“BUSINESS ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL ETHICS, AND ETHICS OF WHOLE SYSTEMS”: Young Researchers’ Conference, University of Lugano, Switzerland, 18-29 June 2007,

Organized by the Lugano Summer School of Systems Design, University of Lugano, Switzerland, in cooperation with the Business Ethics Center of Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary.

School web site: [1] http://www.lss.lu.unisi.ch/

• Would you like to familiarize yourself with a broad spectrum of contemporary ideas on business and professional ethics?
• Do you feel calls for ethical practice often lack clear theoretical and methodological foundations and, based on them, practical tools?
• Are you looking for an academic event that combines the broadness of inputs that you can get from a conference with the didactic guidance you expect from a Summer School?

If so, this Young Researchers’ Conference should interest you!

Attractive program of presentations and discussions — International faculty — Pre-conference summer school reader — Post-conference book — Publication opportunity — Certificate — Attractive location

The Summer School is open to graduate students at the Masters or Ph.D. level as well as to practicing researchers or professionals with demonstrated qualifications and experience in applied disciplines such as business and public sector management, information systems design, industrial and systems engineering, environmental design and management, operational research, consultancy, public policy analysis, social planning, evaluation research, and others. Participants will be expected to demonstrate some philosophical preparation and interest in ethical issues as related to the applied disciplines or to professional and research practice. A good level of proficiency in English is indispensable.

Application: through the Registration Form in the School web site
Application deadline: 31 January 2007
Tuition fee: EUR 1750

For complete information about the academic faculty and program, conference topics and structure, workload, admission requirements, application, etc., please visit the School web site at [2] http://www.lss.lu.unisi.ch/

A printer-friendly flyer can be downloaded from the School web site.