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Since its inception, State of the World Forum has convened conferences designed for deep dialogue on issues of global importance; invited to these discussions individuals from a spectrum of disciplines and from around the world, including youth, in a spirit of collaborative inquiry and mutual respect; challenged all stakeholders to transform what they have come to know about the world into constructive actions, projects, Strategic Initiatives and independent organizations; and built a global coalition of leaders and institutions willing to work together in an integrative manner on issues of mutual concern.

International Conferences

Since 1995, the Forum has convened international conferences that connect leaders and thinkers who may not traditionally interact, but who are united in a shared sense of responsibility for our collective future. State of the World Forum gatherings have been convened in the following cities around the world:

From 2004 – 2008 the Forum conducted research on global trends and prepared for the 2009 State of the World Forum: Networking Creativity to Solve Global Challenges, to be convened in Washington DC November 9 – 15, 2009.

Strategic Initiatives

The culmination of these gatherings has been the successful development of a number of action-oriented Strategic Initiatives with partners worldwide. These Initiatives have addressed a range of pressing global issues. Examples of the Forum’s Strategic Initiatives include the:

Commission on Globalization – conceived of at Forum 2000 in New York and led to a number of gatherings, policy action groups and books and papers on a variety of issues relating to globalization;
Ethical Globalization Initiative – developed with Mary Robinson and the Aspen Institute in 2002 as part of the Commission on Globalization;
Coexistence and Community-Building Initiative – launched in 1999 during the conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland;
Emerging Leaders Program – launched in 1999 during the conference in Monterrey, Mexico;
Equal Access Initiative – launched in 1999 in San Francisco, CA;
Whole Child Initiative – convened in 1997 by Forum Co-Chair Jane Goodall;
Tanzania Children's Task Force and Whole Child Initiative – created in 1997 during the gathering in Kigoma, Tanzania;
Chemical Toxins Initiative – created in 1997 during the conference in the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium;
Nuclear Weapons Elimination Initiative – launched in 1994 in Delhi, India.

Spin-Off Organizations

A number of the Forum’s Strategic Initiatives have developed into their own independent organizations. Some of these include:

Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative
Equal Access
Global Security Institute
Coexistence International
Emerging Leaders Network
Whole Child Initiative

Global Broadcasts

Over its history, the State of the World Forum has partnered with both CNN and BBC World Television to produce live global broadcasts of selected Forum events. These media activities have been convened to provide maximum public involvement in our activities and to generate substantive debate on fundamental global issues.