The Society of Mining and Metallurgy Exploration Inc. (SME) has announced a free ethics webinar offer. To participate, simply fill out a webform with your name and email and the webinar video will be immediately available to you. 

The following is a description of the webinar: "Everyone is in favor of good moral and professional ethical behavior but few have thought about them rigorously. What constitutes common morality and professional ethics? This webinar will explore the basic concepts and definitions of and the differences between common morality and professional ethics. This includes the distinction between moral rules and moral ideals. What steps are used to determine the legitimate basis for an allowable violation of a moral or ethical rule? What is the relationship between ethical behavior and integrity? Case histories will illustrate the concepts presented and the methodology of ethical analysis." The webinar is hosted by David M. Abott Jr. Consulting Geologist LLC.