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2010 National Consumer Protection Week Conference

ncpw brochureTuesday, March 30, 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is pleased to host the 20th Annual National Consumer Protection Week Conference, a symposium for consumer professionals.

Brochure pdf

 

Agenda

8:15 A.M.

Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:45 A.M.
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Lynn E. Browne
Executive Vice President and Economic Advisor
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
9:00 A.M.
Consumers Consuming Badly
Michael I. Norton
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Marketing Unit
Harvard Business School
9:45 A.M.
Kids & Commercialism
Josh Golin
Associate Director
Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood offsite
10:30 A.M.

Break
10:45 A.M.
The FTC and New Advertising Initiatives pdf
Carl H. Settlemyer, Esq
Federal Trade Commission
11:45 A.M.

Regulatory Update

Revised Retail Advertising Regulations in Massachusetts
Scott Schafer, Esq.
Chief, Consumer Protection Division
Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
 
 
New Federal Consumer Credit Card Protections
Carol S. Lewis, Esq.
Consumer Regulations Specialist
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
12:45 P.M.
Luncheon & Keynote
Barbara Anthony
Undersecretary
Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
2:00 P.M.

Adjournment

 

Sponsored By

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
Consumer World