The Central Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) held the Second 2011 International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) Executive Training Program on November 15 to 18, 2011, at the Sheraton Taipei Hotel in Taipei. The theme of the program was "Deposit Insurance Assessments and Fund Management." About 50 international experts and senior executives attended from 25 countries, including the United States, Canada, Germany, Japan, and South Korea. Mr. Kuei Hsien-nung, director-general of Banking Bureau under Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission, delivered a speech during the program. Representatives of financial safety net institutions, including Taiwan's Central Bank, also participated. The CDIC has promoted international exchanges since its establishment in 1985. Since joined the IADI as a founding member in May 2002, it also has participated enthusiastically in exchanges with domestic and foreign deposit insurance and financial regulatory agencies, as well as established information sharing mechanisms to help to bring Taiwan's financial safety net mechanism into line with international norm and practices. The IADI is headquartered at the Bank for International Settlements. As one of the international standard setting bodies, IADI’s objectives are to contribute to the stability of financial systems by promoting international cooperation in the field of deposit insurance and to encourage contact among deposit insurers and other interested parties. IADI members include deposit insurance organizations, central banks and financial regulatory agencies, the International Monetary Fund, Asian Development Bank, and other international financial organizations. The association was founded with 35 members and has since grown to 82 members. A sound funding mechanism is a key factor of an effective deposit insurance system. After the global financial crisis erupted in 2008, many countries saw huge drawdowns in their deposit insurance fund, prompting them to review deposit insurance funding mechanisms. The IADI planned this training program in view of the importance of the issue of deposit insurance funding. The association invited Taiwan's Central Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) to host the program. The event brought together elites of the financial and deposit insurance sectors from around the world to discuss topics including the design of deposit insurance funding mechanisms, fund management, international guidance for differential premium systems, pricing models, and challenges of deposit insurance funding and regulatory framework. Furthermore, case studies, general discussions and other forums during the program provided opportunities to pool the knowledge and experience of the participating experts and jointly issue feasible and constructive proposals. The CDIC also shared Taiwan's experience in implementing differential premium reforms. At a time of growing emphasis on cross-border financial cooperation, the holding of this international training program by the CDIC will help other countries to strengthen deposit insurance mechanisms. It also elevates Taiwan's professional reputation in the field of international deposit insurance and strengthens substantive international exchanges and cooperation.