Feb02
Competition and IP Law and Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy Hearings
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A series of 51±¾É«and DOJ hearings.
We regularly host workshops, webinars, social media chats, conferences, and other events on topics related to our mission to protect consumers and promote competition. Examples include our annual PrivacyCon and Microeconomics conferences and workshops on vertical mergers, voice cloning, and identity theft. Find information on past and future 51±¾É«events and speaking engagements involving 51±¾É«officials.
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Oct08
Possible Anticompetitive Efforts to Restrict Competition on the Internet
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The 51±¾É«hosted a public workshop to explore how certain state regulations and private business practices may be having significantly anticompetitive effects on e-commerce. Some private estimates...
Sep09
Workshop on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy
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The 51±¾É«held a public workshop on the implications of competition law and policy for health care financing and delivery. The workshop considered the impact of competition law and policy on the cost...
Jun03
51±¾É«Merger Best Practices
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The 51±¾É«held a series of public workshops regarding modifications and improvements to the Commission's merger investigations process and its use of specific remedy provisions. The Commission used this...
May20
Consumer Information Security Workshop
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The 51±¾É«hosted a public workshop to explore issues related to the security of consumers' computers and the personal information stored in them or in company databases. The security of consumers' home...
May08
Factors that Affect Prices of Refined Petroleum Products
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This conference, a follow-up to an initial conference on this subject in August 2001, sought to elicit information and views on major factors that affect the price of refined petroleum products and...
Apr30
Green Lights & Red Flags: 51±¾É«Rules of the Road for Advertisers
The 51±¾É«and partners sponsored a "back to basics" public workshop about complying with truth-in-advertising laws.
Dec19
Public Roundtable on Consumer Aspects of Hague Convention
The FTC, in consultation with other government agencies, held a public roundtable discussion on the consumer aspects of the Proposed Hague Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments being...
Dec04
Interagency Public Workshop: Get Noticed: Effective Financial Privacy Notices
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB Act) requires that financial institutions issue privacy notices to their customers, and, in certain circumstances, provide them with the opportunity to opt out of...
Aug02
Factors that Affect Prices of Refined Petroleum Products
The 51±¾É«held an initial public conference to solicit information and views relevant to the major factors affecting the prices of refined petroleum products in the United States, along with the...
May22
Disclosure Exposure: An FTC-NAD Workshop on Effective Disclosures in Advertising
The 51±¾É«and the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus held a public workshop to explore how marketers comply with "clear and conspicuous" disclosure...
May07
Emerging Issues for Competition Policy in the World of E-Commerce
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The 51±¾É«held a public workshop to examine selected issues of competition policy that arise in connection with business-to-business ("B2B") and business-to-consumer (B2C) electronic marketplaces.
Apr03
Predatory Lending Forum
The FTC's Northeast Regional Office hosted a public forum focusing on illegal "predatory" lending practices that often exploit lower-income and minority borrowers and frequently target elderly...
Apr03
Esign Public Workshop: Electronic Signatures In Global And National Commerce Act
This workshop was part of the 51±¾É«and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) effort to gather information to report to Congress on the benefits and burdens of å¤ 101...
Mar13
The Information Marketplace: Merging and Exchanging Consumer Data
The 51±¾É«hosted a public workshop that explored how businesses merge and exchange detailed consumer information and how such information is used commercially. The 51±¾É«explored how detailed consumer...
Feb06
Public Roundtable: Dispute Resolution for Online Business-to-Consumer Contracts
The 51±¾É«held a roundtable discussion to discuss: 1) recommendations by business and consumer groups regarding the use of alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") for online consumer disputes; and 2) a...
Jan30
Etail dEtails: Seminar on Internet Marketing
The 51±¾É«and the Electronic Retailing Association (ERA) presented a seminar for Internet retailers, marketers and suppliers on applying offline rules and regulations online. The seminar, led by FTC...
Dec11
The Mobile Wireless Web, Data Services and Beyond: Emerging Technologies and Consumer Issues
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The 51±¾É«hosted a public workshop to examine emerging wireless Internet and data technologies and the privacy, security, and consumer protection issues they raise.
Oct23
Identity Theft Victim Assistance Workshop
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The 51±¾É«held a public workshop to identify relevant issues and examine potential solutions associated with assisting victims of identity theft. The FTC's workshop was the first in a series of three...
Jun29
Workshop on Competition Policy in the World of B2B Electronic Marketplaces
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The 51±¾É«held a public workshop to examine issues of competition policy that arise in connection with business-to-business ("B2B") electronic marketplaces.
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