RSA United States - Past events
Check out presentations and podcasts from our past events. Feel free to discuss an event you have been to.
RSA New York: Climate, Copenhagen and Consequences Nikhil Chandavarkar, FRSA, Secretary to UN-Water, offers his unique insights on the outcomes of the COP15 talks in a conversation with David A. Andelman, Editor of the World Policy Journal. |
Washington DC Fellows Breakfast RSA-US Chairman Peter Peyser invites Fellows to join him and Belinda Lester, RSA Fellowship Director, for a breakfast meeting. |
Chicago Network A chance to meet RSA Fellowship Director Belinda Lester |
Internet and Community: What does the future hold and what lies ahead in the next decade? To discuss how the Internet is changing our lives, Nigel Cameron, FRSA, President and CEO of the Center for Policy on Emerging Technology, led a panel discussion at the DuPont Summit for Science and Technology. |
Screening: The Age of Stupid Fellows were invited to the screening of the critically acclaimed film which will inspire you to take action on climate change. The Age of Stupid, by McLibel director Franny Armstrong, stars Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055. Please see additional comments by Professor Charles J. Vörösmarty, Director of the CUNY Environmental Cross-Roads Initiative. |
Stratford CT: Visit to Sikorsky Green Technology Fellows were invited to a tour, lecture and reception on November 5 with Robert Ararujo, Manager of Environment, Health and Safety, who discussed green technologies and sustainability. Read more for event summary. |
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New York and Nationwide: The Age of Stupid Arrives in the US On September 21 the critically acclaimed The Age of Stupid Live will make its US debut. The film will be simulcast LIVE from a solar tent located in downtown New York to over 400 movie theatres nationwide. |
Fellows in the New York area are invited to a meeting and reception at the Chrysler Building on September 16. Fellows in the New York area are asked for any ideas/suggestions. We are seeking volunteers to help with organizing New York events and a proposed lecture series in the Fall on the Sustainability theme. The first meeting is suggested on September 16/17. |
Boston: Reception for New England Fellows and Staff Fellows are invited to an evening reception at the Beacon Hill residence of Phil Budden, FRSA, British Consul General for Boston, on September 15. |
Washington DC: Reception for Fellows and Staff Fellows are invited to a reception at the residence of RSA-US Trustee Braxton Moncure in Washington DC on the evening of Sunday, September 13. |
Chattanooga: Southeast Fellows Meeting Fellows are invited to a Southeast Region Fellows’ meeting and reception taking place in Chattanooga on Thursday evening, September 10. |
Fellows Chicago Meeting: A Picture of the Future Fellows are invited to attend a meeting in Chicago. Frances Whitehead and James Elniski have generously agreed to open their unique home for an RSA meeting on September 9. Frances and James are faculty members at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. |
Washington DC Fellows’ Meeting: Strategy with Passion Fellows are invited to a lunch time meeting. Chris MacNulty will lead a conversation about Business “Strategy with Passion”, the title of an internet radio show she co-hosts. |
Reception and Special Viewing at the Guggenheim Museum Fellows' are invited to a reception and special viewing at the Guggenheim Museum on July 14. |
Washington DC: Fellows Meeting at the Reptile Discovery Center Fellows are invited to have a meeting at the National Zoo. Robin Berrington has offered to host a special tour of the Reptile Discovery Center at the National Zoo in Washington, DC. |
The Green Summit for residents of Bronxville, Tuckahoe and Eastchester The Eastchester Green Summit initiative has its roots in an event held last September, when UN climate change expert Nikhil Chandavarkar, FRSA, spoke to a small invited audience in Bronxville. RSa Fellows are invited to this years event on June,13 2009. |
Baltimore, MD: The Saint John's Bible - a Modern Vision through Medieval Methods Fellows are invited to tea and conversation at the Mount Vernon Club hosted by Anne and Sandy Apgar. |
New Haven, CT: Networking and Visit to Beinecke Library Fellows are invited to join Carole Franco, RSA-US Trustee, and Louise Bernard, FRSA, Curator of American Literature, for a tour of the Beinecke Library. |
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Newport, RI Fellow Networking Event This event on April 24 addressed the issue of what older cities are doing to attract the baby boomers looking for great homes in great places? |
Charlottesville, VA, Fellows Architectural Tour of Monticello DC Metro Area Fellows are invited to join FRSA Danielle Wilkens for a private architectural tour of Monticello in Charlottesville and an opportunity to meet other Fellows over a cup of tea afterwards. |
Washington DC: Networking Breakfast US Fellows are invited to a Netwroking breaksfats by Paul Rich FRSA, President of the Policy Studies Organization. |
North Central Fellows Networking A Fellows Networking evening is taking place on February 28 2009 in Chicago. Under discussion is the new vision for the RSA and what it means for Fellows. |
New York City: Fellows Networking US Fellows are invited by the Chairman to attend a networking event at Blank Rome |
Science Beyond the Classroom Plenary Session at the DuPont Summit in Washington DC The Dupont Summit took place to present proposals for improving STEM education |
Fellowship, Fine Arts and Fine Food, New York On December 1 and 2, 2008, Martin Chasin, FRSA, organized a two day tour of art previews and exhibitions in New York at Christie’s, Sotheby’s, the American Museum of Natural History and the William Secord Gallery. |
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Innovation: The Challenge for Designers and Creative Thinkers Jeremy Myerson, Helen Hamlyn Professor of Design and Director of InnovationRCA at the Royal College of Art, London discussed the challenges for design practise in the future. The event was held at 2.30pm at the Y&R Ney Conference Center, New York. |
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Conference on Patent Quality Indexing: Who Benefits? Patent Quality Indexing will help improve both the quality of filed applications as well as the examination process itself. |
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Fellows' Networking, Chattanooga, TN Maureen Carlomagno, RSA Fellowship Officer, met with Fellows to discuss how the RSA can add value to social innovation in the South-East US area. |
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Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts Harvey Seifter, Founder and Chair, Creativity Connection of Americans for the Arts, presented at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts on Cultivating Corporate Creativity on October 28, 2008. |
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Fellows networking, cocktails and buffet supper Fellows Networking, Cocktails and Buffet Supper at the residence of Braxton and Debbie Moncure in Washington DC. Braxton, a life Fellow and trustee of RSA-United States, offered this opportunity to network and to to share information and ideas with existing and prospective Fellows. About forty Fellows and guests attended. |
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Climate change in Bronxville, New York Erica and Bruce Forester organised and hosted an engaging talk on climate change presented by, UN expert, Nikhil Chandavarkar. |
Alternative dispute resolution and mediation Check back for the program summary to be posted soon. |
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Science Beyond The Classroom Science in civil society today faces two interrelated challenges: the accepted status quo that science is something separate from the lives of 'regular' citizens and the excess demand for supply of scientific professionals in the workforce. |
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Summer Drinks and Networking Event: Gangbusters, Energetic! A group of 30 Fellows and guests gathered at the elegant apartment of Mimi Liebeskind in Manhattan. |
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Green Economy Roundtable: The problem of finding an effective policy tool to combat climate change is still very much alive A roundtable was convened to discuss recent developments and ways in which civil society pressures have affected climate change public policies. |
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RSA hosts International Conference on Intellectual Property and the trend towards openness |
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Conference on Intellectual Property in Washington DC Transcripts and recap of the Intellectual Property Law and Innovation Symposium in 2006. |
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