The conference will also include sessions on corporate culture, measuring program effectiveness, risk assessment, and corporate case studies.

"The new standards - and risks - introduced by legislators, regulators, and the courts over the past several years, along with the challenges of doing business across borders, have created an increasingly complex environment for ethics and compliance officers," said Keith Darcy, Executive Director of the EOA. "Clearly, this requires extraordinary skills and experience to manage these risks. This year's conference offers ethics and compliance professionals a broad array of opportunities to learn from a number of public and private sector experts about successfully managing in these turbulent times. Attendees will learn not only how to comply with new standards, but they will also be given the tools necessary for building a solid ethical culture within their organizations."

For more information on the EOA Annual Business Ethics and Compliance Conference 2005, please visit www.eoa.org.

About the EOA

The Ethics Officer Association (EOA) 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. The EOA is a non-profit, 501(c)(6) association, which derives all of its revenue from members' dues, conferences and other meeting fees, and financial contributions.

The EOA brings together people who are new to the field, as well as those with years of experience to share. Through the EOA, 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.