I am very happy to welcome everyone to the AIDS 2006 youth site! This is the first time the International AIDS Conference has had a youth specific web component and our team is very excited about it! TakingITGlobal has been working very hard to get everything up and running so many thanks to their hard-working team. Also, this site would not have happened without the generous support of the MAC AIDS Fund.

Over one hundred youth and adult-allies have been planning youth activities for AIDS 2006 this August. The Youth Programme and YouthForce have been working hard to ensure that this Conference is a landmark in terms of meaningful youth participation and this site will help us to achieve our goals. Use this site to share information, see who is coming to the conference from different regions of the world and connect with each other.

In the coming weeks this site will be a place to get:
-Up-to date information on all youth-related events and sessions
-Information on how to participate in the Toronto YouthForce advocacy campaign
-Youth Pre-Conference updates
-Daily updates on youth-focused sessions and Youth Rapporteur summaries
-Youth focused media articles
-Information on youth-led prevention, care, and awareness initiatives showcased at the Youth Pavilion
-And much more!

Enjoy checking it out and let us know what you think: youth@aids2006.org