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Who We Are

Middle East Programs
Maysam AliAssociate DirectorFollow @Maysoumie  Tara ShallalProgram CoordinatorFollow @TShallal  Sarah HarlanAssociate DirectorFollow @SarahAHarlan  Katherine St. OngeNitze... Read More

Past meetings of the Aspen Ministers Forum

Aspen Strategy Group
Regional Security in MENA: Engaging Stakeholders and Sharing Responsibility, Session XV of the Aspen Ministers Forum (March 2013)Set in Marrakech, Morocco, the 15th session of the Aspen... Read More

Past meetings of the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue

Aspen Strategy Group
U.S.-India Dialogue (January 2013)The Aspen Strategy Group and Aspen India organized the 18th session of the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi at a challenging time for an Indian government... Read More

Serving Those Who Served

Event | May 7, 2013 |
Washington, DC
Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation (PSI)
This event is being hosted by the Philanthropy Roundtable in partnership with the Aspen Institute Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation, the Council on Foundations and the George W. Bush... Read More

Aspen Institute Dialogue on Diplomacy and Technology

Communications and Society Program
A new era of global communications has jolted international relations. Citizen-to-citizen communication, once engaged in pen and paper, is now instantly viral on the Internet. The Aspen Institute... Read More

Building Community and Breaking Poverty: How the National Service Movement Contributes to Self-Reliance in Low Income Communities

Event | May 8, 2013 |
Washington, DC
Forum for Community Solutions
This convening will focus on the models and strategies being implemented across the country that are helping to build community self-reliance and leadership, while creating pathways to college and... Read More

FOCAS 2013: Beyond the Tools: Connecting Citizens and their Governments

Communications and Society Program
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Initiative on Smart Energy and Network Technologies (INSENT)

Communications and Society Program
The Initiative on Smart Energy and Network Technologies (INSENT) is a collaboration between the Communications & Society Program and the Energy & Environment Program of the Aspen Institute.... Read More

Winter Words 2013 - Kevin Powers in conversation with Tobias Wolff

Event | February 1, 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... Read More

Winter Words 2013 - Karen Russell in conversation with Elissa Schappell

Event | March 4, 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... Read More

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