The Conference
Conflicts between the norms by which professionals are governed and more general national security norms are currently widespread in professional life. Journalists may feel obligated to divulge information they regard as vital for a fully informed public, yet the norms of national security bar disclosure. Lawyers, doctors and psychologists have been asked to help implement policies that conflict with standards of conduct in their processions. Medical researchers seeking to publish research findings are often pressured to withhold information that could have a dual military use. This conference will explore conflicts between professional and national security norms as they arise in six different professions: journalism, law, medicine, mental health, sciences, and business.
This program has been approved for 7 hours of for ethics credit for Pennsylvania lawyers. CLE credit may be available in other jurisdictions as well. Attendees seeking CLE should bring separate payment ($70 fee, or $35 fee for public interest/non-profit attorneys) – cash or check- made payable to “The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.” If you are not attending the entire conference and are seeking CLE credit, the fee is $15 per credit hour.
Schedule
(All panels will take place in Fitts Auditorium)
Printable Schedule
| 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Panel 1: Journalists and National Security Reporting: The Ethics of Leaks Moderator: Professor Jeffrey Rosen, George Washington University Panelists: Professor Jane Kirtley, University of Minnesota Law Professor Kevin Smith, Ohio State University Dr. Stephen Ward, University of Oregon |
| 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. | Break |
| 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. | Panel 2: Medical Ethics and the Problem of Dual Use Moderator: Professor Kevin Govern, Ave Maria School of Law Panelists: Professor Jonathan Marks, Penn State Law Dr. Harvey Rubin, University of Pennsylvania Medicine Professor John Winn, Shenandoah University |
| 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. | Break |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Panel 3: Government Lawyers: Advocates or Ethical Watchdogs? Moderator: Professor David Luban, Georgetown University Panelists: Ms. Catherine Gibson, Legal Adviser, Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal Professor Marty Lederman, Georgetown University Law Mr. Alberto Mora, Former Navy General Counsel Professor W. Bradley Wendel, Cornell Law School |
| 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Panel 4: Mental Health Professionals and Their Role in the “War on Terror” Moderator: Professor Claire Finkelstein, University of Pennsylvania Law School Panelists: Dr. Gregg Bloche, Georgetown University Law Dr. Marc Sageman, Foreign Policy Research Institute Dr. Stephen Xenakis, Center for Translational Medicine |
| 2:30 – 2:45 p.m. | Break |
| 2:45 – 3:45 p.m. | Panel 5: National Security Dilemmas in the Corporate World Moderator: Professor Amy Sepinwall, University of Pennsylvania Panelists: Professor George Brenkert, Georgetown University Mr. Bill Craven, Federal Systems Ambassador Dell Dailey, Dell Dailey & Family Dr. Leo Mackay, Lockheed Martin Corporation |
| 3:45 – 4:00 p.m. | Break |
| 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Panel 6: The Role of Scientists and Engineers in National Security Technology Moderator: Professor Michael Weisberg, University of Pennsylvania Panelists: Professor Martha Farah, University of Pennsylvania Professor Vijay Kumar, University of Pennsylvania Mr. Michael Langman, Wharton Aerospace Dr. Terry Wallace, Los Alamos National Laboratory |
| 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Keynote Address David Luban Professor of Law and Philosophy Georgetown University |
| 6:00 p.m. | Cocktail Reception |
This program has been approved for 7 hours of for ethics credit for Pennsylvania lawyers. CLE credit may be available in other jurisdictions as well. Attendees seeking CLE should bring separate payment ($70 fee, or $35 fee for public interest/non-profit attorneys) – cash or check- made payable to “The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania.” If you are not attending the entire conference and are seeking CLE credit, the fee is $15 per credit hour.
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Participants
Georgetown University Law
Georgetown University
Federal Systems
Dell Dailey and Family
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Legal Adviser, Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal
Ave Maria School of Law
University of Minnesota Law
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton Aerospace
Georgetown University Law
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Penn State Law
Former Navy Gen. Counsel
George Washington University
University of Pennsylvania
Foreign Policy Research Institute
University of Pennsylvania
Ohio State University
Los Alamos National Laboratory
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
Cornell Law School
Shenandoah University
Center for Translational Medicine
Contact us
For any questions regarding the conference or registration, please contact: Jennifer Cohen at [email protected]