After speaking for Obama, Cummings to head to Egypt

Saturday morning at 10:30 state delegates will hear from surrogates for the presidential campaigns.

U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., will speak on behalf of Hillary Clinton.

Gwethyln Phillips, former chair of the Maine Democratic Party, and Maine House Speaker Glenn Cummings will divide the time dedicated to Barack Obama.

After his speech, Cummings is headed to Cairo, Egypt. The trip is sponsored by the National Council of State Legislatures, which is sending four or five members to talk with members of the Egyptian Parliament about improving government effectiveness using technology.

Cummings helped arrange for state legislators to have laptops to improve efficiency in the legislative chambers.

Also in Cairo, Cummings will meet with a Pan-African panel on the same topic, a meeting organized by the United Nations.