The Advertising Association is a federation of 30 trade bodies and organisations representing the advertising and promotional marketing industries including advertisers, agencies, media and support services.

It is the only body that speaks for all sides of an industry worth over £19 billion in 2006. Find out more about the AA    

Debating Group

The motion for tonight’s Debating Group debate, sponsored by the Advertising Association, is: “Legislation cannot secure high standards in commercial communications online.”

The debate will take place tonight in the Grand Committee Room, off Westminster Hall and will be chaired by John Whittingdale OBE MP (Chair of the Select Committee on Culture, Media & Sport).

Proposing the motion will be Kip Meek (Managing Director, Ingenious Media), seconded by Nick Stringer (Head of Regulatory Affairs, Internet Advertising Bureau). Opposing the motion will be Dr Ian Brown (Research Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University), seconded by John Carr (Director of Corporate Relations, NetIDme).

Tickets, priced £12, are available from Doreen Blythe (Secretary, Debating Group).

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