Our objective is to bring together the active local, national, regional and international organizations of our field and their members: practitioners, end-users, educators and researchers from all continents. We want them to join us, get involved and participate in making one of the most significant mutual know-how and experience sharing efforts in the history of developing organizations happen. The summit is based on three main focus areas: non-conventional organizations, global impact, and cross-fertilization.Through that our fundamental aims are: * to contribute to the development of our profession through getting closer to each other and strengthening the global community, * to help create and build lasting worldwide networks and relationships among all those interested, involved and aligned, * to provide space for emerging conversations and open dialogue on the nature of change taking place around us, * and searching for, defining, communicating and getting prepared to deliver our true contribution to a better world.We also believe that with the 2010 World Summit - during the preparation, the meeting itself and the follow up process too - we can demonstrate and set a clear example of how to create and deliver value collectively, how to work together for a cause in an open, fair, enjoyable and at the same time effective and efficient manner and how to make all stakeholders happy and satisfied while having fun and feeling the sense of achievement all along the way.(source: www.odworldsummit.org)