August 7th Meeting

Our next meeting will focus on copyright.  Although not strictly an ethics issue, many ethics advisors may be asked about copyright, particularly if they work in an agency with scientific and technical staff.  Our presenters will be Karen Santoro, of the National Science Foundation, Jeff Green, of the Department of Defense Standards of Conduct Office, and Bonnie Klein, a Copyright Specialist on the Technical Reports Team, Defense Technical Information Center.  Bonnie, a member of CENDI, a cooperative of senior managers from the major science agencies, the national libraries, and agencies involved in the dissemination and long-term management of scientific and technical information, works on "Frequently Asked Questions About Copyright," a CENDI-maintained living document that is updated periodically.  She will be our primary presenter and will cover copyright basics, work produced by Government employees, individually or with non-Government co-authors, and Government author agreements.  Karen will present sample agreements from NSF and NIH, and Jeff will talk about his Federal Law article “Dual Compensation and the Ethics Rules.”  As usual, we will meet from 12:15-1:30 in the OTS auditorium at 1700 G Street, N.W. (the corner of 17th and G Streets).  Individuals who are on the IEC roster need not pre-register.  Ethics officials who are not on our roster but who wish to attend this meeting can pre-register by contacting Pat Carney not later than Monday, August 4th. Those who are neither on the IEC roster nor pre-registered can still be admitted to our meeting site by showing a Government ID to OTS Security personnel.