...and we clapped

exactly.

As i said earlier i did get into the plenary session from about 9:30-noon and then left to make it to Ken Salazar's speech. Only one way in and one way out and no one was coming in. Security was tight and there was a line of people waiting to get into the session - but no one was allowed through.

During the plenary session, Equatorial Guinea made the comment that these negotiations are so important for the fact that even though most of us will not be around to see it, our chidren will. He talked about the youth voice at the conference (which is so strong - there are over 500 US youth here alone) as today is International Youth Day at the conference. He made very wonderful points and at the end applause erupted from the observers in the back as well as from some of the country representatives in the front of the room. This is an appropriate response and an important show of support during the negotiations. The fear that this small but poignant action would be lost is one that i hope will not be realized, but would be if observers are kept from the plenary.