The Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy is the premier global conference on participatory and direct-democratic procedures and practices around the world. It has convened eight times since 2008:
- Aarau (Switzerland) in 2008
- Seoul (Korea) in 2009
- San Francisco (USA) in 2010
- Montevideo (Uruguay) in 2012
- Tunis (Tunisia) in 2015
- Donostia/San Sebastian (Spain) in 2016
- Rome (Italy) in 2018
- Taichung (Taiwan) in 2019
- Online Global Forum (2020)
The tenth edition of the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy will take place in Lucerne (Switzerland) from 21-25 September 2022.
The Co-Presidents of the Forum, Joe Mathews (Los Angeles/USA) and Bruno Kaufmann (Arboga/Sweden) extend a warm welcome: