ACI Conference 2005

Institute of Communication Ethics AU/NZ

and the

Ethical Communicators

Inaugural conference of the Institute of Communication Ethics AU/NZ
4 July, 2006
University of Adelaide, Australia

The Conference

To launch the Australia-New Zealand branch of the Institute of Communication Ethics, a one-day conference will be held immediately before the 2006 ANZCA annual meeting.

The Institute of Communication Ethics (ICE), with help from the Australia New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) are presenting the conference.

The organisers

The Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) is a professional association for teachers and researchers in the diverse disciplines of communication.

The Association:

provides its members with a subscription to the following journals:

Media International Australia incorporating Culture and Policy and

the Australian Journal of Communication

conducts an annual conference for presentation of refereed papers in all disciplines.

The theme

The conference theme is Ethical Communicators with a particular focus on areas relating to communication practices and professions:

	ethical best practice
	ethical codes
	ethical problems in practice
	discourse ethics
	public policy implications

The participants

Participants include scholars and practitioners on the ethical dimensions of communication from a wide range of areas, including applied ethics, communication, computing, cultural studies, discourse studies, education, information technology, journalism, law, management communication, marketing, philosophy, psychology, public relations and sociology.

Keynote speakers include:

	Prof Simon Rogerson, Director, Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University, UK
	Prof John Weckert, Professor, School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University
	Dr Edward Spence, Senior Lecturer, School of Communication, Charles Sturt University

Mustor Institute's involvement

The Mustor Institute presented a section on the communication ethics issues that arise from Mustor Management (MIS 10 000), with particular focus on business, government and defence instructions such as government regulations, purchasing and consumer terms and conditions.

Sources of more information

More information is available from the following internet sites: