SAVE THE DATES! Upcoming Washington, DC Area Programming June to December 2016 *Society of Fellows members will automatically receive invitations to all starred events JUNE 2016 SOCIETY OF FELLOWS SUMMER RECEPTION Cathy and Walter Isaacson will host a Summer Reception for members of the Society of Fellows. Sunday, June 5 | 5:00pm – 7:00pm Private Residence Contact: Beth Crable, [email protected] By invitation only* JULY 2016 55TH ANNUAL INDEPENDENCE DAY CEREMONY Hosted by the Queen Anne’s County Historical Society and the Aspen Institute, this annual event features a wreath-laying ceremony at the monument to William Paca, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Monday, July 4 | 11:00am – 1:00pm Wye River Campus – Houghton House Garden and William Paca Monument Site Contact: Judy Price, [email protected] SEPTEMBER 2016 THE SMARTEST PLACES ON EARTH: WHY RUSTBELTS ARE EMERGING HOTSPOTS OF GLOBAL INNOVATION is book discussion features Antoine van Agtmael, former principal founder and CEO of Emerging Markets Management and co-author of e Smartest Places on Earth. ursday, September 8 | 5:00pm – 7:00pm Wye River Campus – River House Contact: Judy Price, [email protected] By invitation only* THE WASHINGTON IDEAS FORUM Hosted in partnership with e Atlantic and currently in its eighth year, the Washington Ideas Forum has established itself as the DC event that identifies the year’s most pressing issues and ideas of consequence. September 28 – 29 Harman Center for the Arts 610 F Street, NW Contact: Alex Skarzynski, [email protected] OCTOBER 2016 SOCIETY OF FELLOWS DISCUSSION RECEPTION Featuring David Gergen, Senior Political Analyst for CNN, in a conversation about the election and the American political landscape. is series is underwritten by Wilma and Stuart Bernstein and Carolyn and Bill Wolfe. Tuesday, October 25 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm Private Residence Contact: Natasha Little, [email protected] By invitation only* U.S. NATION BUILDING IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ – THEN AND NOW Featuring Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Friday, October 21 | 5:00pm – 7:00pm Wye River Campus – River House Contact: Judy Price, [email protected] By invitation only* David Gergen Cathy and Walter Isaacson