Professional Conduct

All attendees to the Western Arts Alliance 2005 Annual Conference must adhere to the WAA Code of Ethics. Artists, agents and managers are further required to comply with NAPAMA's guidelines for ethical conduct.

NAPAMA guidelines can be found at: www.napama.org

Western Arts Alliance Code of Ethics

The Code of Ethics of the Western Alliance of Arts Administrators Foundation applies to every member of the Alliance and to each of the member's representatives. Inherent in the representative's dealings with artists, artists' managements and presenters, which form the core of his or her professional activities, is a committment to professional honesty and integrity. The intent of this document is to describe standards of behavior that embody this commitment. Performance of one's professional duties is to be conducted in accordance with this code.

*One will make a personal commitment to professional honesty and integrity.
*One will always conduct one's professional activities in good faith.
*One will not breach professional confidences.
*One will not abuse one's professional affiliation by seeking inappropriate perquisites or benefits of any sort that result in personal gain.
*One will not engage in or participate in activites where one has a real or perceived conflict of interest.
*One will conduct one's business within the letter and spirit of all applicable laws and governmental and institutional regulations.

Every member of the Alliance and each of the member's representatives will subscribe to the Code of Ethics. This Code of Ethics was developed by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters and was adopted by the Western Alliance of Arts Administrators Foundation Board of Directors in November 1990.