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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 FTC events and speaking engagements involving FTC officials.

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May20

Consumer Information Security Workshop

May 20, 2002 | 12:00AM - May 21, 2002 | 12:00AM

The FTC 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

May 8, 2002 | 12:00AM - May 9, 2002 | 12:00AM

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: FTC Rules of the Road for Advertisers

April 30, 2002 | 12:00AM

The FTC 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

December 19, 2001 | 12:00AM

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

December 4, 2001 | 12:00AM

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

August 2, 2001 | 12:00AM

The FTC 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

May 22, 2001 | 12:00AM

The FTC 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

May 7, 2001 | 12:00AM - May 8, 2001 | 12:00AM

The FTC 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

April 3, 2001 | 12:00AM

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

April 3, 2001 | 12:00AM

This workshop was part of the FTC and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) effort to gather information to report to Congress on the benefits and burdens of Ã¥Â¤ 101...

Mar13

The Information Marketplace: Merging and Exchanging Consumer Data

March 13, 2001 | 12:00AM

The FTC hosted a public workshop that explored how businesses merge and exchange detailed consumer information and how such information is used commercially. The FTC explored how detailed consumer...

Feb06

Public Roundtable: Dispute Resolution for Online Business-to-Consumer Contracts

February 6, 2001 | 12:00AM

The FTC 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

January 30, 2001 | 12:00AM

The FTC 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

December 11, 2000 | 12:00AM - December 12, 2000 | 12:00AM

The FTC 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

October 23, 2000 | 12:00AM - October 24, 2000 | 12:00AM

The FTC 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

June 29, 2000 | 12:00AM - June 30, 2000 | 12:00AM

The FTC held a public workshop to examine issues of competition policy that arise in connection with business-to-business ("B2B") electronic marketplaces.

May31

Workshop on Slotting Allowances and Other Grocery Marketing Practices

May 31, 2000 | 12:00AM - June 1, 2000 | 12:00AM

Slotting allowances are the lump-sum, up-front payments that manufacturers of food items often pay in order to get new products on supermarket shelves. The goals of the workshop were to provide a...

Jan11

Public Forum on the Telemarketing Sales Rule: "Do-Not-Call"

January 11, 2000 | 12:00AM

The public forum reviewed the "do-not-call" provision of the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). The "do-not-call" provision prohibits sellers or telemarketers from calling persons who have...

Nov18

Funeral Rule Review Workshop

November 18, 1999 | 12:00AM

Nov08

Online Profiling Public Workshop

November 8, 1999 | 12:00AM

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration ("NTIA") of the United States Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission held a public workshop on "online profiling," the...

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