Sunday, January 29, 2006

NYT on ethics and spies conference

Interesting article in the NYT on a conference on ethics and spying - ethics and intelligence work. Great issue for a conference, great topic. But here's my question. The article goes in detail about the conference, a bit about its organizers, and so on. All good stuff. I'd love to attend. But it nowhere tells us an important bit of information. This is not being sponsored by the US government. But who is paying for it? Is it all being paid for out of attendee fees? Is it being partly paid for by foundations? Corporate sponsors? Anyone? I don't say this with any suspicion or suggestion that there is anything wrong with whoever might be funding it or that there is anything wrong with funding from outside donors for conferences like this. But it is a very important question in conferences, nonprofit organization work, advocacy work, etc., to know who is putting up the money. It is a vital bit of information in a newstory like this.

(Update, January 31, 2006. Anonymous, in comments below, has clarified this question - thanks:

This was not a separate conference per se, but a session taking place at the end of the annual Joint Services Conference on Professional Ethics (JSCOPE). Information is available online at usafa.af.mil/jscopeAs such this is organised by members of the US military and also civilians working at US military academies.)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This was not a separate conference per se, but a session taking place at the end of the annual Joint Services Conference on Professional Ethics (JSCOPE). Information is available online at usafa.af.mil/jscope
As such this is organised by members of the US military and also civilians working at US military academies.