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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 12, 2004

Contact: Angie Joe
713.743.8153 (office)
713.617.7138 (pager)
ajoe@uh.edu

COMMODITY COMMISSION’S BROWN-HRUSKA EXAMINES
ENERGY PRICE REPORTING AT UH-GEMI FORUM

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) member Sharon Brown-Hruska will meet with energy leaders July 15, at the University of Houston to discuss the future of energy price reporting.

The private breakfast seminar is sponsored by the UH Global Energy Management Institute (UH-GEMI).

A media availability immediately following the seminar will be held 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at the Hilton University of Houston Hotel in the Flamingo Room 275.

The CFTC regulates U.S. commodity futures and options markets, which includes energy trading, as well as Treasury instruments, foreign currencies and stock market indices. These markets provide producers and users of commodities with the ability to discover prices and manage risks. The CFTC is responsible for preserving the integrity of the futures and options markets and protecting market participants from fraud, manipulation and abusive trade practices.

Prior to joining the CFTC, Brown-Hruska was an assistant professor of finance at George Mason University. She also was a member of the Tulane University and Virginia Tech faculties. She has taught courses in risk management and financial innovation, international finance, venture capital and private finance, investments and financial markets.

CFTC members serve five-year terms, and Brown-Hruska was appointed in 2002.

WHAT: CFTC member Sharon Brown-Hruska media availability
WHEN: 10:15 – 10:45 a.m., Thursday, July 15, 2004
WHERE: Flamingo Room 275, Hilton University of Houston Hotel
DIRECTIONS: From downtown take I-45 south to the Spur 5 exit. Turn right on University Boulevard. At the Entrance 1 stop sign, turn left. The underground parking entrance to the hotel is to your right. Tokens are not needed to enter, but please see media contact Angie Joe for tokens that you will need to exit the garage.

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