Ambassador Chris Hill

When: Friday, October 21, 2011

Time: 7:30 PM

Place:
Thunder River Theatre
67 Promenade
Carbondale, Co 81623

Tickets: $15

Christopher Hill is the Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq from April 2009 until August 2010. He is a career member of the Foreign Service whose prior assignment was Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. He also served as Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. On February 14, 2005, he was named as the Head of the U.S. delegation to the Six-Party Talks on the North Korean nuclear issue. Previously he has served as U.S. Ambassador to Poland (2000-2004), Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia (1996-1999) and Special Envoy to Kosovo (1998-1999). He also served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Southeast European Affairs in the National Security Council.

Earlier in his Foreign Service career, Ambassador Hill served tours in Belgrade, Warsaw, Seoul, and Tirana, and on the Department of State’s Policy Planning staff and in the Department’s Operation Center. While on a fellowship with the American Political Science Association he served as staff member for Congressman Stephen Solarz working on Eastern European issues. He also served as the Department of State’s Senior Country Office for Poland. Ambassador 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, Ambassador Hill served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon.

Ambassador Hill graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine with a B.A. in Economics. He received a Master’s degree from the Naval War College in 1994. He speaks Polish, Serbo-Croatian and Macedonian.

From Ambassador Hill’s DU biography.

When: Saturday May 21, 2011

Time: 7:30 PM

Place:

Thunder River Theatre

67 PromenadeCarbondale, Co 81623

Tickets: $15

Dr. Johnson is overseeing the dig in Snowmass which has resulted in the identification of 22 prehistoric species including the skeletons of mastodons, mammoths, and Ice Age bison.  It is reported as the highest Ice Age site.

Here’s more on Dr. Johnson’s work in Snowmass provided by the Denver Museum of Nature & Science:

"SnowMastodon"

The Snowmastodon Project™On October 14, 2010, bulldozer operator Jesse Steele was excavating a reservoir near Snowmass Village when he saw bones coming over the top of his bulldozer blade. Within two days, scientists from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science were on site, and within two weeks a Museum team was excavating what has become one of the most significant scientific discoveries in Colorado history.

The find is an exceptionally preserved Ice Age ecosystem. As of December 2010, the site had produced the remains of eight to 10 American mastodons, four Columbian mammoths, a Jefferson’s ground sloth, four gigantic bison, two Ice Age deer, snails, iridescent insects, and plant matter that is still green after more than 45,000 years.

News of the once-in-a-lifetime discovery spread like wildfire throughout Colorado, generating enormous public interest. In the Roaring Fork Valley, 8,500 school children lined up to see the bones and learn about the discovery from Museum educators. During two days in November, more than 3,500 people in Snowmass Village and 2,500 people in Denver attended Mammoth and Mastodon Madness Days to see the fossils and learn more about the Ice Age in Colorado.

For the next six months, the Museum is focusing on preserving the bones from this Ice Age treasure trove and planning next steps. Museum scientists have assembled a team of more than two dozen scientific experts who will gather in Snowmass Village in May 2011 to continue this amazing excavation.

Get Involved

Click here to get caught up on everything that happened in the field, learn what scientists are doing now to preserve the bones, and find out the latest discoveries from our team of experts.

Format: For the first hour, moderator Jim Calaway will pose questions and then questions will be taken from the audience.

Dialogue is a key element for this event and upcoming events planned by the council. Calaway emphasizes the presenters “will not make speeches.” Calaway has been involved with the Aspen Institute for 30 years and is a strong proponent of how they conduct dialogue in their events. The Roaring Fork Cultural Council events will follow that model.

Former US Senator Gary Hart

Former US Senator Gary Hart Comes to Carbondale

When: Saturday April 2, 2011

Time: 7:30 PM

Place:

Thunder River Theatre
67 Promenade
Carbondale, Co 81623

Tickets: $15

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Format: For the first hour, moderator Jim Calaway will pose questions and then questions will be taken from the audience.

Dialogue is a key element for this event and upcoming events planned by the council. Calaway emphasizes the presenters “will not make speeches.” Calaway has been involved with the Aspen Institute for 30 years and is a strong proponent of how they conduct dialogue in their events. The Roaring Fork Cultural Council events will follow that model.