The first World Conference was held in 1920, in Oxford, UK, under the auspices of the International Council, which in 1928 became WAGGGS. World Conference takes place every three years.

All Member Organisations are invited to send two delegates who vote on WAGGGS policies for the following three years.

2011: Edinburgh, Scotland
2008: Johannesburg, South Africa
2005: Amman, Jordan
2002: Manila, Philippines
1999: Dublin, Ireland
1996: Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
1993: Nyborg, Denmark
1990: Singapore
1987: Njoro, Kenya
1984: Tarrytown, New York, USA
1981: Orléans, France
1978: Tehran, Iran
1975: Sussex, UK
1972: Toronto, Canada
1969: Otaniemi, Finland
1966: Tokyo, Japan
1963: Nyborg, Denmark
1960: Athens, Greece
1957: Petropolis, Brazil
1954: Zeist, The Netherlands
1952: Dombås, Norway
1950: Oxford, UK
1948: Cooperstown, New York, USA
1946: Evian, France
1943: Adelboden, Switzerland
1938: Adelboden, Switzerland
1936: Stockholm, Sweden
1932: Bucze, Poland
1930: Foxlease, UK
1928: Parad, Hungary
1926: Briarcliff Manor, New York, USA
1924: Foxlease, UK
1922: Cambridge, UK
1920: Oxford, UK