The UNFCCC Transitional Committee for designing the Green Climate Fund met for its inaugural session in Mexico City on 28-9 April 2011. On the first evening 26 members of the TC and the ecbi Finance Circle met for informal exchanges of views and opinions about their forthcoming work. The aim of the meeting was to bring together members from as diverse a background as possible, such as (picture: from left to right): US, Japan, Singapore, Philippines and Venezuela.