On February 26, 2009 CARU (Phyllis Spaeth), NAD (Andrea Levine and David Mallen), and ERSP (Peter Marinello) hosted a meeting with several delegates from China's Advertising Association. Language was not a barrier because the delegation brought along an excellent interpreter. All parties gained insight into what the other does and all came to find that what we do is not all that different, even thousands of miles apart. We were even invited to come to CAA’s annual conference in Beijing . It was a pleasure having them and we hope to meet again in the future.
CARU staff attorney Andra Dallas gave a presentation to Community Board 1, serving lower Manhattan on Monday, December 7 th . Andra spoke to the Board’s Youth Committee about the importance of teaching children about understanding advertising and safe online practices. District Manager Noah Pfefferblit remarked, “thank you for your informative presentation to our Youth Committee members,” and offered the Board’s assistance if they “can be helpful to the important efforts at the Children's Advertising Review Unit.” Are you interested in having a CARU staff member visit your community board? Contact adallas@caru.bbb.org.