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Innovation for Education: A Digital Town Hall: In partnership with PBS NewsHour and the Information Technology Foundation, Digital Town Hall will feature a major announcement by US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and discussion with New York Times columnist Tom Friedman. Join in person or online December 7; for information contact Lidia Barabash.
Beyond i3: The Aspen Institute's National Education Innovation Summit: In partnership with the US Department of Education, this summit will convene leading innovators to address the most intractable challenges facing American education. January 19-21, 2011. For more info, contact Anne Meyer.
Summer Public Programs:
Registration Now Open
for the 2011 Aspen Environment Forum
(May 30-June 2).
Passes still available for Aspen Ideas Festival
(June 27-July3) and Aspen Security Forum
(July 27-30). For more information on each event, please click on the corresponding image below.
Socrates Society: Register now for one of our upcoming seminars. For more info, please contact Azalea Millan.
@ Washington, DC
Energy and Environment Program: EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will be the guest speaker at a morning dialogue commemorating EPA's 40th Anniversary on November 29. For more info, contact Tim Olson.
Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series: Join us for our upcoming DC-based lunchtime book talks. For more info, contact Devon Rodonets.
- November 19: Siddhartha Mukherjee, cancer physician and researcher, will discuss his new book The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Scribner).
- December 9: Amb. Andrew Young will converse about Walk in My Shoes: Conversations between a Civil Rights Legend and his Godson on the Journey Ahead (Palgrave Macmillan) with his godson Kabir Sehgal.
- January 26: Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman to discuss his latest work Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR's Great Supreme Court Justices (Twelve Books).
- January 28: Dr. Eric Haseltine will review his recently published Long Fuse, Big Bang: Achieving Long-Term Success Through Daily Victories (Hyperion).
Washington Ideas Roundtable Series: To learn more about our DC-based roundtable series, contact Jeff Harris.
- November 23: Princeton history professor, Sean Wilentz, will discuss his new book Bob Dylan in America (Doubleday).
- December 6: Retiring Senator George Voinovich (R-OH) will discuss Lessons Learned after Four Decades of Public Services.
Farouki Speaker Series:
Former National Security Advisors Sandy Berger (Clinton White House) and Stephen Hadley (Bush White House) to speak on US National Security interests in the Middle East. November 22. For more info, contact Rachel Samuelson.
@ New York, NY:
The Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership will be awarded to Wynton Marsalis at Hunter College in New York on the evening of November 29. For more info, please contact Lidia Barabash.
Homeland Security Program, in partnership with The New York Times, will co-present a Times Talk featuring CIA Director Leon Panetta on February 2, 2011 at the Times Center in New York. For more info, please contact Josh Diamonstein.
@ Wye River:
Aspen Wye Fellows and Friends of Wye are invited to the Annual Holiday Open House and Reception on Friday, December 10 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM at River House. For more info, please contact Bonnie Messix at 410-820-5424.
@ Aspen, CO:
Society of Fellows Holiday Reception will be held at the Doerr-Hosier Center in Aspen on Thursday, December 30, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM. For more info on the reception or the Society of Fellows, contact Natalie Mayer at 970-544-7921.
Registration
Now Open for Great Decisions
and Great Books
Series:
These two eight week programs run from January – March. The Great Decisions Series will be held on Tuesday evenings beginning January 18; the Great Books Series will be held on Wednesday evenings beginning January 26. For more info, contact Beth Slater.
Sharing Shakespeare continues on the third Monday of each month from 6:30 to 9:00 PM, through May 2011. Dates subject to change. For more info, contact Beth Slater.
The Great Conversation: Engaging Young Aspen
is a new series offered to those under 45 who are interested in discussions of national and international issues with their peers and to engage in dialogue with experts. Legendary journalist, Bob Woodward, will be the December speaker via video conference. This series is now sold out.
Winter Art Exhibitions at the Aspen Institute's Galleries:
Snow, Speed and Style: Winter Sport Posters from the Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Collection.
This show features more than thirty vintage posters that capture the golden age of Alpine winter resorts - from the physical thrill of cross country, alpine skiing, sledding, and skating, to the fashion flair of the outdoor adventurers at Davos, St. Moritz, Gstaad, and other locations at the top of the world. December 20, Paepcke Gallery.
The George and Patti Stranahan Collection. This collection includes remarkable works from many of the most iconic names in 20th century photography. The Stranahans collected these photographs over decades, with many featuring personal and professional narratives. November 24-February 28, Resnick Gallery.
For exhibit information, please contact Lisa Yorker at 970-544-7950.
Around the World:
The Energy and Environment Program will convene its next Africa seminar from February 12-17, 2011. Space is filling up quickly. To register or for more info, contact Donna Horney.
Year-End Giving through the Annual Fund: Support provided through the Annual Fund touches every facet of the Aspen Institute's work, advancing our efforts to serve as a nonpartisan convener and forum for identifying, debating, and examining pressing social issues. Year-end can be an advantageous time to make a tax-deductible gift. For more info, contact 800-410-3463.
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