July 25, 2011

CFTC Announces First Public Meeting of the Technology Advisory Subcommittee on Data Standardization

Subcommittee will Look Into Public/Private Solutions for Creating Well-Accepted Standards for Describing, Communicating, and Storing Data on Complex Financial Products

Washington, DC – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that on August 5, 2011, the Subcommittee on Data Standardization, a new Subcommittee of the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee, will hold a public meeting.

This will be the first of at least three subcommittee public meetings to occur this year, with the other two public meetings tentatively scheduled for September 30, 2011, and November 4, 2011.

The Subcommittee meeting will begin at 1pm in the Conference Center at the CFTC’s Headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC. The discussion will be open to the public with seating on a first-come, first-served basis.

Members of the public also may listen by telephone and should be prepared to provide their first name, last name and affiliation.

A transcript of the public roundtable discussion will be published on the CFTC’s website.

All submissions provided to the CFTC in any form may be published on the website of the CFTC, without review and without removal of personal identifying information.

Last Updated: July 25, 2011