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AMENDED
Issue No. 12 - 40
For the week of October 1, 2012

COMMISSION MEETINGS
(Meetings and agendas are subject to change)

Nothing Scheduled

HEARINGS/TESTIMONY BEFORE CONGRESS
(Dates and times are subject to change by Congress)

Nothing Scheduled

WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES

Tues., Oct. 2
8:00 am – 4:45 pm
Competition & Consumer Protection Issues in the Pet Medications
Industry.  The Federal Trade Commission will host a one day workshop focusing on the pet medications industry in the United States.

The  workshop is free and open to the public (government issued ID is required).  A live webcast will be available on the day of the event. See the FTC’s workshop page for more information.  FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.

SPEECHES

Mon., Oct. 1
9:00 am
Federal Trade Commissioner Julie Brill will deliver the Keynote Address at the Better Business Bureau, National Advertising Division Annual Conference "What's New in Advertising Law, Claim Support and Self-Regulation? New York, NY
Tues., Oct. 2
8:45 am
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz will deliver opening remarks at the FTC Competition & Consumer Protection Issues in the Pet Medications Industry workshop.  FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.
9:00 am PTZ FTC Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen will give the Keynote Address at the OTA's Online Trust Forum 2012, "Future of Self Regulation." San Jose, CA
4:00 pm MTZ FTC Commissioner Julie Brill will participate in the University of Colorado School of Law Public discussion on mobile apps. University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, CO
4:30 pm Andrew I. Gavil, Director of the FTC’s Office of Policy Planning, will deliver closing remarks at the FTC Competition & Consumer Protection Issues in the Pet Medications Industry workshop.  FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.
Wed., Oct. 3
9:30 am
FTC Commissioner Edith Ramirez will be the keynote speaker at the CARU's (Children's Advertising Review Unit) Annual Conference 2012 – Marketing to Children: Online Privacy, Food, & Digital Media. New York, NY
1:00 pm MTZ FTC Commissioner Julie Brill will deliver the keynote address at the University of Colorado School of Law Symposium "The Intersection of Patent Law and Competition Policy." University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, CO
4:00 pm FTC Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch will speak at the 2012 Lewis Bernstein Memorial Lecture on 'Returning the State Action Doctrine to Its Moorings." New York, NY
Thur., Oct. 4
9:00 am
David Vladeck, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, will speak at the Reaching Out: Innovative Communication Strategy Forum. FTC Headquarters, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 332, Washington, DC
11:45 am FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz will speak at a Plenary Session at the ABA Antitrust Masters Course VI, ABA Section of Antitrust Law. Williamsburg, VA
3:00 pm FTC Commissioner Julie Brill will participate in a fireside chat entitled: "Mission Impossible" Truth & Privacy Program" as part of Advertising Week. New York, NY

HEARINGS BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES

Nothing Scheduled

Please check the FTC's Web site at www.ftc.gov
for a listing of events and updates.

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Last Modified: Monday, October 1, 2012