Speaker / Judge / Partner / Guest FAQs
All guests and speakers please RSVP to the paperless post invite or by emailing Cara Minardi at cara.minardi@aspeninstitute.org.
The Benson and Edith Ford Conference Center at College for Creative Studies at the Taubman Center, 460 W. Baltimore Ave. Detroit, MI 48202.
All guests are encouraged to use the Center Event Lot/Woodward Lot for complimentary parking for the event. Please note you will not be able to park in the East Lot.
At the Woodward Lot, you must press the button on the call box and tell security that you are here to park for Aspen Challenge’s event in the Conference Center.
There is no validation ticket or anything you’ll need to access parking or to leave the event.
Once you are in the building, please inform security that you are here for Aspen Challenge’s event in the Conference Center to help find the elevators. (We will also have greeters in the lobby at the beginning of the day.)
Yes, please contact Cara Minardi at cara.minardi@aspeninstitute.org for any accommodations.
Definitely! We will have breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks galore!
In the unfortunate event that a student team member, coach, or guest is unable to attend the event, please log into this site, (enter site) on April 28 to witness the event on the livestream.
Yes, a recording of the event will be available through the innovation lab following the event for our students and educators. For guests interested in the recording, email aspenchallenge@aspeninstitute.org.
Unfortunately, due to venue capacity parents/guardians are not able to attend either of the events in person. We highly encourage participating students to share Detroit’s event website link with their families and friends which is where the livestream will appear.
Please contact us at aspenchallenge@aspeninstitute.org and we can connect you with either the speaker or a representative from their organization to help answer any questions you may have about the challenge or the topic area.
We are thrilled to hear you are interested to learn more about the program. Please contact Brett Howley at Brett.Howley@aspeninstitute.org to learn different ways that you can support the teams throughout their solution design.
Please alert the registration desk immediately on site, or after the event please contact Cara Minardi at cara.minardi@aspeninstitite.org.
Any other participant or attendee that would like to provide feedback, please contact Cara Minardi at cara.minardi@aspeninstitite.org.
