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Highlights:
Tennis legend Billie Jean King to receive the second annual Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership on November 30 at The Asia Society in New York City. To join us, please contact Christine Gasparich.
The Aspen Institute, in partnership with Intel Corporation and PBS NewsHour, presents Innovation and the Global Marketplace: A discussion on American Innovation, Trade and the Global Middle Class, featuring a keynote interview with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at The Newseum in Washington, DC. December 14. By invitation only. For more info, contact Christine Gasparich.
Summer 2012 Public Programs:
Registration Is Now Open
for the 2012 summer public programs in Aspen, CO. For more information on each event, click on the corresponding image below.
@ Washington, DC
Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series: To learn more about our DC-based book talk luncheons, contact Devon Rodonets. By invitation only.
- December 6: Touré's Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to be Black Now (Free Press), moderated by PBS Washington Week host Gwen Ifill.
- February 28: Thomas Frank's PITY THE BILLIONAIRE: The Unlikely Resurgence of the American Right
(Henry Holt/Metropolitan Books)
Washington Ideas Roundtable Series: To learn more about our DC-based roundtable series, contact Jeff Harris. By invitation only.
- November 28: Key Threats: US Readiness in Perilous Times, featuring Adm. Dennis Blair (Ret., US Navy), a former director of US National Intelligence, moderated by New York Times correspondent David Sanger.
- December 8: The Museum As Forum: Creative Dialogues for the 21st Century, featuring the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Director Richard Koshalek. Moderated by Aspen Institute Arts Program Director Damian Woetzel.
@ Aspen, CO:
Society of Fellows News:
Socrates Winter Seminars: The 2012 winter seminars in Aspen, CO will feature topics: The New Leadership of the Middle East and North Africa, moderated by Islam expert Mona Eltahawy; The Future of Energy, moderated by Environmental Defense Fund Chief Counsel Mark Brownstein; and Social Media and Society, moderated by Family Online Safety Institute Founder and CEO Stephen Balkam. Feb. 17-20. For more info, contact Azalea Millan.
Greek Epic and Tragedy: Foundations of Western Culture: This monthly series will explore enduring classics of early works from the Classical Greek tradition. For more info and to register, contact Beth Slater.
Great Decisions
Series: This eight-week program runs from January to March and will be held on Tuesday evenings beginning January 24. For more info, contact Beth Slater.
The Great Conversation: Engaging Young Aspen: This series will be held every second Thursday evening beginning January 12 and is offered to young professionals who are interested in engaging in discussions of national and international issues with Aspen Institute policy experts. For more info, contact Beth Slater.
Society of Fellows Holiday Reception will be held at the Doerr-Hosier Center in Aspen on Thursday, December 29 from 5:00-7:00 pm. For more info on the reception or the Society of Fellows, contact Patrick Kelly.
2012 Schedule for The Aspen Seminar in Aspen, CO:
May 19 - 25
August 11 - 17
August 18 - 24
September 15 - 21
To register and for more info, contact Charlene Costello.
@ New York, NY:
We're moving! As of December 2, our New York offices will have a new address:
The Aspen Institute
477 Madison Avenue, Suite 730
New York, NY 10022
The 28th Annual Awards Dinner was held on November 3 at The Plaza Hotel in New York. Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was presented with the Henry Crown Leadership Award. Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker, DC Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson, and former NYC Schools Chancellor Joel Klein together received Aspen Institute Public Service Awards for Leadership in Education. View event photos and watch a video of their discussion.
The 2011 John P. McNulty Prize was awarded to Nigerian-born Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dele Olojede on November 2. Click here to view his conversation with Walter Isaacson.
@ Wye River:
Wye Fellows Holiday Reception will be held at the River House on Friday, December 16 from 4:00-6:00 pm. By invitation only. For more info on the reception or the Wye Fellows, contact Bonnie Messix.
2012 Schedule for The Aspen Seminar in Wye River, MD:
June 16 - 22
June 23 - 29
July 28 - August 3
October 6 - 12
To register and for more info, contact Charlene Costello.
Around the World:
Global Initiative on Culture and Society, in partnership with the Royal Opera House Muscat of the Sultanate of Oman, will hold the first Aspen Creative Arts World Summit in Muscat, Oman, November 28-30. By invitation only.
Energy and Environment Program to host The New Nuclear Challenge Forum in Prague, Czech Republic, December 1-2. By invitation only.
Aspen Mediterranean Initiative, in collaboration with Aspen Institute España and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Palermo, Italy. December 2-4. By invitation only.
Middle East Program's Partners for a New Beginning will host the US-Maghreb Entrepreneurship Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, January 17-18. By invitation only.
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