The Keystone Center expanded the Youth Policy Summit program in 2009 to bring this unique educational opportunity to students around the country.  Building on the success of our National program, held in Keystone, Colorado each June, Keystone developed Regional, College and Local models as well as alumni programming.  These prorgams allow Keystone to work more closely with local partners, sponsors and communtiies to provide customized programming which fit the needs of each community.

 By reaching out, Keystone was able to engage over 100 youth, 10 new schools, college students, provide ongoing education for alumni through internships and the Youth Energy Board in the programs listed below.

• Alumni Program-Youth Energy Board Meeting-Solar Energy Case Study, Keystone, Colorado, February 2009
• National-Greenhouse Gas Reductions in the U.S., Keystone, Colorado, June 2009
• Regional- Greenhouse Gas Reductions in Michigan, Kalamazoo, Michigan, July 2009
• College National -Energy Efficiency in California, Sacramento, California, August 2009
• Local- The Future of Energy in Oklahoma; The Next 50 Years, Lawton, Oklahoma, November 2009

 Special thanks to our partner and sponsor  institutions in 2009 for making these programs possible:

• National Consortium of Specialized Secondary Schools for Math, Science and Technology
• Western Michigan University and the Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education
• Alliance to Save Energy
• Great Plains Technology Center
• Altria Group
• Americal Chemistry Council
• American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity
• American Electric Power Foundation
• American Petroleum Institute
• American Tramsmission Company
• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
• CMS Energy
• Compass Group
• The Dow Chemical Company
• DTE Energy Foundation
• Environmental Protection Agency
• FedEx
• Kalamazoo Comunity Foundation
• Schlumberger Carbon Services
• Shell Exploration and Production Company
• Wal-MArt
• The Wege Foundation