Founded in 1957, the International Council of ShoppingCenters (ICSC) is the global trade association of the shopping center industry.Its 60,000 members in the U.S., Canada and more than 80 other countries includeshopping center owners, developers, managers, marketing specialists, investors,lenders, retailers and other professionals as well as academics and publicofficials. As the global industry trade association, ICSC links with more than25 national and regional shopping center councils throughout the world.