THE ROLE AND ACTIVITIES OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES IN PROMOTING RESEARCH INTEGRITY Release Date: March 13, 2000 NOTICE: OD-00-028 Department of Health and Human Services The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) are convening a conference on the role and activities of scientific societies in promoting research integrity in Washington, D.C. on April 10-11, 2000. Examples of the issues likely to be explored at the conference include: What ethics standards and policies are currently in place in professional societies and how do the societies communicate these standards to members and students? What range of professional conduct is covered by the standards? How do/should members use the standards or policies in their work? In training new or future members? What support structures (e.g., ethics committees, hotlines) do/should professional societies employ to promote research integrity? How effective are the standards and support structures? What factors (e.g., law, resources, internal pressures) constrain or facilitate action by societies? INQUIRIES For further information contact: Sanyin Siang American Association for the Advancement of Science 1200 New York Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20005 Fax (202) 289-4950 Email: societies@aaas.org See the Workshops and Conferences section of the ORI web site located at http://ori.dhhs.gov.


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