History
November 2013
2013/11
Mayor Park Won-Soon and CityNet host a meeting to discuss the idea of creating a Global Parliament of Mayors
October 2013
2013/10
A second formal discussion about the creation of a GPM takes place in New York City, under the auspices of Michael Bloomberg's CityLab
January 2013
2013
Dr. Benjamin Barber's book, "If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities" introduces the idea of a global governance platform for cities