Category Archives: Conferences

Automating Bias Symposium at Cardozo Law School on January 25, 2023

We received the following announcement: Automating Bias Symposium Cardozo Law School January 25, 9:30- 4:45 Algorithmic models built using machine learning and large volumes of personal data are increasingly used to target consumers with credit offers, assess consumers’ creditworthiness, price credit, provide debt management advice to consumers, resolve credit disputes, and more generally automate the […]

CFP: IACL Conference in Germany: Challenges and Unanswered Questions of Consumer Law

We received the following call for papers. More information is available here. 18th International Association of Consumer Law Conference (IACL) Topic: Challenges and Unanswered Questions of Consumer Law CALL FOR PAPERS Abstract submission deadline: 16 December 2022 Feedback: 20 February 2023 Guidelines: max. 300 words, 5-7 keywords Dates: Wednesday, 19 July 2023 – Friday, 21 […]

CFP: AALS Section of Financial Institutions & Consumer Financial Services’ FinReg Conference

We received the following Call for Papers: The AALS Section of Financial Institutions & Consumer Financial Services will host the first AALS FinReg Conference on November 4, 2022, in person, at the Antonin Scalia Law School, in Arlington, Virginia. This annual workshop brings together scholars focused on financial regulation to present their scholarly works. We […]

CFP for Berkeley Consumer Law Scholars Conference extended to 9/23

The abstract & outline submission deadline for the Consumer Law Scholars Conference has been extended to next Friday, September 23. Please see below for the information we received with submission instructions. Abstracts & Outlines Due September 23 Please consult the conference webpage for more information on the conference format, important dates, and expectations for abstract […]

OCC CFP: THE IMPLICATIONS OF FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY FOR BANKING

From the CFP: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is soliciting academic-and policy-focused research on the impact of financial technology (fintech) entities and nonbanks on banking and the markets for lending, deposit-taking, and payment services through August 21, 2022. The OCC will invite authors of selected papers to present to OCC staff […]

FTC Calls for Research Presentations for PrivacyCon 2022

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a call for research presentations on a wide range of privacy and data security topics such as commercial surveillance and automated decision making for its annual PrivacyCon event, which will take place virtually on November 1, 2022. PrivacyCon 2022 will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders to discuss […]

CFP: Symposium on AI, Consumer Credit, and Discrimination

We received the following call for papers: Nikita Aggarwal, Matt Bruckner, Kathleen Engel and Cre Johnson are putting together proposals for a symposium on AI, Consumer Credit, and Discrimination. They are applying to multiple law reviews on a rolling basis. If you have a project that fits within the proposed topic and are interested in […]

CFP for Hybrid International Consumer Protection Law Conference

Here is the announcement: University of Pretoria International Consumer Law Conference (UPICLC 2022) Since the first UPICLC conference in 2014, the University of Pretoria Consumer Protection Law Cluster has attempted to propagate and address various consumer issues and trends on a national, regional and international scale. Through the years there have been consistent collaborative efforts […]