Politics Aside 2010 Program Overview

Friday, November 12, 2010

Cocktail and Buffet Reception • Progam

A gala evening reception kicks off the weekend with a conversation between Joshua Bolten and James Steinberg on Partisanship at the Water's Edge? Foreign Policy in an Era of Polarized Politics.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Breakfast • Program and Lunch • Dinner Salons

Participants spend Saturday engaging in a series of panel discussions, roundtable dialogues, and other exchanges.

FORUM CONVERSATIONS

• Managing the Unexpected—Catastrophe Preparation, Response, and Rebuilding
  • Thad Allen
  • Joseph C. Becker
  • Kenneth R. Feinberg
  • Charles Ries
• Beyond the Map: The Post-Geographic World Order
  • Michael J. Boskin
  • Paula Dobriansky
  • Francis Fukuyama
  • Michael Portillo
• The New Public Square: A Changing Media's Role in Informing Policy
  • Karen Elliott House
  • Michael Lynton
  • Dennis Miller
  • Jerry Murdock

SEMINAR SESSIONS

• Policy Perspectives from the Frontlines of Iraq and Afghanistan
• Taking the Lead on Climate Challenges
• Health Care Reform: What Happens Now?
• The Real Cost of Crime

Dinner. More than a dozen RAND friends graciously host dinner parties in private homes and distinctive venues throughout Los Angeles. Participants and speakers from the weekend's programming meet for continued conversation in an informal, relaxed setting.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Film, Panel Discussion, and Brunch • Tour of The Annenberg Space for Photography

Participants convene for an exclusive screening of Waiting for “Superman”— the acclaimed documentary about America's public education system in crisis, followed by brunch and a panel discussion with Jonathan Alter, John Deasy, and Brian Stecher.