An important part of attending the conference is taking information home for future reference, and to share with others who were unable to attend. Some scholarships and sponsorships even require you to present information to your community or organization.

Seek out information on specific topics, collect conference materials, and plan to present a session on what you have learned at the conference to your colleagues or community when you return.

Your personal learning goals should guide your approach to the conference. See Planning Your Schedule. At registration you will be given the conference programme, and all the abstracts on either a CD-ROM or book. The book is quite large and harder to carry although can be easier for quick reference.

The AIDS 2010 website also has this information and will remain up after the conference. The website will also have Power Point presentations or audio and video recordings of some sessions.     

Bring a notebook with you and take notes. Jot down the day, time and topic first to make sure you can easily look back at which session it was. This will help you to organize the information you learn.

Read the daily conference newspaper for a summary of conference highlights. Visit key websites covering the conference and attend the Rapporteur Summaries at the Closing Session. 
In addition to presentations, many organizations publish books, CD-ROMs and pamphlets on specific topics and hand them out for free. There will also be many brochures, educational material,CD-ROMs,  buttons, posters, T-shirts and other conference material available.

Consider packing an extra bag or suitcase to fill with the material you plan to take home. Alternatively, whenever possible, ask people to post copies to you.