Aspen Institute Wye River Conference Centers
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The Aspen Institute Wye River Conference Centers consists of 1100 acres (4.5 km²) acres overlooking the Wye River
on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
The site, parts of which were once known as the Wye River Plantation
, was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. in 1979. William Paca
, a signee of the Declaration of Independence and third governor of Maryland, maintained his family estate here and a monument to his memory stands near the Houghton House.
Owned by The Aspen Institute, it offers three distinct, full-service executive retreats: River House, Houghton House, and Wye Woods.
In 1995, the Wye River Memorandum
was negotiated there between Israel
and the Palestine Authority.
Since 1998, Wye River Group on Healthcare has conducted policy meetings on retreat there.
Elián González
and his father stayed there briefly in 2000.
Beginning in September 2008, and meeting quarterly through December 2009, The Aspen Philanthropy Seminar –Washington, DC, will convene a small group of philanthropists there.
The River House facility was originally developed in 1987 as a specialized high-tech conference facility to house the Institute for Information Studies, a joint program of Northern Telecom Ltd. (later Nortel Networks) and the Aspen Institute. The Institute convened executives in business, academia, government and the non-profit sector to explore the impacts of technology on society.
Wye River (Maryland)
The Wye River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It was named by the Lloyd family, Edward Lloyd , and Edward Lloyd , after the River Wye in Wales. It falls within Queen Anne's County and Talbot County, and joins the Miles River near its mouth to the Eastern Bay...
on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
The site, parts of which were once known as the Wye River Plantation
Wye River (plantation)
The Wye River plantation, or Wye Hall was the Eastern Shore of Maryland home of William Paca, constructed in 1765, and extensively renovated in 1790 by John Paca, with Joseph Clark as architect, at a cost of $20,000. He gained ownership of the property in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, through his...
, was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. in 1979. William Paca
William Paca
William Paca was a signatory to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Maryland, and later Governor of Maryland and a United States federal judge.-Early life:...
, a signee of the Declaration of Independence and third governor of Maryland, maintained his family estate here and a monument to his memory stands near the Houghton House.
Owned by The Aspen Institute, it offers three distinct, full-service executive retreats: River House, Houghton House, and Wye Woods.
In 1995, the Wye River Memorandum
Wye River Memorandum
The Wye River Memorandum was an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestine Authority to implement the earlier Interim Agreement of 28 September, 1995...
was negotiated there between Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and the Palestine Authority.
Since 1998, Wye River Group on Healthcare has conducted policy meetings on retreat there.
Elián González
Elián González
The custody and immigration status of a young Cuban boy, Elián González , was at the center of a heated 2000 controversy involving the governments of Cuba and the United States, González's father, Juan Miguel González Quintana, González's other relatives in Miami, Florida, and in Cuba, and Miami's...
and his father stayed there briefly in 2000.
Beginning in September 2008, and meeting quarterly through December 2009, The Aspen Philanthropy Seminar –Washington, DC, will convene a small group of philanthropists there.
The River House facility was originally developed in 1987 as a specialized high-tech conference facility to house the Institute for Information Studies, a joint program of Northern Telecom Ltd. (later Nortel Networks) and the Aspen Institute. The Institute convened executives in business, academia, government and the non-profit sector to explore the impacts of technology on society.