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Consumer Noize Links
Everything's connected in this digitial world. If you're serious about issues of trust in business -- or want to learn more about "best practices", pay a visit to these sites from around the world..
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In North America:
Federal Agencies:
- Industry Canada - Office of Consumer Affairs, Ottawa
- U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington
- U.S. Department of Commerce, Intenational Trade Administration - Washington, D.C.
- U.S. Federal Consumer Information Center, Washington
- U.S. Federal Trade Commission - Washington
Private Orgnaizations:
- AARP, Washington
- Better Business Bureaus (BBB):
- U.S. National BBB Office, Arlington
- Canadian National BBB Office, Toronto
- U.S. and Canada BBB Offices, All Locations
- Center for the Study of Consumer Services/Checkbook, Washington, DC
- Consumers Council of Canada, Toronto
- Consumer Federation of America, Washington
- Consumers Union, Yonkers (New York)
- Consumer World:
- Direct Marketing Association, New York
- National Advertising Review Council, New York
- National Assoc. of Attorneys General, Washington
- National Assoc. of Consumer Agency Administrators, Brentwood (Tennessee)
- National Consumers League, Washington
- National Standards Organizations:
- American National Standards Institute - Washington
- Standards Council of Canada, Ottawa
- Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals (SOCAP-- U.S. and Canada)):
- SOCAP International, Alexandria (Virginia)
- Union des consommateurs, Montreal
- United States Council for International Business (USCIB), New York
- More To Come -
The BBB International Torch Awards program recognizes two businesses and one individual in three categories: Marketplace Excellence, Advancing Marketplace Trust, and Consumer Leadership. This year's awards were held on April 20, 2010.
ODR and Consumers 2010 Forum
2 - 3 November 2010
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Marriott Vancouver Airport
Click here for the Forum agenda.
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