AYPA Programming at the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival

Speaker Salons – Ten $15 tickets will be held per salon for AYPA members.  Location: The Lounge at BB’s Kitchen, unless otherwise indicated, 5:30pm

Tickets can be purchased in person at the Wheeler or online at www.aspenshowtix.com.  Tickets go on sale Monday, June 20, 2011.  You must be an AYPA member and have the password 2011AYPA (case sensitive for online purchases).

6/28: David Kelley and Fred Dust: How Is Design Inspiring New Directions in Education and Our Society?

Designers today are engaging with complex human challenges in education, public health, government, and the social sector. Join Kelley and Dust as they describe their experiences as designers working on issues related to social change.  Between the two of them, they’re applying design thinking to K-12 and graduate-level education and putting design-based methods in the hands of social entrepreneurs, foundations and philanthropists committed to poverty alleviation.

6/29: Mark Kurlansky: The Wilder Side of Sustainability

Join renowned author Mark Kurlansky for an intimate conversation on sustainable fishing and ocean management, the focus of one of his newest books.  Mark will also prepare a reading from his past works.  A must-do for literary environmentalist foodies!

6/30: Rye Barcott: The Most Popular (& possibly most important) Trend on College Campuses

Social entrepreneurship is capturing the attention of millions of students around the world.  What is it about this new fad that gives it such staying power?  What does it mean for our future, and do you want to be a part of it?

7/1: Gene Falk: Of Mothers, Meds, and Money

Science has produced medicines that can save millions of lives in even the most under-resourced settings, but their effectiveness is often undermined by a traditional approach to global medical care: “If you build it, they will come.” Through “disruptive simplicity,” social entrepreneurship, and Africa's most underutilized natural resourceundefinedits womenundefined

mothers2mothers is helping to change this paradigm and save untold lives. Join Gene Falk for a discussion on his inspiring work with this organization.

7/1: William Powers: Thinking About Solitude: Can You Be Alone In A Digital World?

Today everyone is just a few clicks away from everyone else, and true solitude is an increasingly rare experience. Is solitude disappearing or just changing? Drawing on his bestselling book, Hamlet's BlackBerry, William Powers talks about the history and purposes of solitude, and why, in a digital world, it matters more than ever. A social gathering about solitude - come experience the paradox!