From the 8th – 10th June, 2008, Dublin will host the biennial congress of The International Council for Commercial Arbitration (“ICCA”).

Founded in 1969, ICCA is the leading world-wide organisation devoted to promoting international arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution. It has official status as a non-governmental organisation accredited by the United Nations, and in that capacity has actively participated in the preparation of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, the UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules, the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Conciliation and other UNCITRAL projects.

It regularly convenes congresses and conferences for discussion of topics concerning aspects of international dispute resolution, which attract large numbers of participants and practitioners in the area from around the world.

The ICCA Dublin 2008 Congress will commence on Sunday, the 8th June, 2008 at 6 p.m. with an opening ceremony and reception at Dublin Castle. The Congress working sessions will take place on Monday, the 9th and Tuesday, the 10th June, 2008.

Further information about ICCA and the 2008 Congress may be found at the following links:-

http://www.arbitration-icca.org
http://www.iccadublin2008.org