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As we close our most successful year of programming in our forty-year history, I profoundly thank all of our donors who have made this year possible. Each one of you has helped to make the Vail Valley a vibrant intellectual community where we can convene locally and truly think globally. Your generosity allowed us not only to present world-class programs but also to make them affordable for our entire community of full and part-time residents.

We all know the Vail Valley is an international destination for skiing and outdoor recreation and that the arts flourish here, but this is also a community where those with intellectual curiosity and a love of learning gather to interact with our

speakers on a wide range of topics. In the Vail Valley, the Vail Symposium is the leader in facilitating your love of lifelong learning. As we head into our winter and summer seasons for 2012, which will be even better than our two seasons in 2011, I hope you will continue to support the Vail Symposium and consider increasing your contribution. With your support there is no limit to what we can do.

Thank you for your commitment to the Vail Symposium and to our community.

James C. RuhChairman, Board of Directors

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Twenty programs over sixteen weeks. That is what the Vail Symposium will bring to you this winter. We have real stars in their field to present just to you. Susan Sarandon will bring her Spin Ping Pong troupe on January 27 and 28. Former Senators Christopher Dodd and Hank Brown will discuss over dinner how to fix the United States Congress. Ambassador Christopher Hill will enlighten us with his unique perspective on Arab Spring. Stefani Jackenthal brings her years of experience as a pro cyclist and extreme athlete to your doorstep. And that is just a small taste of our winter program menu. Yes, the Vail Symposium has stepped it up.

You are invited to join us for our forty-first season of bringing intellectual vitality and enlightened curiosity to the residents and visitors of the Vail Valley. Just wait until you hear what we are planning for the summer.

Alby SegallCEO and President

2011 marked the 40th anniversary of the Vail Symposium. It was not only a time to celebrate, but also a time to look toward the future and the next 40 years of the Vail Symposium. We elevated the quality and impact of our programs and achieved some exciting accomplishments:

•We presented speakers making an impact in our world, from the internationally celebrated artist Christo, to policy makers on our education system and former US Comptroller David Walker on our economy.

•We were covered by national media outlets including C-Span, the Huffington Post, 9News and others.

•We produced 37 stimulating programs with 68 speakers and moderators and reached 5,311 audience members, a 51% increase over 2010!

The Vail Symposium exists for and because of this extraordinary community. I am so grateful to be able to work with such an amazing group of people from our truly engaged board of directors to dedicated volunteers and staff, and last but not least, the many donors who make everything we do possible. Together we enrich and strengthen our community and even effect a change. Thank you all for your invaluable support!

With gratitude,

Liana C. MooreExecutive Director

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TreasurerAllison S. Krausen

Jan BieglerPam BrandmeyerMaureen Brooks

Glenn DavisBob HolmesJay Huffard

Andy KaufmanRob LeVine

Don and Mary RogersJohn and Jamie Stone

advisory CouncilMichael BalkJeff Blattner

Nancy Burton Doris Dewton

Susan Mackin DolanRobert J. Guttman

Michele HoveyElaine Kelton

Barbara KrichbaumKathy Langenwalter

Raj ManickamJamie MetzlVed Nanda

Mary RandallRohn Robbins

Jorge NavasMyrna Sigman

Nancy SlowikowskiPamela Smith

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The story of a love affair with Central Otago - how one

man's dream became a reality through hard work and passion.

This dramatic landscape of mountainous vistas, high altitudes and extremes of climate offer growers and winemakers

conditions that are both challenging and rewarding. Conquering obstacles is what has made Kalex founder Alex Kaufman the

man he is today; share in Alex’s incredible story on www.kalexwines.com

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Blue-Gold Medal at 2011 Sydney International Wine Competition.

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A delicate floral nose deepens into a lush red and black forest fruits, subtle smoked and liquorice. This is balanced by a palate full with textural tannins, freshened by mineral flavours and balancing acidity. The grapes for this exceptional Pinot Noir were harvested from the Van Asch Block in Bendigo, Central Otago. This mountainous, high altitude part of New Zealand is subject to cold winters, hot dry summers and a huge night to day temperature range. It is recognised as the southernmost wine growing district in the world situated at latitude 45° South.

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Winter 2011-2012 Programs

Pg 9 12/29/11 A Taste of Yale in Vail Eric Paddock and the Yale Whiffenpoofs

Pg 10 1/5/12 Rocky Mountain Wild | Wildways for Wildlife Nina-Marie Lister, Harvey Locke and Theodore P. Zoli

Pg 11 1/12/12 Into the Heart of Cold | Eric Larsen

Pg 12 1/20/12 Journey of Hope: Documenting the Work of the Central Asia Institute | Ellen Jaskol and Karin Ronnow

Pg 13 1/26-27/2012 SPiN Vail Ping-Pong Tournament with Susan Sarandon

Pg14 1/31/12 “Doubt” | Rabbi Debra Rappaport, Father Keith Brooks and Dr. Joan Bornstein

Pg 15 2/2/12 The Olympics Now and Then Davis Phinney and Connie Carpenter

Pg 16 2/9/12 “One Land, Two Stories” | Dr. Shaul Gabbay

Pg 17 2/16/12 First Ascents of The Soul - Worldwide Adventure Compassion | Timothy O’Neil

Pg 18 2/19/12 Vail Vignettes

Pg 19 2/23/12 No Barriers | Neal Petersen

Pg 20 3/1/12 The Underbelly of Adventure Journalism | Stefani Jackenthal

Pg 21 3/4/12 Frenemies? Are China and India destined for conflict? Jamie Metzl

Pg 22 3/15/12 Climate Change | Yvo de Boer

Pg 23 3/24/12 The World’s Most Wanted Art: Recovering Looted Art Monica Dugot and Michael Lacher

Pg 24 3/30/12 Thomas Benton: Art & Activism Daniel Joseph Watkins and Terry Minger

Pg 25 4/5/12 Arab Spring: Unintended Consequences Ambassador Christopher Hill

Pg 26 4/9/12 Banks and Their Role in Economic Revival Don Childears and Jim Basey

Pg 27 4/22/12 What is Wrong with Congress and how do We Fix It? Senators Christopher Dodd and Hank Brown

Best Value: Winter Season Pass$180 | $138 VS DonorsA part of our mission is to provide affordable programs to the community.To assist in achieving this goal we are offering the community theopportunity to purchase a season pass at a highly discounted rate. This winter you can purchase a Winter Season Pass that includes all regular programs* with a total value of $300/$230 for only $180/$138.

*The season pass does not include fundraisers, special donor events, or speaker dinners. Tickets are non-transferable. Limited quantity available.

Donor Ticket PricingDid you know you can receive $10 off the ticket price of most programs?

Donate $150 per couple and you will receive the member price and you’ll receive a tax receipt for your donation. For more information on donor benefits, please refer to page 33.

Ticket Sales Please note all ticket and/or pass sales are final and non-refundable.

Tickets and passes must be paid for at the time of purchase and are transferable. Complimentary tickets offered to donors per the benefits schedule are not transferable.

Ticket Donations If you are unable to attend a program, please call our office at (970)

476-0954 to donate your tickets to area students. You will receive a tax acknowledgement for each ticket you return and the sincere gratitude of the Vail Symposium.

SeatingThere is no reserved seating at any of our programs. Special

accommodations are available for those that may need assistance.

Program OfferingsWe are not a political organization. we strive to present speakers who

can address thoughts and ideas from all viewpoints. our speakers’ views do not necessarily represent the views of the Board and the Vail Symposium.

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A Taste of Yale in Vail RoBeRt ADAMs AnD tHe YALe WHIFFenPooFs Art & Culture

Presented by Larry and Stephanie Flinn and Jay and Kirk Huffard.

In this two-part program, attendees will enjoy a presentation on the works of photographer Robert Adams by Denver Art Museum Curator of Photography and Yale alumni, Eric Paddock. His presentation will be followed by a performance of the unaccompanied voices of the famed Yale Whiffenpoofs.

Robert Adams’ exhibit titled, “Robert Adams: The Place We Live, A Retrospective Selection of Photographs,” is currently on view at the Denver Art Museum. The exhibition features more than 200 black and white photos spanning Adams’ 45-year career, showcasing the artistic legacy of the American photographer and his longstanding engagement with the contemporary Western landscape. Adams lived and worked in Colorado for nearly 30 years. Many of his most acclaimed images were taken in the Rocky Mountain region. The exhibition, organized by the Yale University Art Gallery, is on view until January 2, 2012, in the museum’s Gallagher Family Gallery.

Every year, 14 senior Yale men are selected to be in the Whiffenpoofs, the world’s oldest and best known collegiate a cappella group. Founded in 1909, the Whiffs began as a senior quartet that met for weekly concerts at Mory’s Temple Bar. Today, the group has become one of Yale’s most celebrated traditions. They sing everything from the traditional Yale fight song to jazz standards to Motown and often perform original pieces written for the group by one of its members. They take their repertoire across the country and around the globe, and their touring schedule of more than 200 shows annually is so industrious that many of them take a year off to focus solely on the Whiffs.

Join the Vail Symposium and the Four Seasons for a private dinner with Eric Paddock at Flame Restaurant following the program. The three-course dinner with wine pairings and program tickets is available for only $140. RSVP by December 19.

Presented in partnership with the Denver Art Museum and the Colorado Yale Association. Sponsored in part by the Four Seasons Vail. Special thanks to the Mayer family.

Thursday, december 29, 2011 Four Seasons Resort Vail | Vail

Time: 4:30 pm Eric Paddock on Robert Adams 6:15 pm Whiffenpoofs

Tickets: $25 Lecture & Performance $140 Lecture, Performance & Dinner

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Rocky Mountain Wild WILDWAYs FoR WILDLIFe, PAneL Hot Topics

Wildlife, like people, must move in order to meet their daily needs. Yet oftentimes our transportation systems stand in the way of wildlife. Colorado’s Interstate 70 (I-70) between Golden and Glenwood Springs presents the biggest obstacle to wildlife movement in our region.

For over a decade, the Colorado Department of Transportation has been working on plans to relieve congestion along I-70. This planning effort has provided a unique opportunity to find ways to restore connections between wildlife habitat on the north and south side of the highway. One innovative tool to move wildlife safely throughout their territory is an elevated wildlife bridge over the interstate. In this panel discussion, Theodore P. Zoli, Nina-Marie Lister and Harvey Locke will share their respective expertise on the importance of wildlife movement to ecosystem health and innovations that can affordably and beautifully redesign public infrastructure to accommodate both wildlife and growing human communities, moderated by Rohn Robbins.

Theodore P. Zoli is a structural engineer who is leading the design of elegant and enduring bridges around the world and making major technological advances to protect transportation infrastructure in the event of natural and man-made disasters. Nina-Marie Lister is Visiting Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. She was the Professional Advisor to the ARC International Design Competition, which developed innovative designs for a wildlife crossing structure in Colorado. Harvey Locke is a conservationist, writer and photographer. He is a recognized global leader in the field of parks, wilderness and large landscape conservation and has extensive experience with the development and effectiveness of wildlife crossing structures over highways.

Sponsored in part by Rocky Mountain Hydroponics and Organics, Slifer Smith and Frampton, Osprey Packs and CH2M Hill.

Thursday, January 5, 2012Vail Mountain School | Vail

Time: 6:30 pm Reception 7:00 pm Lecture

Tickets: $35 | $25 VS Donors

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Into the Heart of Cold eRIc LARsen Unlimited Adventure

In 2010, modern day explorer and expedition guide Eric Larsen became the first person to have reached the South Pole, the North Pole and the summit of Mount Everest within the span of one year. He did it—blogging and tweeting along the way—to raise awareness for his Save the Poles project and to tell the story of the last great frozen places left on the planet and how they are changing. Larsen will tell his dramatic tale, sharing stories about months on the Arctic Ocean, 50 degree below zero wind chills, encounters with Polar Bears and much more. Through stunning images, dynamic video and engaging stories, Larsen will also share details about the planning, preparation and techniques that helped him execute these expeditions to the most remote and inhospitable places on the planet.

Larsen has summited Mt. McKinley, ridden his bike across the United States, been a backcountry ranger in Alaska and a white water canoe guide in Colorado. He has dedicated his adult life to sharing his love for the outdoor world with others. As an educator, Larsen strives to connect people to places and issues. In recognition of those efforts, he was elected as one of Outside Magazine’s Eco All Stars in 2008. He was also inducted as a member of the Explorer’s Club based in New York City.

Presented in partnership with the Town of Vail Public Library. Sponsored in part by Town of Vail, Aberle Investment Management, Crazy Mountain Brewing Company, Sundance Water Company, Red Bull and LÄRABAR.

Thursday, January 12, 2012Donovan Pavilion | Vail

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Journey of Hope: Documenting the Work of the Central Asia Institute eLLen JAskoL AnD kARIn RonnoW

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Join journalist Karin Ronnow and photojournalist Ellen Jaskol for a presentation on their experiences traveling together and collecting stories and images of the Central Asia Institute’s (CAI) work in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan. Their journeys take them to some of the most remote villages on the planet, usually high in the mountains, where there is no electricity or running water and where grinding poverty, hunger and illiteracy are very real. But the payoff is immense. Ronnow wrote in the 2011 edition of the CAI’s “Journey of Hope” publication, “We get to visit remote villages most people never see. We are invited into people’s homes and trusted with their stories and their dreams of a better future. We witness change as it happens in communities where education is making a difference, one child at a time. As a result, our travels are highlighted by qualities that are increasingly rare in our fast-paced, divisive Western world: gratitude and grace and hope.”

Karin Ronnow joined the CAI as communications director in May 2011 after nearly 25 years as a newspaper journalist. Since 2007, she has made 11 trips to Pakistan and Afghanistan and, more recently, Tajikistan, to document the CAI’s work in those countries.

Ellen Jaskol has been a photojournalist for 27 years. Prior to starting her own photography business in 2009, she was staff photographer for 17 years at the Rocky Mountain News in Denver and nine years at the Los Angeles Times. Her work has taken her to Italy, Jamaica, Mexico and Cambodia, and now, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan in 2010 and 2011 for CAI.

Sponsored in part by the Sonnenalp Resort.

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SPiN Vail Ping Pong Tournament with Susan Sarandon fundraiser for the Vail symposium

Prepare for a ping-pong tournament of epic proportions when SPiN Galactic comes to Vail for two days this winter for a fundraiser benefitting the Symposium. SPiN is a galaxy of ping-pong social clubs created by owners Franck Raharinosy, Andrew Gordon, Jonathan Bricklin and Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon. With locations around the globe, including New York, Milwaukee, Toronto and St. Petersburg, the clubs are a smashing success with a loyal following from serious ping-pong aficionados, A-list celebrities, and common folk alike.

Get in on the game, or just come to hang out and check out the action when SPiN co-owners Susan Sarandon and Jonathan Bricklin come to Vail, armed with ping-pong instructors and their particular flair for mixing sophisticated night-life style with serious competition. The two-day tournament will be comprised of four tiers, and all ages and abilities are invited to enter. Sarandon will act as MC for the second day of play and two SPiN professionals will be on hand to give tips and show off in demonstration matches.

Live and silent auctions will accompany the matches, with items including premier tickets to Sarandon’s latest movie “Jeff Who Lives at Home” and a party at SPiN New York. Ping-pong tables and other SPiN souvenirs signed by Sarandon will be available for purchase.

Sponsored by The Sebastion Vail and Crazy Mountain Brewery.

www.SpinVail.orgVisit our website for event times and information, to sign-up or to purchase spectator tickets.

Thursday, January 26 Time: 5:00-9:00 pm | Prelim

9:00 pm Dance Off | Free Play

Friday, January 27, 2012Time: 2:00-5:00 pm | Finals

5:00 pm | Awards Ceremony

The Sebastian Vail | VailTickets: $50 Individual

$75 Doubles Tournament Entry $15 Spectator

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“Doubt” RABBI DeBRA RAPPAPoRt, FAtHeR keItH BRooks AnD DR. JoAH BoRnsteIn Speaking Locally

The setting of this 2008 film adaptation of John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize winning fictional stage play “Doubt: A Parable,” is a Catholic school in the Bronx in 1964 and follows a popular priest’s ambiguous relationship with a troubled 12 year old black student. When the school’s principal suspects the priest is spending too much time with the boy, she locks into a battle of wills with him, which threatens to tear apart the community with irrevocable consequences. Written and directed by Shanley and produced by Scott Rudin, the film stars Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams and Viola Davis. (2008, 104 minutes) Rated PG-13.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with local religious leaders and mental health professionals, including Rabbi Debra Rappaport, Father Keith Brooks, and Dr. Joan Bornstein, moderated by Rohn Robbins.

Rabbi Debra Rappaport has served as Rabbi and Executive Director of B’nai Vail Congregation, serving the Jewish community of Eagle County and beyond, since June 2007. In this capacity, she is also an active participant in the interfaith communities in Vail, Beaver Creek and Edwards. She also serves on the Board of Scholars and Advisers for the Vail Leadership Institute.

The Reverend Stuart Brooks Keith III, or simply Father Brooks, hails from Tampa, Florida. Following a tenure in professional youth ministry in Orlando, Florida, Father Brooks graduated from the Virginia Theological Seminary in 1992. Father Brooks enjoys leading a dynamic, growing congregation while providing leadership in the diocesan and national levels of the Episcopal Church.

Dr. Joan Bornstein received her medical degree at Michigan State’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed her residency in Psychiatry through Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan at Sinai Hospital. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She has been a resident of the Vail Valley for 11 years and continues an active private practice of General Psychiatry.

Sponsored by United Way of Eagle River Valley and the Vilar Performing Arts Center.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012Colorado Mountain College | Edwards

Time: 6:00 pm Film 7:30 pm Panel Discussion

Tickets: Free

Monday, february 13, 2012 7:30 pmMontana Repertory Theatre presents

Beaver Creek, www.vilarpac.org

DOUBT: A PARABLEshowing at the Vilar performing arts center


The Olympics Now and Then DAVIs PHInneY AnD connIe cARPenteR Unlimited Adventure

Davis Phinney is a two time stage winner of the Tour de France and an Olympic medalist. His wife Connie Carpenter has also won several World cycling medals, including an Olympic gold in the cycling road race in the 1984 Games. She is one of a handful of two-sport Olympians and is also one of the youngest to have ever competed in the Olympics, having first participated as a speed skater when she was fourteen. Their son Taylor is also a professional cyclist and competed in the 2008 Olympics. They will share their journey to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984 as compared with their son Taylor’s quest for Gold in London 2012. What has changed? What motivates an Olympic athlete? What lessons have they learned? What advice do they give Taylor?

At the age of 40 Phinney was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s disease. His book “The Happiness of Pursuit” is the story of how he sought to overcome the disease by reaching back to what had made him so successful on the bike and adjusting his perspective on what counted as a win. Books will be available for sale at the program.

Presented in partnership with the Town of Vail Public Library. Sponsored in part by Town of Vail, Aberle Investment Management, Slifer Smith and Frampton, Crazy Mountain Brewing Company, Sundance Water Company, Red Bull and LÄRABAR.

Thursday, February 2, 2012Donovan Pavilion | Vail


“One Land, Two Stories” DR. sHAUL GABBAYInternational Relations

Shaul Gabbay, Ph.D., was born and reared in Tel Aviv. The son of Jewish Arab refugees, his coming of age in Israel filled him with a sense of belonging and pride. He will discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and deliver fascinating narratives of both sides revealing different perspective about the simmering conflict in a region desperately needing peaceful resolution. Educated in Israel, Gabbay’s Ph.D. is from Columbia University, followed by postdoctoral studies at the University of Chicago. Gabbay is the former Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Israel in the Middle East at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver and co-author of the book “One Land Two Stories.” The book examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the perspectives of Gabbay, an Israeli Jew, and Aman Kazak, Ph.D., a Palestinian Muslim. The two tell their individual stories side-by-side, giving readers a unique and in-depth look into the history about the conflict.

Gabbay is currently a Professor and Senior Scholar at the University of Denver, a Principle and Co-Founder of Israel Investment Advisors Inc., as well as the Founding Chairman of StandWithUs Colorado Board of Directors. Professor Gabbay appears and consults as an expert on immigration and business legal matters concerning the Middle East and the Muslim World. He is a media commentator on CBS, NBC, FOX and MSNBC – analyzing news of the Muslim world and the Middle East.

Sponsored in part by B’nai Vail and the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek.

Thursday, February 9, 2012Park Hyatt Beaver CreekTime: 5:30 pm Reception

6:00 pm LectureTickets: $35 | $25 VS donors

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First Ascents of The Soul - Worldwide Adventure Compassion

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Timmy O’Neill is recognized as one of the world’s funniest, most irreverent and insightful climbing presenters. He has climbed in the remote ranges completing 1st ascents from Greenland to Patagonia. Timmy will share stories from his worldwide travels and adventures in community service and humanitarian work.

Timmy partners with leading disabled athletes, including amputee and spinal injuries, in ascension and technology development, stating, “Seeing my friends overcome their disabilities and achieve the seemingly impossible feeds my soul, forces me to reach even further.” In 2007 O’Neill co founded Paradox Sports, which aims to provide inspiration, opportunities and adaptive equipment to the disabled community, empowering their pursuit of a life of excellence through human-powered outdoor sports. www.paradoxsports.org

In the past few years, O’Neill has also assisted Dr. Geoff Tabin with his ongoing efforts in curing blindness, participating in three missions on the African Continent. www.cureblindness.org


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First AnnualVail Vignettes Fundraiser for the Vail Symposium and the Vail Valley Theater Company

Join the Vail Symposium and the Vail Valley Theater Company (VVTC) for an evening of performances that bring the stories of well-known local personalities and community leaders to life, including Beth and Rod Slifer, Dr. Jack Eck, Elaine Kelton and Kelly Liken. Local actors from the VVTC will perform four original plays, all written by the VVTC, based on the contributions, experiences and achievements of each of these extraordinary individuals. The evening will benefit the Vail Symposium. Live and the VVTC. Auctions after each performance will feature items relating to each of these characters.

Rod Slifer arrived in Vail in 1962 and has been an integral part of the community ever since. In November 1989, Rod joined Harry Frampton, former President of Vail Associates and senior partner in East West Partners, and Mark Smith, managing broker, to form Slifer Smith & Frampton-a full service real estate brokerage with offices in Vail and Beaver Creek. Rod’s wife Beth arrived in the Vail Valley in 1983. A year later, she opened the doors to her own interior design firm and currently serves

as the Creative Director and CEO of Slifer Designs.Dr. Jack Eck has been a doctor in Vail since 1971 and

was the first physician to serve on the Vail Ski Patrol. His experience as a flight surgeon in Vietnam helped shape the advanced orthopedic and medical care given by Vail ski patrol. Early in his practice, he helped to create a community hospital with big city resources and expertise, working on the grass roots level to raise funds and create the facilities and operational back-up.

Elaine Kelton and her husband Gerry White made the move to Vail in 1963. Soon after, they built the Ram’s Horn Lodge. Elaine was involved in many local activities, including the start-up of the Montessori school. She later married Art Kelton. In the summer of 1971 Elaine was one of the 600 community members who convened at Eagle’s Nest for the very first Vail Symposium.

Kelly Liken is one of Colorado’s most promising and influential young chefs. In 2004 she opened Restaurant Kelly Liken in Vail’s Gateway building. She was featured in Bon Appétit’s 2008 “Women Chefs: The Next Generation,” has appeared on the Food Network’s Iron Chef America, the Today Show and was a contestant on Bravo’s Season 7 of “Top Chef D.C.”

Sponsored by Betteridge, Slifer Smith and Frampton and Kalex Wines.

* Includes premium seating and parking.

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No Barriers neAL PeteRsen Unlimited Adventure

South African-born Neal Petersen is an international professional adventurer, solo around-the-world racing yachtsman, global investor and international speaker. PBS has aired a documentary about his life titled “No Barriers – the Story of Neal Petersen,” and his autobiography, “Journey of a Hope Merchant,” won a NOBA award. Petersen completed the 1998-99 Around Alone yacht race, journeying 27,000 miles and nine months at sea alone and in a yacht he designed and built himself. The journey that came before that one, however, was perhaps as much of an adventure as the race itself. Petersen has had to overcome poverty, discrimination and childhood physical disability. He has spent his life always turning the challenges he faces into solutions and then into opportunities. His experience shows that imagination coupled with determination can break through the toughest challenges. Neal is a natural storyteller—riveting, engaging and highly entertaining as he will share his story of the sea and his own hope,

determination and joy for life.Presented in partnership with the Town of

Vail Public Library. Sponsored in part by Town of Vail, Aberle Investment Management, Crazy Mountain Brewing Company, Sundance Water Company, Red Bull and LÄRABAR.


Time: 6:00 pm Presentation Tickets: Free

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The Underbelly of Adventure Journalism steFAnI JAckentHAL Unlimited Adventure

Stefani Jackenthal is an adventure and wine journalist and author of “Wanderlust Wining: The Outdoorsy Oenophile’s Wine Country Companion.” An international elite endurance racer and former All-American triathlete, Stefani has competed and reported from around the world. In January 2012, Jackenthal will be travelling to South India on assignment, sipping her way through Nashik’s wine country and exploring outdoor activities in Bangalore and Kerala.

Stefani will discuss her trip to India’s wine country and other highlights of her South India trip, as well as the intriguing outdoorsy oenophiles she met while researching “Wanderlust Wining.” She will also share stories about some of her other worldly adventures, such as winning a six-day running race across the Kalahari Desert in South Africa and being a member of a team that attempted to lead six blind Tibetan teenagers to the 23,000 foot summit of Lhakpa Ri in Tibet, which was made into the movie “BLINDSIGHT.”


Thursday, march 1, 2012Donovan Pavilion | Vail

Time: 6:00 pm presentationTickets: Free

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Are China and India destined for conflict? What are the implications for the wider world? Jamie Metzl, Senior Fellow with the Asia Society and a member of the Vail Symposium Advisory Council, will propose and ponder these weighty questions in a discussion about these “frenemy” countries.

China and India are the two most important developing countries in the world. The rise of these two Asia giants is already reshaping global affairs. But as the two countries rise at the same time and in the same region, long-simmering tensions between them are on the rise. The question of what kind of relationship China and India will have over the coming decades is therefore not only important to the people of those two countries, but will have enormous implications for the future of the world.

Jamie Metzl has served on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Department of State and National Security Council. He appears widely on national and international media, and his syndicated columns and other writing are featured regularly in publications around the world. He has written two books on Asian affairs, holds a Ph.D. in Southeast Asian history from Oxford University, a juris doctorate from Harvard Law School and is a magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brown University.

Sponsored in part by Vail Resorts Echo and Game Creek Club.

sunday, march 4, 2012Game Creek Club | Vail Time: 12:30 pm Lecture

Tickets: $65 | $55 VS DonorsPrice Includes Lunch

note : Please plan on using a lift ticket or a season pass to

ride the gondola. To receive a foot passenger ticket please

call 970.476.0954.

Please allow for travel time to game Creek Club.

The upload on the gondola takes approximately 15

minutes. The snowcat’s pick-up times are a quarter til the

hour and quarter past the hour.

Please check our website for more information.

Frenemies? Are China and India destined for conflict?

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Climate Change YVo De BoeRHot Topics

In light of a perceived global economic crisis, Yvo de Boer, Special Global Advisor, KPMG Global Climate Change and Sustainability Services, and former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), will address the nexus of global drivers the planet and humanity faces and elaborate on how society, and particularly business, can anticipate to make the global economy clean, fair and competitive.

Before joining the UNFCCC, de Boer was Director for International Affairs of the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment of the Netherlands, responsible for international policy, both in the context of the European Union, as well as broader international cooperation. He also served as Deputy Director-General for Environmental Protection in the same Ministry, as Head of the Climate Change Department and has worked in the fields of housing and public information. Early in his career, Mr. de Boer worked for the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UN-HABITAT).

Sponsored by KPMG.

Thursday, march 15, 2012Venue TBD



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Presented by Don and Myrna Sigman

The origins, history, and authenticity of lost and stolen art provide an intensely interesting backdrop for today’s recovery challenges. International corporate and trial lawyer Michael Lacher and International Director of Restitution and Senior Vice President at Christie’s Monica Dugot will discuss those challenges, as well as several current cases on the restitution of stolen art and the challenges of enforcing recovery claims against foreign governments and institutions, including American museums.

Michael Lacher is presently engaged in art recovery matters in the U.S. and Italy, with an emphasis on World War II issues of true ownership history and title to stolen artworks. Investigation and restitution of art looted by the Axis regimes of Europe is a principal focus of Lacher’s practice, involving liaisons with government agencies and institutions in the U.S. and overseas. Lacher is a senior partner at the New York law firm Lacher & Lovell-Taylor.

Responsible for coordinating Christie’s restitution issues globally, Monica Dugot and her global team work across specialist departments and art law groups to investigate provenance between 1933 and 1945, to identify possibly spoliated but unrestituted objects and to assist in resolving restitution claims for works consigned for sale.

saTurday, march 24, 2012Edwards Interfaith Chapel | Edwards

Time: 5:30 pm Reception6:00 pm Panel Discussion


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The World’s Most Wanted Art: Recovering Looted Art MIcHAeL LAcHeR AnD MonIcA DUGot

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Thomas Benton: Art & ActivismDAnIeL JosePH WAtkIns

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Speaking Locally

Join Vail Symposium founding father Terry Minger and author of “Thomas W. Benton: Artist|Activist” and Daniel Joseph Watkins for a presentation on the life, art and political activism of artist Thomas Benton. Benton’s silkscreen posters cataloged political movements and elections from 1968 to 2006 and are a powerful visual account of the issues and campaigns that shaped history. In addition to numerous candidates and issues in Aspen, Benton created political posters for presidential candidates George McGovern and Gary Hart and against President Nixon. Benton kept his hand in politics and issues that mattered to him throughout his career. A self-described pessimist in his early career, his more recent works show a shift towards lighter issues in his colors and perhaps even a bit more optimism. He created eighteen posters for the Vail Symposium in the organization’s early years that captured the spirit and message of the Symposium.

Terry Minger was one of Vail’s first Town Managers. During his tenure he authored the town charter and oversaw the passage of thirty-three bond issues. Some of these bond issues included town hall, bike paths, parks, a library, open space and parking structures. In 1971, Minger and Mayor John Dobson recognized the need for a vision for the future of Vail and founded the Vail Symposium as a forum to create and guide this vision. He is now an honorary board member of the organization.

Daniel Joseph Watkins is an artist and writer who creates his own political art and earned a degree in history and international studies at Baker University. Watkins also has a minor in printmaking, art history and business. After working for a private equity firm in San Francisco and attending a program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, he moved to Aspen to catalog Thomas Benton’s artwork and to complete work on his book.

Sponsored in part by United Way of Eagle River Valley and The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera.

Friday, march 30, 2012Lodge & Spa at CordilleraTime: 5:30 pm Reception

6:00 pm LectureTickets: Free


Reflections on the Arab Spring

AMBAssADoR cHRIstoPHeR R. HILL

International Relations

Ambassador Christopher R. Hill will discuss the events of civil unrest, protest, and revolution in the Middle East, Africa, and which have come to be known as the Arab Spring. Hill draws on his vast foreign service experience to elucidate the underlying causes of this period of transition and its implications for U.S. domestic and foreign policy, its effect on political stability in the region and its consequences for future U.S. diplomatic relations.

Ambassador Christopher R. Hill is currently the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies. A former career diplomat and four-time ambassador nominated by three presidents, his last post was as Ambassador to Iraq from April 2009 through August 2010. Hill received the State Department’s Distinguished Service Award for his contributions as a member of the U.S. negotiating team in the Bosnia peace settlement and was a recipient of the Robert S. Frasure Award for Peace Negotiations for his work on the Kosovo crisis. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Hill served as a Peace Corps volunteer where he supervised credit unions in rural Cameroon, West Africa.

Sponsored by The University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies and Sonnenlap Resorts.

Thursday, april 5, 2012 Sonnenalp Resort | Vail



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Banks and Their Role in Economic RevivalDon cHILDeARs AnD JIM BAseY

Speaking Locally

Presented by Alpine Bank

How can American banks provide solutions to the current economic crisis and help create a path to recovery? The President and CEO of the Colorado Bankers Association Don Childears and the Chairman and CEO of Centennial Bank Jim Basey will examine this complex question and propose possible answers in a discussion moderated by the Regional President for Alpine Bank’s Eagle and Routt Counties, Glenn Davis.

Don Childears is the President and CEO of the Colorado Bankers Association (CBA), whose members have over 90% of Colorado’s bank assets, offices and employees. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Denver College of Law and BSBA from Colorado State University. He also attended the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Colorado. Childears serves on numerous boards, including the Board of the American Bankers Association. He frequently presents and teaches government, political influence and banking, often speaking on behalf of the banking world to various media.

Jim Basey is the Chairman and CEO of Centennial Bank and a Founder and a Director of CIC Bancshares, Inc., the holding company for Centennial Bank. He has over 40 years of

banking and community leadership experience, including 30 years in executive positions in multi-billion dollar national banking firms, as well as community banks. Basey received his B.A. in Accounting from the University of Northern Colorado and graduated from the Colorado School of Banking, Graduate School of Business, University of Colorado at Boulder. From 2003 to 2009, Mr. Basey served as an advisor and is a former director for Nortrust Holding Company, the holding company for regional Northern Trust Bank operations of Arizona and Colorado.

Glenn Davis, panel moderator, is the Regional President for Alpine Bank’s Eagle and Routt County areas and is also a member of Alpine Bank’s Board of Directors.

Sponsored by United Way of Eagle River Valley and the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek.

Friday, april 9, 2012Park Hyatt Beaver Creak Time: 5:30 pm Reception 6:00 pm Panel Discussion

Tickets: Free

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Presented by Alpine Bank.

Presented in a partnership with the Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver.

Senators Christopher Dodd and Hank Brown will

participate in a senatorial dialogue on the future of the United States Congress. The Senators will discuss the present function and dysfunction of the U.S. Congress in a discussion moderated by Rohn Robbins.

Christopher Dodd is a Democratic Party politician who served as a Senator from Connecticut for a thirty-year period ending with the 111th U.S. Congress. Dodd served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic for two years prior to entering law school at the University of Louisville, and during law school concurrently served in the United States Army Reserve. Dodd served as general chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1995 to 1997. He served as Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee until his retirement. In 2006 Dodd decided to run for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, but eventually withdrew after running behind several other competitors. In January 2010 Dodd announced that he would not run for re-election in the 2010 midterm elections. In March 2011 the Motion Picture Association of America announced that Dodd would head that organization.

George Hanks “Hank” Brown is a former Republican politician and U.S. Senator from Colorado. Brown graduated from college in 1961 and from law school in 1969, both from the University of Colorado, he also has a Master of Law degree from George Washington University. Brown spent six years serving Colorado in the U.S. Senate, which was preceded by five consecutive terms in the U.S. House representing Colorado’s 4th Congressional District and four years in the Colorado Senate. From 1962 to 1966, he served in the U.S. Navy where he volunteered his service in Vietnam and was decorated for his combat service as a forward air controller. Throughout his 40-year career, Mr. Brown has held several positions in public service. Most recently, Mr. Brown served as the 21st President of the University of Colorado. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Brown served as the 11th president of the University of Northern Colorado. The Wall Street Journal called Brown the “best college president you’ve never heard of.” Brown is currently Senior Counsel in Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s Denver office. He is a member of the Government Relations and Natural Resources groups.

sunday, april 22, 2012University of Denver | TBD

Time: 4:30 pm Reception | 5:30 pm Panel Discussion | 7:30 pm Private Dinner

Tickets: TbD

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What is Wrong with Congress and how do We Fix It?

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Coming Summer 2012Even as our winter 2012 season begins we are hard at work planning new,

exciting, and thought-provoking programs for our summer 2012 season. Programs born out of a new partnership between the Vail Symposium and the Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver will create a public forum for exploring key global and domestic issues this summer. An art series will give attendees a unique opportunity to learn from presenters such as Todd Siler through a program format that includes a presentation and a workshop with the artist. This summer season will also feature the Beaver Creek Documentary Film Series, where directors, producers, or writers will give a brief presentation and participate in a Q&A with the audience following each showing. Also coming Summer 2012 is a six day wine and bike tour through Western Colorado wine country led by Stefani Jackenthal, adventure and wine journalist and author of “Wanderlust Wining: The Outdoorsy Oenophile’s Wine Country Companion.”

“Living at Your Peak” SummitAs the Vail Valley continues to grow as a world-renowned health and

wellness destination, the Vail Symposium is committed to advancing education and awareness through programs and events that elevate that status. In September 2012 the Vail Symposium will present a health and fitness conference unlike any other.

The “Living at Your Peak” Summit is a two and a half day program designed to promote life-long health and fitness through information and activities incorporating the physical, spiritual, intellectual, and emotional aspects of performance. Program presenters are proven experts and peak performers in the fields of fitness, nutrition, psychology, medicine, and cutting edge research.

Each session will have an interactive component to engage attendees beyond a traditional presentation environment. Whether it’s being field tested by a marathon legend, doing preventive health checks, or challenging our brains, this event will motivate each individual to pursue a higher level of performance in all aspects of life. Pre attendance surveys will create an individualized agenda to establish physical and mental goals in advance, which will then be addressed through specifically designed programming. Internet based on-line communication, in concert with continued winter programming, will allow for ongoing dialogue throughout the year creating a Health and Fitness community.

Combining intellectual exploration and physical activity, with the awareness of self, The “Living At Your Peak” Summit will leave its mark on every participant.

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There are a few people and places in Vail from back in 1971 that remain today, but darn few. Forty years … that’s a heckuva track record. The Symposium was really the first “intellectual” counterpart to all the recreational opportunities around here. Not only has that improved the quality of life for those of us who make this our home (full or part time), I believe it’s also part of what makes this a great place to visit. Thanks in part to the Symposium, we are so much more

than Disneyland with snow. Even for those who don’t attend our events, they’re still surrounded by the kind of motivated, interesting people who do support the Symposium and who make this community so great.

Last year, in honor of that remarkable history, the Founders 40 program was born. It means pledging at least a thousand dollars a year for four years. How simple. Our goal is to have 100 participants and happily we’re well on our way. It wouldn’t even bother us if we exceeded that number. What a surprise.

Won’t you help to insure that the next forty years are just as successful as the first forty? Please join Evelyn and me as members of Founders 40. Or you could step up to the Patron’s Circle level like my wonderful parents, and become a member of Founders 40 that way! Either way, in 2051 when people look back at the remarkable eighty year history of the Symposium, it will be in part thanks to you.

Rob LeVine

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Support from the community makes our programs possible. Only 17% of our income comes from ticket sales, the rest comes from in-kind, individual and corporate donors. Thank you—you make our programs possible!

2011 HigHligHts • Presented speakers making an impact in our world, such as the internationally celebrated artist Christo

• Covered by national media outlets C-Span, the Huffington Post, 9News and others

• Produced 37 stimulating programs with 68 speakers and moderators and reached 5,311 audience members, a 51% increase over 2010!

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Join Patron’s Circle and Founders 40 campaigns entail a four-year financial commitment with premier benefits.

Plan Make a future gift to the Vail Symposium as part of your will or estate planning.

Sponsor Individual program and series sponsorships allow you to demonstrate your commitment to the community.

Support Speakers choose Vail for its destination. Help us sweeten the deal with frequent flyer miles and other financial means.

Visit our website to make a gift today! www.vailsymposium.org/donate

For additional information about how to support the Vail Symposium and associated benefits, please call Liana Moore at (970) 476-0954.

The Vail Symposium is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization in accordance with Federal Tax Law and is eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

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only 17 percent of our income comes from ticket sales. the rest comes from private donations from friends like you! all donors receive complimentary tickets based on level, discounts on programs, advance notification and registration for events, direct mailing of program brochure, weekly e-newsletter and acknowledgement in the program brochure and website.

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Tracey Flower first came to Vail for a week in January 2005 to visit some friends from high school who were living and working here for the ski season. She was living in her hometown of South Haven, Michigan at the time. A few months later those friends decided to stay for the summer, and Tracey decided to move to Vail and join them. And, as it tends to go around here, one season ran into another, and then another and, now, nearly seven years later Tracey is still here, and she has no intention of leaving anytime soon.

Tracey spent her first four winter seasons running Bailey’s Coffee House on Vail Mountain and the last two bartending at Mid Vail, a position she’s returning to this winter. She has worked under the Vail Resorts umbrella during the summer seasons as well, spending three summers at Eagle’s Nest and two at Starbucks. She worked for Happy Valley Grill and Entertainment at the Vail Golf Club this past summer. She enjoys these positions for many reasons, especially because she loves working with people and working in venues that allow her to see and appreciate Vail’s natural beauty on a daily basis.

As much as Tracey enjoys her day

jobs, her real passion is writing. She has a Bachelor’s degree in the subject from Grand Valley State University. A few weeks after she moved to Vail she hiked to Booth Falls in East Vail, and as she took in the view from the top, she decided that if she couldn’t find writing inspiration in this Rocky Mountain paradise she was a failure as a writer. Since then she’s had several opportunities to write stories about this paradise and the fascinating folks who call it home or playground away from home.

Tracey began volunteering for the Symposium a year ago as a communications intern, and quickly realized she had not only found an outlet for her passion, but had also found an organization she was proud to be a part of. She writes everything from press releases to articles for the organization. She is constantly impressed with the cultural and educational opportunities the Symposium provides for the community and loves seeing a program grow from an idea into an actual event.

Tracey enjoys snowboarding, hiking, rafting and camping, and plans to cultivate a love for mountain biking as well when summer comes around again. She still spends time with those high school friends she visited all those years ago, and a few others they’ve made along the way, referring to all of them as her Vail family.

“The Vail Symposium provides amazing educational opportunities for our community, making our town culturally more well rounded. These programs always make you think, and I appreciate that. Volunteering for the Symposium is one of the most fulfilling things in my life.”–Tracey Flower

Volunteer Spotlighttracey flower


Jamie Stone was 20 years old in 1976 when she first came to Vail to work as a ski instructor. In 1980 she was one of the first 20 instructors to open Beaver Creek. Shortly after that she moved back to Massachusetts to help take over her family’s business, Opus, where she met her husband, John.

After graduate school in business, John Stone spent 10 years as President of Wellesley Auto Parts, before joining Opus in 1987 as General Manager. He subsequently held the positions of Executive Vice-President, President and Chairman and CEO of Opus. Jamie held the position of National Sales Manager and then Vice President of the company. John and Jamie purchased Opus in 2002. After developing the business into a national and international supplier of lawn and garden products, they sold the company in October 2006.

John now does freelance consulting work in consumer products marketing and new product development. He has served on numerous boards including The Supplier Member Board of the International Mass Retailers Association (IMRA), the IMRA Foundation Board, the board of the National Bird Feeding Society, The National Lawn & Garden Distributors Association and was a 10-year member of the Young Presidents Organization. Jamie has donated her

time by volunteering in local schools and recently co-chaired a fundraiser for the local Hospice.

John and Jamie became involved with the Vail Symposium during the organization’s Summer 2010 season when they were instrumental in organizing the “Race Across the Sky” program. That experience gave them the opportunity to see how the Symposium works from the inside out, and they liked what they saw. They were offered spots on the Advisory Council, which they happily accepted. This past summer they moved to the Board of Directors.

John and Jamie are both passionate about the wide range of activities and opportunities for recreation and well-being available in the Vail Valley. Because they recognize that same passion in others living in the Valley, and in an effort to help make Vail a health and wellness destination, the duo has introduced a health and wellness series into the Symposium’s repertoire. The series was a success when it debuted in September, and the Stone’s plan to keep programs in this series in the line-up year-round. They are also working to create an online community surrounding health and wellness topics in order to attract a national audience.

“The Vail Symposium is that additional link between fitness, activity and culture in our community. We have such a bright, engaged community, and the Symposium brings in a variety of educational topics, giving us all an opportunity to learn. We’re both really excited about how the size of the organization’s umbrella has grown in the last year, attracting not only the local community, but also a national audience.” –Jamie Stone

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Board Member Spotlight

FoUnDeRs 40Michael and Marci BalkRichard and Pamela Bard Gary and Carolyn CageDavid and Marcia ChristoffersonNed and Jo-Ann ChurchillCharles Dolan and Susan Mackin DolanFairfield County Community Fun Peter and Carole FeistmannAllan Finney and Nancy GageHarry and Susan FramptonBen and Holly GillKatherine GoldAlan and Barbara GoncharoffBob and Judy HolmesKathy and Al HubbardJay and Kirk HuffardAlberta and Reese JohnsonArt and Elaine KeltonRob LeVine and Evelyn PinneyDeb and Dan LuginbuhlTony and Barbie MayerTerry and Judy MingerDale and Jeanne MosierPriscilla O’NeilArt and Lindsay ReimersKathi RenmanBobbie and Jim RuhBernie and Suzanne ScharfAlby SegallMyrna and Don SigmanRod and Beth SliferMarjorie VickersKyle Webb and Allison Krausen

PAtRon’s cIRcLePete and Pat FrechetteRichard Gretz and Doris DewtonDavid and Barbara LeVineCharles and Sandy Lloyd

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LAnteRn LeVeLRoger and Margo BehlerNancy BensonBeverage Distributers* Pam BrandmeyerBrown Dog Designs*Kevin and Sally Clair

Stan and Mary Ellen CopeSteve and Amy CoyerCrazy Mountain Brewing Company* Jack and Kathleen EckBuck and Holly ElliottKent Erickson and Barbara Krichbaum Grand Hyatt*Home Chefs*Pam and John Horan-KatesArtie and Jodi IsraelPatti JohnsonHan KangJohn and Kerma KarolyLoewenstern Foundation Brenda and Joe McHughJ.P and Heather McInernyMichele Mosko Fine Art Gallery Frank and Allison NavarroNo Harm Design*Liz Lynner and Jim Palenchar Jim PreciadoRed Bull*Republic National Distributing Company* Mimi and Woody StockwellLaura TumperiVail Mountain School* Wilderness Wonders*

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Larkspur Restaurant* Michael and Andrea LeedsPeter and Helena LesliePeter MacdonaldPeter and Lynne MackechnieRosette MareJohn and Ann MartinMauboussin Jewelers* Susan MilhoanMinturn SaloonEric and Belinda MonsonJim and Karen MorterMPH Bank Foundation, Inc. Bill and Jacque OakesPaula and Prentice O’LearyDave and Lisa PeaseDebra RappaportScott Rella and Julie Norberg* Ron and Ann RileyRick and Margaret RogersThomas Salamunovich and Nancy SweeneySecret Garden* Sue and Marty SolomonHoward and Cathy StoneMarjorie VickersDavid Wahl and Carol Traut

sPARk LeVeL5280 Magazine* Fraidy AberPeter AbuisiSandi and Larry AgnebergJon and Shirley AinJudd and Gretchen BabcockRonnie and Dierdre BakerJudy BaliceGene BallounLucy BaumrindJason and Monica BenderlyPat and Roger BenedictHeidi BintzKim BlackfordJane BlanchBlue Moose Pizza*, The Chophouse*, Foxnut Sushi*David and Adriana BombardJoerg and Rita BraunNancy BurtonBill and Toko ChapinPaul ChapmanChat Noir Restaurant*

Dick Cleveland and Kathy Langenwalter Don and Terry CohenMichael DanawayAlex and Christina DanylukMark and Susan DeanDick and Joy DirkesAbby DixonMary and Rodgers DockstaderArthur and Arlene Elkind John EvansBuzz Finn and Linda Hryckowian Morris and Mikki FuternickJohn and Linda GalvinLannie Garrett*Peter GatesSandra GaylordNancy GladstoneHoward and Corinne GoodsteinRosemary GrahamTerry GrahamJim and Karen HaeffnerDan and Chris HavekostBill and Dawn HazelettBecky HernreichAnne HintzGordon and Jody HoffsteinAmy HolzfasterKip HughesNancy HughesCaleb HurttWalter ImhoffRichard Jackson and Cheryl Moskal Sharon JewettRollie JordanJim and Jane KaufmanElizabeth KeayLaurie KleisingerMary LaForge RussellRichard and Nancy LeslieBob and Linda LlewellynWilliam and Ann LoperBob and Ann LouthanFletcher MacNeillHank MaderMarjorie MarksDiane MathiasTom and Marcia McCalden

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Jerry McMahanLiz MerrickMarie MillmanNancy MillsGeorge MiznerMike and Liana MooreThomas MoorheadKenneth and Judy MorganKatie NelsonNovosad and Lyle Associates Peter and Jane ObernesserSheri OgilvieDick and Sally O’LoughlinDorothy ParsonsBecky PerryJean and Larry PetersonPat PinkardEbby and Lex PinsonDiane PittSusan PollackPearl RiegerRosalin RogersDon and Mary RogersTerie RoubosBob RushKatie SantambrogioBill SaslowAlvin SchonfeldCarole SchragenKenneth and Connie ScutariRichard and Ann SelphCharlie SherwoodRaymond SiegelDennis and Ruth SmithRobin and Kathy SmithKaren SnareStephen and Nancy SnyderBrian and Paige SodergrenRobyn SpecthrieDavid Staat and Nancy Alexander Les and Madeline SternBarry and Evelyn StrauchKathie TalbotTi Amo Ristorante*Jennifer and Jake VanBeelenMelvin and Barbara VaughnJay Wissot and Alyn Park WissotWoody and Lynn WoodruffRob Wright and John McDonald WrightRonald and Susan ZapletalChad and Liz Ziegler

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Supporting our community for over 38 years.

Thomas W. Benton You will notice several posters throughout this brochure created

specifically for the Vail Symposium by Thomas Benton. From the beginning of his career, Benton was especially drawn to the

impact of symbols and text, working in tandem in his numerous “cause” posters for the Vail Symposium. His iconic works

mesmerized his subjects with compositions of complex, layered images of bold colors, text and symbols. He was prodigiously

productive, and certainly a man considered by peers and collaborators alike as equal parts dreamer and doer.


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Venue Directions

PARkInGFor most Vail venues, we ask that you please utilize public parking structures in Vail and Lionshead. Call our office at (970)476-0954 for specific parking information.

coLoRADo MoUntAIn coLLeGe150 Miller ranch rd. | edwards (970)477-3699From I-70, take exit 163 (Edwards) and proceed south onto Edwards Access Rd. Take first left onto Miller Ranch Rd. The college will be on the right.

DonoVAn PAVILIon1600 S. frontage rd. | Vail | (970)477-3699From I-70, take exit 173 (West Vail) and proceed south and continue east on S. Frontage Rd. parallel to I-70. The Pavilion will be 0.7 mile on the right. Look for the large stone sign and a playground.

eDWARDs InteRFAItH cHAPeL32138 U.S. Highway 6 | edwards From I-70, take exit 163 (Edwards) and proceed south onto Edwards Access Rd. Turn right onto US HWY 6. Continue for 1.8 miles. The chapel will be on the left.

FoUR seAsons ResoRt VAILone Vail rd. | Vail. | (970)477-860From I-70, take exit 176 (Vail) and proceed south. At the 2nd roundabout, turn right to go west on S. Frontage Rd. The resort is located immediately to the left.

GAMe cReek cLUBGame Creek Bowl | Vail Mountain(970) 754-4275Take exit 176 (Vail) off of I-70 and proceed west on S. Frontage Road towards Lionshead. Turn left into the Lionshead Parking Structure (winter parking fees apply). Exit the parking structure & walk to the Eagle Bahn Gondola. Take a short ride up the Eagle Bahn Gondola, upon exiting, look for the Game Creek snowcat parked directly outside the sliding glass doors. The snowcat will transport non skiing guest to lunch.

NOTE: Please plan on using a lift ticket or a season pass to ride the Gondola. To receive a foot passenger ticket please call 970.476.0954.

tHe LoDGe & sPA At coRDILLeRA2205 Cordillera Way | edwards (970)926-2200From I-70, take exit 163 (Edwards) and proceed south. Turn right on US Hwy 6. Proceed 2.7 miles and turn left on Squaw Creek Rd. Proceed 2 miles and turn left at gatehouse entrance on Cordillera Way.

PARk HYAtt BeAVeR cReek*136 east Thomas Place | avon | (970) 949-1234From I-70, take exit 167 (Avon) and proceed south on Avon Road. Stay straight to go onto Village Road.

*Parking options subject to change by the operating entities.

PARkInG oPtIons: BeAR PARkInG Lot(s)- located at the base of the west entrance to Beaver Creek (at the Beaver Creek roundabout go west on highway 6 and take a left at the stop light). Complimentary parking with complimentary shuttle service to the Main Village.

VILLA MontAne - in the Main Village, off Avondale Lane. Paid parking garage for visitors from 7:00am to 11:00pm. Parking is free for the first 2 hours.

VILLAGe HALL- in the Main Village, before the skier bridge. Paid parking garage for visitors from 7:00am to 11:00pm. Parking is free for the first 2 hours.

tHe seBAstIAn VAIL16 Vail rd. | Vail | (970)477-8000From I-70, take exit 176 (Vail) and proceed south. At the second roundabout proceed south onto Vail Rd. The Sebastian is the second building on the left.

sonnenALP ResoRt oF VAIL20 Vail rd. | Vail | (970)479-5656From I-70, take exit 176 (Vail) and proceed south. At the second roundabout proceed south onto Vail Rd. The Sonnenalp is on the left after the stop sign.

VAIL MoUntAIn scHooL3000 Booth falls rd. | Vail | (970)476-3850From I-70, take exit 180 (East Vail). Travel west on N. Frontage Rd. Make a right onto Booth Falls Rd. and another right into the school parking lot.


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December 29, 2011 A Taste of Yale in Vail and The Yale Whiffenpoofs Four Seasons Resort Vail | Vail

January 5, 2012 Rocky Mountain Wild | Wildways for Wildlife Vail Mountain School | Vail

January 12, 2012 Into the Heart of Cold Donovan Pavilion | Vail

January 20, 2012 Journey of Hope: Documenting the Work of the Central Asia Institute Sonnenalp Resort | Vail

January 26-27, 2012 SPiN Vail Ping-Pong Tournament with Susan Sarandon The Sebastian Vail | Vail

January, 31 2012 “Doubt” Colorado Mountain College | Edwards

February 2, 2012 The Olympics Now and Then Donovan Pavilion | Vail

February 9, 2012 “One Land, Two Stories” Park hyatt beaver Creek | Avon

February 16, 2012 First Ascents of The Soul - Worldwide Adventure Compassion Donovan Pavilion | Vail

February 19, 2012 Vail Vignettes Vail Mountain School | Vail

February 23, 2012 No Barriers Donovan Pavilion | Vail

march 1, 2012 The Underbelly of Adventure Journalism Donovan Pavilion | Vail

march 4, 2012 Frenemies? Are China and India destined for conflict? game Creek Club | Vail

march 15, 2012 Climate Change Venue TbD

march 24, 2012 The World’s Most Wanted Art: Recovering Looted Edwards Interfaith Chapel | Edwards

march 30, 2012 Thomas Benton: Art & Activism Lodge & Spa at Cordillera | Cordillera

april 5, 2012 Arab Spring: Unintended Consequences Sonnenalp Resort | Vail

april 9, 2012 Banks and Their Role in Economic Revival Park hyatt beaver Creek | Avon

april 22, 2011 What is Wrong with Congress and how do We Fix It? The University of Denver | Denver

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