Finally in Vienna! (Opening Ceremony, 26 March 2010).

The team arrived in Vienna on Thursday 25 March. Everything we had worked on for the past six months would (hopefully) fall into place...a scary thought nevertheless, as this was now the real thing!

On Friday 26 March the team headed to the Konzerthaus for the Opening Ceremony in the evening.

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The team with coaches Gabriel and Katherine in front of the Konzerthaus.

Here, Professor Eric Bergsten introduced the moot.What a sight it was...253 teams from 62 countries...over 1,500 students and 600 arbitrators...the Konzerthaus was full.

Professor Harry Fletchner then came up on stage to sing the 'CISG song' and the 'Vis Mootie Blues'...songs that every Vis mootie is all too familiar with...

 ...but the new song this year was a love song to...beryllium!

Everyone then headed out into the reception to mingle...

The crowd at the Konzerthaus.

Bhavna, Shingi, Scheherazade and Katherine at the reception.

The team, however, couldn't stay too long as there was a pleading in the morning at 10.30am...our first preliminary round as Claimant against the University of Amsterdam.