Student / Educator FAQs
All students and educators please be sure that you take the following steps before April 24:
- Ensure all roster changes have been communicated to Olivia Toro and new students are completely registered in the Innovation Lab by April 8.
- Ensure that Step 6 is complete with your written report (due Wednesday, April 22) and all presentation materials uploaded in Innovation Lab no later than Friday, April 24.
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.
Please encourage team members to “dress for success”– jeans are appropriate! Teams can elect to wear their school uniforms, or any apparel that they may have designed as part of their solution.
Definitely! We will have breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks galore!
Come with an open mind and be present! Listen to your peers present their solutions and support the hard work that they’ve accomplished over the last 8 weeks. Also, be sure to have fun!
In the unfortunate event that a student team member, coach, or guest is unable to attend the event, please log into this site, (enter cite) 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.
Please alert the registration desk immediately on site, or after the event please contact Cara Minardi at cara.minardi@aspeninstitite.org.
Students and Educators will be requested to complete a survey after the Solution Showcase where they can provide feedback on both the Challenge Forum and Solution Showcase.
