Federal Trade Commission Protecting America's Consumers

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, will hold a forum to discuss child identity theft. Government, business, non-profit, legal service providers, and victim advocates will explore the nature of child identity theft, including foster care identity theft and identity theft within families, with the goal of advising parents and victims on how to prevent the crime and how to resolve child identity theft problems. The forum is free and open to the public.

Attendance and Pre-Registration

“Stolen Futures:  A Forum on Child ID Theft” will be open to the public.  There is no fee to attend.  For admittance to the building, all attendees will be required to display a valid form of photo identification, such as a driver’s license.

Pre-registration is not necessary to attend the Forum, but is encouraged so that we may better plan this event.  To pre-register, please email your name and affiliation to childidtheft@ftc.gov.  Participants are encouraged to submit articles or other written materials in advance of the Forum, which will be used by the FTC and OVC in planning the Forum and understanding the issues surrounding child id theft.

Forum Privacy Act Statement

When you pre-register, we collect your name, affiliation, and your email address.  We use the name and affiliation that you have provided for forum administration purposes - to estimate how many people will attend, prepare name tags, and better understand the likely audience for the forum, and we may use your email address to contact you with information about the forum.

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 Commission's Privacy Policy at www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm. The FTC Act and other laws the Commission administers permit the collection of this contact information to consider and use for the above purposes.

FTC PRIVACY POLICY

For additional information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, see the Commission's comprehensive Privacy Policy.

DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS

The Conference Center is accessible to people with disabilities. If you need an accommodation related to a disability, please contact Carrie McGlothin at cmcglothlin@ftc.gov or 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. Please provide advance notice.