CDIC delegation attended the Research and Guidance Committee meeting of IADI on Oct. 4, 2006, in Chicago, USA, mainly discussing the four discussion papers to be presented in the IADI 5th Annual Conference, namely, "Effective Deposit Insurance Mandate","Funding","Claims and Recovery", and"Governance". The delegation also took part in the joint conference on "International Financial Instability: Cross-Border Banking and National Regulation" co-held by International Association of Deposit Insurers and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on Oct. 5 and 6. There were nearly 180 audiences from around the world, including internationally recognized academics and representatives from central banks, ministry of finance, and deposit insurers.