The 12th International Congress of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) was held on June 20-21, 2008, in Dublin, Ireland and addressed the theme: Inequality and Development in a Globalised Economy - The Basic Income Option.
This two-day event involving participants from all the continents of the world was preceded by a one-day event (June 19, 2008) which focused on Ireland.
The Congress was attended by more than 230 participanats from 21 countries including all continents of the world. It combined four plenary sessions and twenty five parallel workshops over its two days. More than 90 papers were presented.
The Congress was held at the Quinn School of Business, UCD, Belfield, Dublin.