Aspen Events

At the annual Aspen Institute Forum on Communications and Society (FOCAS), participants develop strategies for using new information and communications technologies for the greater benefit of society. More on FOCAS.

Seminar moderators are Goodwin Liu, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California, and Michael Fitts, Dean and Bernard G. Segal Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Featuring Leila Janah, Founder and CEO, Samasource. This event is exclusively offered to Society of Fellows Vanguard Chapter supporters.

The Roundtable is a private seminar of 25-30 business executives, government leaders and visionaries where participants examine the implications of emerging information technologies on societies, governments, communities, and individuals, and the new leadership roles that are required.

Session Two
Ages 9 - 11 (limited to 12 students)
Cost $300
Instructor: Tom Alpern

To answer critical questions about America's preparedness for terrorism, the Aspen Institute's Homeland Security Program, in partnership with The New York Times and CNN’s Security Clearance website, presents the fourth annual Aspen Security Forum, July 17-20, 2013, for three days of in-depth discussions at our Aspen Meadows campus in Aspen, Colorado.

Discover the popular medium of digital animation and transform your imaginative stories into video masterpieces. This weeklong workshop teaches students how to write, direct, animate, and edit their own short stories using studio art materials and digital video technology.

A new era of global communications has jolted international relations. Citizen-to-citizen communication, once engaged in pen and paper, is now instantly viral on the Internet. This dialogue will explore the important issues marking the intersection of diplomacy and technology.