Clean Energy Forum (Invite Only)

June 20, 2013 - June 23, 2013
Aspen, CO

Energy and Environment Program

The Aspen Institute Clean Energy Forum is an annual invitation-only event. Bringing together top energy, finance, and policy experts, the group engages in an in-depth conversation on how to quickly and efficiently move toward a clean energy economy. The Forum features participant-driven discussion about technology, R&D, changes in renewable energy markets, and a particular focus on the direction of where policy needs to go in the future. Roger Ballentine and Andy Karsner are co-chairs of the Forum.

Roger Ballentine

Andy Karsner 

Clean Energy Forum (Invite Only)

June 20, 2013 - June 23, 2013
Aspen, CO
Energy and Environment Program

The Aspen Institute Clean Energy Forum is an annual invitation-only event. Bringing together top energy, finance, and policy experts, the group engages in an in-depth conversation on how to quickly and efficiently move toward a clean energy economy. The Forum features participant-driven discussion about technology, R&D, changes in renewable energy markets, and a particular focus on the direction of where policy needs to go in the future. Roger Ballentine and Andy Karsner are co-chairs of the Forum.

Roger Ballentine

Andy Karsner 

A Call to Action in Aspen: Working Together to Restore Mental Well-Being to our Veterans

June 20, 2013
Aspen, CO
Health, Biomedical Science and Society Initiative

Join us at a Welcome Reception for Trustees, SOF Members, and Aspen-area Veterans. This event marks the beginning of the first Aspen Institute Veterans Initiative Summit. 

Aspen Institute Veterans Summit: Roundtable on Domestic Violence and PTSD

June 21, 2013
Aspen, CO
Health, Biomedical Science and Society Initiative

The 2013 Veterans Initiative Summit will focus on the connection between mental distress and domestic violence.

Aspen Institute Veterans Summit: Reentering U.S. Society: Challenges Facing our Returning Veterans

June 22, 2013
Aspen, CO
Health, Biomedical Science and Society Initiative

Too many returning combat veterans who suffer from PTSD, depression, addiction, or other mental illness are failing to receive the treatment they deserve in their home communities. Please join us in a discussion on how the Aspen Institute and its partners are helping veterans and their families with incentives and resources to seek help as they assimilate back into American society.

Society of Fellows One Day Symposium: The Great American Songbook (Invite Only)

June 22, 2013
Aspen, CO
This unique symposium, offered in collaboration with the Aspen Music Festival and School, will explore the nuances and ongoing impact of the Great American Songbook, as well as an in-depth exploration of the musicians who brought this music to life. Special focus will be paid to the Songbook’s origins; its synergy with jazz; and its resonance in contemporary culture. Read More

Society of Fellows Opening Reception (Invite Only)

June 22, 2013
Aspen, CO

Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson will welcome Society of Fellows members and provide an update on the worldwide work of the Institute. The opening reception will follow a one-day symposium on the legacy of the Great American Songbook with Peter Duchin, musician and band leader; Loren Schoenberg, Director, Harlem Jazz Museum; and Alan Fletcher, President and CEO, the Aspen Music Festival and School. 

This event is exclusively offered to Society of Fellows donors.

Donors to the Society of Fellows (SOF) form an integral part of the Aspen Institute community, and as such are invited to attend year-round events including SOF Symposia, Luncheons and Discussion Receptions. Fellows are frequently among the first to know about Aspen Institute events in Aspen CO, Washington DC, Wye MD, and New York, NY. 

Forum on Global Energy, Economy and Security

June 23, 2013 - June 26, 2013
Aspen, CO
Energy and Environment Program

21st Century National Service Summit (Invite-Only)

June 24, 2013 - June 25, 2013
Aspen, CO
Franklin Project

Seminar for Mid-America Foundation CEOs

June 24, 2013 - June 26, 2013
Aspen, CO
Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation (PSI)

2013 Seminar for Mid-America Foundation CEOs.

National Service: A Civic Rite of Passage

June 25, 2013
Aspen, CO

The Aspen Institute’s Franklin Project has a bold vision for civilian national service as a common expectation and opportunity for all Americans. The National Service Summit will feature leaders from myriad fields to be active participants in this action-enabling gathering. The Summit will conclude with a public event to show the power of national service to address public challenges and will feature opening remarks by Gen. Stanley McChrystal (Ret., US Army). Panelists include: New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu; Barbara Bush, Co-founder and CEO of Global Health Corps; best-selling author and US Army veteran Wes Moore; and moderator E.J. Dionne, award-winning Washington Post columnist and fellow at the Brookings Institution. 

The 2013 Aspen Ideas Festival

June 26, 2013 - July 2, 2013
Aspen, CO
Entering its ninth year, the Aspen Ideas Festival will gather some of the most interesting thinkers and leaders from around the US and abroad to discuss their work, the issues that inspire them, and their ideas. Presented by the Aspen Institute and "The Atlantic," the Festival is unique in its dedication to dialogue and exchange, and in its commitment to bringing ideas to the public at large. Read More

Energy Policy Forum

July 3, 2013 - July 7, 2013
Aspen, CO
Energy and Environment Program

Susman Conversation on Individual Constitutional Rights

July 3, 2013
Aspen, CO
Justice and Society Program

Featuring Honorable Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court and Honorable Margaret Marshall, Former Chief Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Senior Counsel Choate, Hall & Stewart, LLP, Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School.

Moderated by Elliot Gerson, Executive Vice President, The Aspen Institute.

Society of Fellows Luncheon: What is the Viability of a Carbon Tax?

July 5, 2013
Aspen, CO

 

This event is offered exclusively to Society of Fellows supporters. 

2013 Socrates Summer Seminars

July 5, 2013 - July 8, 2013
Aspen, CO

The Aspen Institute Socrates Program invites you to join us in Aspen, CO for an exciting weekend of learning and summer activities over 4th of July weekend, July 5-8. 2013. Registration and scholarship applications for Summer Socrates are now available online.

2013 Socrates Program Dinner

July 6, 2013
Aspen, CO

This dinner is a benefit for the Socrates Program for Emerging Leaders. The discussion “"Breaking Borders in the Digital Age" features Jared Cohen, Founder and Director of Google Ideas, in conversation with Walter Isaacson, President and CEO of the Aspen Institute. Dinner chairs are Peter Hirshberg, Adib & Kerry Nasle, Marsha Ralls and Bill Resnick, and the honoree is Arjun Gupta.

Teacher Leaders Fellowship Program, Class IV

July 7, 2013 - July 11, 2013
Aspen, CO
The Promise of Leadership Read More

2013 Financial Security Summit

July 7, 2013 - July 10, 2013
Aspen, CO, United States
Initiative on Financial Security

The second Financial Security Summit is an invitation-only gathering of top business leaders, experts, advocates and media.

“Cultures of Organizational Learning and Continuous Improvement”

July 8, 2013 - July 13, 2013
Aspen, CO
Education and Society Program

The Aspen workshop dialogue will be focused on building systems of organizational learning and continuous improvement, with the recognition that policy is provoking important priorities and the challenge now is getting them to succeed.

Scribes & Scribblers - Picture Your Words, Session I

July 8, 2013 - July 12, 2013
Aspen, CO
Aspen Writers' Foundation

Session One:
Ages 6 - 8 (limited to 12 students)
Cost $300
Instructor: Tom Alpern

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