page_title: 38th G8 summit
section_title: Location
hierarchical_section_title: 38th G8 summit / Location
caption_attribution_description: English: Section of VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Chart Baltimore/Washington, 84th edition, showing the prohibited area P-40 and restricted area R-4009 around Camp David Note: This map is valid until 26 July 2012. For navigational purposes, be sure to get the newest edition at the official FAA website
context_page_description: The 38th G8 summit was held in Camp David, Maryland, United States, on 18–19 May 2012.
  The event occurred just before the year's NATO summit. The G8 summit was moved from Chicago, where it was going to be held back-to-back with the NATO summit, possibly due to fears of a large convergence of protestors.
  This was the first summit since Russia joined the group in 1997 that was not attended by the President of Russia; former President and current Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attended in place of the recently reelected Vladimir Putin, who cited domestic obligations as his reason for not attending, though some interpreted the gesture as a sign of rising tensions between Putin's government and the West.
context_section_description: A decision to move the summit from Chicago to Camp David was announced by the White House on 5 March 2012. The decision came as a surprise to Chicago officials who had been planning for the event for months. Some of those planning to protest the event took credit for the move; however, President Barack Obama denied that the decision was motivated by the demonstrations. Suggestions in the media indicated the move was to placate Russian President Vladimir Putin who said he would not attend a NATO summit in Chicago at the same time.
  In preparation for the Camp David summit, two nearby parks — Cunningham Falls State Park and Catoctin Mountain Park — were closed by the Secret Service. Nonetheless officials in Frederick County, where Camp David is located, expressed hope the summit would have an overall positive economic impact for the county.
  Prior to the summit, officials were unsure if there would be many protests in Thurmont, the town nearest to Camp David. In fact only a small number of peaceful protestors gathered in Thurmont with signs and a replica of an aerial drone.
caption: Prohibited area P-40 surrounding Camp David
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