Consumer Law

Wyoming's 8th Annual Consumer Issues Conference

By Jeff Sovern

The University of Wyoming's 8^th Consumer Issues Conference, to be held Thursday, September 25 from 8:45 to 4:30  at the University of Wyoming Union in Laramie, will focus on energy and telecommunications.  There will be 20 speakers on energy and telecommunication consumer topics, including utility pricing, do not call lists, alternative energy, VOIP, gas pricing, cell phone contracts, energy saving buildings, DTV transition, and more. This year features NY Times correspondent Felicity Barringer on What Would a Green Economy Look Like? and the Wyoming Governor?s Energy and Telecommunications advisor Rob Hurless. Dee Pridgen will speak on "The Federal Trade Commission Goes Green: New Initiatives on Gas Pricing and Energy Information for Consumers.?   Chris Hoofnagle of Berkeley will have two poster session on privacy and telecommunications companies.     Professional credits are available (engineering, legal, educational and family and consumer science).  Details and registration at www.uwyo.edu/consumerconference. Early registration ends September 11.

Full post as published by CL&P Blog on August 26, 2008 (boomark / email).