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Since 1997, The City Club has extended its Forum venue to area students to develop and implement their own five-part Forum series. The Youth Forum Council of 20 students meets regularly to discuss headline news stories: from election reform to biomedical ethics - the students tenaciously pursue pertinent issues of international importance. With some research, they identify an expert speaker in the field and invite them to address an entirely student audience, which annually draws more than 1,000 students from Northeast Ohio high schools. This highly acclaimed program is created by students for students in an open classroom that stimulates thinking, builds skills in organization, negotiation and awareness of diversity.