CONFERENCES: The Eighth Annual International Conference Promot-ing Business Ethics will be held at the Institute for Business and Pro-fessional Ethics, DePaul University, October 24-26, 2001. Contact Prof. H. Peter Steeves, Philosophy De-partment, DePaul University, 2219, N. Kenmore Ave, Byrne Hall, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60614, ph. 773-325-1153, email psteeves@ wppost. depaul.edu.

Design Thinking Research Sym-posium 5: Designing in Context will be held at the School of Industrial Design Engineering, Technological University Delft, The Netherlands, December 18-20, 2001, to consider the idea that the design process is somehow beyond designers, part of a wider nexus of shared responsibility, culture, language, and organization. For more information, visit the conference website: http://www.io.tudelft.nl/-research/dic/. Contact Henri Chris- tiaans (h.h.c.m.christiaans@io.tu-delft.nl) or Peter Lloyd (p.lloyd@ io. tudelft.nl).

The Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics will again be held at the Omni Netherland Plaza in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 27- March 3, 2002. Call for papers to follow. Contact: Brian Schrag, APPE, 618 East Third Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-3602, ph. 812-855-6450, fx. 812-855-6450, email: appe@indiana.edu.

CALL FOR PAPERS: The International Journal of Politics and Ethics, a new journal published on behalf of the Frank Maria Center for International Politics and Ethics at New England College, is intended as forum for diverse interests and attitudes in all matters related to politics and ethics, including their intersection. It is designed to encourage the exploration of matters of theory as well as broad issues arising from empirical contexts and the practical application of theory. No topic of critical interest is excluded from consideration. Within its preview are such topics as: comparative and international politics; political philosophy and ethical theory; public policy and analysis; cultural, intellectual, legal, and political history; legal theory; and interdiscipli- nary material that discusses sub- stantive social, political, and ethical problems of public concern. Each issue contains full-length articles, book reviews, and occasionally correspondence. The final issue of each volume is dedicated to a special theme, to be an-nounced in advance. The journal is open to the work of all scholars wherever they may be. Interested contributors are encouraged to visit the journal's website (http://www .nec.edu/academics/cipe/ijpe.htm). Articles may be submitted electronically as an email attachment. Offers to review are welcome. Contact Patrick Hayden, Editor, IJPE, Department of Phil-osphy, New England College, Hen-niker, NH 03242 (email: phayden@nec.edu).

Seton Hall Law School Health & Policy Program, The American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics and Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education in cooperation with Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione present New Directions in Human Sub-ject Research: Looking Beyond the Academic Medical Center Novem-ber 9, 2001. For more information, call (973)642-8871 or e-mail HeLPP @shu.edu

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Continuing Education Center is hosting a Training In The Responsible Conduct of Research Conference November 16-17, 2001. The conference features both plenary speakers and breakout sessions devoted to teaching specific topics in the responsible conduct of research. Educational resource material will be provided. Sessions run from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the 16th and 8:00 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. on the 17th. For the full agenda go to www.uab.edu/ethicscenter. Or contact Professor Harold Kincaid, Center for Ethics and Values in the Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham,Kincaid@uab.edu (205) 934-4805.

The Thirtieth Annual Confer-ence on Value Inquiry, Values in Health Care: Past, Present, and Future, will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 4-6, 2002, with keynote addresses by Dan Brock, R.G Frey, and Bernard Gert. Submissions should be related to questions of value in health care broadly defined, including: moral, political, or legal issues in health care; public health or health care policy; psychiatric ethics; research ethics; the use and role of technology in health care; genetics; reproduction; and the role of values in clinical practice. Submissions may be for paper presentations, poster sessions, panel or roundtable discussions, or workshop sessions. Abstracts should be approximately 750 words, and paper presentations should be approximate 20-30 minutes reading time. Submissions will be reviewed as they are received. Early submissions are encouraged. Deadline for submissions is: Friday, January 11, 2001. Abstracts may be submitted electronically in MSWord format to: tmay@mcw.edu, or mailed to Thomas May, Center for the Study of Bioethics, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226-0509.

The 2002 International Sym-posium on Technology and So-ciety, Social Implications of Infor-mation and Communication Tech-nology, will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina, June 6-8, 2002. Its purpose is to bring together information and communication technology (ICT) professionals, computer science and engineering educators, teachers and scholars in the humanities and social sciences, policy makers, students, and ICT users for the purpose of establishing critical dialogue on the social and ethical dimensions of ICT. Papers on any of the following topics would be especially welcome: electronic publishing; intellectual property rights in the digital era; social implications of wireless technology; equitable access for the disadvantaged and the disabled; national and international ICT policy; information security and privacy; free speech and censorship; social implications of electronic commerce; ICT and democratic processes; gender issues in ICT; misuse of ICT; distance education; web-based resources for teaching ethics in computing; ICT and high-risk systems; and ICT in developing countries. Submit a one-page ab-stract for a paper, or a proposal for a paper session or panel discussion, to the Con-ference Chair (email preferred): Joseph R. Herkert, Division of Multidisciplinary Studies, Box 7107, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7107, ph. 919-515-7993, fx. 919-515-1828, email joe_herkert@ncsu.edu. Deadline for submission is Dec-ember 13, 2001.

PUBLICATIONS: In 1970, Katherine Anne Power went underground to avoid capture for her role in the murder of a police officer. Placed on the FBI's "Most Wanted List.” she surrendered in 1993 and served six years in prison. In Spring 2001 she graduated from Oregon State University with an MA in Philosophy. Powers has written of her experience with health care in prison in the spring issue of Reflections, the newsletter of the Program for Ethics, Science, and the Environment. To receive a free copy, contact: Courtney Campbell, Philosophy Department, Oregon State Univer-sity, Corvallis, OR 97331, email ccampbell@orst.edu.

Kenneth F. T. Crust, Editor of the International Journal of Philosophi-cal Practice (IJPP), announces that IJPP's first issue is now available on-line for subscribers. Non-subscri-bers may reach the abstracts and subscribe using the secure subscription service (http:/ijpp.net/ Abstracts.asp).

FELLOWSHIPS: The Harvard Univer-sity Center for Ethics and the Pro-fessions invites applications for Faculty Fellowships in Ethics for the academic year 2002-2003. Fellow-ships will be awarded to outstanding teachers and scholars who wish to develop their ability to address questions of moral choice in such areas as business, education, government, law, medicine, and public policy. Fellows participate in the weekly seminar of the Center, which discusses problems of teaching and research in ethics. They have access to a wide range of activities in all of the professional schools at Harvard, as well as the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, including opportunities to participate in courses, colloquia, curricular development, collaborative research, study groups, case-writing workshops, and clinical programs. A significant part of their time is devoted to conducting their own research in ethics. The Fel-lowship extends from September through June. Applicants should hold a doctorate in philosophy, political theory, theology, or related disciplines, or a professional degree in business, education, public policy, law, or medicine. Preference will be given to applicants at an early stage in their careers, normally no more than ten years from the terminal degree in their field. The deadline for application: December 1, 2001. Con-tact: Center for Ethics and the Professions, Harvard University, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cam-bridge, MA 02138; ph. 617-495-1336; fx. 617-496-6104; email: ethics@harvard.edu;website: http://www.ethics.harvard.edu.

The University Center for Human Values supports teaching, research, and discussion of ethics and human values throughout the curriculum and across the disciplines at Princeton University. With seminar and lecture courses, public lectures and symposia, a publication series and the scholarly work of its faculty and visiting fellows, the University Center foster ongoing inquiry into important ethical issues in private and public life. The University Center invites applications from all disciplines for the Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Fellowships. These fellowships will be awarded for the academic year 2002-2003 to outstanding scholars and teachers interested in devoting a year in residence at Princeton writing about ethics and human va- lues. A selection committee of Uni- versity Center faculty evaluates applicants on the basis of: 1) the significance of their proposed re- search and its relevance to the pur- poses of the University Center, 2) the quality of their previous re-search and their ability to benefit from the activities of the University Center, and 3) the contribution they are likely to make to higher education in the future. Deadline: December 5, 2001. Contact: Amy Gutman, Director, University Center for Human Values, 304 Louis Marx Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-1006, ph. 609-258-4798, email: values@princeton.edu.

The Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions (CSEP) was established in 1976 for the purpose of promoting education and scholarship relating to ethical and policy issues of the professions. Perspectives on the Professions is one of the means the Center has of achieving that purpose.

EDITOR: Michael Davis
MANAGING EDITORS: Ethel Lewis
EDITORIAL BOARD: David Beam, Robert F. Ladenson, Martin Malin, Ullica Segerstrale, Warren Schmaus
CSEP DIRECTOR: Vivian Weil

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