Negative Options - An FTC Workshop Analyzing Negative Option Marketing

Thursday January 25, 2007
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

FTC Conference Center
601 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001


The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop on January 25, 2007, at its satellite building in Washington, DC, to analyze the marketing of goods and services through offers with negative option features. The workshop, which will bring together consumer representatives, academics, and industry leaders, will address the pros and cons of such offers, discuss online marketing of such offers, and explore ways to make effective disclosures when such offers are made online. The workshop is free and open to the public. The Commission is also publishing a Federal Register notice soliciting public comment on the issues addressed by the workshop.

All attendees will be required to display a current driver's license or other valid form of photo identification. The Conference Center is accessible to people with disabilities. If you need an accommodation related to a disability, please call Jacob Berger, 202-326-2824.

PRE-REGISTRATION

The event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration for this workshop is not necessary, but is encouraged, so that we may better plan for the event.

To pre-register:
Email your name and affiliation to negativeoption@ftc.gov.
NOTE:
When you pre-register, the FTC collects your name, affiliation, and email address. We use this information for administration purposes related to the workshop and to contact you with information about it. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or other laws, we may be required to disclose the information you provide to outside organizations. For additional information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, see the FTC Privacy Policy. The FTC Act and other laws the FTC enforces allow the collection of this contact information for the purposes described above.

FILING A COMMENT — Deadline: February 26, 2007

The Commission invites interested persons to submit written comments on issues related to this workshop.

To File Electronically:
Go to https://secure.commentworks.com/ftc-negativeoptionworkshop. Refer to "Negative Option Workshop - Comment P064202 " to facilitate the organization of comments.
To File in Paper Form:
Include the reference, "Negative Option Workshop - Comment P064202"; both in the text and on the envelope. Mail or deliver your comment to the address below by courier or overnight service, if possible, because U.S. postal mail in the Washington area and at the Commission is subject to delay due to heightened security precautions.
Federal Trade Commission/Office of the Secretary
Room H-135 (Annex E)
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20580.
To Request Confidential Treatment:
You must file in paper form and clearly label the first page of the document with "Confidential" and comply with Commission Rule 4.9(c).*

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*The comment must be accompanied by an explicit request for confidential treatment, including the factual and legal basis for the request, and must identify the specific portions of the comment to be withheld from the public record. The request will be granted or denied by the Commission's General Counsel, consistent with applicable law and the public interest. See Commission Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR 4.9(c).