Jointly organised by a European and American network on public sector ethics, the conference aims to strengthen co-operation among European and US scholars on the topic. All relevant aspects of administrative ethics will be discussed and particular attention will be given to the similarities and differences, both in theory and practice, between Europe, the US and other parts of the world. This comparative angle is expressed in the two keynote speeches by John Rohr and Jeremy Pope, respectively.

At the core of the conference will be 5 workshops. These will be jointly chaired by an American and European convenor and will consist of an internationally mixed audience of participants. The organising committee also welcomes doctoral students, who pay a discounted registration fee. All participants to the conference will be expected to subscribe to one workshop and to participate actively in the sessions of that workshop. Participants are also strongly encouraged to prepare a paper. At least one edited volume is expected from the papers presented at this conference.

Participation in this conference can easily be linked with participation in the Annual Meeting of the Public Administration Theory Network (PAT-net): "More Perfect Unions? Public Administration in an Era of Political and Economic Integration." The conference takes place in Krakow (Poland) and starts 4 days after the Leuven conference (9-11 June).

Organising committee:

The organising committee represents the two organising networks and the host institution.
Committee members:
- Nathalie Behnke, FernUniversität Hagen, Germany, (EGPA Study Group on ethics)
- Terry L. Cooper, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, US, (ASPA Section on Ethics, chair)
- Melvin J. Dubnick, Rutgers University, Newark, US (ASPA Section on Ethics)
- Annie Hondeghem, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, (Public Mangement Institute)
- Leo Huberts, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands, (EGPA Study Group on Ethics)
- Emile Kolthoff, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands, (EGPA Study Group on ethics)
- Donald C. Menzel, President of ASPA, US, (ASPA Section on ethics)
- Terrel L. Rhodes, Portland State University, US (ASPA Section on ethics, chair-elect)
Conference chairs:
- Carole L. Jurkiewicz, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, US, (ASPA Section on Ethics)
- Jeroen Maesschalck, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, (EGPA Study Group on Ethics and Public Management Institute)