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JUNESunday, June 16 – Friday, June 2137th Annual Aspen Summer Words Literary FestivalHailed as one of the nation’s “Top Ten Literary Gatherings” by USA Today, this six-day celebration of words, stories, and ideas consists of a morning writing retreat, afternoon literary festival events, and one-on-one professional consultations with agents and editors. This summer’s Festival will celebrate the literary riches of China. From author readings and behind-the-book panel discussions, be a part of a sojourn that celebrates the literary arts with authors Deborah Fallows, James Fallows, Yiyun Li, Sandra Tsing Loh, and Lisa See. Doerr-Hosier Center, afternoons, daily.Tickets at www.aspenshowtix.com. Information: www.aspenwriters.org.

Wednesday, June 19 – Friday, June 28Scribes & Scribblers Creative Writing Camps for Kids Playwriting and Acting Workshop In collaboration with Theatre AspenAges 10-14. Red Brick Center for the Arts, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Fee: $450. Register at www.aspenwriters.org.

Saturday, June 22Society of Fellows One Day SymposiumThe Great American SongbookIn collaboration with the Aspen Music Festival and SchoolMusician Peter Duchin and Harlem Jazz Museum Director Loren Schoenberg. Moderated by Aspen Music Festival and School President and CEO Alan Fletcher.Doerr-Hosier Center, 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 22Society of Fellows Opening ReceptionWalter Isaacson, Aspen Institute president and CEO, in conversation with Peter Duchin, musician, and Loren Schoen-berg, Director, Jazz Museum in Harlem.Doerr-Hosier Center, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Monday, June 24 – Tuesday, June 2521st Century National Service SummitThe 21st Century National Service Summit will serve as the first-ever signature lead-in event to the Aspen Ideas Festival and will center on the Institute’s Franklin Project’s plan to build a bold vision of civilian national service as a common expectation and common opportunity for all Americans. The event will convene 200 outstanding Americans from the private sector, higher education, government, the military, the faith community, philanthropy, and nonprofit organizations to be active participants in this action-enabling summit.Attendance at this event is by invitation only.There will be a session open to the public on the evening of June 25. Tickets on sale June 21, 9:00 a.m. at www.aspenshowtix.com.

Wednesday, June 26 – Tuesday, July 2Aspen Ideas FestivalNow in its ninth year, the Aspen Ideas Festival is a conversa-tion-packed exploration of some of the most important ideas and issues we face. Presented by the Institute and The Atlantic mag-azine, the Festival strives to highlight the ideas of experts at the forefront of their fields and of leaders whose actions are changing the world.Individual event tickets on sale June 21, 9:00 a.m. at www.aspenshowtix.com.Information: www.aspenideas.org.

JULYWednesday, July 3The Susman Conversation on Individual Constitutional Rights Featuring the Honorable Stephen G. Breyer, Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court, and the Honorable Margaret Mar-shall, Chief Justice (ret.) of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts,

Senior Counsel, Choate, Hall & Stewart, LLP. Moderat-ed by Elliot Gerson, executive vice president, the

Aspen Institute. Greenwald Pavilion, 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Fee: $20. Tickets on sale June 19 at www.aspenshowtix.com.

Friday, July 5Society of Fellows LuncheonWhat is the Viability of a Carbon Tax? Doerr-Hosier Center, 12:30-2:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 6Socrates Society Program Dinner

Jared Cohen, founder and director of Google Ideas, will join Walter Isaacson in

a conversation on “Breaking Borders in the Digital Age”. Dinner chairs include Peter Hirsh-

berg, Adib & Kerry Nasle, Marsha Ralls, and Bill Resnick. Institute Trustee Arjun Gupta will be honored.

Dinner proceeds will benefit the Socrates Program.Doerr-Hosier Center, 6:00-9:00 p.m.Tickets at www.aspeninstitute.org/socratesdinner.

Monday, July 8Society of Fellows Discussion ReceptionBack From the Brink: Resolving the Debt CrisisPrivate home, 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 11 Society of Fellows One Day SymposiumAn Inclusive America: Does Religion Still Divide Us?Moderated by David Campbell, professor, University of Notre Dame Koch Seminar Building, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 11Society of Fellows Vanguard ReceptionEmpowering the Poor in the Digital AgeLeila Janah, Founder and CEO, SamasourcePrivate home, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 11 – Wednesday, July 17 Justice and Society SeminarFor more than three decades, the Justice and Society Seminar has brought together individuals from diverse backgrounds to discuss the meaning of justice and how a just society ought to balance fundamental rights with the exigencies of public policy. Moderated by Goodwin Liu, associate justice of the Supreme Court of California, and Michael Fitts, dean and Bernard G. Segal Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.Information: www.aspeninstitute.org/jss.

Friday, July 12Society of Fellows LuncheonVoices for the Victims: Justice for Women and Girls who have Suffered Abuse Malika Saada Saar, executive director, Rights4Girls, and the Hon. Ruth McGregor, former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona, in conversation with Meryl Chertoff, director, Aspen Institute Justice and Society Program. Hines Room, Kresge Building, 12:30-2:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 13McCloskey Speaker SeriesDecision-making and Leadership: Views from the StatehouseA conversation with Democratic gover-nors on priorities, issues, and successes. Moderated by Aspen Institute president and CEO Walter Isaacson.Greenwald Pavilion, 2:00-3:00 p.m.Fee: $20. Tickets on sale June 28 at www.aspenshowtix.com.

Monday, July 15 Society of Fellows Discussion ReceptionPrivate home, 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Monday, July 15 – Friday, July 19Scribes & Scribblers Creative Writing Camps for Kids Picture Your Words Ages 9-11. Aspen Middle School, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Fee: $300. Register at www.aspenwriters.org.

Monday, July 15 – Friday, July 19Scribes & Scribblers Creative Writing Camps for Kids The Art of Books and Words In collaboration with Wyly Community Art CenterAges 7-10. Wyly Community Art Center, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Fee: $330. Register at www.aspenwriters.org.

Monday, July 15NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue, co-presented with Aspen Film Paepcke Auditorium, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, July 17 McCloskey Speaker Series In collaboration with the Aspen Security Forum Off We Go into the Wild Blue Yonder: The Air Force’s Role in Securing the NationFeaturing US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III. Gen. Welsh serves as the senior uniformed Air Force officer re-sponsible for the organization, training, and equipping of 690,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve, and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas. As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the General and other service chiefs function as military advisers to the Secretary of Defense, National Security Council, and to the President.Greenwald Pavilion, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Fee: $20. Tickets on sale

July 3 at www.aspenshowtix.com.

Wednesday, July 17 – Saturday, July 20Aspen Security ForumThe Aspen Security Forum will bring together top-level current and former government officials, industry lead-ers, leading thinkers, noted print and broadcast journalists, and concerned citizens to discuss the key areas of national and homeland security, includ-ing cyber-security, intelligence, coun-terterrorism strategy, the role of various government agencies and departments in ongoing national security efforts, ter-rorism finance, aviation security, border security, terrorism preparedness, critical infrastructure protection, “soft targets” security, and more.Registration and information: www.aspensecurityforum.org.

Friday, July 19Africa: The Newest Global Terrorism Center?A conversation with Gen. Carter F. Ham, former commander of US Africa Command, moderated by New York Times Washington Correspondent Eric Schmitt. Greenwald Pavilion, 5:00-6:00 p.m.Fee: $20. Tickets on sale July 3 at www.aspenshowtix.com.

Saturday, July 20Special Operations Forces: The Pentagon’s First Responders and “First Preventers”A conversation with Adm. William H. McRaven, Commander of US Special Operations Command. Greenwald Pavilion, 5:15-6:30 p.m.Fee: $20. Tickets on sale July 3 at www.aspenshowtix.com. Monday, July 22 – Friday, July 26Scribes & Scribblers Creative Writing Camps for Kids Wild Writings In collaboration with Aspen Center for Environmental StudiesAges 9-12. ACES, 9:30 a.m -3:30 p.m.Fee: $300. Register at www.aspenwriters.org.

Monday, July 22 – Friday, July 26Scribes & Scribblers Creative Writing Camps for Kids Write, Direct, Animate Ages 10-13. Colorado Mountain College, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Fee: $330. Register at www.aspenwriters.org.

Monday, July 22 Society of Fellows Discussion Reception50 Years of Civil Rights: Revisiting King’s Letter from a Birmingham JailTaylor Branch, author, The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights MovementPrivate home, 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Thursday, July 25McCloskey Speaker SeriesGovernors in Aspen: What’s Working at the State Level? Featuring a conversation with Republican governors on their priorities, toughest challenges, and successes. Moderated by Walter Isaacson.Greenwald Pavilion, 6:00-7:00 p.m.Fee: $20. Tickets on sale July 11 at www.aspenshowtix.com.

Friday, July 26Society of Fellows Luncheon Digital Diplomacy: Harnessing 21st-Century Technologies Former State Department Senior Innovation Advisor Alec Ross. In conjunction with the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program.Doerr-Hosier Center, 12:30-2:00 p.m.

Monday, July 29NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue, co-presented with Aspen Film Paepcke Auditorium, 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, July 30 – Thursday, August 1The Aspen Leaders Action Forum“The Leadership in Action Series” offers public interviews, panels, and discussions on a variety of current topics highlighting the extraordinary leaders at the Aspen Leaders Action Forum. Sessions will be open to the public on the afternoons of July 30, July 31, and August 1. Individual event tickets on sale July 2 at www.aspenshowtix.com.Information: (970) 544-7960 or www.AspenLeadersActionForum.org/Public.

AUGUSTFriday, August 2McCloskey Speaker SeriesRevolutionary Summer: The Birth of American IndependenceFeaturing Joseph J. Ellis, one of the nation’s leading scholars of American history. Ellis was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Founding Brothers: the Revolutionary Generation and won the National Book Award for American Sphinx, a biography of Thomas Jefferson. He will be featured in conversation with Walter Isaacson on the topic of his newest book, Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence (Alfred A. Knopf, June 2013).Paepcke Auditorium, 4:00–5:00 p.m.Fee:$20. Tickets on sale July 19 at www.aspenshowtix.com.

Saturday, August 319th Annual Summer Celebration GalaThis annual benefit gala will honor Salman Khan, author and Khan Academy founder, and Henry Paulson, 74th Secretary of the Treasury Department. Dinner chairs are Ann and John Doerr and Ann and Tom Friedman. A public forum featuring the awardees will be followed by a reception and dinner where the honorees will receive their awards. Conversation: Greenwald Pavilion 5:00-6:00 p.m.Fee: $25. Tickets on sale June 14 at www.aspenshowtix.com.Reception and Dinner: Doerr-Hosier Center, 6:30-9:30 p.m.Celebration Gala tickets on sale at www.aspeninstitute.org/summercelebration.

Monday, August 5NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue, co-presented with Aspen Film Paepcke Auditorium, 7:00 p.m.

Monday, August 5 – Thursday, August 8Society of Fellows SymposiumThe Great Game on the Korean Peninsula: Implications for US Foreign PolicyOpening reception followed by three half-day sessions.

Tuesday, August 6McCloskey Speaker SeriesIn Collaboration with the Aspen Strategy Group and the Brookings InstitutionThe Implications of America’s Fiscal Health on our Global Engagement Featuring former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other guests in a conversation moderated by Aspen Strategy Group Director Amb. Nicholas Burns. Paepcke Auditorium, 4:30-6:00 p.m.Fee: $20. Tickets on sale July 23 at www.aspenshowtix.com.

Wednesday, August 7Mercedes T. Bass LectureReflections on Leadership: Einstein, Franklin & JobsFeaturing Walter Isaacson, president and CEO, the Aspen Institute.Greenwald Pavilion, 5:30-6:30 p.m.Fee: $20. Tickets on sale July 24 at www.aspenshowtix.com

Friday, August 9 Society of Fellows Luncheon The New Frontier: Breakthroughs in Mapping the Brain

Amishi Jha, professor, University of Miami.Doerr-Hosier Center, 12:30-2:00 p.m.

Friday, August 9- Sunday, August 11Teen Socrates Seminar

This three-day seminar, led by an expert moderator, convenes teens ages 15-17, creating a forum in which

students can gain insight into timely and important topics. Participants are moved to voice their own

opinions, opening a lively dialogue in which diverse viewpoints are valued.

Fee: $425; scholarships available. Registration at

www.aspeninstitute.org/aspenevents. Doerr-Hosier Center

Saturday, August 10 – Friday, August 16The Aspen Seminar: Leadership, Values, and the Good Society

Saturday, August 10Society of Fellows Summer ReceptionSpecial reception held in gratitude for all Society of Fellows donors.Doerr-Hosier Center, 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Monday, August 12Society of Fellows One Day Symposium Turkey: The Rise of a Regional and Global PowerModerated by Soli Özel, professor, Kadir Has UniversityKoch Seminar Building, 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Monday, August 12NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue, co-presented with Aspen Film Paepcke Auditorium, 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 13McCloskey Speaker SeriesA Conversation with Economist Dambisa MoyoDr. Dambisa Moyo is an international economist and author. In 2009, Dambisa was named by TIME Magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World”. She is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How There is a Better Way for Africa and How the West Was Lost: Fifty Years of Economic Folly and the Stark Choices Ahead. Her third book, Winner Take All: China’s Race for Resources and What it Means for the World, was published in June 2012, and also received critical acclaim.Greenwald Pavilion, 6:30-7:30 p.m.Fee: $20. Tickets on sale on July 30 at www.aspenshowtix.com. Wednesday, August 14Hurst Lecture SeriesFeaturing Senator John McCain (R-AZ) in conversation with Walter Isaacson, president and CEO, the Aspen Institute.Greenwald Pavilion, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Fee: $20. Tickets on sale June 31 at www.aspenshowtix.com.

Thursday, August 15Society of Fellows Discussion ReceptionDemocracy and Despots: Which Africa will Emerge?Joel Barkan, senior associate, Center for Strategic and International Studies. Private home, 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Friday, August 16Perspectives from the American Enterprise Institute Featuring AEI President Arthur Brooks; Dan Blumenthal, director of Asian Studies; Edward Conard, visiting scholar and author of the New York Times bestselling book Unintended Consequences: Why Everything You’ve Been Told about the Economy is Wrong (Portfolio / Penguin, 2012); and Phill Swagel, visiting scholar and a former assistant secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy.Paepcke Auditorium, 9:00-11:15 a.m. Fee: $50. Tickets on sale July 3 at www.aspenshowtix.com.

Friday, August 16Society of Fellows LuncheonMind Shifts: Unleashing Your Leadership Potential Lisa Arie, Founder, Vista Caballo.Doerr-Hosier Center, 12:30-2:00 p.m.

Tuesday, August 20 - Friday, August 23Society of Fellows SymposiumThoughts on the Good Life: Creating a Lasting Legacy Opening reception followed by three half-day sessions.

Saturday, August 24 – Friday, August 30The Aspen Seminar: Leadership, Values, and the Good Society

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Over the past decade the Aspen Institute has expanded its reach, energized its programs, and deepened its impact. Yet the growing complexity and scale of global challenges requires us to do more — to engage more people, more deeply. We have launched Scholars & Scholarships, the most far-reaching campaign in our history, to foster the next generation of diverse and promising young leaders who are working to secure our society’s future. By supporting this initiative and enabling these innovators to experience the Institute’s programs, seminars, and networks, you will have a direct impact on their ability to effect change around the world.

Learn more at: www.aspeninstitute.org/campaign

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Society of Fellows (SOF) denotes Society of Fellows eventsIndividuals and couples who wish to engage more deeply in the Institute’s programs and mission are invited to join the Society of Fellows. The SOF is a community of donors that provides important support to advance the Institute’s mission. Fellows receive frequent invitations and advance notice of special events, and have a dedicated line to call for information about Institute discussions, receptions, seminars, and festivals throughout the year. Levels of support range from the Vanguard Chapter for younger donors to Chairman’s and Gold Leaf Society levels for more established donors.

Information: www.aspeninstitute.org/sof or Peter Waanders at (970) 544-7912.

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, Athens to Aspen, Teen Socrates, the McCloskey Speaker Series, the Hurst Lecture Series, and Fireside Chats. 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.

Information: www.aspeninstitute.org/support/aspen-community-programs or Cristal Logan at (970) 544-7929.

The McCloskey Speaker SeriesThis summer series presents a unique and diverse roster of distinguished speakers. The series is made possible by a generous donation from the McCloskey Family Charitable Foundation.

Tickets will be available for sale on the date printed next to the description. Tickets ($20) are available at www.aspenshowtix.com, (970) 920-5770, or through the Wheeler Opera House. Society of Fellows reservations may be made by calling (970) 544-7980.

Hurst Lecture Series Generously underwritten by the Hurst Family Foundation, this series features conversations with renowned and inspiring leaders for public audiences in Aspen.

Tickets will be available for sale on the date printed next to the description. Tickets ($20) are available at www.aspenshowtix.com, (970) 920-5770, or through the Wheeler Opera House. Society of Fellows reservations may be made by calling (970) 544-7980.

The Aspen Seminar: Leadership, Values, and the Good Society For more than 60 years, this signature seminar (formerly the Executive Seminar) has afforded leaders of all ages and in every field a unique opportunity to step away from the demands of everyday life to reflect—through moderated, text-based, Socratic dialogue—on what consti-tutes a good and just society.

Information: www.aspeninstitute.org/aspenseminar or charlene.costello@aspeninstitute.org,

(410) 820-5374.

The Aspen Writers’ Foundation The Aspen Writers’ Foundation was founded in Aspen in 1976 as a cutting-edge poetry conference and literary magazine. Today the Aspen Writers’ Foundation is one of the nation’s leading literary centers and a stage for the world’s most prominent authors. AWF programs employ literature as a tool for provoking thought, broadening perspectives, fostering connections, inspiring creativity, and giving voice. In 2009, the AWF became a program of the Aspen Institute, underscoring the highest humanistic ideals of Institute founder Walter Paepcke: to better understand human challenges by cultivating one’s inner life through the exchange of words, stories, and ideas.

Information: info@aspenwriters.org and (970) 925-3122.

NEW VIEWS Documentaries A recent renaissance in documentary filmmaking is having a major impact on public discourse. The Aspen Institute and Aspen Film bring to the Roaring Fork Valley NEW VIEWS Documentaries & Dialogue, a series featuring critically acclaimed documentaries and conversations with special guests. This summer’s series launches during the Aspen Ideas Festival and continues through August. Films will be screened at the Paepcke Auditorium in Aspen.

The program will be announced in June at www.aspeninstitute.org/aspenevents and www.aspenfilm.org. Tickets at www.aspenshowtix.com.

Art Gallery Exhibits The Aspen Institute displays its collection of artwork throughout the Aspen Meadows campus. In addition, three art galleries feature exhibits throughout the summer. We hope you will visit and enjoy the Paepcke Gallery in the Walter Paepcke Memorial Building; the Resnick Gallery in the Doerr-Hosier Center; and the Hines Gallery in the Kresge Building.

Information: (970) 544-7950.

Ticketswww.aspenshowtix.com (970) 920-5770Aspen Show Tickets Box Office at the Wheeler

Information Line(970) 544-7970 (970) 544-7980 for Society of Fellows donors

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