During the early planning phases of the conference, a unique idea was put forth on a way to have a little fun with all the networking that was bound to happen over the course of two days.

The concept is that each attendee selects 2 or 3 tags (or keywords) that identify a specific area of knowledge or expertise that they have. Then, throughout the conference, everyone wears their “PeopleTags” so others can clearly see where their specialties lie.

The purpose being to promote spontaneous conversation between two or more people with questions about specific aspects of blogging, social media, marketing, writing, SEO–anything!

We call this PeopleTagging!

As the conference gets closer, we’ll be sending out a brief survey to all registered attendees asking them to select a few tags that represent their areas of knowledge. We’ll be creating baskets of buttons representing the various tags that are the most popular among the group. As everyone checks-in on the first day, you’ll get to select your buttons and wear them.

We’d like to think of this concept as a constant networking opportunity with everyone you see at the conference. Plus, the buttons will make for a nice token from the conference.

Oh, and please ignore the tie in the photo above–ties are definitely not required at Blog Indiana!

Tags: networking, peopletagging, social