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July 14, 2012
The ninth annual roundtable conference of the AACR explored the accomplishments remaining challenges and needs for continued reform effort for civil society and democratic governance in the Middle East. Several elements of reform were focal points: the role of social media, particularly for engagement of youth and the broader public; the relation of economic and political change and the role of business, especially SMEs, and the role of “outsiders” in helping civil society take root and flourish. Stephen Grand, Director of the Saban Center, Brookings Institution project on U.S. Relations with the Muslim World, provided an initial overview that helped direct the ensuing discussion, Farah Pandith, the U.S. envoy to the Muslim World, delivered energizing keynote remarks. Danya Greenfield, Deputy Director of the Rafik Hariri Center of the Atlantic Council, concluded the discussion with an analysis of future policy implications for the U.S. and other states of current reform efforts.
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October 28, 2011
The Washington DC Metropolitan area based Association of Americans for Civic Responsibility (AACR) and Park University, headquartered in Kansas City, held a “Social Responsibility in Small and Medium Enterprises Roundtable” at the Park Distance Learning Conference Center on October 12, 2011 in Parkville, Kansas city area, Missouri. Park University is the second largest Online University in the US. This is the first time they are partnering with AACR for this hot topic. AACR held a similar conference at Kellogg School of Management at the Northwestern University in 2009.
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June 08, 2011
he Association of Americans for Civic Responsibility (AACR) organized its eighth annual roundtable conference on May 4, 2011, in Washington, DC. The theme of the conference was “9-11 Ten Years Later: Remembrance, Reflections and Resilience.” This annual program was hosted by the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, and sponsored by Hill and Knowlton, a major public relations firm based in Washington, DC.
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September 12, 2010
The Association of Americans for Civic Responsibility (AACR) held its Seventh Annual Roundtable Conference at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School Campus in Washington, DC on Wednesday, May 5, 2010. The theme of the conference was “Tocqueville in 21st Century: Challenges for Democracy in America” with a focus on four discussion topics ¬— Effective Governance, Equality, Multiculturalism, and Civic Engagement.
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May 20, 2010
The Association of Americans for Civic Responsibility (AACR) held its Seventh Annual Roundtable Conference at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School Campus in Washington, DC on Wednesday, May 5, 2010. The theme of the conference was “Tocqueville in 21st Century: Challenges for Democracy in America” with a focus on four discussion topics -- Effective Governance, Equality, Multiculturalism, and Civic Engagement.”
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October 15, 2009
The Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, and the Association of Americans for Civic Responsibility (AACR) joined together to sponsor a very successful roundtable conference on “Social Responsibility in Small and Medium Size Enterprises” at Kellogg’s James Allen Center on October 15. The event was attended by about 40 invited attendees who included representatives and leaders from small and medium size businesses, academia, and public policy organizations.
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September 20, 2009
The Association of Americans for Civic Responsibility (AACR) held its sixth annual roundtable conference on May 5, 2009. The half-day conference, “Perspectives on Institutional and Individual Civic Responsibility During Crisis and Disaster – The Looming Pandemic Threat,” featured three topic discussion sessions lead by expert panelists in the fields of psychological, health, and medical research, preparedness, and emergency response.
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April 23, 2008
AACR’s Fifth Annual Roundtable Conference convened to discuss voter participation as the core issue of participatory democracy and to raise concern over national and global disinterest in the electoral process. Analysts from across the spectrum—academic, corporate, government and non-profit—debated to determine what is causing the decline in voter participation as well as what the United States and individual institutions could do to encourage citizens and employees to vote. After all, as a non-profit organization devoted to promoting institutional civic responsibility, how could AACR foster an understanding of the concept better than through voter activation?
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April 25, 2007
The Association of Americans for Civic Responsibility (AACR) held its Fourth Annual Roundtable Conference on Wednesday, April 25, 2007. This day-long event brought together more than 40 participants from various backgrounds representing seven states and the District of Columbia. It was hosted by the Syracuse University’s Maxwell School at the Washington D.C. campus (Greenberg House) and sponsored by Hill & Knowlton.
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April 26, 2006
The Association of Americans for Civic Responsibility (AACR) held its third annual Roundtable Conference on April 26, 2006 at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University at the Washington D.C. campus. Around 30 invited participants from various backgrounds gathered for a half-day long Educational Seminar on Civic Participation to discuss issues related to two major themes, namely “The American Immigrant Community and U.S. Immigrant Organizations” and “The Role of Small and Midsized Enterprises (SMEs) in Promoting Institutional Civic Responsibility (ICR).”
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