Welcome  Exhibition Panels:  A Time of Crisis and Change  Atlantic City to Bretton Woods  The Founding Fathers  From Around the World  Breaking the Mold  Laying the Foundation Setting the Pace  Toward the Future  Links of interest		Joint Statement by Mr. de Rato & Mr. Wolfensohn What is Bretton Woods? Setting the Pace The Inaugural Meeting of the Boards of Governors was held at the General Oglethorpe Hotel in Savannah, Georgia, in March 1946. The Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group normally meet once a year to discuss the work of their respective institutions. When the meeting opened in Savannah, many of the same people who had participated at Bretton Woods returned to begin the work of the Fund and the Bank. Subsequently, several of the delegates went on to work in the new organizations. Locations of Annual Meetings outside of Washington, D.C. 1947    London 1950    Paris 1952    Mexico City 1955    Istanbul 1958    New Delhi 1961    Vienna 1964    Tokyo 1967    Rio de Janeiro 1970    Copenhagen 1973    Nairobi 1976    Manila 1979    Belgrade 1982    Toronto 1985    Seoul 1988    Berlin 1991    Bangkok 1994    Madrid 1997    Hong Kong 2000    Prague 2003    Dubai