37th G8 summit

The 37th G8 summit was held 26–27 May 2011 in the commune of Deauville in France.
History.
The Deauville summit of the Group of Eight (G8) was the 37th meeting in a series which began in 1976. 
Previous G8 summits have been hosted by France at Rambouillet (1975); Versailles (1982); Paris (1989); Lyon (1996); and Évian-les-Bains (2003).
The G8 and the summit are part of a consultation process. The G8 is not an international organization. It is an informal group.
Participants.
These summit participants were the current "core members" of the G8:
Invited leaders.
Other national leaders are traditionally invited to attend the summit. They participate in some, but not all, G8 summit activities. African leaders who came to Deauville included: 
Also invited were:
Schedule and Agenda.
Traditionally, the host country of the G8 summit sets the agenda. French general priorities included peace and security.
Discussions included some issues which remained unresolved from previous summits. 
Some of the specific topics on the agenda were: 
World events caused the list of topics to grow, including 
Protesters and demonstrations.
Protest groups and others organized public events. In these demonstrations, the slogan "G8 dégage" ("G8 Go Away") was notable.
The demonstrators are widely understood to be against globalisation.
Business opportunity.
According to the Mayor of Deauville, "Our main interest is the economic implications."
For some, the G8 summit became a profit-generating event. For example, the "G8 Summit" magazines have been published under the auspices of the host nations for distribution to all attendees since 1998.