Federal Trade Commission Protecting America's Consumers

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM Federal Trade Commission Conference Center 601 New Jersey Avenue NW Washington, DC

For nearly two decades, the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice have actively promoted market competition around the world by providing technical assistance, primarily with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development, to new antitrust agencies and to countries in the process of reforming their markets and adopting antitrust laws. The Federal Trade Commission has also provided assistance on consumer protection issues. Since 1991, the agencies have conducted approximately 400 missions to scores of countries on short-term trips and multi-month advisory missions.

During this workshop, Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice officials will describe how their programs have worked and discuss ideas for maximizing their future effectiveness. Through interactive panels, the agencies will also obtain the perspectives of other aid providers in the field, academics, and private practitioners, with a view toward making improvements and charting a course for the future.

• Agenda
• Presentations
  • "Overview of the FTC/DOJ Technical Assitance Program" Timothy T. Hughes
  • "U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s And Department of Justice’s Experience With Technical Assistance For The Effective Application of Competition Laws"
• News Release
• Directions to the Conference Center
• Hotel information
• Nearby Restaurants

The workshop, which will be free and open to the public, will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the FTC ‘s satellite building conference center, located at 601 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC. A government-issued photo ID is required for entry. Pre-registration is not required.

Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Requests for such accommodations should be submitted via e-mail to cmcglothlin@ftc.gov or by calling Carrie McGlothlin at 202-326-3388. Such requests should include a detailed description of the accommodations needed and a way to contact you if we need more information. Please provide advance notice.

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Anyone may submit written or electronic comments, either before or after the workshop. Two complete copies of each written submission should be submitted. The e-mail address for submitting comments to the FTC is itaworkshop08@ftc.gov. Comments to the Justice Department can be submitted using the DOJ conference Web site.

Under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) or other laws, we may be required to disclose to outside organizations the information you provide. The Commission will consider all timely and responsive public comments, and as a matter of discretion, we make every effort to remove home contact information for individuals from the public comments before posting them on the FTC website.

The FTC Act and other laws we administer permit the collection of the comments you file to consider and use in this proceeding as appropriate. For additional information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, see the Commission’s comprehensive Privacy Policy.

For more information, contact Russell Damtoft at rdamtoft@ftc.gov or 202-326-2893.