From 3 - 5 June 2009 the members of the International Competition Network held their Annual Conference for the 8th time. More than 450 participants coming from nearly 80 different countries took part in the Conference, the sessions, and enjoyed the evening events.
The ICN was created in 2001 as a project-oriented and consensus-based organization. Its membership includes nearly all of the world's competition agencies. Non-governmental advisors with expertise and interest in competition matters work with ICN members to produce Recommended Practice proposals and substantive reports to promote convergence among the laws, processes and policies of different jurisdictions. The Recommended Practices are non-binding but, once adopted by the ICN, form a basis for sound antitrust enforcement throughout the world.