The earliest mayoral forum to be held after qualifying closes is scheduled for Tuesday, December 15, 2009, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Xavier University Center Ballroom. All candidates who have qualified to run for Mayor of the City of New Orleans will be invited to participate. The debate is being sponsored by 10 non profit, non partisan organizations in New Orleans including: National Council of Jewish Women, GNO Section (NCJW) League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWV) Urban League of Greater New Orleans Committee for a Better New Orleans/Metropolitan Area Committee (CBNO/MAC) Young Leadership Council (YLC) Common Good EngageNOLA Pontchartrain Chapter of the Links, Inc. National Coalition of 100 Black Women-GNO Chapter (NCBW100) Junior League of New Orleans (JLNO) Each organization will submit questions in their areas of interest. The forum will be broadcast live by WDSU-TV, Channel 6, and Norman Robinson will moderate; WWNO-Radio, 89.9 FM will also broadcast it live as well as stream it on line. The public is invited to attend. Parking is readily available. Questions will be taken from the audience as time permits.