Issue No. 09-49
For the week of November 30, 2009
COMMISSION MEETINGS
(Meetings and agendas are subject
to change)
Tues. Dec. 1
4:30 p.m. |
Closed to the public: Consideration of an enforcement action in a nonpublic Part II matter. |
HEARINGS/TESTIMONY
BEFORE CONGRESS
(Dates and times are subject to change
by Congress)
Thur. Dec. 3
10:00 a.m. |
Lois Greisman, Associate Director for the Federal Trade Commission’s Marketing Practices Division in the Bureau of Consumer Protection, will testify before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection on, “the Calling Card Consumer Protection Act.” Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2322, Washington, DC |
WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES
| Tues. Dec. 1 thru Wed. Dec 2 |
“From Town Criers to Bloggers: How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?”
The FTC will hold a two-day workshop to explore how the Internet has affected journalism, with representatives from print, online, broadcast, and cable news organizations; academics; consumer advocates; bloggers; and others involved in new media. |
| Thur. Dec 3 |
Horizontal Merger Guidelines Workshop
The Department of Justice and the FTC solicit public comments and will hold joint public workshops to explore the possibility of updating the Horizontal Merger Guidelines that are used by both agencies to evaluate the potential competitive effects of mergers and acquistions. The goal of the workshops will be to determine whether the Horizontal Merger Guidelines accurately reflect the current practice of merger review at the Department and the FTC as well as to take into account legal and economic developments that have occurred since the last significant Guidelines revision in 1992. |
| Fri. Dec. 4 |
Debt Collection: Protecting Consumers
The FTC is preparing to hold the third in a series of three Roundtable Discussions on Protecting Consumers in Debt Collection Litigation and Arbitration. These events examine consumer protection issues in debt collection proceedings against consumers. |
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All of these events are free and open to the public (Valid Government Issued Photo ID’s are Required). They are being held at the FTC’s Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC |
SPEECHES
Tues. Dec. 1
9:00 a.m.
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz will give the welcome remarks at the FTC’s two-day workshop: “From Town Criers to Bloggers: How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?”
FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC |
Thur. Dec. 3
9:00 a.m. |
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz will give the welcome remarks at the joint DOJ-FTC Horizontal Merger Guidelines Workshop. FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC |
Fri. Dec. 4
9:00 a.m. |
David Vladeck, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, will give introductory remarks at the Debt Collection: Protecting Consumers workshop. FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC |
HEARINGS BEFORE
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES
Nothing Scheduled |
Federal Trade Commission
Protecting America's Consumers