The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues.
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Displaying What We Do: Convenings
Homeland Security Program
The Aspen Institute and AGT International are pleased to launch the Ambassadors’ Security Roundtable, a new initiative to promote greater international understanding and cooperation in the critically...
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Event | April 26, 2013 |
Washington, DC
Franklin Project
This will be the first ever convening of the Franklin Project's Leadership Council. We will present our plan, gather feedback, and build cohesion among Leadership Council members.
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Event | April 12, 2013 |
Aspen, CO
Aspen Writers' Foundation
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...
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Event | February 20, 2013 |
Aspen, CO
Aspen Writers' Foundation
Gretel Ehrlich on "Facing the Wave." The Environmental Writer discusses her book inspired by survivors of the 2011 Japanese tsunami.Winter Words is a series of readings and talks featuring some of...
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Event | May 15, 2013 |
Washington, DC
Manufacturing and Society in the 21st Century
This lunchtime discussion will explore the skills gap in manufacturing and selected efforts to creatively address the problem. The opening presentation by Craig Giffi of Deloitte will update its...
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Event | February 20, 2013 |
Washington, DC
Middle East Programs
The fractured state of Lebanon’s defense strategy, the Lebanese Armed Forces and Hezbollah’s jockeying for defense supremacy, has come under greater scrutiny in 2012, as the conflict and Syria...
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