Since then it has been held regularly, at venues around the world, bringing together the most influential representatives of government and industry to network, share knowledge and seek solutions to global challenges.
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In 1994, the Kyoto Plenipotentiary Conference established the World Telecommunication Policy Forum (WTPF), a high-level meeting which encourages the free exchange of ideas and information on emerging policy issues arising from the changing telecommunication environment. The first WTPF was held in Geneva in 1996 on the theme of global mobile personal communications by satellite. Later forums took place in 1998, 2001, 2009 and 2013. The fifth WTPF took place in Geneva in 2013 and considered international Internet-related public policy matters.
