October 2 – Discussion on website redesign. Update on Oct. 11 economists convergence on the usage of data and metrics for Occupy-related projects. Discussion on putting together a list of questions for candidates Obama and Romney’s presidential debates.
October 9 – General discussion on topics including OSEC’s mission re: government regulation and citizen activism.
October 17 – Report back from Oct. 11 convergence. Further discussion on website redesign, and also Al-Jazeera’s video on OSEC and Felix from Reuters’ piece on OSEC’s newest letter. Covered the press release on Wells Fargo mortgage fraud case.
October 23 – Discussion on filing amicus briefs in Gabelli v. SEC and the ACLU’s case against Morgan Stanley
October 30 – No meeting – Hurricane
November 7 – Discussed money market letter and Good/Bad/Ugly posts. Discussed press release and comment letter on money market reform process at the FSOC. Covered an article on Occupy in FT.
November 13 – No Meeting
November 20 – Discussed data and possible letter on the regulatory burden on the SEC/CFTC relative to their budgets
November 27 – Discussed status of Gabelli amicus and the longer money market (FSOC) comment letter. Guest from the ACLU in attendance.
December 4 – Detailed discussion on latest website iteration and twitter campaign. Group reviewed a paper copy of the final Gabelli brief.