SOF Luncheon: The Evolution of the Republican Party

July 6, 2012
Aspen, CO

Exclusive offering for Society of Fellows supporters. With Geoffrey Kabaservice, author of Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party. Kabaservice will offer a meticulously researched examination of the Republican Party's evolution throughout the 20th century.

2012 Socrates Summer Seminars

July 5, 2012 - July 8, 2012
Aspen, CO

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Please submit schoolarship applications by March 23. For more info on seminar topics and moderators, visit the Socrates Program page.

Aspen Energy Policy Forum

July 3, 2012 - July 7, 2012
Aspen, CO
Energy and Environment Program
The 2012 Forum, “Electricity: Seeking Progress amid Uncertainty,” will be held July 3-7. It will be chaired by Ernest J. Moniz, Professor of Physics and Engineering Systems, Director of the Energy Initiative, and Director of the Laboratory for Energy and the Environment at MIT. Topics will include regulatory issues affecting the financial model of utilities, the obstacles to the moves toward greater energy efficiency, the challenge of meeting energy and water needs simultaneously, factors affecting utility choices between coal and gas, and the challenges of financing new development. Read More

Ambassador's Dinner - Aspen Ideas Festival 2012

June 27, 2012
Aspen, CO
Middle East Programs

On the occasion of the 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates Yousef Al Otaiba and Mrs. Abeer Al Otibaa hosted a dinner at Nobu Matsuhisa in Aspen, CO in appreciation of Walter Isaacson and AIF. The dinner brought together leading figures in business, the arts, journalism and the public sector for an evening of rich discussion and incredible cuisine.

The 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival

June 27, 2012 - July 3, 2012
Aspen, CO

Each year, the Aspen Ideas Festival gathers 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.

Mid-America Foundation CEOs Seminar

June 25, 2012 - June 27, 2012
Aspen, CO
Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation (PSI)
The Mid-America Foundation CEOs seminar is open to foundation executives from mid-America and the South. Read More

Aspen Seminar

June 23, 2012 - June 29, 2012
Queenstown, MD

For almost 60 years, this premier roundtable has challenged leaders in every field to think more critically and deeply. The seminar is a unique opportunity to step away from the demands of the present and reflect with other leaders in moderated, text-based Socratic dialogue on the concept of a good and just society: What is it? How does it become a reality?

5th Annual Aspen Environment Forum

June 22, 2012 - June 25, 2012
Aspen, CO
Energy and Environment Program
AEF 2012: Living in the New Normal

The 2012 Aspen Environment Forum presented in partnership by the Aspen Institute and National Geographic took place on June 22-25 in Aspen, CO.  The fifth installment of the annual forum challenged conventional thinking about the environment by focusing new ideas and new research in spirited discussion about the obstacles and opportunities presented to us by a new environmental paradigm ---The New Normal.  Visit our website to view session photos and video footage at http://www.aspenenvironment.org/.

SOF Opening Reception: The Artist as Leader in Society

June 22, 2012
Aspen, CO

Exclusive event for Society of Fellows supporters and Aspen Writers' Foundation National Council members. Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson will welcome Society of Fellows members and provide an update on the worldwide work of the Institute.

Colorado Book Awards

June 22, 2012
Aspen, CO
Aspen Writers' Foundation
Celebrate the peak of Colorado literary achievements and find out how our state inspires its homegrown talent at the 21st annual Colorado Book Awards, a program of the Colorado Humanities and Center for the Book. With brief readings from Colorado-authors, publishers, editors, illustrators, and photographers, this event should not be missed! Read More

Claudia Villela and Romero Lubambo in Concert

June 21, 2012
Aspen, CO
Aspen Writers' Foundation
A powerhouse of Brazilian bossa nova jazz, vocalist Claudia Villela and guitarist Romero Lubambo, are a virtuoso pair renowned for her five-octave range and his distinctive sound as the Segovia of Brazilian guitar and have been hailed as the biggest expression of Brazilian music in the United States today. Read More

The Three Louies

June 21, 2012
Aspen, CO
Aspen Writers' Foundation
Spalding Gray meets the Marx Brothers in East L.A., when this trio of Chicano artists — musician Louie Pérez of Los Lobos, author Luís J. Rodriguez, and journalist Luís Torres — roll out their satirical wink at “growing up Mexican” in the U.S., an unforgettable mix of performance art, storytelling, and comedy. Read More

Making Population Matter: Reaping the Demographic Dividend for Sustainable Development

June 21, 2012
Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Aspen Global Health and Development

The Demographic Dividend is an opportunity that arises when a country transitions from high to low rates of fertility and child and infant mortality. This transition creates a generation that is significantly larger than the generations immediately preceding and following it.

Super Short

June 21, 2012
Aspen, CO
Aspen Writers' Foundation
With the rise of digital delivery and thrifty writing (140 characters, anyone?), will short stories finally get their due? Three masters of the short form show us why the future for the new-old genre looks long. Read More

Annual Benefit Dinner: The Home of Isa Catto Shaw & Daniel Shaw

June 20, 2012
Aspen, CO
Aspen Writers' Foundation
Online tickets available May 17th. Please contact Jamie Kravitz at 970.925.3122, ext. 2# or jamie@aspenwriters.org for information. Read More

Hurricane

June 20, 2012
Aspen, CO
Aspen Writers' Foundation
With the power of a tropical cyclone, the novels and narratives of Caribbean writers Edwidge Danticat and Orlando Patterson have made a mighty impact: sending forth the stories of the islands and the diaspora, and transforming the authors into accidental ambassadors. Read More

Publishing 20:20

June 20, 2012
Aspen, CO
Aspen Writers' Foundation

E-books make for state-of-the-art reading, but what do they mean for writers? Join three leading publishing professionals as they discuss where the industry is headed and how you can be a part of it.

Talent: Kathleen Anderson . Megan Lynch . Adrienne Brodeur

Exchange 2.0:A Viable Model for Engaging the Other 98% in International Education and Exchange?

June 20, 2012
Washington, DC
Partners for a New Beginning

On June 20, Partners for a New Beginning, the Exchange 2.0 Coalition (iEARN, Global Nomads Network & Soliya) and Community Colleges for International Development convened a discussion at the Aspen Institute to explore how virtual exchanges — technology-enabled, facilitated programs embedded in curricula for cross-cultural education — can be applied to provide US community college students w

Breakfast Book Talk

June 20, 2012
New York, NY
Business and Society Program

Book talk for Lynn Stout's new book, "The Shareholder Myth: How Putting Shareholders First Harms Investors, Corporations and the Public" to be held at the Cornell Club, New York City. Our moderator is Jesse Eisinger, Sr. Reporter at ProPublica and columnist for The New York Times.

Two-Generation Action Learning Network Peer Convening

June 20, 2012 - June 22, 2012
Peachtree, GA
Community Strategies Group

The Community Strategies Group is convening a new action-learning group for the Annie E. Casey Foundation, focused on how on-the-ground programs in six selected urban and rural communities can combat long-term poverty by working with both poor children and their parents at the same time.

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