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The Denver Forum is dedicated to the dialogue of democracy. That core belief was present at The Forum's inception and remains, 23 years later, a driving principle of this organization. In faithful observance of that ideal, The Forum has presented more than 600 programs in the public interest. In 2007 The Forum presented former Maryland Lt. Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian, writer and social critic Naomi Wolf, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Dominican Republic Ambassador Flavio Espinal, the legendary sports writer Frank Deford, United States Attorney Troy Eid, Denver School Superintendent Mike Bennett, Washington Times columnist Harlan Ullman, Shell Oil President John Hofmeister, former United Sates Ambassador to the United Nations Ken Adelman, and Deloitte Touche CEO James Quigley, among others. In 2006 Forum members heard from FBI Director Robert Mueller, Sports Illustrated’s Rick Reilly, former United States Senator and candidate for President George McGovern, Price Waterhouse Chairman Dennis Nally, Atlantic Monthly correspondent James Fallows, former Texas Lt. Governor and author Ben Barnes, AMA President Dr. J. Edward Hill, United States Comptroller General David Walker, author and Council on Foreign Relations member Max Boot, and American Red Cross Chairman Bonnie McElveen-Hunter. In 2004-2005 The Forum presented such speakers as Jean-David Levitte, the French Ambassador to the United States, MLB.Com writer Barry Bloom and Philadelphia Phillies manager Larry Bowa (a notable first, biographer and subject together), noted historian Kevin Phillips, former CIA Inspector-General and author Frederick Hitz; New York Times columnist and famed economist Paul Krugman; "Death of Common Sense" author Phillip K. Howard, former New York Times Executive Editor and author Max Frankel; former United States National Security Commission Co-Chair Gary Hart, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, Tom Fenton of CBS News, famed author David McCullough, CBS sports broadcaster Dick Enberg, Massachusetts Congressman Richard Neal, "Overdosed America" author Dr. John Abramson, United States Senator Ken Salazar, CU President Betsy Hoffman, Harvard Law professor Dr. Charles Ogeltree, Boston College’s Dr. Juliet Schor, and two leaders in public school reform, Alan Bersin of San Diego and Jerry Wartgow of Denver. In previous years Denver Forum speakers have included: Reverend Jerry Falwell, Paris Review Editor George Plimpton, CNN's Judy Woodruff, author Tom Wolfe, author Paul Theroux, The New York Times' Anthony Lewis, United States Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware, HUD Secretary Jack Kemp, famed historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr., The Wall Street Journal's Al Hunt, syndicated columnist Robert Novak, PBS’ Mark Shields, Ladies Home Journal Editor Myrna Blyth, Labor Secretary Robert Reich, 20/20's Lynn Sherr, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum founder Buck O'Neil, syndicated columnist and author Richard Reeves, Switzerland's Ambassador Alfred Defago, Eli Lilly Chairman Sydney Taurel, former United Airlines Chairman Gerald Greenwald, Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist Mike Peters, and United States Majority Leader Tom Daschle. Denver Forum speakers represent different professions, philosophies, and political persuasions. An appropriate distinction, for it underscores The Forum's commitment to embrace neither political party nor partisan creed. In addition, The Forum has presented such important programs as “Censorship in America”, “Denver in the Mind of America”, “An Evening With the Columnists”, featuring six of Colorado's leading journalists, and a symposium on “Have the Media Gone Too Far?” Events of The Denver Forum are held over lunch at the historic Oxford Hotel in Lo-Do. Some events are held at breakfast, others in the evenings. The Forum occasionally goes on the road to Boulder and Aspen. Members pay $30 for luncheons. Non-members, who pay $45 to attend events, are always welcome – but membership is encouraged (please see membership details on this Web page). Members of The Denver Forum include some of Colorado's most distinguished citizens, such as former Governor Richard Lamm and his wife, Dottie, former United States Senator Gary Hart, Educare founder Doug Price, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s Norm Brownstein and Steve Farber, Lockheed Martin’s Joe Lehman, DMX Direct President Jim Kennel, FirstBank President Ron Tilton, Vanguard Communications’ Ron King, Cap Logistics founder Gayle Dendinger, Fulcrum Books founder Bob Baron, and Colorado Forum founder Herrick Roth, among many more. The Forum's list of Corporate Sponsors includes: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, FirstBank Denver, Lockheed Martin, DMX Direct Inc., Colorado Permanente Medical Group (CPMG), Vanguard Communications, Snell & Wilmer. The Denver Forum holds to the Athenian's celebration of citizenship—a person engaged in civic life. If that describes the type of organization you're looking for, one that will challenge you intellectually, cause you to reflect on additional means by which you can help make Denver and our nation a better place, bring you into association with remarkable people, then The Denver Forum is the perfect organization for you. We invite you to join. Once you have joined, as with all members, you will be asked to be an active participant. Membership in The Denver Forum is open to all. Through membership individuals help sustain one of America’s five top public forums. The President and founder of The Denver Forum is George Mitrovich, who also serves as President of The Forum’s sister organization in San Diego, The City Club. In addition, Mr. Mitrovich chairs for the Boston Red Sox, The Great Fenway Park Writers Series.