Issue No. 08-39
For the week of September 22, 2008
COMMISSION MEETINGS
(Meetings and agendas are subject
to change)
Nothing Scheduled
HEARINGS/TESTIMONY
BEFORE CONGRESS
(Dates and times are subject to change
by Congress)
Tues. Sept. 23
10:30 a.m. |
Federal Trade Commissioner Jon Leibowitz will testify before the Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government and Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies on, “Watch What You Eat: Food Marketing to Kids.” Senate Dirksen Office Building,
Room 192, Washington, DC |
Tues. Sept. 23
10:30 a.m. |
David Wales, Acting Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition, will participate in a panel discussion on, “Multinational Merger Developments,” at the Georgetown Law: Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium. Hart Auditorium, Georgetown University Law Center,
600 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC |
Thurs. Sept. 25
10:00 a.m. |
FTC Chairman William E. Kovacic will testify before the House Committee on Small Business on, “Small Business Competition Policy: Are Markets Open for Entrepreneurs?” Longworth House Office Building, Room 1539, Washington, DC |
WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES
Tues. Sept. 23
8:00 a.m. - 12:00p.m. |
The FTC will hold a workshop to explore emerging applications of radio
frequency identification (RFID) technology and their implications for
consumer protection policy. This half day event is free and open to the
public and no pre-registration is necessary. Proper Government Issued
Identification is Required. The workshop will bring together industry
representatives, government officials, and consumer advocates from
Europe and the United States to discuss security and privacy concerns associated with RFID. FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC |
SPEECHES
Tues. Sept. 23
8:30 a.m. |
Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic will give opening remarks at the Transatlantic RFID Workshop on Consumer Privacy and Data Security. FTC Conference Center, 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC |
Tues. Sept. 23
9:10 a.m. |
FTC Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch will be the keynote speaker at the NARC/National Advertising Division Annual Conference 2008 on,
“What's New in Comparative Advertising, Claim Support and Self-Regulation.” New York, NY |
Tues. Sept. 23
11:45 a.m. |
FTC Chairman William E. Kovacic will be the keynote speaker at the Georgetown University Law Center’s International Competition Law Symposium, Georgetown University Law Center, 601 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC |
Wed. Sept. 24
2:00 p.m. |
FTC Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch will be the luncheon speaker at the International Chamber of Commerce Commission on Competition Annual Meeting speaking on, “U.S. and International Antitrust Developments.”
New York, NY |
Wed. Sept. 24
4:30 p.m. |
FTC Chairman William E. Kovacic will speak at Columbia University School of Law. New York, NY |
Thur. Sept. 25
4:00 p.m. |
FTC Chairman William E. Kovacic will speak at the Annual Legislative Conference’s Congressional Black Caucus Foundation on, “Protecting Yourself on the Internet.” Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington, DC |
Fri. Sept. 26
2:00 p.m. |
FTC Chairman William E. Kovacic will speak at Fordham Law Centers & Institutes’ 35th Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy. Fordham University Law School, New York, NY |
Fri. Sept. 26
7:15 p.m. |
FTC Chairman William E. Kovacic will be the keynote speaker at the board of the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference’s (TPRC) 36th Research Conference on Communication, Information, and Internet Policy. National Center for Technology & Law, George Mason University School of Law, 3301 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA |
HEARINGS BEFORE
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES
Nothing Scheduled |
Federal Trade Commission
Protecting America's Consumers