IDEAS | LEADERSHIP | ACTIONSUMMER 2016

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SOCIETY OF FELLOWS denotes Society of Fellows eventsThe Society of Fellows (SOF) is a community of the Institute’s closest friends whose support plays an instrumental role in advancing the mission of the Aspen Institute. Fellows enjoy unparalleled access to Institute programs, most notably exclusive discussion receptions, luncheons, and multi-day symposia, all featuring policy and issue experts. Fellows are the first to know of offerings, receiving special invitations to programs in Aspen; New York; Washington, DC; San Francisco, and elsewhere across the country. Those who wish to engage deeper in the Institute’s work are encouraged to join. An SOF membership is tax-deductible. To learn more, visit aspeninstitute.org/society-fellows.

ASPEN COMMUNITY PROGRAMSThe Aspen Institute hosts dozens of public programs year-round for residents and visitors alike, including the Hurst Student Seminars; Great Books; Great Decisions; Our Society Reimagined; Athens to Aspen; Teen Socrates; the McCloskey Speaker Series; the Hurst Lecture Series; and the Murdock Mind, Body, Spirit Series. These programs offer unique and affordable opportunities for a diverse mix of people to find inspiration in a variety of ways. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we are able to offer need-based scholarships to teens and adults to take part in our programs.

HURST LECTURE SERIES Generously underwritten by the Hurst Family Foundation

MCCLOSKEY SPEAKER SERIESGenerously underwritten by the McCloskey Family Charitable Foundation

MURDOCK MIND, BODY, SPIRIT SERIES Generously underwritten by Gina and Jerry Murdock

NEW VIEWS DOCUMENTARIES & DIALOGUEA collaboration between the Aspen Institute Arts Program and Aspen FilmGenerously underwritten by Leonard Lauder and Jane and Michael Eisner

JUNESaturday, June 4 – Friday, June 10 The Aspen Executive Seminar on Leadership, Values, and the Good Society

Thursday, June 9 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pmThe Earth Works and Land Art of Herbert Bayer TourAnn Mullins, FASLAFree and open to the public

Thursday, June 16 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pmThe Legacy of Herbert Bayer Art Tour Lissa Ballinger, Curator and RegistrarFree and open to the public

Sunday, June 19 – Tuesday, June 21Society of Fellows Two-Day SymposiumRace, Gender and Class: Social Justice through the Lens of Contemporary ArtIn collaboration with the Anderson Ranch Arts CenterModerated by Hank Willis Thomas and Andrea Bowers

Sunday, June 19 – Friday, June 24 Aspen WordsSummer Words Writing Conference and Literary FestivalAnn Hood, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, Dean Bakopoulos, George Hodgeman, Antonya Nelson, Maria Semple, Darin Strauss, Abigail Thomas, Leigh Haber, and Deborah Wiles

Monday, June 20 | 5:30 – 7:30 pmSociety of Fellows Summer Opening ReceptionWalter Isaacson in conversation with Lynda Resnick

Wednesday, June 22 | 6:00 – 9:00 pmAspen Words Annual Benefit DinnerDr. Lucy Kalanithi and Ann Patchett

Thursday, June 23 – Saturday, July 2Aspen Ideas FestivalPresented with The Atlantic

JULYTuesday, July 5 – Monday, July 11 The Justice & Society SeminarJudge Laura Taylor Swain, US District Court for the Southern District of New York; and Daniel Rodriguez, Dean and Harold Washington Professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

Wednesday, July 6 | 6:00 – 8:00 pmSociety of Fellows Vanguard Chapter Summer Reception: The Joke is Mightier Than The Sword: The Role of Satire in PoliticsDr. Bassem Youssef

Thursday, July 7 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pmThe Legacy of Herbert Bayer Art Tour Free and open to the public

Thursday, July 7 | 6:00 – 7:00 pm McCloskey Speaker SeriesThe Human City: Urbanism for the Rest of UsJoel Kotkin, Presidential Fellow in Urban Futures, Chapman University

Friday, July 8 – Monday, July 11Socrates Summer Seminars

Friday, July 8 | 1:00 – 4:00 pmSociety of Fellows ForumArt and Music of the American Mid-CenturyIn collaboration with the Aspen Music Festival and School Leon Botstein, Alan Fletcher, and Barbara Haskell

Friday, July 8 | 6:30 – 7:30 pmMurdock Mind, Body, Spirit SeriesInterfaith Collaboration: Living in a Religiously Diverse DemocracyEboo Patel, Founder and President, Interfaith Youth Core

Saturday, July 9 – Monday, July 11Teen Socrates Seminar

Saturday, July 9 | 6:00 – 9:00 pmSocrates Benefit DinnerHonorees: Ann B. Friedman, Trustee, The Aspen Institute; and Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times Columnist and Pulitzer Prize-Winning AuthorDinner Chairs: Arjun Gupta, Peter Hirshberg, and Laura and Gary LauderDinner tickets: 800-410-3463

Tuesday, July 12 | 4:30 – 5:30 pm McCloskey Speaker SeriesAn Entrepreneur’s Roadmap for Success in the Next Digital RevolutionSteve Case, Co-Founder and Former CEO and Chairman, America Online; Chairman, The Case Foundation; and Walter Isaacson, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute

Thursday, July 14 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pmThe Earth Works and Land Art of Herbert Bayer TourFree and open to the public

Friday, July 15 | 12:30 – 2:30 pmSociety of Fellows LuncheonTrial by the Masses: Modern Investigative Reporting’s Impact on Criminal JusticeRabia Chaudry in conversation with Charlie Firestone

Friday, July 15 | 6:30 – 7:30 pmMurdock Mind, Body, Spirit SeriesFrom Smartphones to Smoking: What Neuroscience Reveals About How We Get HookedDr. Judson Brewer, Director of Research at the Center for Mindfulness, University of Massachusetts

Monday, July 18 | 7:00 pmThe Resnick Aspen Action Forum Opening FilmIn collaboration with NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue

Tuesday, July 19 – Friday, July 22The Resnick Aspen Action Forum

Monday, July 25 | 5:30 – 7:00 pmSociety of Fellows Discussion ReceptionRule of Law and Due Process in the War on TerrorismIn collaboration with the Aspen Security ForumKaren Greenberg

Monday, July 25 | 7:00 pmNEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue

Tuesday, July 26 – Thursday, July 28Society of Fellows Two-Day Symposium Dying to Change: Transforming Care of Serious and Terminal IllnessIn collaboration with the Health, Medicine, and Society ProgramModerated by Diane Meier and BJ Miller

Wednesday, July 27 | 6:00 – 7:00 pm McCloskey Speaker SeriesA Chat with the ChairmanIn collaboration with the Aspen Security Forum General Joseph Dunford, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Thursday, July 28 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pmThe Earth Works and Land Art of Herbert Bayer TourFree and open to the public

Thursday, July 28 | 5:00 – 6:00 pm Aspen Security Forum Speaker to be announced

Friday, July 29 | 5:00 – 6:00 pm Aspen Security Forum The View from the CIAJohn Brennan, Director, Central Intelligence Agency

Saturday, July 30 | 5:00 – 6:00 pmAspen Security ForumSpeaker to be announced

AUGUST Monday, August 1 | 5:00 – 6:30 pmSociety of Fellows Discussion ReceptionThe Future of Artificial Intelligence and the Human RaceStuart Russell

Monday, August 1 | 7:00 pmNEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue

Tuesday, August 2 | 5:30 – 6:30 pmMcCloskey Speaker SeriesThe Presidential Race: Perspectives on the Post-Convention CampaignJonathan Martin, The New York Times; Kathleen Parker, The Washington Post; and Walter Isaacson, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute

Thursday, August 4 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pmThe Legacy of Herbert Bayer Art Tour Free and open to the public

Friday, August 5 | 4:00 – 5:00 pmHurst Lecture SeriesIn collaboration with the Aspen Strategy Group Program will be announced in early summer

Saturday, August 6The 23rd Annual Summer Celebration and GalaConversation | 5:00 – 6:15 pmBenefit Dinner | 6:30 – 9:00 pmHonorees: Sheri Schultz, Co-Founder, The Schultz Family Foundation; and Howard Schultz, Chairman and CEO, Starbucks Dinner Chairs: Melony and Adam LewisConversation only tickets: 970-920-5770 Dinner tickets: 800-410-3463

Sunday, August 7 – Wednesday, August 10Society of Fellows Three-Day SymposiumThe Asylum Crisis in Europe: Policies and Implications for Europe and Beyond Moderated by Courtland Robinson and TBA

Monday, August 8 | 4:00 – 5:30 pmHurst Lecture SeriesBright Minds in New MediaBryn Mooser, Co-Founder and CEO, RYOT News; Olivia Ma, News Manager, YouTube; Sterling Proffer, GM, VICE Media; Julia Turner, Editor in Chief, Slate; and Walter Isaacson, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute

Monday, August 8 | 7:00 pmNEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue

Wednesday, August 10 | 5:30 – 7:00 pmSociety of Fellows Discussion ReceptionBehind the Scenes on the Campaign TrailMichael Steele and Patti Solis Doyle in conversation with Mickey Edwards

Thursday, August 11 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pmThe Legacy of Herbert Bayer Art Tour Free and open to the public

Thursday, August 11 | 6:00 – 7:00 pmMurdock Mind, Body, Spirit SeriesMind: A Journey to the Heart of Being HumanDr. Daniel Siegel, Professor, UCLA School of Medicine; Founding Co-Director, Mindful Awareness Research Center

Friday, August 12 | 9:30 am – 1:00 pmSociety of Fellows Forum Ethics in Sports: What’s Fair to Expect Today in the Pursuit of Victory?In collaboration with the Sports and Society Program Jonathan Vaughters and Tom Farrey

Saturday, August 13 | 2:00 – 3:00 pmMcCloskey Speaker SeriesDemocratic Governors Panel: A State’s-Eye View of America in 2016 and Beyond

Tuesday, August 16 | 10:00 am – 2:00 pmSociety of Fellows ForumBreakthroughs in the Science of LearningIn collaboration with the Education and Society ProgramDr. Marc Brackett, Dr. Carol Dweck and Dr. Laurence Steinberg Tuesday, August 16 | 5:30 – 6:30 pmMcCloskey Speaker SeriesRepublican Governors Panel: A State’s-Eye View of America in 2016 and Beyond

Wednesday, August 17 | 5:30 – 7:00 pmSociety of Fellows Discussion ReceptionWhat is Wrong with the War on Drugs?Johann Hari

Thursday, August 18 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pmThe Earth Works and Land Art of Herbert Bayer Tour Free and open to the public

Friday, August 19 | 4:30 – 6:30 pmSociety of Fellows Summer Closing BBQSpeaker TBA

Saturday, August 20 – Friday, August 26The Aspen Executive Seminar on Leadership, Values, and the Good Society

Tuesday, August 23 – Friday, August 26Society of Fellows Three-Day SymposiumDante and the Origins of the Modern WorldIn collaboration with Friends of FlorenceModerated by Dr. William Cook and Ross King

Thursday, August 25 | 2:00 – 5:00 pmSociety of Fellows ForumElections that Speak to Us Today, Through the Lens of Ken Burns Ken Burns

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