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A listing of consumer related conferences, seminars and meetings, along with special consumer events we think you might be interested in.

May 2008

May 14-15, 2008: HIPAA and Other Health Benefits Laws -- Compliance Assistance Seminar
Doubletree Hotel Crystal City
300 Army Navy Drive
Arlington, Virginia

Free seminar for employers trying to comply with Federal and Virginia state laws regarding health plans. Please visit the Employee Benefits Security Administration website for more information.

May 28, 2008: Federal Trade Commission Workshop on Health Care Clinical Integration
FTC’s Satellite Building conference Center
601 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC

The Federal Trade Commission will host a one-day public workshop on May 29, 2008, to discuss collaborations between health care providers to improve the provision of health care services and reduce costs. The workshop, which will be free and open to the public, will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the FTC’s satellite building conference center. For more information on the workshop, including a detailed agenda, directions to the conference center, and other relevant information, please visit: http://www.ftc.gov/bc/healthcare/checkup/.

May 29, 2008: FTC Conference on Consumer Information and the Mortgage Market
Federal Trade Commission Headquarters
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC

For more information on how to register or view the live webcast of the conference, please visit the FTC website.

June 2008

June 1-4, 2008: National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators Annual Conference
The Adolphus Hotel
1321 Commerce Street
Dallas, Texas

For more information, visit the
web site.

June 19-22, 2008: American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Annual Conference
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
For more information, visit the AAFCS website.

June 24-26, 2008: 9th Annual Small Business Conference
Grand Hyatt
San Antonio, Texas

U.S. Department of Energy is the largest civilian contracting agency within the federal government, annually procuring over $22 billion in goods and services. Conference participants have an opportunity to directly engage DOE representatives of the Department’s major site and facility management contractors to explore current and future DOE business opportunities, including over $1 billion in potential subcontracting opportunities. Visit www.doe.gov for more information.

July 2008

July 27 - 30, 2008: American Council on Consumer Interests Conference
Orlando, FL

Consumer professionals from all over the world will gather to experience the most exciting networking event of the year and share the latest consumer policy research and education.

October 2008

October 5 - 8, 2008: SOCAP Annual Conference
Loews Miami Beach Hotel
Miami, FL

Hispanic Marketing, Business Social Responsibility, Consumer Loyalty/Advocacy and Professional Development are the timely themes that will be addressed during the 2008 SOCAP Annual Conference, October 5-8, at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. Visit the SOCAP website for registration information.

November 2008

November 19-21, 2008: Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education Annual Conference
Anaheim, California

For more information, visit the AFCPE web site.

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