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Ethics & Compliance:
Balance or Integration?

Achieving a Culture that Encourages Ethical Conduct

August 2, 2007
Seattle, Washington

Please join the Northwest Ethics Network (NWEN) and the Ethics & Compliance Officer Association (ECOA) for a full-day forum focused on cutting-edge excellence in ethics and compliance. Ethics & Compliance: Balance or Integration? gathers top practitioners alongside senior government leaders to offer insights on the current state of ethics and compliance and what steps are proving effective for organizations to achieve a culture that encourages ethical conduct.

Attendees will enjoy excellent keynote addresses and panel discussions as well as have the opportunity to engage and ask questions of leading ethics & compliance thinkers through question-and-answer periods, lunch, and a reception. Don't miss this rare opportunity to meet locally with 100 of your peers and learn from the best the ethics & compliance field has to offer.

Meeting Agenda

Thursday, August 2, 2007

8:00-9:00 a.m. Registration & Breakfast

9:00-9:15 a.m. Welcome & Opening Comments
John Dienhart, The Frank Shrontz Chair for Business Ethics, Seattle University
Keith T. Darcy, Executive Director, ECOA

9:15-10:45 a.m. Plenary Session
How the USSC Put Ethics into the Boardroom
Introductory Presentation by Paula Desio, Chair for Ethics Policy, Ethics Resource Center, and former Deputy General Counsel, United States Sentencing Commission
The Honorable Ruben Castillo, Vice Chair, United States Sentencing Commission; U.S. District Judge (Northern District Illinois)

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Plenary Session
HHS-OIG: Promoting a Compliance Culture in Health Care
Larry Goldberg, Principal Deputy Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, HHS

12:00-1:00 p.m. Networking Lunch

1:00-2:30 p.m. General Session
Cross-Industry Panel: Who's Responsible for Culture, Ethics, and Compliance?
Bridget Carney, System Director of Ethics and Theology, Center for Mission, PeaceHealth
John Dienhart, The Frank Shrontz Chair for Business Ethics, Seattle University
Odell Guyton, Compliance Director, Law & Corporate Affairs, Microsoft Corporation
Nabil Istafanous, VP, Compliance and Ethics, Premera Blue Cross
Moderator: Harry Carstens, Ethics & Compliance Officer, Regence BlueShield

2:45-4:15 p.m. General Session
Benchmarking Initiatives and Other New Research
Rielle Miller Gabriel, Director, Ethics Resource Center, on the ERC's 2007 NBES Survey
Tim C. Mazur, Chief Operating Officer, ECOA, on the ECOA-ERC Benchmarking Initiative
Charles E. Ruthford, Ethics Specialist, Boeing Company, on the DII's Benchmarking Initiative

4:15-6:00 p.m. Hosted Reception
Come interact with the day's speakers

Final agenda subject to change.

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Information

Location
Seattle University School of Law
Room C5 ("Court" level below the 1st floor)
Sullivan Hall, 901 12th Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98122
9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Breakfast, lunch, and breaks are provided.

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Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credit
This meeting has been approved for CLE accreditation. Additonal information and proper CLE credit forms will be provided at the meeting.

Other
Dress is business casual. Parking available.

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How to Register / Pay

Fee to participate:

$100 (includes breakfast, lunch, coffee/snacks, and evening reception)
Special $50 rate for public-sector attendees and those representing higher-education institutions or small nonprofit organizations*
*Government, academic and non-profit registration subject to approval.

Registration for this event is currently closed.

Pre-registration and payment for the meeting is due to the Ethics & Compliance Officer Association by July 26, 2007. No registrations will be accepted after this date.

The ECOA is pleased to accept your major credit card payment and accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card and American Express. Please review the cancellation policy below before payment is made.

Make checks payable to the Ethics & Compliance Officer Association, and mail to:
ECOA, 411 Waverley Oaks Road, Suite 324, Waltham, MA 02452.

To request a faxed invoice, send an email to Mary Johansson

By completing the registration form, you agree to the Cancellation Policy for this event (see Cancellation Policy below). Our Federal Tax Identification Number is 04-3259433.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations made on or before July 19, 2007 will receive a full refund.

No refunds will be made after July 19, 2007.

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Northwest Ethics Network (NWEN)

The Northwest Ethics Network (NWEN) is an independent group of ethics and compliance officers from the business, non-profit, and government sectors. With more than 30 member organizations represented, the group meets quarterly to share ideas, discuss challenges, and learn from leaders in the field of ethics and compliance. Membership to NWEN is free and open to professionals who have organizational responsibilities for ethics and compliance. For information about joining, please contact the Albers Business Ethics Initiative at abei@seattleu.edu or (206) 296-5977.

Ethics & Compliance Officer Association (ECOA)

The Ethics & Compliance Officer Association (ECOA) is a non-consulting, member-driven association exclusively for individuals who are responsible for their company's ethics, compliance, and business conduct programs. The only organization of its kind, it is the largest group of corporate ethics and compliance practitioners in the world. Through the ECOA, practicing ethics and compliance officers address the tough issues they face every day. Members learn from one another and, in turn, help to foster a global commitment to ethics and integrity. For membership information, please call the ECOA at (781) 647-9333 or click here.

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Featured Guests

U.S. Sentencing Commission and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines

The United States Sentencing Commission is an independent agency in the judicial branch of government. Its principal purposes are: (1) to establish sentencing policies and practices for the federal courts, including guidelines prescribing the appropriate form and severity of punishment for offenders convicted of federal crimes; (2) to advise and assist Congress and the executive branch in the development of effective and efficient crime policy; and (3) to collect, analyze, research, and distribute a broad array of information on federal crime and sentencing issues, serving as an information resource for Congress, the executive branch, the courts, criminal justice practitioners, the academic community, and the public.

The U.S. Sentencing Commission was created by the Sentencing Reform Act provisions of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984. Unlike many special purpose "study" commissions within the executive branch, Congress established the U.S. Sentencing Commission as an ongoing, independent agency within the judicial branch. The seven voting members on the Commission are appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate, and serve six-year terms. No more than three of the commissioners may be federal judges, and no more than four may belong to the same political party. The Attorney General is an ex officio member of the Commission, as is the Chairman of the U.S. Parole Commission.

The Commission is charged with the ongoing responsibilities of evaluating the effects of the sentencing guidelines on the criminal justice system, recommending to Congress appropriate modifications of substantive criminal law and sentencing procedures, and establishing a research and development program on sentencing issues.

For additional information please visit online at http://www.ussc.gov.

Office of Inspector General

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) was established by law as an independent and objective oversight unit of the Department to carry out the mission of promoting economy, efficiency and effectiveness through the elimination of waste, abuse and fraud. In furtherance of this mission, the organization: (A) Conducts and supervises audits, investigations, inspections and evaluations relating to HHS programs and operations; (B) Identifies systemic weaknesses giving rise to opportunities for fraud and abuse in HHS programs and operations and makes recommendations to prevent their recurrence; (C) Leads and coordinates activities to prevent and detect fraud and abuse in HHS programs and operations; (D) Detects wrongdoers and abusers of HHS programs and beneficiaries so appropriate remedies may be brought to bear; (E) Keeps the Secretary and the Congress fully and currently informed about problems and deficiencies in the administration of HHS programs and operations and about the need for and progress of corrective action, including imposing sanctions against providers of health care under Medicare and Medicaid who commit certain prohibited acts.

In support of its mission, OIG carries out and maintains an internal quality assurance system and a peer review system with other Offices of Inspectors General, including periodic quality assessment studies and quality control reviews, to provide reasonable assurance that applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, standards, and other requirements are followed, are effective, and are functioning as intended in OIG operations.

For additional information please visit online at http://www.oig.hhs.gov.

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