| Year | Conference | City | Host |
| 2011 | 24th ICDE World Conference |
Bali, Indonesia | Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia |
| 2009 | Maastricht, The Netherlands | Open Universiteit, The Netherlands | |
| 2006 | 22nd ICDE World Conference | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Brazilian Association for Distance Education (ABED) |
| 2004 | 21st ICDE World Conference | Hong Kong, China | The Open University of Hong Kong |
| 2001 | 20th ICDE World Conference | Düsseldorf, Germany | FernUniversität, Hagen |
| 1999 | 19th ICDE World Conference | Vienna, Austria | FernUniversität, Hagen |
| 1997 | 18th ICDE World Conference | Pennsylvania, USA | Penn State University |
| 1995 | 17th ICDE World Conference | Birmingham, UK | The Open University UK |
| 1992 | 16th ICDE World Conference | Bangkok, Thailand | Sukhothai Tammatirat Open University |
| 1990 | 15th ICDE World Conference | Caracas, Venezuela | Universidad Nacional Abierta |
| 1988 | 14th ICDE World Conference | Oslo, Norway | Norwegian Association for Distance Education |
| 1985 | 13th ICDE World Conference | Melbourne, Australia | La Trobe University |
| 1982 | 12th ICDE World Conference |
Vancouver, Canada |
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| 1978 | 11th ICDE World Conference | New Delhi, India | |
| 1975 | 10th ICDE World Conference | Brighton, United Kingdom | |
| 1972 | 9th ICDE World Conference | Warrenton, Virginia, USA | |
| 1969 | 8th ICDE World Conference | Paris, France | |
| 1965 | 7th ICDE World Conference | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 1962 | 6th ICDE World Conference | Gearheart, Oregon, USA | |
| 1957 | 5th ICDE World Conference | Banff, Alberta, Canada | |
| 1953 | 4th ICDE World Conference | State College, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| 1950 | 3rd ICDE World Conference | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 1948 | 2nd ICDE World Conference | Lincoln, Nebraska, USA | |
| 1938 | 1st ICDE World Conference | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |