The Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) founded in 1998 "is a forum of US and EU consumer organizations which develops and agrees on joint consumer policy recommendations to the US government and European Union to promote the consumer interest in EU and US policy making".
TACD is an important forum for transatlantic discussions on Intellectual rights

Intellectual rights

Intellectual rights is a term sometimes used to refer to the legal protection afforded to owners of intellectual capital...

, Internet Society

Internet Society

The Internet Society or ISOC is an international, nonprofit organization founded during 1992 to provide direction in Internet related standards, education, and policy...

, and food

Food

Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...

Members include The European Consumers' Organisation, ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundation

Electronic Frontier Foundation

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is an international non-profit digital rights advocacy and legal organization based in the United States...

, Privacy International

Privacy International

Privacy International is a UK-based non-profit organisation formed in 1990, "as a watchdog on surveillance and privacy invasions by governments and corporations." PI has organised campaigns and initiatives in more than fifty countries and is based in London, UK.-Formation, background and...

, Consumers Union

Consumers Union

Consumers Union is a non-profit organization best known as the publisher of Consumer Reports, based in the United States. Its mission is to "test products, inform the public, and protect consumers."...

 and Consumer Federation of America

Consumer Federation of America

The Consumer Federation of America is a non-profit organization founded in 1968 to advance consumer interests through research, education and advocacy....

 
TACD is working the Commission of the European Union

TACD hold a conference once a year, alternately in U.S.A and the EU
Some activities have been funded by Open Society Institute

Open Society Institute

The Open Society Institute , renamed in 2011 to Open Society Foundations, is a private operating and grantmaking foundation started by George Soros, aimed to shape public policy to promote democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform...

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