Society of Fellows

Recent Events - Washington

Recent Events In Washington, DC

May 2012
Albright Book Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series featuring Madeleine Albright
May 4, 2012, Washington, DC. Madeleine Albright will be discussing her soon-to-be-published, "Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948". Moderated by Walter Isaacson.
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Comments:		 Friday, May 4, 2012, 12:00-2:00pm
Embassy of the Czech Republic, Washington, DC
No cost.
Devon Rodonets (202) 736-3844 or devon.rodonets@aspeninstitute.org
By invitation only.

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April 2012
Washington DC Society of Fellows Days in DC
April 11-12, 2012, The Aspen Institute, Washington, DC. All Society of Fellows are invited to learn more about the work of the Aspen Institute through lively conversations with directors of the Institute’s policy programs and leadership initiatives. Hosted by Walter Isaacson. These special discussions will take place over a series of afternoon, evening, and morning programs.
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Comments:		 Wednesday and Thursday, April 11-12, 2012
One Dupont Circle, Suite 700, Washington, DC
No cost for programs or dinner.
Patrick Kelly (970) 544-7924 or patrick.kelly@aspeninstitute.org
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Exclusive event for Society of Fellows
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March 2012
End of Illness The Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series with David Agus
March 26, 2012, Washington, DC. David Agus is a professor of medicine and engineering at the USC Keck School of Medicine and heads USC’s Westside Cancer Center and the Center for Applied Molecular Medicine. He discusses his book The End of Illness (Free Press). The End of Illness is a bold call for all of us to become our own personal health advocates, and a dramatic departure from orthodox thinking. This is a seminal work that promises to revolutionize how we live. Moderated by Walter Isaacson.
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Comments:		 Monday, March 26, 2012, 12:00 - 1:30pm
Washington, DC
Devon Rodonets, (202) 736 3844 or devon.rodonets@aspeninstitute.org
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Society of Fellows are invited to attend.
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February 2012
Pity Billion The Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series with Thomas Frank
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm, The Aspen Institute, Washington, DC. Author Thomas Frank will discuss his new book PITY THE BILLIONAIRE: The Unlikely Resurgence of the American Right (Henry Holt/Metropolitan Books). His previous book is the bestselling 'What’s the Matter with Kansas?'
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Comments:		 Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 12:00-2:00 pm
One Dupont Circle, Suite 700, Washington, DC
No cost
Devon Rodonets (202) 736-3844 or devon.rodonets@aspeninstitute.org
Contact Devon Rodonets.
 
December 2011
Damian Woetzel The Museum as Forum: Creative Dialogues for the 21st Century
December 8, 2011, 1:00-2:30 pm, The Aspen Institute, Washington, DC. This installment of the Washington Ideas Roundtable features Richard Koshalek, Director of the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Koshalek oversees a collection of 11,500 objects that represent pieces by leading artists from the late 19th century to the present day, including paintings, sculpture, mixed media pieces, photography, works on paper, video and film. He is noted for his commitment to new artistic initiatives, including commissioned works, scholarly exhibitions and publications and the building of new facilities that garnered architectural acclaim. Moderated by Damian Woetzel, Director of the Aspen Institute Arts Program and the Harman-Eisner Artist-in-Residence Program.
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Comments:		 Thursday, December 8, 2011, 1:00-2:30 pm
One Dupont Circle, Suite 700, Washington, DC
No cost
Jeff Harris (202) 736-3848 or jeff.harris@aspeninstitute.org
By invitation only. Contact Jeff Harris.
Event not open to the public
This event is part of The Washington Ideas Roundtable Series and hosted by the Aspen Institute’s Arts Program. For more information: Events Calendar
 
Toure The Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series Featuring Touré
December 6, 2011, 12:00-2:00 pm, The Aspen Institute, Washington, DC. Over the past two decades, Touré has become a force in journalism, TV, pop culture criticism, and the literary world. And now, he’s tackling his toughest subject yet. What does it mean to be Black – in 2011? With a foreword by Michael Eric Dyson, Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? What it Means to be Black Now (Free Press) is a fascinating, entertaining, thought-provoking, sobering, angering, and at times laugh-out-loud examination of what it means to be Black in America today.
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Comments:		 Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 12:00-2:00 pm
One Dupont Circle, Suite 700, Washington, DC
No cost
Devon Rodonets (202) 736-3844 or devon.rodonets@aspeninstitute.org
By invitation only. Contact Devon Rodonets.
Event not open to the public
For more information: Events Calendar
 
November 2011
Thomas Duesterberg Does the U.S. Need a National Manufacturing Strategy?
November 30, 2011, 12:00-1:30 pm, The Aspen Institute, Washington, DC. This lunchtime event will discuss whether the United States need a national industrial strategy and will feature Douglas-Holtz Eakin, President, American Action Forum; Ron Blackwell, Chief Economist, AFL-CIO; and Clyde V. Prestowitz, Jr., President, American Action Forum. Moderated by Thomas Duesterberg, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute’s program on Manufacturing and Society in the 21st Century.
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Comments:		Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 12:00-1:30 pm
One Dupont Circle, Suite 700, Washington, DC
No cost
Sue Sumler (202) 736-5853 or sue.sumler@aspeninstitute.org
By invitation only. Contact Sue Sumler.

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Admiral Dennis BlairKey Threats: US Readiness in Perilous Times
November 28, 2011, 12:00-1:30 pm, The Aspen Institute, Washington, DC. Admiral (Ret.) Dennis Blair served as Director of National Intelligence from January 2009 to May 2010. He led sixteen national intelligence agencies, administering a budget of $50 billion and providing integrated intelligence support to the President, Congress and operations in the field. From 2003 to 2006, Admiral Blair was president and chief executive officer of the Institute for Defense Analyses. During his Navy career, Admiral Blair served as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command. Ashore, he served as Director of the Joint Staff and held budget and policy positions on the National Security Council and several major Navy staffs.
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Comments:		Monday, November 28, 2011, 12:00-1:30 pm
One Dupont Circle, Suite 700, Washington, DC
No cost
Josh Diamonstein (202) 736-2904 or josh.diamonstein@aspeninstitute.org
By invitation only. Contact Josh Diamonstein.

Presented by the Homeland Security Program as part of the Washington Ideas Roundtable Series. For more information: Events Calendar
 
Byron DorganThe Historical Journey of Native American Youth
November 16, 2011, 12:00-1:30 pm, The Aspen Institute, Washington, DC. To commemorate Native American Heritage month this November, the Center for Native American Youth will host a roundtable luncheon event. The event will raise awareness of the history, sovereignty, and the current status of the American Indian and Alaska Native population. Senator Byron Dorgan, the Center’s founder, will moderate a discussion panel and take questions from the audience. This expert panel will include a tribal leader, members from the Center’s Board of Advisors and representatives from the administration.
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Comments:		Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 12:00-1:30 pm
One Dupont Circle, Suite 700, Washington, DC
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Josie Raphaelito (202) 736-2905 or josie.raphaelito@aspeninstitute.org
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Presented by the Aspen Institute's Center for Native American Youth. For more information: Events Calendar
 
Daniel YerginThe Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series with Daniel Yergin
November 8, 2011, 12:00-2:00 pm, The Aspen Institute, Washington, DC. Daniel Yergin discusses his book The Quest: The Global Race for Energy, Security, and Power, which has been hailed as “a fascinating saga” about the “quest for sustainable resources of energy” and “the book you must read to understand the future of our economy and our way of life.” He received the Pulitzer Prize for The Prize: the Epic Quest for Oil Money and Power, which became a number one New York Times best seller. Dr. Yergin is also Chairman and Founder of IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates and CNBC’s Global Energy Expert. Moderated by Walter Isaacson, President and CEO of the Aspen Institute.
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Comments:		Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 12:00-2:00 pm
One Dupont Circle, Suite 700, Washington, DC
No cost
Devon Rodonets (202) 736-3844 or devon.rodonets@aspeninstitute.org
By Invitation Only, Contact Devon Rodonets
Event not open to the public.
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October 2011
Impact Investing Book Talk and Reception with Antony Bugg-Levine and Jed Emerson
October 26, 2011, 4:30 pm, The Aspen Institute, Washington, DC. Impact Investing: Transforming How We Make Money While Making a Difference charts the path of a new industry, explaining how impact investing is and can be a positive disruptive force. Impact Investing affirms that it is possible and desirable to address social and environmental problems with investments that generate financial profits. Antony Bugg-Levine and Jed Emerson reveal how impact investing is a transformational vehicle for delivering blended value throughout the investment spectrum. Ultimately, Impact Investing offers a fundamentally optimistic vision about what can be achieved when all our assets work in unison with our values and beliefs.
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 Wednesday, October 26, 2011, 4:30 pm
One Dupont Circle, Suite 700, Washington, DC
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Jessica Leslie (202) 721-5587 or jessica.leslie@aspeninstitute.org
By Invitation Only, Contact Jessica Leslie
Event not open to the public.
Books available for sale on-site. Reception immediately following book talk. Co-presented by the Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation and Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs.
 
George Stevens, Jr. The Washington Ideas Roundtable Series: Creativity in America
October 19, 2011, 12:00-1:30 pm, The Aspen Institute, Washington, DC. George Stevens, Jr. has created a legacy of distinguished work as a writer, director, and producer of motion pictures and television. As a writer and producer Stevens has earned 11 Emmys, two George Foster Peabody Awards for Meritorious Service to Broadcasting, and nine awards from the Writers Guild of America. Currently, Stevens is producing the thirty-second annual “Kennedy Center Honors,” a feature length documentary on the famed political cartoonist Herb Block. Moderated by Damian Woetzel, Director of the Aspen Institute Arts Program.
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 Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 12:00-1:30 pm
One Dupont Circle, Suite 700, Washington, DC
No cost
Jeff Harris (202) 320-9681 or jeff.harris@aspeninstitute.org
By Invitation Only, Contact Jeff Harris
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Robin Wright Farouki Speaker Series with Robin Wright
October 12, 2011, 12:00-1:30 pm, The Aspen Institute, Washington, DC. The Aspen Institute's Farouki Speaker Series will host a lunch discussion with journalist and foreign policy analyst Robin Wright. Wright is the author of Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World and has reported from over 140 countries on six continents throughout her career. Moderated by Walter Isaacson, President and CEO of the Aspen Institute.
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 Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 12:00-1:30 pm
One Dupont Circle, Suite 700, Washington, DC
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Chris Westling (202) 736-2520 or chris.westling@aspeninstitute.org
By Invitation Only, Contact Chris Westling
Event not open to the public.
Presented by Middle East Programs. For more information:
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