>Actually, I kinda have a personal aversion to "nerd badges", but
>that's probably due to their wierd use in my industry (I've never
>worked for a company that uses them, but I've consulted in a
>few).
>
>- Don Baccus

I don't like name tags either, but I can't imagine a better time and place
to have them. There are so many names floating around that belong to
people I (we) haven't met that I think it will be overwhelming without
them; it'll be overwhelming anyway. Or each of us could bring a laptop
with our name emblazoned across the screen....or, as Russell suggested,
just put your e-mail address on your tag. "Hi, I'm
673509B at compuserve.com."

And everyone should promise not to laugh when they finally set eyes on the
owner of a name! Scary, sort of like a blind date.

Dennis Paulson, Director phone: (206) 756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax: (206) 756-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail: dpaulson at ups.edu
Tacoma, WA 98416