Shakespearean Ethics: To Be Or Not To Be?-- CM | 1 | E

Monday, April 3, 2023

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CDT

Location: 119A

CM | 1

Moderator and Speaker(s)

Scott W. Duncanson, AICP

Senior Environmental Planner/Project Manager
Camp Hill, PA

Speaker(s)

Rebecca M. Ross, AICP (she/her/hers)

Principal Planner
Delaware County Planning Dept
Media, PA
Matthew Popek, AICP (he/him/his)

Transportation Planning Assistant Manager
Montgomery County Planning Commission
King of Prussia, PA
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Eric Jarrell (he/him/his)

Community Planning Manager
Montco Planning Commission
Royersford, Pennsylvania

This presentation qualifies for 1 Ethics CM.

Well-known Shakespearean characters present AICP Ethics cases through skits. Hamlet, a staff planner, is faced with the question: To plan with equity and inclusion or not? Romeo, the Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer for the City of Pachuca, is faced with a potential conflict of interest when his beloved Juliet's parents file a zoning variance to erect a balcony on their castle in the C-1 zone, where balconies are not allowed. Finally, Macbeth, a staff planner, discusses a run for City Council and requests written permission from his supervisor, Mr. Duncan King, who is not keen on the idea. Learn from the ethical points presented through skits and stories shared by the actor-presenters.

NPC Peer Reviewers assigned this presentation a learning level of Advanced. For more on learning-level descriptions, visit our General Information Page.

Learning Objectives:

Identify important revisions to the AICP Code of Ethics that went into effect January 1, 2022.
Identify key components of the AICP Code of Ethics, including: aspirational principles, rules of conduct, and enforcement procedures.
Learn from ethical dilemmas faced by AICP planners through the presentation of several skits based on ethics cases from 2022.