Local bloggers from across Indiana will gather at the Informatics and Communications Technology Complex August 13-15th, 2009, for Blog Indiana 2009, a 3-day blogging and social media conference that aims to promote education, innovation and collaboration among Indiana’s fast-growing blogging community. The conference is sponsored by the IU School of Informatics.

Blog Indiana 2009 is a 3-day conference for both experienced and new bloggers alike. Sessions will include topics such as blogging for beginners, using blogs in your business, monetizing your blog, political blogging and more advanced topics. Blog Indiana 2009 seeks to bring a high-impact, high-value blogging and social media conference to Hoosier businesspeople, non-profits, academics, and the entire Hoosier blogging community.

Who Should Attend?
Students, educators, non-profit executives, hobbyists and professionals are encouraged to attend to network and learn. Experience with blogging or social media are not requirements to participate; anyone with an interest in technology and new media is welcome to attend.

Attendees
Registration for the general conference is limited to 200 attendees; registration for the single-day higher education and non-profit symposia will be limited to 100 each.

Location
The Informatics and Communications Technology Complex on the IUPUI Campus in Indianapolis, IN