A flurry of activity has surrounded our tiny idea to hold a big conference for Indiana bloggers. With the support of title sponsor IU School of Informatics and local blog software company Compendium Blogware, we are excited to announce registration is now open for Blog Indiana 2008!

Blog Indiana 2008 will take place August 16th - 17th at the IUPUI Campus Center and feature topical sessions lead by some very talented local bloggers. So far, we’ve confirmed Chris Baggott, Douglas Karr, Bil Browning, Jim Shella, Ruth Holladay, Jerame Davis, and Tom Britt (and we are hoping to announce several more in the coming weeks!).

Sessions will include topics such as blogging for beginners, using blogs in your business, monetizing your blog, political blogging and more advanced topics. There will also be panel discussions and group discussion topics voted on by attendees during the months leading up to the conference (look for this form coming soon!).

One of our goals with this conference was to bring bloggers together from across the state for an unforgettable experience with a low price tag. At $49 total for both days, I think we’ve done that.

Check out the official press release going out Monday morning.

This site has not officially launched just yet. However, the link has made it out in a few places. Our “official” announcement will take place very soon.