April 2013 | |
 | Society of Fellows Discussion Reception: Game On: What’s the Role of Sports in Childhood Development? April 17, 2013. Aspen, CO. How do we ensure that children have access to the best of sports, while avoiding its risks and detriments? After all, youth sport is where it all begins: it's where we first fall in love with a game, learn early lessons about teamwork, integrity and competition. It's where the next generation of leaders emerges - along with building lifelong habits of fitness and health. Yet youth sport now sits at a crossroads, amid the competing interests of entertainment, education, and public health. This special evening will address new threats and opportunities to school sports, and explore trends and breakthrough methods impacting participation rates and quality sport for all children. This insider’s look will be led by Tom Farrey, Director, Sports and Society Program of the Aspen Institute, and author of Game On: The All-American Race to Make Champions of Our Children. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Wednesday, April 17, 2013. 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. |
 | Winter Words 2013 February 1, 2013-April 12, 2013. Aspen, CO. Winter Words is a series of readings and talks featuring some of the most prominent writers in contemporary literature. Scions of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and memoir speak in intimate Aspen venues, where topics of discussion range from the creative process to the role of art in today's world. Events take place throughout the ski season and are open to the public. Members of the Aspen Writers' Foundation and members of the Aspen Institute's Society of Fellows benefit from reserved seating, discounted tickets, and invitations to private dinners with today's most inspiring and talked about authors. This year's Winter Words will feature Kevin Powers in conversation with Tobias Wolff, Téa Obreht in conversation with Seth Fishman, Gretel Ehrlich, Karen Russell in conversation with Elissa Schappell, and Cheryl Strayed. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | February 1, February 7, February 20, March 4, and April 12 Aspen, CO $18/session; $80/season subscription Sara Halterman (970) 925-3122 or sara@aspenwriters.org Tickets and season subscriptions are available through Aspen Show Tickets, which can be accessed directly at (970) 920-5770 and through the Aspen Writer's Foundation website. Discounted rate for SOF members. |
March 2013 | |
 | Society of Fellows Symposium: What Have We Learned from Lincoln? March 17-19, 2013. Aspen, CO. No less than 16,000 books grace the Library of Congress walls about the 16th president. This symposium will seek to uncover the man behind the myth, and grapple with historic - and contemporary - concerns: the curbing of free speech in wartime, the balance of Constitutional restraint and executive powers, and effective governance amongst competing parties. What generates this unparalleled fascination within the national psyche? What have we learned about leadership, diplomacy, and personal conviction? Would Lincoln use drones? And what can future leaders learn from his tenure? Featuring preparatory readings, lecture, Q&A, and moderated discussion, this symposium will grapple with Lincoln's identity and governance and invite your own conclusions about what we have learned from this most iconic of Presidents. Moderated by Harold Holzer, author of Emancipating Lincoln, chairman of the Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation, and Vice President at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and by Craig Symonds, Professor Emeritus, United States Naval Academy. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | March 17-19, 2013. Opening reception followed by two half-day sessions. Aspen, CO $350 participant; $250 auditor Patrick Kelly (970) 544-7924 or patrick.kelly@aspeninstitute.org Click here to register or contact Patrick Kelly Exclusive event for Society of Fellows members Limit 40. Auditing not available until all participant seats are filled. Click here for the symposium agenda. |
 | Athens to Aspen: Perennial Themes that have Shaped Our World October - June, once per month. Join us for this exciting new series! Over two years the group will go from Athens to Aspen as they discuss "Perennial Themes that have Shaped our World." For each theme, we'll go through a chronological progression drawing upon familiar classics as well as important but perhaps unfamiliar authors and texts. The series has been developed by Todd Breyfogle, Director of Seminars at the Aspen Institute. The series will be co-moderated by Todd Breyfogle and a rotation of trained moderators from the group. This year's themes will include: Friendship and Love (October-December), Law and Justice (January-March), and The Beautiful and the Good (April-May). The second year's of themes will include: Tragedy and Death, Truth and Knowledge, and History and Transcendence. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | October 22, November 19, December 17, January 21, February 11, March 18, April 29, May 20 and June 17 Koch Building $225, includes readings and refreshments Beth Slater (970) 544-7914 or beth.slater@aspeninstitute.org Register online More information about this Community Program. |
 | The Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series featuring David Leonhardt Monday, March 11, 2013. Washington, DC. The Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series will feature David Leonhardt, The New York Times Washington bureau chief, discussing his new e-book "Here's the Deal" (New York Times and Byliner). Moderated by David Wessel, Wall Street Journal economics editor. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Monday, March 11, 2013, 12:00-1:30 pm Washington, DC Complimentary Mary Cappabianca Contact Mary Cappabianca (202) 736-3844 or mary.cappabianca@aspeninstitute.org All SOF are invited to attend |
February 2013 | |
 | Great Books Series Wednesdays, January 30-February 27. Aspen, CO. Each year community members come together to engage in lively and rigorous exploration of excerpts from Great Books. This 5-week series will feature works from Dostoyevsky, Machiavelli, Tolstoy, among others. Senior Aspen Institute moderator Pete Thigpen will lead the series. Pete spent 15 years studying with Mortimer Adler, and has been moderating the Aspen Institute’s executive seminar since 1989. With a BA and MBA from Stanford, Pete has had a successful business career as the President of Levi Strauss and serves on the board of a number of business and nonprofit organizations. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Wednesdays, January 30-February 27, 2013. 6:30-9:00 pm Aspen, CO $195, includes readings and refreshments Beth Slater (970) 544-7914 or beth.slater@aspeninstitute.org Register online |
 | Society of Fellows Symposium: An Inside Look at the Supreme Court February 17-20, 2013. Aspen, CO. The Roberts Court has set legal decisions on leading issues of our time. And with the Voting Rights Act, affirmative action, and gay marriage in the upcoming term, the Court will continue to set crucial legal policy. Over the course of three charged sessions, you will gain an inside look at the trends, personalities, and identity of the Supreme Court. Topics will include free speech, national security law, the boundaries of federal power, along with an exposition of the Roberts Court and upcoming cases. The program, spanning three half-days, will feature preparatory readings, lecture, Q&A, and moderated discussion. Join us for an insider's view of the current Court is now, its recent history, and implications for the near future. Moderated by Thomas Goldstein, Partner, Goldstein & Russell, P.C., Supreme Court Litigation lecturer at Stanford and Harvard Law Schools; and by Jeffrey Rosen, professor of law, The George Washington University and legal affairs editor, The New Republic. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | February 17-20, 2013. Opening reception followed by three half-day sessions. Aspen, CO $495 participant; $275 auditor Patrick Kelly (970) 544-7924 or patrick.kelly@aspeninstitute.org Click here to register or contact Patrick Kelly Exclusive event for Society of Fellows members Limit 35. Auditing not available until all participant seats are filled. Click here for symposium agenda. |
 | ***CANCELED*** Fireside Chat Lecture Series: Brain Health through the Ages and Stages: A Medical Update Saturday, February 16, 2013. Aspen, CO. Featuring Dr. Stanley Prusiner, Nobel Prize-winning neurologist and biochemist, is currently the director of the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases at the University of California at San Francisco. Dr. Prusiner discovered prions, a class of infectious self-reproducing pathogens primarily or solely composed of protein. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1994 and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1997 for his prion research. Dr. Prusiner will discuss new research on concussion, traumatic brain injuries in the military, and Alzheimer’s Disease, and give useful information that we can all use for our own brain health. Moderated by Ken Adelman, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Arts & Ideas Series. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Saturday, February 16, 2013. 5:30-6:30 pm Aspen, CO Beth Slater (970) 544-7914 or beth.slater@aspeninstitute.org |
 | Fireside Chat Lecture Series: The Paries Versus the People: How to Turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Aspen, CO. Featuring Mickey Edwards, Vice President of the Aspen Institute. Mr. Edwards was a member of Congress for 16 years and later taught at Harvard and Princeton before joining the Aspen Institute where he directs the Institute’s Rodel Fellowships for elected public officials. Mr. Edwards has been a weekly columnist for the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and the Boston Globe, and currently writes for The Atlantic. For several years he also broadcast a weekly political commentary on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered”. He has chaired task forces for the Brookings Institution and The Council on Foreign Relations and has served as an advisor to the State Department. His latest book is “The Parties Versus the People: How to Turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans”, published by Yale University Press (2012). |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Wednesday, February 6, 2013. 5:30-6:30 pm Doerr-Hosier Center, Aspen Meadows. Aspen, CO Tickets in advance $10; at the door $15 Beth Slater (970) 544-7914 or beth.slater@aspeninstitute.org Tickets available for purchase on January 28 at the Wheeler Opera House or at www.aspenshowtix.com |
January 2013 | |
| | Fireside Chat Lecture Series: The Art of Playwriting: Where Ideas Come to Life on Stage - presented with Theater Masters Saturday, January 26, 2013. Aspen, CO. Join us for a fascinating panel discussion featuring ten award-winning playwrights from top Master of Fine Arts programs as well as the local High School winners of Theater Masters’ Aspiring Playwrights competition. This lively discussion will feature award-winning playwright Theresa Rebeck and Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director of Primary Stages in NYC, in conversation with Julia Hansen of Theater Masters. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Saturday, January 26, 2013. 5:00-6:30 pm Aspen, CO Complimentary Beth Slater (970) 544-7914 or beth.slater@aspeninstitute.org |
 | Fireside Chat Lecture Series: A Special Addition to Wintersköl 2013 Activities - Why Goethe? Why 1949? Why Aspen? Wednesday, January 9, 2013. Aspen, CO. Something very strange happened in Aspen in the summer 1949. Even though there were very few hotel rooms, 2000 people came here. They came from every state except for two, and they came from 11 different countries. Come find out who came; what they were so "worked up" about, and why Time Magazine featured this unusual meeting in Aspen, Colorado as its cover story on July 11, 1949! After seeing this multi-media presentation, you will have a new understanding of the "big bang" that caused Aspen to be the unique spiritual, cultural, intellectual and recreational center that it is today. Featuring Steve Wickes, former Director of the Society of Fellows at the Aspen Institute. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Wednesday, January 9. 5:30-6:30 pm Doerr-Hosier Center, Aspen Meadows Tickets in advance $10; at the door $15 Beth Slater (970) 544-7914 or beth.slater@aspeninstitute.org Tickets can be purchased at www.aspenshowtix.com, the Wheeler Opera House, or by calling (970) 920-5770 |
December 2012 | |
 | 2012 Aspen Institute Holiday Reception December 29, 2012. Aspen, CO. The Annual Aspen Institute Holiday Reception, hosted by the Society of Fellows, is a festive celebration of the season, and a recognition of Fellows' support. Remarks at 4:30pm by Tom Friedman, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Saturday, December 29, 2012. 4:30 - 6:30pm |
 | Jerusalem the Golden: Artist's Reception with Barbara Hines Thursday, December 27, 2012. All Fellows are invited to the artist's reception for Jerusalem the Golden, works by Barbara Hines. The exhibit will run from December 22, 2012 to January 7, 2013. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Thursday, December 27, 2012 Hines Room in the Kresge Building of the Aspen Institute campus Complimentary Lisa Yorker at lisa.yorker@aspeninst.org or (970) 544-7950 |
 | The Legacy of Rome Seminar The Aspen Institute Arts & Ideas Series December 12 - 14, 2012. The Aspen Institute continues its series on Renaissance Rome with a seminar in Aspen this December. During three morning sessions moderated by Ken Adelman, our world-class experts, Bill Cook, Jeremy Hartnett, and Ross King will discuss aspects of Rome that have endured: architecture, religion, sculpture, politics, painting, commerce, and law. While Ross specializes in the art and architecture and Bill in the government and church, Jeremy specializes on the social and economic life of ancient Romans, aspects of which carry over to our lives in modern times. Open to everyone, this seminar is an extraordinary to experience and learn about this rich topic with world-class experts. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Wednesday, December 12 - Friday, December 14, 2012 Koch Building $895 includes seminar, evening public panel, reading materials and refreshments Beth Slater (970) 544-7914 or beth.slater@aspeninstitute.org Register by calling or e-mailing Beth Slater.
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 | Society of Fellows Discussion Reception: How to Turn Democrats and Republicans into Americans December 5, 2012. Aspen, CO. What positive steps can be taken to move beyond partisan gridlock, improve the conduct of elections, and manage our government—and strengthen the democratic process? Join us for a crucial discussion of how to ensure that people, not parties, control our government. Featuring Mickey Edwards, Vice President of the Aspen Institute, director of the Rodel Fellowships in Public Leadership, and author of The Parties Versus the People. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Wednesday, December 5, 2012. 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. |
October 2012 | |
 | Turbocharging Sustainability: Possible from Any Perch? October 5, 2012. Aspen, CO. The Vanguard Chapter invites all SOF to join them for a conversation and reception, in conjunction with Business & Society's First Movers Fellowship Program. Featuring Andy Ruben, a visionary in the worlds of retail and sustainability. Andy is co-founder of yerdle, a Silicon Valley start-up designed to encourage consumers to share rather than shop. Previously, Andy served as the first Chief Sustainability Officer at Walmart, the world's largest retailer. Andy will share his story— of pursuing sustainability in and through organizations large and small— and prompt the audience to share theirs. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Friday, October 5, 2012. 5:00 - 7:30pm. |
 | Great Ideas Alumni Seminar: The Search for Meaning October 4 - 7, 2012, Aspen, CO. Alumni of the Community Great Ideas Seminars are invited to continue the dialogue in this new seminar, "The Search for Meaning." This four-day seminar incorporates the discussion and analysis of chosen texts including works from Aristotle, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Anton Chekhov, Nick Hornby, Seneca, and Marge Piercy. Participants will examine the various aspects of the meaning of life, and offer their own perspectives after considering the ideas presented by the texts. Through a moderated dialogue, participants will have an opportunity to learn from insightful and challenging writings as well as from each other. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Thursday, October 4 - Sunday, October 7, 2012 Aspen, CO. The fee, including materials, refreshments and dinner, is $450 for donors; and $500 for non-donors. Beth Slater (970) 544-7914 or beth.slater@aspeninstitute.org Register online or contact Beth Slater. More information about this Community Program.
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 | Hurst High School Great Ideas Seminar September 30 - October 3, 2012, Aspen, CO. This rigorous four-day seminar is open to 24 high school juniors from six valley-wide schools. Chosen by their respective school officials, the students are afforded the chance to learn in the Socratic method of dialogue from an expert Institute moderator. Students read and discuss material from the Great Books, all while gaining a greater understanding of the timeless ideas and values from 2,500 years of human history. Moderated by Lee Bycel. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Sunday, September 30, 2012 - Wednesday, October 3, 2012. Aspen, CO. Beth Slater (970) 544-7914 or beth.slater@aspeninstitute.org By invitation only. More information about this Community Program. |
September 2012 | |
 | Global Forum on the Culture of Innovation: Growing More Ideas per Square Foot Co-hosted by the Aspen Institute and the Urban Land Institute September 5-6, 2012. San Diego, CA. This invitation-only event will bring together thought leaders and top decision-makers in the real estate development industry, private and public sectors, and the innovation economy. We will be discussing ways to harness talent, place, and culture to drive innovation - and real estate value - in the new economy. The Forum will feature debates, small group conversations, and a vigorous exchange of ideas between our peers in the public and private sectors. The conclusions we draw will form the basis of a report on the connections between innovation economies and real estate development, which will set the stage for ULI's 2013 Spring Meeting, Real Estate. Innovate. This is a unique opportunity to help shape how cities grow. We are inviting prominent thinkers and practitioners in the fields of land development, urban planning, energy policy, arts, culture, public policy, philanthropy, business, and education. To see a complete agenda click here: Global Forum on Innovation Agenda. To register for the Forum, please visit: Global Forum on Innovation Registration. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | September 5-6, 2012 Once your participation is confirmed, The Aspen Institute and ULI will provide further updates on the Forum content and other practical arrangements. |
August 2012 | |
 | Vanguard Chapter Discussion Reception With Ken Burns At Capacity August 24, 2012. Aspen, CO. Ken Burns has been making documentary films for more than 30 years. Since the Academy Award nominated Brooklyn Bridge in 1981, Burns has gone on to direct and produce some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made, including The Civil War; Baseball; Jazz, Statue of Liberty; Huey Long; Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery; Frank Lloyd Wright; Mark Twain; Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson; The War; The National Parks: America's Best Idea; and, most recently, Prohibition. Burns' films have been honored with dozens of major awards, including twelve Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards and two Oscar nominations. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Friday, August 24, 2012, 5:00 - 6:30 pm Aspen Meadows Restaurant, Aspen, CO Complimentary. Isadora Wagner at isadora.wagner@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7994 Use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org, (970) 544-7980 All SOF are invited to join the Vanguard Chapter for this event. Generously underwritten by Lauren & Ryan Elston. |
 | Conversations with Scholars of the American Enterprise Institute Presented by The Aspen Institute and the American Enterprise Institute August 17, 2012. Aspen, CO. Moderated by Elliot Gerson, Executive Vice President, Aspen Institute. Part 1 (9:00am – 10:30am): "What's the World Coming To?" A brief tour around the globe of economic and foreign policy challenges, with Gary Schmitt, co-director of the Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies at AEI, and Dan Blumenthal, currently Commissioner of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission and a Resident Fellow at AEI. Part 2 (10:45am – 12:15pm): "The View from the Domestic Front in an Election Year." A look at trends in domestic politics and what the polling data tell us, with Karlyn Bowman, Senior Fellow at AEI and an expert in the analysis of polling data, and Michael Barone, political analyst, journalist, principal coauthor of the Almanac of American Politics, and a Resident Fellow at AEI. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Friday, August 17, 2012, 9:00 - 12:15pm Paepcke Auditorium Complimentary for Fellows SOF Hotline, sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980 Use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980. Society of Fellows donors receive priority registration and complimentary tickets. |
 | Society of Fellows Discussion Reception – Governor Haley Barbour: "U.S. Immigration and Our Borders: A Different Republican View" |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Thursday, August 16, 2012, 5:00 - 6:00 pm McNulty Room, Doerr-Hosier Center Complimentary for Fellows Patrick Kelly at patrick.kelly@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7924 Register online or use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org, (970) 544-7980. Open to Society of Fellows members, Community donors and the general public |
 | Society of Fellows Symposium - The Great Gatsby and the Nature of American Identity August 15-16, 2012. Aspen, CO. This unique symposium, offered in collaboration with the Aspen Music Festival and School, will explore the ongoing resonance of The Great Gatsby. "Made in America" is this year's theme for the Music Festival. This program, offered over two mornings, will explore the nuances and impact of Fitzgerald's work, the role of the arts in the formation of American identity, as well as an in-depth exploration of The Great Gatsby opera, to be performed at the Wheeler Opera House. Through analysis, lecture, discussion, multimedia presentation and readings, participants will enjoy extraordinary access to our country's leading artists exploring this seminal American masterpiece. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | August 15-16, 2012, 8:30am-12:30pm Aspen, CO $250 Participant. No auditors. Patrick Kelly (970) 544-7924 or patrick.kelly@aspeninstitute.org Register online or contact Patrick Kelly Exclusive event for Society of Fellows members Limit 50. |
 | McCloskey Speaker Series: And That's the Way It Is: From Walter Cronkite to Twitter, Facebook, and the 24/7 News Cycle At Capacity August 14, 2012. Aspen, CO. Moderated by Walter Isaacson. Featuring Douglas Brinkley, professor at Rice University and a fellow at the James Baker III Institute of Public Policy. Dr. Brinkley contributes to several national publications, and is the author of the biography, Cronkite (May 2012). |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 6:30 - 7:30pm Paepcke Auditorium Complimentary for Fellows SOF Hotline, sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980 Use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980. Society of Fellows donors receive priority registration and complimentary tickets. Tickets go on sale two weeks before the event. Please do not request tickets until July 31. |
 | NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue - SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN August 13, 2012. Paepcke Auditorium, Aspen, CO. If you've never heard of Rodriguez, you're not alone. A critically acclaimed 70's-era Detroit-based singer-songwriter, Rodriguez seemed on his way to achieving rock star status with his distinctive voice and lyrics earning him the nickname "Sugar Man." But when the sales of his potential breakout album bombed, this elusive artist, touted as the next Bob Dylan, drifted into obscurity in the U.S., accompanied by mysterious rumors of a tragic death. However, in South Africa under apartheid, a bootleg copy of his album spawned a huge underground following. With his antiestablishment lyrics gaining a generation of obsessively loyal listeners, "He was bigger than Elvis." When two fans set off on a search to unravel the mystery of "Sugar Man's" fate, they encounter a wild chain of events full of unexpected delights. Part gripping detective story, part uplifting portrait of an original talent, this Sundance Audience Award winner is an engaging story of hope and the universal power music holds to bring people together. (Sweden, 2012, 86m). Q&A with Special Guest Following. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Monday, August 13, 2012, 7:30 pm (Doors open at 6:45 pm) Paepcke Auditorium $20 Contact Aspen Show Tickets at (970) 920-5770 Purchase tickets online at www.aspenshowtix.com or call (970) 920-5770 |
 | Aspen Writers' Foundations Presents: Reading and Talk with Chad Harbach Monday, August 13. Aspen, CO. Featuring Chad Harbach, author of the bestselling novel The Art of Fielding, named one of the 10 Best Books of 2011 by The New York Times. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Monday, August 13, 6:00-8:00 pm Doerr-Hosier Center, Aspen Meadows Campus, Aspen, CO. $20. Lauren Lowinger at lauren@aspenwriters.org or (970) 925-3122 ext. 4# SOF members always attend Writers' Foundation Events at the AWF members' rate More information on the Aspen Writers' Foundation's website |
 | Hurst Lecture Series: A Conversation with Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. August 13, 2012. Aspen, CO. Jon Huntsman served as the 16th governor of Utah (2005-09), and US Ambassador to China (2009-11). He served in the administrations of four US presidents and was a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Monday, August 13, 2012, 5:00 - 6:00pm Greenwald Pavilion Complimentary for Fellows SOF Hotline, sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980 Use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980. Tickets go on sale two weeks before the event. Please do not request tickets until July 30. |
 | Society of Fellows Summer Reception August 11, 2012. Aspen, CO. Special closing reception held in gratitude for all Society of Fellows donors. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Saturday, August 11, 2012, 5:00-7:00 pm Doerr-Hosier Center, Aspen, CO. Complimentary for Fellows Patrick Kelly at patrick.kelly@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7924 Register online or use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org, (970) 544-7980. Exclusive event for Society of Fellows members |
 | Hurst Lecture Series: The End of Illness August 10, 2012. Aspen, CO. Moderated by Walter Isaacson. Featuring David Agus, professor of medicine and engineering at the USC Keck School of Medicine and head of USC's Westside Cancer Center and the Center for Applied Molecular Medicine. Dr. Agus is the author of The End of Illness (2012). |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Friday, August 10, 2012, 5:00 - 6:00pm Greenwald Pavilion Complimentary for Fellows SOF Hotline, sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980 Use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980. Tickets go on sale two weeks before the event. Please do not request tickets until July 27. |
 | Society of Fellows Symposium - From Protest to Productivity: What Will Employ the Youth of the Arab Spring? August 5-8, 2012. Aspen, CO. This three-morning symposium will address the economic repercussions of the recent uprisings throughout the Arab world, including Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Bahrain, Yemen and Syria. It will pay special attention to economic and cultural dynamics, the geopolitical balance of power, prospective scenarios for the near future, and US foreign policy as they pertain to the region. The program will explore economic development, particularly within a larger political and social context. With a focus on the ongoing repercussions of the Arab Spring, moderators will lead participants in an in-depth examination of the current state of affairs, dynamics likely to affect the region in the future, and their short- and medium-term impact on US-Arab relations. Through expert analysis and lecture, discussion, and readings, participants will come to a deeper, more complete understanding of this crucial narrative in our world. Co-moderated by Afshin Molavi, co-director of the World Economy Roundtable at the New America Foundation and New America Foundation, and Jean-Francois Seznec, Associate Professor of Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | August 5-8, 2012, 8:30am-12:30pm Aspen, CO $475 Participant, $250 Auditor Patrick Kelly (970) 544-7924 or patrick.kelly@aspeninstitute.org Register online or contact Patrick Kelly Exclusive event for Society of Fellows members Limit 40. Opening reception followed by three half-day sessions. |
 | McCloskey Speaker Series: In collaboration with the Aspen Strategy Group, US Foreign Policy Challenges: A Conversation with Michèle Flournoy and Anne-Marie Slaughter August 7, 2012. Aspen, CO. Michèle Flournoy served as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in the Obama Administration, and was the principal adviser to the Secretary of Defense in the formulation of national security and defense policy, oversight of military plans and operations, and in National Security Council deliberations. Ms. Flournoy has received several awards from the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and is a member of the Defense Policy Board, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Aspen Strategy Group. Anne-Marie Slaughter is the Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. From 2009–2011 she served as Director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State, the first woman to hold that position. Upon leaving the State Department she received the Secretary's Distinguished Service Award for her work leading the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Tuesday, August 7, 2012, 5:30 - 6:30pm Paepcke Auditorium Complimentary for Fellows SOF Hotline, sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980 Use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980. Society of Fellows donors receive priority registration and complimentary tickets. Tickets go on sale two weeks before the event. Please do not request tickets until July 24. |
 | Society of Fellows Luncheon: Art, Social Change, and Global Development |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Monday, August 6, 2012, 12:00-2:00 pm Kaufman Room, Doerr-Hosier Center 1 participant $30, 2 participants $60. Patrick Kelly at patrick.kelly@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7924 Register online or use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org, (970) 544-7980. Exclusive event for Society of Fellows members |
 | NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue - MARINA ABRAMOVIC: THE ARTIST IS PRESENT August 6, 2012. Paepcke Auditorium, Aspen, CO. For 40 years, Serbian-born Marina Abramović has redefined art by using her own body as the medium. Often pushing the boundaries of extreme endurance, this art world superstar creates performances that challenge, shock and move viewers. Matthew Akers' intelligent portrait offers a compelling look into Abramović's many selves as she prepares for the biggest show of her career, the 2010 Museum of Modern Art retrospective. Spirited, emotional, pragmatic, reflective, Abramović speaks with eloquent clarity and humor about the core tenets of her artistic practice, namely always being in the present moment. Akers' camera also captures the hard-working artist cooking at home, reconnecting with her former art and life partner, posing for a fashion shoot, and training an ensemble of young performers. An audience award winner at the Berlin Film Festival, Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present provides articulate insight into the oft-misunderstood medium of performance while taking penetrating look into the eyes–and humanity–of an extraordinary artist. (U.S., 2012, 106m). Q&A with Special Guest: Director Matthew Akers. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Monday, August 6, 2012, 7:30 pm (Doors open at 6:45 pm) Paepcke Auditorium $20 Contact Aspen Show Tickets at (970) 920-5770 Purchase tickets online at www.aspenshowtix.com or call (970) 920-5770 Tickets on sale June 20. |
 | McCloskey Speaker Series: A Conversation with Republican Governors August 1, 2012. Aspen, CO. Featuring Governor Chris Christie, Governor Nikki Haley, Governor Bobby Jindal, Governor Bob McDonnell, Governor Scott Walker. Moderated by Walter Isaacson. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 6:00 - 7:00pm *Time change. Previously 5:00 - 6:00pm* Greenwald Pavilion Complimentary for Fellows SOF Hotline, sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980 Use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980. Society of Fellows donors receive priority registration and complimentary tickets. Tickets go on sale two weeks before the event. Please do not request tickets until July 18. |
 | Society of Fellows Discussion Reception - China: Economic Engine of Global Growth or Source of Instability? |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Thursday, August 2, 2012, 3:00 - 4:30 pm *Date change from July 31* Lauder Room, Koch Building Complimentary for Fellows Patrick Kelly at patrick.kelly@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7924 Register online or use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org, (970) 544-7980. Exclusive event for Society of Fellows members |
July 2012 | |
 | Aspen Writers' Foundation presents Scribes & Scribblers (for children) All July, 2012. Aspen, CO. Now in its 21st year, our Scribes & Scribblers creative writing camps and workshops for kids are more popular than ever! We invite young writers to romp through different lands and discover words, pictures, and stories while making new friends. Join us this summer and write books, jokes, plays, and poetry - and finish the camp with an official author party, performance, and/or exhibition of their work. No matter which camp a child chooses, each is a cool and creative adventure with words. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | July, 2012, various times Aspen, CO. Camps range from $270 - $300 for AWF and SOF members. Scholarships available. Lauren Lowinger at lauren@aspenwriters.org or (970) 925-3122 ext. 4# Click here to register. SOF members always attend Writers' Foundation Events at the AWF members' rate More information on the Aspen Writers' Foundation's website |
 | NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue - THE HOUSE I LIVE IN July 30, 2012. Paepcke Auditorium, Aspen, CO. Known for his razor sharp ability to transform political issues into compelling narratives, Eugene Jarecki's latest documentary—winner of the coveted Sundance Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Documentary—takes a penetrating look at America's War on Drugs. Since its inception 40 years ago, over 45 million arrests have been made, turning the United States into the world's largest jailer. Millions of lives have been lost or wasted; families and impoverished communities have been destroyed; but yet drugs are more available than ever before. From the dealer to the narcotics officer, the inmate to the federal judge, the film shares the stories of individuals at all levels involved in the problem of drugs in our society, including the filmmaker's touching personal example of his childhood nanny's family. Comprehensive in scope and brilliant in its thesis, The House I Live In asks questions that not many are willing to ask…or answer as it hopefully considers how to effect change. (U.S., 2012, 110m) Q&A with Producer David Kuhn. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Monday, July 30, 2012, 7:30 pm (Doors open at 6:45 pm) Paepcke Auditorium $20 Contact Aspen Show Tickets at (970) 920-5770 Purchase tickets online at www.aspenshowtix.com or call (970) 920-5770 Tickets on sale June 20. |
 | McCloskey Speaker Series: A Conversation with Tina Brown AT CAPACITY July 27, 2012. Aspen, CO. *Date change* Moderated by Walter Isaacson. Tina Brown is the editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast and Newsweek. She is the author of the 2007 New York Times best-seller The Diana Chronicles. Brown is the former editor of Tatler, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and Talk magazines, and host of CNBC's "Topic A with Tina Brown." |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Friday, July 27, 2012, 5:30 - 6:30pm *Previosuly scheduled for July 20* Paepcke Auditorium Complimentary for Fellows SOF Hotline, sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980 Use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980. Society of Fellows donors receive priority registration and complimentary tickets. Tickets go on sale two weeks before the event. Please do not request tickets until July 13. |
 | Closing Discussion of Aspen Security Forum July 28, 2012. Greenwald Pavilion, Aspen, CO. A conversation with Vice Admiral Robert S. Harward, Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command, moderated by Wolf Blitzer, CNN. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Saturday, July 28, 2012, 5:30-6:45 p.m. Greenwald Pavilion $20 Contact Aspen Show Tickets Purchase tickets online at www.aspenshowtix.com or call (970) 920-5770 |
 | "Homeland" Screening and Discussion July 26, 2012. Paepcke Auditorium, Aspen, CO. Featuring powerful segments from Showtime's "Homeland" series. Discussion following with Alex Cary, Executive Producer, "Homeland," Showtime; Mitchell Silber, Director, NYPD Intelligence Division; Richard Ben-Veniste, Former Commissioner, 9/11 Commission; and moderated by Suzanne Kelly, CNN. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Thursday, July 26, 2012, 8:00-9:30 p.m Paepcke Auditorium $20 Contact Aspen Show Tickets Purchase tickets online at www.aspenshowtix.com or call (970) 920-5770 |
 | McCloskey Speaker Series: In collaboration with the Aspen Security Forum At the Point of the Spear: The Role of Special Operations Forces in America's Post-9/11, Post-Iraq/Afghanistan Defense Strategy July 25, 2012. Aspen, CO. A conversation with William H. McRaven, commander of US Special Operations Command, moderated by Wolf Blitzer, host of CNN's "The Situation Room." |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 6:00 - 7:15pm Greenwald Pavilion Complimentary for Fellows SOF Hotline, sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980 Use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980. Society of Fellows donors receive priority registration and complimentary tickets. Tickets go on sale two weeks before the event. Please do not request tickets until July 11. |
 | Aspen Security Forum July 25-28, 2012. Aspen, CO. The Aspen Security Forum will bring together top-level government officials, industry leaders, and leading thinkers for three days of discussions on the state of: aviation security, maritime security, border security, mass transit security, intelligence, critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, counterterrorism strategy, terrorism finance, and more. Preliminary speakers are featured here. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Wednesday, July 25- Saturday, July 28,2012, various times Aspen Meadows Resort SOF Pass: $1,200; individual session tickets on sale in July at www.aspenshowtix.com Deborah Murphy at deborah.murphy@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7955 Register online Society of Fellows donors receive priority registration and discounted passes. Presented by the Aspen Institute's Homeland Security Program, in partnership with the New York Times. More information at The Aspen Security Forum's website. Tickets for the three Individual sessions can also be purchased in person at the Wheeler or by calling 970-920-5770. |
 | Society of Fellows Dialogue: Impact Investing and Assessment for Emerging Markets July 24, 2012. Aspen, CO. Featuring Randall Kempner, Executive Director of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) at the Aspen Institute, a global network of organizations that propel entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Dialogues are offered for Aspen Leaf, President's, Chairman's, and Gold Leaf Society Fellows. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 5:30 - 7:00pm Aspen Meadows Campus Complimentary for Aspen Leaf through Gold Leaf Society Fellows Patrick Kelly at patrick.kelly@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7924 Use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980. Exclusive event for Society of Fellows members. Dialogues are offered for Aspen Leaf, President's, Chairman's, and Gold Leaf Society Fellows. |
 | Society of Fellows Symposium: What Does It Mean to be American?: The Roots of the Immigration Debate |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | July 18-21, 2012, 8:30am-12:30pm Aspen, CO $475 Participant, $250 Auditor Patrick Kelly (970) 544-7924 or patrick.kelly@aspeninstitute.org Register online or call Patrick Kelly. Exclusive event for Society of Fellows members Limit 35. Opening reception followed by three half-day sessions. |
 | Society of Fellows Discussion Reception: Super PACs and the Modern Political System July 23, 2012. Aspen, CO. Featuring Jane Harman, Director, President and CEO, Woodrow Wilson Center. She resigned from Congress in 2011 to join the Woodrow Wilson Center as its first female Director, President and CEO. Representing the aerospace center of California during nine terms in Congress, Harman served on all the major security committees: six years on Armed Services, eight years on Intelligence, and four on Homeland Security. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Monday, July 23, 2012, 5:30 - 7:00 pm Private home Complimentary for Fellows Patrick Kelly at patrick.kelly@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7924 At capacity. Exclusive event for Society of Fellows members Limited space available. |
 | NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue - DIANA VREELAND: THE EYE HAS TO TRAVEL July 23, 2012. Paepcke Auditorium, Aspen, CO. "A new dress doesn't get you anywhere; it's the life you're living in the dress, and the sort of life you had lived before, and what you will do in it later." Diana Vreeland lived life to the fullest in each and every couture gown she wore. And as the quick-witted editor of Harper's Bazaar and later, Vogue, she transmitted her enthusiasms for life and fashion to the world. In the award-winning Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, the fashion icon's legacy lives on, following Vreeland's story from Belle Epoque Paris, where she was born in 1902, through her successful career in print, to her groundbreaking exhibitions of haute couture at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Costume Institute. Interweaving lively interviews with Vreeland by George Plimpton and personal anecdotes from Anjelica Huston, Diane von Furstenberg, Manolo Blahnik and many others with captivating period footage, the film is just as original, colorful, and exuberant as Diana Vreeland herself. (U.S., 2011, 86m). Q&A with Special Guest Following. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Monday, July 23, 2012, 7:30 pm Paepcke Auditorium $20 Contact Aspen Show Tickets at (970) 920-5770 Purchase tickets online at www.aspenshowtix.com or call (970) 920-5770 Tickets on sale June 20. |
 | Society of Fellows Discussion Reception: China's Impact on Conservation Efforts in Africa July 16, 2012. Aspen, CO. China is Africa's biggest trading partner and buys more than one-third of its oil from the continent. What are the implications on regional conservation efforts? What role should governments and NGOs have in allocating Africa's resources? And what are the implications for US foreign policy? Featuring Patrick Bergin, Executive Director of the African Wildlife Foundation; in conversation with David Monsma, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Energy and Environment policy program. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Monday, July 16, 2012, 5:30 - 7:00 pm Private Home Complimentary for Fellows Patrick Kelly at patrick.kelly@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7924 Register online or use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org, (970) 544-7980. Exclusive event for Society of Fellows members |
 | Building the Wealth of Tomorrow's America: A Conversation with Ambassador Andrew Young and Kabir Sehgal July 12, 2012. Aspen, CO. If the Occupy Wall Street movement gave voice to the challenge of inequality, legendary Civil Rights leader Andrew Young and banker and author Kabir Sehgal will take up the challenge with a more practical dialogue about how to create more savings and wealth in American households, strengthen middle-class opportunity, and in doing so improve the economic future of the country. Moderated by Jared Sandberg, editor of Bloomberg.com. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Thursday, July 12, 2012, 4:00 - 5:30pm Doerr-Hosier Center Complimentary for Society of Fellows and Aspen Community Donors Colby Farber (202) 736-2533; Colby.farber@aspeninstitute.org Use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980. This discussion is hosted by the Aspen Institute Initiative on Financial Security (Aspen IFS). For more information on Aspen IFS' work visit www.aspenifs.org. |
 | Society of Fellows Dialogue: Manufacturing and Society in the 21st Century July 12, 2012. Aspen, CO. With Tom Duesterberg, Executive Director. This Aspen Institute program brings business, government, and opinion leaders together to discuss, analyze, build consensus, and advocate on many of the important problems and opportunities affecting the future of this crucial sector in an increasingly globalized economy. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Thursday, July 12, 2012, 5:30 - 7:00pm Aspen Meadows Campus Complimentary for Fellows Patrick Kelly at patrick.kelly@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7924 Use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980. Exclusive event for Society of Fellows members. Dialogues are offered for Aspen Leaf, President's, Chairman's, and Gold Leaf Society Fellows. |
 | Society of Fellows Luncheon: Breakthrough Strategies for the Bottom Billion |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Friday, July 13, 2012, 12:00-2:00 pm Kaufman Room, Doerr-Hosier Center 1 participant $30, 2 participants $60. Patrick Kelly at patrick.kelly@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7924 Register online or use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org, (970) 544-7980. Exclusive event for Society of Fellows members. |
 | Susman Conversations about the Constitution and the Courts: A Conversation with Justice Anthony Kennedy Underwritten by Ellen Susman in honor of her husband Steve Susman. Presented by the Aspen Institute Justice and Society Program July 11, 2012. Aspen, CO. Featuring The Honorable Anthony Kennedy, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, co-moderated by Akhil Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University and Elliot Gerson, The Aspen Institute. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 6:00 - 7:00pm Greenwald Pavilion Complimentary for Fellows SOF Hotline, sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980 Use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980. Please arrive early. Parking is limited and all unclaimed reserved tickets will be released for sale to the public 15 minutes prior to the start of the event. Reserved tickets can be picked up in the Paepcke Gallery one hour before the start of the event. |
 | McCloskey Speaker Series: Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs July 10, 2012. Aspen, CO. Featuring Walter Isaacson, Aspen Institute CEO and author of Steve Jobs (2011), Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007), Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (2003), and Kissinger: A Biography (1992), and coauthor of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made (1986). |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Tuesday, July 10, 2012, 6:30 - 7:30pm Greenwald Pavilion Complimentary for Fellows SOF Hotline, sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980 Use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980. Society of Fellows donors receive priority registration and complimentary tickets. Please arrive early. Parking is limited and all unclaimed reserved tickets will be released for sale to the public 15 minutes prior to the start of the event. Reserved tickets can be picked up in the Paepcke Gallery one hour before the start of the event. |
 | Society of Fellows Discussion Reception: Diplomacy and the Free Exchange of Ideas in North Korea July 9, 2012. Aspen, CO. Featuring Ambassador Christopher Hill, Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver. Ambassador Hill previously served as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Monday, July 9, 2012, 5:00 - 6:30 pm Private Home Complimentary for Fellows Patrick Kelly at patrick.kelly@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7924 Use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980. Exclusive event for Society of Fellows members |
 | Society of Fellows Luncheon: The Evolution of the Republican Party, From Eisenhower to the Tea Party |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Friday, July 6, 2012, 12:30-2:00 pm Doerr-Hosier Center 1 participant $30, 2 participants $60. Patrick Kelly at patrick.kelly@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7924 At Capacity. Exclusive event for Society of Fellows members |
 | Socrates Society Benefit Dinner July 7, 2012. Aspen, CO. Walter Isaacson will moderate a discussion on "The Digital Future" featuring Marissa Mayer, vice president of location and local services at Google, and Thomas Gensemer, managing partner at Blue State Digital. Tarek and Shiva Farouki and David and Lisa Hernand are dinner chairs. Gary and Laura Lauder are honorees. Dinner proceeds will benefit the Socrates Program. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Saturday, July 7, 5:30 - 10:00 pm Doerr-Hosier Center Starting at $475 per person; tables also available Becky Ward at becky.ward@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7925 Register Online or Download Registration Form As this is a benefit dinner, there is no discount for Fellows. More Information |
| 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival June 27-July 3, 2012. Aspen, CO. Entering its eighth year, the Aspen Ideas Festival will gather 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. Many Fellows took advantage of early registration for the 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival and will enjoy the conversation packed exploration of some of the most important ideas and issues we face; a preliminary list of speakers has just been posted on the AIF web site. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Session 1: June 27-30; Session 2 June 30-July 3. Most days are 7:45 am - 11 pm Aspen Meadows Resort, Hotel Jerome, Limelight Hotel, and more! Festival Passes are sold out. Deborah Murphy at deborah.murphy@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7955 Individual tickets will be available for sale in June. Early registration, discount, SOF receptions during the Ideas Festival. More information on the Aspen Ideas Festival's website |
| June 2012 | |
 | Vanguard Chapter Discussion Reception: The Inadequacy of Facts: African Media and the Good Society |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 5:00-6:30 pm Private Home. Aspen, CO. Complimentary for SOF Vanguard members. Isadora Wagner at isadora.wagner@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7994 Contact Isadora Wagner or use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org, (970) 544-7980 Exclusive event for SOF Vanguard Chapter members. By invitation only. Click here for more information on the Vanguard Chapter. |
 | 2012 Aspen Environment Forum June 22-25, 2012. Aspen CO. For the last four years, the Aspen Institute and National Geographic have joined forces on the Aspen Environment Forum to gather a broad spectrum of key thought leaders for rich and engaging dialogue on the challenges of reconciling Earth's finite resources with its ability to sustain our expanding human needs. For the 5th year of the Forum, our theme will be Living in the New Normal and is based on the science from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) recently released climate "normals"; for the US, which documents that the country's long-term average temperature has warmed by half a degree in the last decade. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Friday, June 22 - Monday, June 25, 2012 Aspen Meadows Resort, Aspen, CO $1,500 / $1,200 for Society of Fellows Deborah Murphy at deborah.murphy@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7955 Register Online Early registration, registration discount More information on the Aspen Environment Forum website: www.aspenenvironment.org |
 | Opening Reception for the Society of Fellows: The Artist as Leader in Society with Firoozeh Dumas, Colum McCann and Ishmael Beah June 22, 2012. Aspen, CO. Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson will welcome Society of Fellows members and provide an update on the worldwide work of the Institute. He will then lead a conversation on the role of the artist as leader in society with Firoozeh Dumas, author of Funny in Farsi; Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin; and Ishmael Beah, author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Friday, June 22, 2012, 3:00-4:30 pm Aspen Meadows Restaurant and Merrill Patio, Aspen, CO. Complimentary for Fellows and AWF National Council Patrick Kelly at patrick.kelly@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7924 Use the SOF Reservations Hotline: sof@aspeninstitute.org or (970) 544-7980. Exclusive event for Society of Fellows members and AWF National Council Please plan to attend our opening reception; greet old friends, and welcome our newest Fellows |
 | Aspen Writers' Foundations Presents The Great Read April - June, 2012. Aspen, CO. Now in its fourth year, The Great Read is an Aspen Writers' Foundation initiative designed to get as many people as possible reading and talking about the same literary works at the same time. This spring, the Great Read shines a spotlight on modern Latin America and the Caribbean through a sampling of short fiction, narrative nonfiction, poetry, and song, centered on themes of immigration, assimilation and alienation. The 2012 Great Read reading list features authors Luis Alberto Urrea, Edwidge Danticat, and Gioconda Belli, as well as the songs of Perla Batalla. The program continues into June, culminating with the 2012 Aspen Summer Words Literary Festival, titled Solazú: Celebrating the Stories of Latin America and the Carribbean. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | April - June, 2012, various times Aspen, CO. Many are complimentary. Please check The Great Read website for specific event costs. Lauren Lowinger at lauren@aspenwriters.org or (970) 925-3122 ext. 4# SOF members always attend Writers' Foundation Events at the AWF members' rate More information on the Aspen Writers' Foundation's The Great Read website |
 | 36th Annual Aspen Summer Words - Solazú Celebrating Stories from Latin America and the Caribbean June 17 - 22, 2012. Aspen, CO. This year's festival, "Solazú," will celebrate the rich literary heritage of our neighbors to the south: Latin America and the Caribbean. Traveling the spine, seas and islands of the Americas, Aspen Summer Words 2012 will explore one of the most ancient and diverse regions on the planet. With leading Latin American and Caribbean authors at the helm, our festival will traverse vast distances, 14 millennia, 51 territories, 6500 miles, and more than 1000 languages to reveal the soulful stories that unite us all. Festival Presenters include Daniel Alarcón, Gioconda Belli, Edwidge Danticat, Francisco Goldman, Romero Lubambo, Orlando Patterson, Luís Pérez, Luís J. Rodriguez, Luís Torres, Luis Alberto Urrea, and Claudia Villela. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | June 17 - 22, 2012, various times Doerr-Hosier Center, Aspen Meadows Campus, Aspen, CO. Passes are $200 for individuals; $150 for retreat students and AWF members. Lauren Lowinger at lauren@aspenwriters.org or (970) 925-3122 ext. 4# SOF members always attend Writers' Foundation Events at the AWF members' rate More information on the Aspen Writers' Foundation's website |
 | Global Spa and Wellness Summit 2012 June 3-6, 2012. Aspen, CO The leading international event for spa and wellness executives is collaborating with the Aspen Institute to gather high-profile thought-leaders from the medical, business and policy sectors for a critical, engaging three days of debate about the very future of health and wellness - and more innovative, expansive concepts that can move us beyond costly, "sickness-based" traditional healthcare paradigms. |
| Date, Time: Location: Cost: Contact Person: To Attend: SOF Benefits: Comments: | Sunday, June 3 - Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Aspen Meadows Campus, Aspen, CO. $2,390 - Delegate rate for all senior executive invitees / $895 - Spouse/Significant Other rate Dulcy Gregory, 212-716-1199 Register online or call Dulcy.SOF members are invited to attend. Click here for more information. |
