The Intermicronational Unity Summit concludes

Photo from first day of summit

The Intermicronational Unity Summit (TIMUS) has concluded. The summit was hosted by Andrew Franson the leader of Adonia. The summits aim to create an environment for leaders of micronations to communicate about their micronations and discuss diplomacy. The summit's goal was to create intermicronational treaties or projects to be worked on over time to unite the attendees of the summit Another goal was to help some micronations get their name out or become prominent.

The Summit did not require representatives to have their cameras on but it did require that if a camera was on you were required to wear formal clothing. They also required the background to be "appealing".

The summit ran from July 19th to July 26th for a total of seven days. Each day there were two sessions with multiple speakers each session. Everyone met in a discord call every day for each session. Some days attendance was not high enough for a session and it was just a social event. 

Many speakers gave talks during the summit. Some of the topics were true politics, the importance of uniqueness in a micronation, the functions of a micronational government and why they fail, etc. Some of the speakers were Andrew Franson, Thomas Bainbridge, Laura Bainbridge, Luis Marcel, Augusto Izard, etc. 

The media coverage of the event was minimal with only three news sources covering the event including Iudette Statistics. However, it was streamed live by the Hrafnarfjall Broadcasting Company and can be viewed on YouTube.

The summit overall had a lower than expected turnout. Many micronations said they would attend but they did not. Due to the lack of attendance, not everything planned ended up happening. During much of the summit, there was meaningful discussion on politics even though there was political spectrum diversity among the attendants. That was the main redeeming factor of the summit. Even though there was low attendance there was a lot of professional dialogue among the participants.

The final day of the session concluded with a reflection on the summit. Those who attended voiced their grievances and concerns. After the summit, Andrew Franson said he would leave and wouldn't be participating in any post treaties.