind support. For more
information, visit www.pittsburghg20.org.

SOURCE VisitPittsburgh

Beverly Morrow-Jones, +1-412-325-0294, or Philip J. Cynar, +1-412-281-4783,
ext. 4573, both of VisitPittsburgh