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: Culture & Communication
Blog Post | March 20, 2013 | Jeff Harris
At the Aspen Institute, we are regularly trying to bring together top thinkers and leaders from across various fields of work and study to convene and discuss pressing issues. One of our goals is to...
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Event | July 8, 2013 - July 12, 2013 |
Aspen, CO
Aspen Writers' Foundation
Session One: Ages 6 - 8 (limited to 12 students) Cost $300Instructor: Tom Alpern Explore the relationship between writing and visual art and create artistic expressions through words and pictures....
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Event | July 15, 2013 - July 19, 2013 |
Aspen, CO
Aspen Writers' Foundation
Session TwoAges 9 - 11 (limited to 12 students)Cost $300Instructor: Tom AlpernExplore the relationship between writing and visual art and create artistic expressions through words and pictures....
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Blog Post | March 18, 2013 | Jeff Harris
On Tuesday, March 19, Aaron Dworkin, founder and president of the Sphinx Organization and an expert on youth development and diversity in classical music, will join Damian Woetzel,...
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Blog Post | March 15, 2013 | Nayna Sasidharan
Every year, at the close of the Aspen Ideas Festival, a handful of speakers and attendees are asked to give the gathered one big idea—an idea inspired by the many moments blooming on the Aspen campus...
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Video | March 22, 2013
What role can music play in our society? Should artists be more involved in activism? How will art advance our communities, schools and healthcare centers in the 21st century? On March 6, 2013 in...
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Video | February 26, 2013
With Anne-Marie Slaughter, professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University and former director of policy planning for the United States Department of State; and Charles...
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Video | March 20, 2013
A conversation with army combat veteran, businessman and youth advocate Wes Moore. He is author of "The Other Wes Moore."ModeratorWillie Geist, Co-host, NBC's TODAY, MSNBC's Morning Joe.
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Communications and Society Program
The 2012 Forum on Communications and Society (FOCAS) convened August 5-8 in Aspen, Colorado to discuss the movement towards open and innovative governance and develop tangible proposals and...
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Communications and Society Program
Communications Policy
Conference on Communications Policy
Roundtable on Spectrum Policy (AIRS)
Project on Public Service Media
International Digital Economy Accords (IDEA) Project
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