I looked everywhere trying to figure out how to add a module position to a template override. The normal method of adding a module position is to use a jdoc statement. However, for some reason they do not work in template overrides (scope issue?). I finally found the solution at http://betweenbrain.com/including-joomla-module-positions-in-template-overrides and because i has such a difficult time finding it, I decided to repost the code here.

<?php
if(count(JModuleHelper::getModules('tags'))) { 
$document = &JFactory::getDocument();
$renderer = $document->loadRenderer( 'modules' );
$options = array( 'style' => 'raw' );
echo $renderer->render( 'module_position', $options, null);
}?>

 To make this work, just change the "module_position" to the module position of your choice. The effect of the code should be the same as a jdoc statement.