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New America is proud to serve as a gathering place for events—both online and in-person—to exchange ideas, spotlight new research, and engage with diverse perspectives. Every year, New America’s events bring together thousands of people across sectors and disciplines to help shape policy discussions and drive solutions to real-world challenges.


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    Electric Shock
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    Electric Shock

    Join us for this event, which will seek to sort fact from fiction when it comes to the challenges and resilience of the U.S. electric grid.

    In-Person

    10AM – 11:30AM EST

    New America
    1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036

    Confucuis and the World He Created
    Confucius and the World He Creadted

    Confucuis and the World He Created

    Is Chinese Communist Party is reviving Confucius to legitimize its authoritarian rule by linking it to the country’s political history?

    In-Person

    6:30PM – 8:15PM EST

    New America NYC
    199 Lafayette Street, Suite 3B, New York, NY 10012

    Creating the Future of Learning
    Creating the Future of Learning

    Creating the Future of Learning

    Join New America’s Kevin Carey and education technology writer Audrey Watters about the end of college and what comes next.

    In-Person

    3:30PM – 5PM EST

    New America
    1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036

    Will Technology Put an End to Disability?
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    Will Technology Put an End to Disability?

    A discussion on disability and technology, presented with the award-winning documentary, Fixed: The Science/Fiction of Human Enhancement.

    In-Person

    12PM – 1:30PM EST

    New America
    1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036

    The End of College
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    The End of College

    American higher education is in crisis. But the disruptive power of information technology is about to change all that.

    In-Person

    6:30PM – 8:15PM EST

    New America NYC
    199 Lafayette Street, Suite 3B, New York, NY 10012

    Anonymous Soldiers
    Anonymous Soldiers

    Anonymous Soldiers

    In, Anonymous Soldiers: The Struggle for Israel, 1917 – 1947, Bruce Hoffman provides a landmark history of the battles that created Israel.

    In-Person

    12:15PM – 1:45PM EST

    New America
    1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036

    Asia’s Unsung Female Leaders
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    Asia’s Unsung Female Leaders

    Join New America and Radio Free Asia for a conversation with some of Asia’s most prominent female human rights activists.

    In-Person

    12:15PM – 1:45PM EST

    New America
    1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036

    Future of War
    Future Of War 2015

    Future of War

    The first annual Future of War Conference will address the question “How is Warfare Changing?”

    In-Person

    8AM – 5PM EST

    Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
    1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004

    Cybersecurity for a New America
    Cybersecurity in a New America

    Cybersecurity for a New America

    New America is please to invite you to the launch of our new cross-disciplinary initiative; Cybersecurity for a New America.

    In-Person

    8:30AM – 6PM EST

    Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
    1300 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20004

    No Safe Place: An Investigation into Military Tactics in Gaza
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    No Safe Place: An Investigation into Military Tactics in Gaza

    Join New America NYC and Physicians for Human Rights – Israel for a discussion of the main findings of the report and its implications.

    In-Person

    6:30PM – 8:15PM EST

    New America NYC
    199 Lafayette Street, Suite 3B, New York, NY 10012

    Technology for the People, by the People
    Technology for the People, By the People

    Technology for the People, by the People

    Many initiatives are working to cultivate coding interests in women and people of color, but what more can be done?

    In-Person

    12:15PM – 3PM EST

    New America
    1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036

    Our Terrible Country
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    Our Terrible Country

    The spring of 2015 marks the 4th anniversary of the Syrian Revolution.

    In-Person

    6PM – 8:30PM EST

    E Street Cinema
    555 11th Street NW, Washington, DC 20004

    The Battery War
    The Battery War

    The Battery War

    For all the global obsession with oil that has marked the past decades, the real future of energy may be something quite different.

    In-Person

    12:15PM – 1:45PM EST

    New America
    1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036

    Can We Make American Democracy Work?
    Can We Make American Democracy Work?

    Can We Make American Democracy Work?

    Have political reformers been working with the wrong sets of assumptions? If so, what lessons should we learn from past political reforms?

    In-Person

    9:30AM – 11AM EST

    New America
    1899 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036

    Wireless Net Neutrality
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    Wireless Net Neutrality

    Senator Al Franken will lead off this Congressional briefing with his perspective on mobile parity from a variety of perspectives.

    In-Person

    3PM – 4:15PM EST

    Russell Senate Office Building, Room 485
    2 Constitution Avenue Northeast, Washington, DC 20002