Amended
Issue No. 08-22
For the week of May 26, 2008
COMMISSION MEETINGS
(Meetings and agendas are subject
to change)
Tues. May 27
2:00 p.m.
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Closed to the public: consideration of enforcement action in two nonpublic Part II matters. |
HEARINGS/TESTIMONY
BEFORE CONGRESS
(Dates and times are subject to change
by Congress)
Nothing Scheduled
WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES
Thurs. May 29
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Consumer Information and the Mortgage Market
The FTC’s Bureau of Economics will host a one-day conference to highlight and assess the role of consumer information in the current mortgage crisis from an economic perspective. Experts on real estate economics, information economics, consumer behavior, and consumer information policy will examine how consumer information and information regulation affect consumer choices, mortgage outcomes, and consumer welfare. Pre-registration is not required, but encouraged for planning purposes.
FTC Headquarters Building, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
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Health Care Clinical Integration
This one-day public workshop will discuss collaborations between health care providers to improve the provision of health care services and reduce costs. The workshop, titled “Clinical Integration in Health Care: A Check-Up,” will feature health care providers, government officials, health insurers and other payers, employers, attorneys, and others who will provide insight on various aspects of “clinical integration” among health care providers.
FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC |
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These workshops are free and open to the public. A government-issued photo ID is required. Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Requests for such accommodations should be submitted in advance 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. For more information on the workshops please visit: http://www.ftc.gov/bc/healthcare/checkup/ or http://www.ftc.gov/be/workshops/mortgage/index.shtml |
SPEECHES
Thurs. May 29
8:30 a.m.
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Michael Baye, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Economics, will give opening remarks at the FTC’s Consumer Information and the Mortgage Market Workshop. FTC Headquarters, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC |
Thurs. May 29
1:00 p.m.
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic will give opening remarks for the afternoon session of the FTC’s Consumer Information and the Mortgage Market Workshop. FTC Headquarters, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC |
Sat. May 31
9:00 a.m.
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic will give the keynote address at the first annual LECG Newport Summit on Antitrust Law and Economics. Hotel Viking, Newport, RI |
Sat. May 31
9:45 a.m.
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Federal Trade Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch will speak at the first annual LECG Newport Summit on Antitrust Law and Economics regarding, “ Antitrust and Intellectual Property.” Hotel Viking, Newport, RI |
HEARINGS BEFORE
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES
Thurs. May 29
9:00 a.m.
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Subject: Inova Health Systems Foundation and Prince William Health System, Inc.; Docket 9326; Administrative Law Judge J. Thomas Rosch |
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Purpose: Scheduling Conference |
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Location: Federal Trade Commission Headquarters, 600 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW, Room 332, Washington, DC |
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Federal Trade Commission
Protecting America's Consumers