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== Youth 8 Summit ==
The Y8 Summit or simply Y8, formerly known as the G8 Youth Summit<ref>{{cite web |last=Bogott |first=Nicole |title=Global gerechte Handelspolitik |work=The European |date=June 2010 |url=http://www.theeuropean.de/nicole-bogott/3581-g8-g20-youth-summit |language=de |access-date=14 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714201239/http://www.theeuropean.de/nicole-bogott/3581-g8-g20-youth-summit |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> is the youth counterpart to the G8 summit.<ref>{{cite book |author1 =Dobson, Hugo |chapter=The G8, the G20, and Civil Society |editor1=Avona, Paolo |editor2=Kirton, John J. |editor3=Oldani, Chiara |title=Global Financial Crisis: Global Impact and Solutions |year=2011 |publisher=Ashgate |pages=247, 251 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=r63ZtJEJ7x0C |isbn=978-1409402725}}</ref> The summits were organized from 2006 to 2013. The first summit to use the name Y8 took place in May 2012 in [[Puebla]], Mexico, alongside the Youth G8 that took place in [[Washington, D.C.]] the same year. From 2016 onwards, similar youth conferences were organized under the name Y7 Summit.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.younglead.eu/activities/y7-y20-summits/#y20-2018 |title=Y7/Y8 and Y20 Summits |access-date=25 September 2018 |archive-date=5 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905185656/http://www.younglead.eu/activities/y7-y20-summits/#y20-2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Y8 Summit brings together young leaders from G8 nations and the [[European Union]] to facilitate discussions of [[international affairs]], promote cross-cultural understanding, and build global friendships. The conference closely follows the formal negotiation procedures of the G8 Summit.<ref>{{cite web |author=Brun, Martine |title=Camille Grossetete, une Claixoise au Youth 8 |work=Dauphiné Libéré |date=July 2013 |url=http://bayimg.com/iaPNHAaeP |language=fr |access-date=14 June 2014 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714223134/http://bayimg.com/iaPNHAaeP |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Y8 Summit represents the innovative voice of young adults between the age of 18 and 35. At the end of the summit, the delegates jointly come up with a consensus-based<ref>{{cite news |author=Kohler, Oliver |title=Traumjob Bundeskanzlerin |work=Märkische Oderzeitung |date=July 2010 |url=http://www.moz.de/artikel-ansicht/dg/0/1/247324 |language=de |access-date=14 June 2014 |archive-date=15 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715070327/http://www.moz.de/artikel-ansicht/dg/0/1/247324 |url-status=dead}}</ref> written statement, the Final Communiqué.<ref>{{cite news |author=Castagna, Silvia |title=Da barista a ministro del G8 dei giovani |work=Il Giornale di Vicenza |date=June 2013 |url=http://tinypic.com/r/2ia65q8/5 |language=it}}{{Dead link |date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> This document is subsequently presented to G8 leaders in order to inspire positive change.

The Y8 Summit was organized annually by a global network of youth-led organizations called The IDEA (The International Diplomatic Engagement Association).<ref>{{cite web |title=The President and CEO's Notebook: What is The IDEA? |url=http://yadlusa.org/2013/04/22/the-president-and-ceos-notebook-what-is-the-idea/ |publisher=Young Americans for Diplomatic Leadership |access-date=21 December 2015 |date=22 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222114654/http://yadlusa.org/2013/04/22/the-president-and-ceos-notebook-what-is-the-idea/ |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The organizations undertake the selection processes for their respective national delegations, while the hosting country is responsible for organizing the summit. An example of such a youth-led organization is the [[Young European Leadership]] association, which recruits and sends EU Delegates.

The goal of the Y8 Summit is to bring together young people from around the world to allow the voices and opinions of young generations to be heard and to encourage them to take part in global decision-making processes.<ref>{{cite web |website=www.teraz.sk |title=ladý Slovák zastupoval Slovensko a EÚ na mládežníckom summite G20 |date= June 2012 |url=http://www.teraz.sk/ekonomika/mlady-slovak-zastupoval-slovensko-a-e/12769-clanok.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Enenkel |first= Kathrin |title= G8 Youth Summit and Europe's Voice 2009: Results and Reflexions |year= 2009 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=pHyHmwEACAAJ}}</ref>
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! !! Summit !! Year !! Host country !! Location
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| 1st || International Student Model G8 || 2006 || Russia || [[Saint Petersburg]]
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| 2nd || Model G8 Youth Summit || 2007 || Germany || [[Berlin]]
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| 3rd || Model G8 Youth Summit || 2008 || Japan || [[Yokohama]]
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| 4th || G8 Youth Summit || 2009 || Italy || [[Milan]]
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| 5th || G8 Youth Summit || 2010 || Canada || [[District Municipality of Muskoka|Muskoka]] & [[Toronto]]
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| 6th || G8 Youth Summit || 2011 || France || [[Paris]]
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| ** || Y8 Summit || 2012 || Mexico || [[Puebla de Zaragoza|Puebla]]
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| 7th || G8 Youth Summit || 2012 || United States || [[Washington D.C.]]
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| 8th || Y8 summit || 2013 || United Kingdom ||[[London]]
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| 9th || Y8 summit || 2014 || Russia ||[[Moscow]]*
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The Y8 Summit 2014 in Moscow was suspended due to the suspension of Russia from the G8.