Salons

Socrates Salons represent an exciting new extension of the program, aimed at providing members (i.e., past participants) with opportunities to reconnect outside of Aspen and to introduce their friends and colleagues to the Socrates seminar experience. The salons do not substitute for the Aspen experience, but they offer a glimpse of the community that has come to define Socrates and a feel for the intellectual exploration that characterizes Aspen seminars.

These invitation-only events are set in major cities across the country, where host committees form to help select venues, provide input on seminar topics and moderators, and develop invitation lists. The salons kick off with Friday evening cocktails, conversation, and Q&A for about 100 guests, and continue with Saturday seminar sessions for 20 participants and a limited number of auditors

2011 Salons

April 1-2, Boston, MA
The Future of Power in the 21st Century
Moderator: Joseph Nye

November 4-5, New York, NY
The Emergence of an Impact Economy
Moderators: Bart Houlahan and Brian Trelstad

2010 Salons

May 7-8, Washington, DC
Can the U.S. Survive the U.S. Health Care System?
Moderator: Susan Dentzer

November 19-20, San Francisco, CA
Sustainable Communities: Designing Places that Thrive 
Moderators: Michelle Lapinski and Donlyn Lyndon


2009 Salons

April 24-25, Washington, DC
From Economic Crisis to the New New Deal: Repairing the American Economy
Moderator: Clive Crook

October 23-24, Los Angeles, CA 
Lessons Not Learned: Wall Street and the Crisis Next Time 
Moderator: Kai Ryssdal

November 13-14, New York, NY 
21st Century Energy: Can it be Clean, Secure, and Affordable, or Must We Choose? 
Moderator:  R. James Woolsey

For more information, please contact:

Melissa Ingber
Director, Socrates Program