Our first day

With the orientations and opening speeches over we are moving to begin with the first organised day of meetings and negotiations.

Generally the negotiations have begun successfully, with representations of actors being closely followed. Shaun Keen as the chair of the agriculture committee has been a strong leader in the first round of negotiations, leading and guiding proceedings with great effect. With the first day jitters out of the way we are all excited to make our voices heard and provide a framework by which fruitful conclusions can be brought.

Clearly some universities have less experience in negotiations than others but we can already see great progress as they get used to the style and format. We finished the day with a trip to a local brewhouse in order to sample local beer and debrief the days events. Looking forward to another busy day tomorrow!