I think everyone here at the Youth Pre-Conference can agree that the first two days have been hectic - a lot going on, a lot to take in, and all of it taking place in one of the busiest cities in the world. Day 1 included visits from the president of the IAS, and director of UNICEF for Latin America - both of which drew attention to the advocacy messages for this year's YouthForce - Rights, Responsibility, Respect and Resources, and at the end of Day Two a short talk by the Executive Director of UNFPA.

What's more noticeable to me then the official visitors - is how many youth delegates here have cellphones, cameras, computers, etc, and are constantly creating media. Each session flashes are going off and people are capturing video on their cellphones. Judging by the amount of media being produced by the youth delegates just in the last two days it seems that throughout the conference the Youth AIDS site will be a huge resource and platform for youth experiences at the IAC 2008. I'm looking forward to seeing how the youth delegates will use media once they are turned loose in the official conference on Monday.