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
Publication | October 1, 2012 | Amy Garmer
Communications and Society Program
This report addresses critical deficits in connectivity and the freedom to communicate in the Western Hemisphere. The report highlights connectivity, competition, censorship and protection of...
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Communications and Society Program
Power-Curve Society, written by David Bollier, examines how technological innovation is restructuring productivity and the social and economic impact resulting from these changes. It addresses the...
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Publication | March 12, 2013 | William Webb
Communications and Society Program
The 2012 Aspen Institute Roundtable on Spectrum Policy (AIRS) convened shortly after the presidential election to consider ways that spectrum policy could improve the economy through innovation. The...
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Communications and Society Program
The Roundtable on Information Technology is a private seminar of 25-30 business executives, government leaders, and visionaries. It examines the implications of emerging information technologies on...
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Communications and Society Program
The Aspen Institute Conference on Communications Policy brings together 25-30 key decision makers from the telecommunications and information industries, user and consumer groups, academics, non...
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Blog Post | March 4, 2013 | Mary Cappabianca
With snow heading toward our offices in Aspen and DC, it's proving true that March comes in like a lion, as the saying goes. Our events this month will keep you engaged and inspired no matter the...
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Blog Post | March 4, 2013 | Erin Bailey
The Aspen Institute’s Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) will honor five Native American youth as “Champions for Change” in a series of events March 4-6, 2013. This program, inspired by a White...
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Aspen Institute Arts Program
Contact: Bonnie Goodman for The Music Center213-308-9539bgoodman@goodmancommunicationsgroup.comErica Sheftman for The Aspen Institute917-640-0670erica.sheftman@aspeninstitute.orgROLE OF THE...
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Blog Post | February 27, 2013 | Nayna Sasidharan
Calling emerging leaders in any industry (between ages 28 to 45) to meet in Aspen, CO to explore contemporary, pressing leadership issues in expert-moderated seminars. Registration is now open for...
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Video | March 4, 2013
Anne-Marie Slaughter, professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University and author of the highly-read Atlantic.com article: 'Can Women Have it all?' discussing that and...
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