Recent Socrates Seminars
2012 Socrates in Cuba
Socrates in Cuba
May 1-5, 2012
Havana, Cuba Read More
2012 Socrates in Madrid
Socrates International
Madrid, Spain
April 19-22, 2012 Read More
2012 Winter Seminars
2012 Socrates Winter Seminars
February 17-20, 2012
Aspen, CO Read More
2011 Senate Socrates Seminar
The Role of Government in the Economy
Congressional staffers, together with members of the public, participated in the 2011 Senate Socrates seminar on October 28-30 at the Aspen Institute's Wye River Campus in Queenstown, MD.
2011 Summer Seminars
More than 100 Socrates participants from 10 countries and around the U.S. convened in Aspen, CO from June 24-27 to participate in the 2011 Summer Socrates seminars.
Boston Salon
The Future of Power in the 21st Century
Conventional wisdom says that the global balance of power is shifting. US power is declining and Asia is rising.
2011 Winter Seminars
Participants celebrated President's Day Weekend, February 18-21, in Aspen, CO, where they joined one of four expert-moderated roundtable seminars available: Bioethics, Immigration, Privacy and Technology, and Sustainable Communities. Those who attended also spent the mornings skiing, snowshoeing, or dog-sledding in Aspen Mountain, Buttermilk, or Snowmass.
San Francisco Salon
Sustainable Communities: Designing Places that Thrive
How can fresh ways of thinking about design, energy, transportation, and agriculture come together in sustainable communities? How can we create places where people can care about and learn from their environment to form viable communities? How do we define sustainable communities? What elements of our communities do we value most?
2010 Senate Socrates Seminar
Are Demographics Destiny? Population Shifts and their Impact on Foreign Policy, National Identity, and Competition
The United States, and the entire world, are facing major demographic changes in the coming decades that will profoundly affect American citizens. This seminar will discuss three major trends: Aging in the U.S., international migration pressures, and global population trends affecting international security.