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9–15 YOU’RE INVITED Central America Leadership Initiative 16th Annual Summer Celebration The Aspen Seminar Join the Institute Saturday, August 8, to celebrate the 60th Aspen, CO anniversary of the Goethe convocation as well as the Walter 10–14 and Elizabeth Paepcke family. The dinner will also honor Leadership Initiative/ Lester Crown with the Memorial Award, East Africa, Class II and Jessye Norman will give a performance of “American Leadership in an Era of Masters” prior to the dinner in the Music tent. Co-chairs for Globalization Norman

Daniel Bayer the event are Jessica and Henry Catto, and David and Julia East Africa Koch. Honorary co-chairs are Antonia Paepcke DuBrul 10–16 and Paula Paepcke Zurcher. For more information, please contact Becky Ward at Justice and Society Seminar [email protected] or at (970) 544-7925. Aspen, CO 11–16 Aspen Seminar n JUNE 16 26–28 Aspen, CO 4–5 Middle East Policy Program Young Executive Seminar 13–17 Citi Aspen Intern Program Reception , Japan SOF Symposium Training 26–29 The Bible and the Koran Washington, DC 16–21 Socrates Society Seminar Aspen, CO 5–9 AIR Young Leaders Aspen, CO 16–19 Liberty Fellowship Programme 2009 28 Roundtable on Class of 2009 Module II Socrates Society Benefit Communications Industries The Promise of Leadership Danube Delta, Romania Dinner and the Environment Spartanburg, SC 18–20 Aspen, CO Aspen, CO 6–11 Young Political Leaders 29–July 5 17–22 Aspen Seminar Session 1 Executive Seminar Wye, MD Chaumont-en-Vexin, Aspen, CO Osaka, Japan 10 France 30 19–21 General Meeting 20–25 Aspen Business Roundtable Aspen Institute Conference Tokyo, Japan Aspen Seminar Germany on Talent-Driven 11–12 Aspen, CO Organizations A tribute to Raymond Barre 20–25 n JULY Aspen, CO (former prime minister and Aspen Seminar 1–3 22–24 chairman of Aspen France) Wye, MD Middle East Policy Program Middle East Policy Program , France 22–23 Conference Conference 11–14 International Conference Lebanon Germany Inaugural Convening of the The World Economy 3 24 Aspen Global Leadership Conference: Fighting Poverty: Middle East Policy Program Middle East Policy Program Network Ideas for the G8 Reception Reception Aspen, CO , Italy Lebanon Germany 14–16 22–25 4 24–27 Middle East Policy Program Society of Fellows Annual Summer Party Aspen Health Forum Conference Symposium Germany Aspen, CO Germany Literature, Culture, and 7–10 31–August 2 15–16 Democracy First Movers Fellowship Young Executive Seminar Arts & Ideas Seminar Aspen, CO Aspen, CO Tokyo, Japan America’s Best Idea: Our 25–28 8–12 31–August 5 National Parks Global Energy, Economy, Energy Policy Forum Aspen Strategy Group Aspen, CO and Security Forum Aspen, CO Summer Conference Aspen, CO Aspen, CO

SUMMER 2009 The Aspen Idea 79 next Save the Date The Aspen Institute’s 26th Annual Awards Dinner will take place at the Plaza Hotel in New York City on November 5, 2009. This year’s n AUGUST 17–22 event will honor Jeffrey P. Bezos, 3–6 Henry Crown Fellowship president and CEO of Amazon. Society of Fellows Leadership Development com, with the Corporate Leadership Bezos Symposium Seminar Award and Judith Rodin, president The New Russia Aspen, CO of the Rockefeller Foundation, with the Henry Crown Aspen, CO 30–September 6 Leadership Award. For tickets and more information, 4–7 Aspen European Seminar contact Erin Bladergroen at (202) 736-3850 or at 18th Annual Aspen Institute Germany [email protected]. Roundtable on Information Technology n SEPTEMBER Aspen, CO 2–13 30–October 2 20 6 India Leadership Initiative, Washington Ideas Festival Aspen European Leadership Citi Aspen Intern Program, Class II Washington, DC Program Reception Capstone Program Leadership in an Era of 30–October 4 Germany Washington, DC Globalization New Schools Education 21–23 6–8 India Initiative, Class II Aspen Institute Conference Board of Trustees Meeting 9–11 Seminar 3 on Communications Policy: Aspen, CO Middle East Policy Program Aspen, CO Spectrum Policy 6–8 Congress 30–October 5 Wye, MD Seminar for Leadership in Germany Liberty Fellowship 21–25 the Arts 10–14 Class of 2010 AIR Young Leaders Aspen, CO Aspen International The Challenge of Leadership Programme 2009 6–11 Committee Visit TBD Module III Henry Crown Fellowship Romania , Romania 2009 11 n OCTOBER 21–25 The Challenge of Leadership Middle East Policy Program 1–2 New Schools Education Aspen, CO Reception Washington Ideas Forum Initiative, Class III 8 Germany Washington, DC The Challenge of Leadership 16th Annual Summer 13 3 Aspen, CO Celebration Aspen International Tag der Deutschen Einheit 21–25 Aspen, CO Committee Meeting Reception Liberty Fellowship 8–13 Sinaia, Romania Germany Class of 2011 Aspen Seminar 13–18 7 The Challenge of Leadership Aspen, CO Aspen Seminar Aspen Institute Symposium Spartanburg, SC 12–15 Aspen, CO on Critical Issues in 24th Annual Aspen 15–17 Journalism n novemBER Institute Conference on Cultural Forum Washington, DC 5–6 Communications Policy Spain 14–16 Board of Trustees Meeting Aspen, CO 23–25 Middle East Policy Program New York, NY 12–16 Middle East Policy Program Conference 5 Henry Crown Fellowship Conference Germany Annual Awards Dinner 2007 Lebanon 16 New York, NY The Promise of Leadership 23–27 Middle East Policy Program TBD Central America Leadership Reception 16–19 Initiative, Class III Germany STAY CURRENT Aspen Institute Forum The Promise of Leadership 16–18 For updates and on Communications and Roatan, Honduras Young Executive Seminar additions to the Society (FOCAS) 25 Kantanga, Japan Institute’s ever-growing Aspen, CO Middle East Policy Program 18–20 schedule of events, visit Reception Aspen European Leadership www.aspeninstitute. Lebanon Program Conference org/events. Germany

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