Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada – The Ethics Rupture Summit was a gathering in October 2012 of researchers from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Italy, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, who are committed to enhancing ethical research practice, and supporting innovative alternatives to the regulation of research ethics that might achieve this end. The Declaration was developed through a consultative process following the Summit. Mark Israel and Martin Tolich from AHRECS and Will van den Hoonaard were members of the Working Party responsible for overseeing the drafting process and reaching consensus on the Declaration. Gary Allen and Colin Thomson from AHRECS were some of the many colleagues who provided feedback on the drafts.