Ethics in Changing Energy Markets Conference; October 28 - 29, 2004; Notre Dame, IN

摘要伦理与能源市场变化会议将于2004年10月28日和29日在圣母大学举行，与会的主要伦理学家、经济学家、工程师和能源行业决策者将齐聚一堂。该计划将解决电力和天然气公用事业行业从受监管市场向竞争市场转变过程中出现的道德、市场和监管问题的相互影响。该行业的几次危机至少在一定程度上是由市场参与者的道德失误造成的，这些危机表明，有必要就这些问题进行公开讨论，并改善了对从工程师到首席执行官的行业成员的教育。会议上的小组讨论将集中于使用具体的案例研究来确定和解决伦理问题，并将利用能源行业成员以及商业和工程伦理学家的专业知识。参与者将深入了解在重组后的市场中在道德上平衡股东利益和公共利益的复杂性和微妙之处，并希望他们在工作场所和教育机构分享这一成果。该会议将向公众、学术机构和行业广泛宣传，会议记录将在会议结束后不久公布。该奖项由化学和运输系统部门的热运输和热处理计划以及工程署助理署长办公室资助。

AbstractThe Conference on Ethics and Changing Energy Markets will assemble leading ethicists, economists, engineers and energy industry decision makers at the University of Notre Dame on October 28 and 29, 2004. The program will address the interplay of ethical, market and regulatory issues which arise in the shift from regulated to competitive markets in the electric and gas utility industries. Several crises in the industry which resulted at least in part from ethical lapses of market participants have demonstrated the need for public discussion of these issues, and improved education of members of the industry from engineers to CEOs. Panel discussions at the conference will focus on identification and resolution of ethical questions using specific case studies, and will draw on the expertise of both energy industry members and business and engineering ethicists. Participants will gain insight into the complexities and subtleties of ethically balancing shareholder profit with public good in the restructured market, and it is hoped they will share this enrichment in their workplaces and educational institutions. The conference will be widely advertised to the public, academic institutions and the industry, and proceedings will be published shortly after the meeting.This award has been funded by the Thermal Transport and Thermal Processing Program of the Chemical and Transport Systems Division and by the Office of the Assistant Director of Engineering.