Independence Day Ceremony

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Date

Sat Jul 4, 2015
11:00am – 1:00pm

Location

Wye River, MD , United States
Wye River Conference Cetner

Hosts

The gravesite of Declaration of Independence signer, William Paca, and formal gardens of Houghton House serve as the backdrop for celebrating Independence Day at the Aspen Institute’s Wye River campus.

The keynote presentation, “Becoming U.S. – Values, Choices and the Formation of a Nation” will be given by Robert Forloney, Adjunct Professor at Goucher College, and former director of the Breene M. Kerr Center for Chesapeake Studies at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.

The gravesite of Declaration of Independence signer, William Paca, and formal gardens of Houghton House serve as the backdrop for celebrating Independence Day at the Aspen Institute’s Wye River campus. The keynote presentation, “Becoming U.S. – Values, Choices and the Formation of a Nation” will be given by Robert Forloney, Adjunct Professor at Goucher College, and former director of the Breene M. Kerr Center for Chesapeake Studies at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.

2019 Aspen Institute Roundtable on Spectrum Policy (AIRS)

This year’s roundtable will review the 2012 PCAST call for a shift in policy, scoring its recommendations and the ensuing efforts to implement them.

2019 Socrates Emerging Governance Leaders Seminar

In this seminar, we will examine governance systems, the creation of Congress, and precedent-setting legal interpretations of the role of Congress. This seminar will build on these foundations to consider governance and responsibilities in pursuit of an inclusive republic.

Seventh Annual Leaders Forum Retreat

The upcoming Leaders Forum Retreat takes place at the Aspen campus in Wye River, Maryland in June 2019.

Aspen Institute Roundtable on Spectrum Policy (AIRS)

This year’s roundtable will center on the tensions between satellite use of spectrum and terrestrial uses. What new approaches should policy-makers consider in relation to sharing of satellite and terrestrial spectrum? What provisions prevent the highest and best uses of spectrum? And who should manage the possible shared usage?