The talks will be fun and informative. Enjoy them, but don't get distracted taking notes. Talk to everyone. Ask them about what they do, and what they're inter

The talks will be fun and informative. Enjoy them, but don't get distracted taking notes. Talk to everyone. Ask them about what they do, and what they're interested in. If you make any sort of connection, add people on Twitter, Facebook or whatever they prefer. Keep up with what they're doing, and help out if you can/want. Go to the hackfests. Find different folks to eat with at every meal. Notice how much I'm talking about people? Yeah, they're the most important part of a conference (and life in general).