Theme: Culture in Conflict / Culture on the Move
November 13 – 15, 2008
Cercle de l'Union Interalliée
33, rue du Faubourg St. Honoré
Paris, France
The Aspen Institute, the Arts Arena, and the Institut Aspen France are pleased to announce the inaugural Aspen Cultural Diplomacy Forum.
The Aspen Cultural Diplomacy Forum is an independent, multidisciplinary, and action-oriented worldwide convening. It builds upon ongoing Aspen Institute public diplomacy roundtables and serves as an annual high-level and neutral platform to:
- discuss timely issues in the field of cultural diplomacy
- share information and experiences on the development of diverse media, arts, and cultural resources for the strengthening of international relations, mutual understanding, security, and peace-building efforts
- seed new actions
- strengthen global networks
- recognize and reward excellence and lifetime achievement.
The Forum will therefore place issues of the arts and culture at the center of international public policy debate, engage these inter-linked sets of challenges, and initiate new actions for addressing them. Accordingly, this inaugural Forum will focus on knowledge-sharing and actions related to
- Culture, Security, Conflict Resolution, and Peace-Building
- Cultural Rights and Intellectual Property
- Looted Art and the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Armed Conflicts
- New Money, New Markets, New Cultural Exchange Models
- New Media, New Technologies, Cultural Preservation and Presentation
- New Public/Private Partnerships
- Leadership Development, Professional Networks, and Funding
Participants
Government officials, corporate and civic leaders, diplomats, arts and culture executives, media and public policy professionals, philanthropists, scholars, and artists from around the world.
This Forum has benefited from the generous and much appreciated support from
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Additional sponsorship opportunities are available.
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