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 twelve 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)
- Lucerne (2022)
- Mexico City (2023)
- Bucharest (2024)
The thirteenth edition of the Global Forum for Modern Direct Democracy is planned to take place in 2025 in Gabarone, Botswana.
