History of the AAI's Annual National Conference

Our annual national conference is a showcase for the presentation of new thinking about antitrust and competition policy issues. The papers prepared for this occasion and for our other conferences and symposia are later published in a law review symposium issue. The themes of our national conference have been:

2000: "An Agenda for Antitrust in the 21st Century"

2001: "New Economy, New Regime"

2002: "Stretching the Envelope"

2003: "Antitrust and Access"

2004: "Buyer Power"

2005: "Thinking Creatively about Antitrust Remedies"

2006: "The IP Grab"

2007: "The Future of Monopoly and Monopolization"

2008: "The Next Antitrust Agenda"

2009: “Antitrust in a World without a Center: Global Competition Policy in Perspective”

2010: "Public and Private: Are the Boundaries in Transition?"

2011: Economics for Antitrusters - Deep Globalization

2012: Civil Liberties and Competition Policy

2013: Counseling Antitrust Compliance on the Frontier

The national conference also provides an opportunity for the AAI to honor outstanding contributors to the field of antitrust and to honor antitrust scholars for their writing. Visit the awards page to learn more about these awards and the recipients.