IAIA05 - Lighting the way

"Integrity is your destiny—it is the light that guides your way." - Plato

In 1980, a small group set out boldly to make impact assessment an international, professional endeavor based on common values and shared experiences. The IAIA Code of Ethics reflects our ideals. Now 2,500 strong, let us join together on our 25th anniversary to explore the fundamental questions of ethics and quality in our profession.

What is ethical conduct in impact assessment? Political forces and business pressures challenge our independence and integrity.

What are the standards of quality for impact assessment? Should there be a global standard?
Is quality determined by the document, the process or the outcome?
We all face the competing demands of quality, deadlines and budgets. Let us discuss our aspirations for ethical conduct and quality impact assessment. Can we have one without the other?
We hope you will raise these and many other questions at IAIA'05. Share in this thought-provoking debate among those who practice, pay for, review, are affected by and litigate impact assessment.
Please send your abstracts, ideas and comments.

IAIA'05 Sponsors

IAIA gratefully acknowledges these companies and organizations for their financial and in-kind support of IAIA'05.

Earth Sponsor

Continent Sponsor

Island Sponsors

• Chemonics International, Inc.
• Commission for Environmental Cooperation
• Government of Canada
• Inter-American Development Bank
• Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
• The World Bank Group
• US Army Corps of Engineers

Reef Sponsors

• ARD, Inc.
• Coastal Zone Management
• MWRA's Deer Island Treatment Plant
• Edenspace Systems Corporation
• ENSR International
• Environmental Impact Training
• Environmental Training & Consulting International
• erWeb
• International Resources Group
• Southern California Edison
• Tellus Institute
• USFS/USAID
• Woolpert, Inc.