The "9/11, Today and Tomorrow" speaker series has returned  for another installment at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site, 20 Vesey St. (Between Church Street and Broadway).

Join Jay Winuk of MyGoodDeed, Bill Keegan of H.E.A.R.T. 911, and a member of the New York Says Thank You Foundation for a discussion covering how volunteerism in the U.S. increased  after 9/11 and inspired President Obama to declare Sept. 11 a National Day of Service. The three organizations and their leaders have met the challenge of service, response and relief, and crisis counseling across the country and the globe.

Come hear their stories:

6:30 p.m., Wed., Dec. 8

Due to limited space, it’s highly recommended that you RSVP online at national911memorial.org/rsvp. A suggested donation of $10 per person will help support ongoing programming.

Norm Dannen, Public Affairs Associate

In case you missed it, here's a video of two-time Pulitzer prize winner David Rohde, who discussed his capture before a crowd at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site, 20 Vesey St. His story was part of the "9/11, Today and Tomorrow" speakers series.

Rohde is the co-author of the forthcoming book “A Rope and A Prayer: The Story of A Kidnapping.” A five-part series that Rohde wrote on his captivity and escape for The New York Times was recently awarded the 2009 George Polk Award for foreign reporting.

Thanks to WNET.ORG’s THIRTEEN Forum you can watch Rohde's "Escaping the Taliban" presentation in HD online and other events in the series at http://www.thirteen.org/forum/ , or download the events at iTunes, all for free.

By Michael Frazier, Sr. Communications Manager for the 9/11 Memorial

Learn about Al-Qaeda's history and ideology from counterterrorism expert Bill Braniff, the director of external education at West Point's Combating Terrorism Center.  Braniff offered an insightful and engaging  lecture on May 19 as part of the 9/11, Today and Tomorrow speakers series at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site, 20 Vesey St.

Braniff's lecture is now available online through  THIRTEEN Forum.  You can watch his talk and past "9/11, Today and Tomorrow" events here.

Don't miss the upcoming speakers series event , "Escaping the Taliban," on  Wednesday, June 23.  David Rohde, a two-time Pulitzer prize winning reporter for the New York Times, has covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq and other countries. From November 2008 to June 2009, he was held captive by the Taliban before escaping. He is the co-author of the forthcoming book “A Rope and A Prayer: The Story of A Kidnapping.” A five-part series that Rohde wrote on his captivity and escape for the New York Times was recently awarded the 2009 George Polk Award for foreign reporting. RSVP now to guarentee a seat for this fascinating lecture.

Tonight at 6:30 p.m., counterterrorism expert Bill Braniff will explain the deadly inner-workings al Qaeda as part of the 9/11, Today and Tomorrow speakers series at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site, 20 Vesey St., in Manhattan.

On June 23, Pulitzer-prize winning New York Times reporter David Rohde (pronounced Road) will headline a lecture on the Taliban. Rohde escaped the Taliban after being held captive from November 2008 to June 2009. RSVP now for next month's event.

Both discussions can be viewed in HD online for free thanks to WNET.ORG’s THIRTEEN Forum. The events will also be available for download through Apple’s iTunes. Braniff's discussion

will be available for viewing on May 26, while Rohde's talk will available June 30.

Don’t miss the next event in this enlightening speakers series. RSVP now for the May 19 lecture featuring a counterterrorism official who’ll detail the deadly inner-workings of al Qaeda. On June 23, Pulitzer-prize winning New York Times reporter David Rohde (pronounced Road) will headline a lecture on the Taliban. Rohde escaped the Taliban after being held captive from November 2008 to June 2009.

Due to limited space, it’s highly recommended that you RSVP online at national911memorial.org/rsvp. A suggested donation of $10 per person will help support ongoing programming. Again, this event and others in the series can be viewed at thirteen.org/forum.

By Michael Frazier, Sr. Communications Manager for the 9/11 Memorial

If you missed the discussion between a panel of legal and security experts on the pending 9/11 terror trials, view it on The MEMO blog in HD.

The video of this unique experience is brought to you by WNET.ORG's THIRTEEN Forum, which is providing this panel discussion and others on various topics for free online. The terror trial lecture will also be available for download through Apple’s iTunes.

The three-person panel was part of the 9/11, Today and Tomorrow speakers series hosted by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site, 20 Vesey St.  According to a news report by DNAinfo.com’s Julie Shapiro, the panel debated over whether the trial should be held in a civilian court in the Southern District of New York or a military tribunal. The cost of security and the impact it would have on the lives of the city’s residents were also covered, the report noted.

Don’t miss the next event in this enlightening speakers series. RSVP now for the May 19 lecture featuring counterterrorism expert Bill Braniff, who’ll detail the deadly inner-workings of al Qaeda. On June 23, Pulitzer-prize winning New York Times reporter David Rohde (pronounced Road) will headline a lecture on the Taliban. Rohde escaped the Taliban after being held captive from November 2008 to June 2009.

Due to limited space, it’s highly recommended that you RSVP online at national911memorial.org/events. A suggested donation of $10 per person will help support ongoing programming.

By Michael Frazier, Sr. Communications Manager for the 9/11 Memorial