Live Updates: FTC Online Event Tickets Workshop
Today is the day, as the ticketing industry visits Washington D.C. for the Federal Trade Commission's “That's the Ticket” workshop…

Today is the day, as the ticketing industry visits Washington D.C. for the Federal Trade Commission’s “That’s the Ticket” workshop on Online Ticket Sales. The event, taking place at the Constitution Center, runs from 9:30 AM to approximately 4:30 PM. It will be streamed live on the FTC Website, and TicketNews will be watching and providing commentary and context throughout the day, using the page below.
The full schedule and roster of speakers is available here. TicketNews commentary will display the most recent comments at the top of the page, so scroll down if you need to catch up. You can also follow along on twitter, using hashtag #FTCTickets
Live Streaming Video: Session 1 | Session 2
Read More: Questions we’d like to see answered | Why everyone in tickets needs to be at the FTC’s June Workshop | FTC Online Event Tickets Workshop Schedule
An important note – please forgive any errors in transcription of statements made by those on the panels. We’ll try to be as accurate as possible while watching on the fly, but assume that any attributed statements are paraphrased to a degree, because we’re not a pro stenographer.
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