Media Advisory
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Ethics and Changing Energy Markets:
Issues for Engineers, Managers and Regulators
Organized by University of Notre Dame and Carnegie Mellon University
Sponsored by IEEE-USA, IEEE Power Engineering Society, ASCE, ASME and
NSPE
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WHAT: |
The conference will
explore the interplay of ethical, market and regulatory issues arising
in the shift from regulated to competitive markets in the electric and
gas utility industries. News events involving energy markets, such as
the California crisis and the Enron corporate disaster, have shaken
public confidence in deregulated systems. Decisions of questionable
ethical basis may have helped precipitate some of these calamities;
adherence to high standards of ethics will be essential in restoring
confidence in the markets. The origins of these problems and the best
practices to avoid their repetition will be explored. Participants will
debate the identification and resolution of ethical problems faced by
energy industry participants from plant engineers to CFOs and CEOs. |
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WHEN: |
Thursday-Friday, 28-29
October 2004 |
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WHERE: |
University of Notre Dame,
Notre Dame, Indiana |
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WHO: |
Plenary speakers on
Thursday, 28 October, include: Vernon Smith, Nobel Laureate in Economics
and professor of economics and law, George Mason University, who will
present the keynote; William Hederman, Director, Office of Market
Oversight and Investigations, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, who
will discuss "Energy Market Restructuring and Its Ethical Challenges";
Caroline Whitbeck, professor in ethics, Case Western Reserve University,
who will speak on "Engineering Ethics"; and James Sweeney, professor of
management science and engineering, Stanford, who will address "The
California Energy Crisis." A panel discussion on case studies and
breakout sessions on specific energy issues will be convened on Thursday
afternoon. Bethany McLean, of Fortune magazine and author of
The Smartest Guys in the Room, will be the dinner speaker on
Thursday evening.
Friday sessions will cover: "What Should Professional Societies Do?,"
with IEEE Power Engineering Society President Hans Puttgen; and "What
Educators Should Do?" with Indira Nair, vice provost for education at
Carnegie Mellon University; "Lessons from the Recent Past
— Best Practices Development," with Michehl Gent, president and CEO of
the North American Electric Reliability Council; and "Next Steps,
Private and Public," with Frank Incropera, dean of engineering at Notre
Dame. The Honorable Pat Wood III, chairman of Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, will be the luncheon speaker on Friday, 29 October. |
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CONTACT: |
For more information and
to register, go to
http://energyethics2004.nd.edu/, or contact Roberta White, telephone
+1 574 631 8264. For a reproducible flyer on the conference, go to
www.ieeeusa.org/notable/energyethics2004.pdf. |
Last Update:
15 May 2007
Staff Contact: Pender M. McCarter,
p.mccarter@ieee.org
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