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September 2011
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Dear !
Hope the beginning of the busy event season is going well. The event lists for September and October are growing every day with lots of great events to attend. Many of our Marketing Partners are offering discounts to WIP readers/members so check them out.
We are looking for content for our event newsletter. If you have attended a developer event recently and would like to share the experience, please send it to me. I heard through the grapevine that the Verizon event was great again this year. I would love to hear from you and maybe publish a review or two in the October event newsletter.
If you come across a mobile industry event and it isn't in our Mobile Community Calendar, please add it. We do strive to get all the major developer events posted but aren't always as successful as we could be. With your help, we will be well on our way to having the most comprehensive mobile developer event calendar on the web.
If you are located in our headquarter city of Vancouver, Canada, you don't want to miss the Neustar session on September 27th. Check it out below. We are also organizing droidcon UK taking place October 6 & 7 in London, another WIP city. Can't forget to mention WIPJam at CTIA E&A. We are back with another Day for Developers and a Party hosted with SV Android. Carlo and I hope to see you there.
All the best,
Teresa
Teresa Ostman, VP Marketing & Partnerships
WIP / Wireless Industry Partnership
The "Connector" for the mobile and wireless industry
Twitter: @wipjam @teresaWIP @thibautr @CarolineWIP @caaarlo
Welcome to readers of ourevents newsletter - nice to meet you at conferences, WIPJam sessions and the Muther!. The Event newsletter is sent out once/month; our News newsletter is also sent out once/month. In addition, you will receive the occasional eblast about our own events. We pledge not to spam and inundate you with emails. However, if you aren't interested in receiving our information, please use the opt out link below - no hard feelings! You can choose to opt out of the Event Newsletter, News Newsletter or both.
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How many business cards, on average, do you collect at a mobile event? Vote here! Last month's results: 100% of respondents would like 1 - 3 months advance notice of mobile events. |  |
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 Charity Hack Weekend
September 23 & 24, London, UK
Charity Hack Weekend brings together charities and developers to revolutionize the collection of donations. Developers are challenged to come up with new and innovative ways of helping charities promote their causes and garner support. At the end of the weekend, prizes will be awarded for the best application in different categories. Fantastic prizes and special categories: a Trip to S. Francisco (US), Samsung Galaxy SII, X.BOX 360 Kinect, Best App using JustGiving APIs.
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 Over the Air
Sept. 30 & Oct 1, Bletchley, UK
Over the Air is a unique tech-agnostic event for and by the developer community, featuring technical workshops where attendees can roll up their sleeves and tinker with new platforms, operating systems, APIs & SDKs; and tutorial sessions that feature real business cases, new insights and a healthy dollop of inspiration. Attendees are invited to stay overnight so that they can work on ideas, apps and hacks on the fly - to be entered into the various hack-a-thon competition categories and demo'ed on the second day.
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 HP's Hacking Autism
October 11, Cupertino, California
Help Hack Autism - Hacking Autism is using technology to give people with autism a voice. In preparation for the App Hackathon, Hacking Autism has assembled an impressive advisory board of leading autism specialists and recruited an eager army of software programmers. The mission is to develop innovative, touch-enabled applications for the autism community and make this software available for free on HackingAutism.org. Organizers are looking for volunteers to come help out at the event on October 11, 2011.
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 The Cloud - Enabling Mobility, Engaging Customers
September 27, 9 am - 1pm, Vancouver, Canada
Join Neustar for a morning on trends and opportunities in the Mobile Cloud.
How do you measure the success of your apps? Most developers would answer "number of downloads", but with an average app lifespan of just 60 days, it's important to look towards engagement. Keeping users engaged in your app and service is crucial to extending its lifespan and maximizing your revenues, regardless of your business model. Come and learn more with presentations from Neustar and Telus. Event is hosted by WIP, Digi BC and Wavefront. More Information and Free Registration.
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droidcon UK
October 6 & 7, London, UK
Droidcon is UK's largest conference talking exclusively about Android development and applications. droidcon brings together the Android development community in an informal environment where they can share ideas, demo new apps, talk to the experts and generally have lots of Android-related fun.The first day is community led with a full day Barcamp and democamp. The second day is a conference day with presentation from the world's experts in Android presenting on the latest applications and usage of the mobile platform.WIP is organizing this year's Droidcon UK event in conjunction with Skills Matter. More Information and Registration.
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 WIPJam @ CTIA and Party
October 12, San Diego, CA
We'll be back at CTIA in San Diego for another great WIPJam. Join us for an exciting Day for Developers featuring our Mobile Enterprise 101 session and "How to Make Your Good App Great". We'll have tool pitches from companies with great APIs, SDKs, services and other features to help take your app to the next level, as well as one of our infamous UnPanels. We'll wrap things up in the evening with a great party that you won't want to miss. Get registered for the WIPJam. Free CTIA Exhibit Hall pass included! The Developer Party is hosted by WIP and SV Android. Party registration HERE! WIPJam is a CTIA Enterprise & Applications Partner event.
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Deal with New Contacts Immediately
We all have them - piles of business cards after a conference. The best thing to do is to go through and sort them as quickly as possible. Reach out to the people who are of most interest immediately via email or Linked In so that they don't get "lost"! The contacts that you make at conferences are a large part of why you attend so don't neglect them.
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 HP webOS Developer Events
Milan, Italy, Tuesday October 4, 2011
Madrid, Spain, Thursday, October 6, 2011
Beijing, China, Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Mexico City, Thursday October 13th, 2011
webOS CONNECT is a fun and informal community gathering of web developers, designers and mobile expressionists. You are invited to participate in a night of awareness, inspiration, education and access to webOS experts to jumpstart your development on HP's world-class platform based entirely on web standards. Attendance is FREE.
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 Mobile Monday Eastern Europe Summit
September 26 - 28, Bucharest, Romania
World's most renowned open social platform Mobile Monday gathers the Eastern European communities of developers in a 3-day cross border event. Chapters from Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, CzechRepublic, Austria, Slovenia, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia including Turkey and Israel will create an unique event. Event features: a Conference with great speakers, innovators and visionaries, DevZone with Developer Workshops and Interactive sessions and ExpoZone.
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 Qt Developer Days
October 24 - 26 Munich, Germany
The only event where you can learn directly from the developers who make Qt and from experienced Qt partners how you and your employer can make better use of Qt and the Qt SDK. You will be able to improve your projects and get your products and apps to market faster on desktop and major embedded platforms including MeeGo, Symbian and Embedded Linux.
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 Nokia World
October 26 & 27, London, UK
This two day conference includes Nokia Experience Lounge, great networking and panel/discussion groups. Topics include: Challenging conventional smartphone wisdom, How mobility is changing the news world, Building a different kind of UI, Making Real-World Sense of Virtual Data, Designing smarter phones, Business mobility as a consumer value proposition and many more.
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 App Developers Conference
October 26 & 27, Santa Clara, CA
The App Developers Conference is the essential event for everyone building and selling apps for emerging devices. From smart phones to smart cars, applications and connectivity are driving the consumer application market forward at warp speed. This event brings development professionals together with the platforms, tools, services, and brand marketers that are working to connect people, places and things. The AppDev Hackathon/Bootcamp takes place on October 27.
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 Android DevCon
November 6 - 8, San Francisco, CA
The 2nd Android DevCon, the technical conference for software developers building or selling Android apps, arrives after a smashing debut in March, 2011 (nearly 1,000 attendees and 20 major sponsors). It will offer one day of intensive workshops, followed by three days of technical classes. More than 1,000 software developers, engineers and entrepreneurs from 35 nations are projected to attend Android DevCon and choose from 70 classes to bring Android open source development to a high level. See the Mobile Community Calendar for more information on these Developer Events:
September 19, 2011 Mobile Monday Austin - Mobile Gaming Austin, Texas
September 21, 2011 Mobile DevCon 2011 - Cologne Cologne, Germany
September 24, 2011 Charity Hack Weekend London, United Kingdom
September 26, 2011 Mobile Application Development Strategies United Kingdom
September 26, 2011 Mobile Monday Seattle - Nokia Networking Event Bellevue, WA
September 26, 2011 Mobile Monday Eastern Europe Summit Bucharest, Romania
September 27, 2011 HTML5 Developer Conference San Francisco, California
September 27, 2011 The Cloud - Enabling Mobility, Engaging Customers Vancouver, Canada
September 28, 2011 Intel AppUp Elements Conference/Seminar Bellevue, WA
September 29, 2011 Appsjunction Sep 2011 - Developers, Clients, Apps, Ideas
September 30, 2011 Over the Air 2011 Bletchley, United Kingdom
October 01, 2011 Adobe Max Los Angeles , California
October 01, 2011 Big Android BBQ 2011 Austin, Texas
October 02, 2011 Java One Conference/Seminar San Francisco, CA
October 04, 2011 HP webOS developer event Milan, Italy
October 06, 2011 droidcon UK London, United Kingdom
October 06, 2011 HP webOS developer event Madrid, Spain
October 11, 2011 HP webOS developer event Beijing, China
October 11, 2011 HP's Hacking Autism Cupertino, California
October 12, 2011 X-Commerce Innovate Developer Conference 2011 San Francisco
October 12, 2011 WIPJam @ CTIA E&A San Diego, California
October 13, 2011 HP webOS developer event Mexico City, Mexico
October 18, 2011 BlackBerry DevCon Americas San Francisco, California
October 19, 2011 Mobile DevCon 2011 - Hamburg Hamburg, Germany
October 23, 2011 SenchaCon 2011 Austin, Texas, United States
October 24, 2011 Qt Developer Days Munich, Germany
October 26, 2011 Nokia World Conference/Seminar London , United Kingdom
October 26, 2011 App Developer Conference and Hackathon Santa Clara, California
November 02, 2011 Sprint Open Solutions Conference Santa Clara, California
November 06, 2011 Android DevCon San Francisco, California
November 14, 2011 Screens 2011 Toronto, Canada
November 29, 2011 iPhone DevCon Cologne, Germany
November 29, 2011 Qt Developer Days San Francisco, California
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 CyberLympics
Various Deadlines
The World's First International Team Ethical Hacking Championships. The goal of the CyberLympics is to raise awareness towards increased education and ethics in information security. The mission of the Global CyberLympics is Unifying Global Cyber Defense through the Games. There will be regional championships to determine the winner with the rights to represent the respective regions at the World Finals. The EC-Council is sponsoring over $400,000 worth of prizes at the CyberLympics.
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 "Power Your Future" Contest for Sustainable Apps
Deadline: September 28, 2011
For the AT&T Power Your Future Contest, AT&T customers will be asked to vote on their favorite eco-app. Between now and September 28, 2011, AT&T is accepting submissions of your innovative smartphone apps that deliver an environmental or energy-related benefit. If selected to be included in the contest, your app will be promoted to AT&T customers, who will vote for their fave.
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 Create for Millions Contest
Deadline: November 1, 2011
Submit your best Series 40 Java or web apps in Nokia's 'Create for Millions' contest to win your share of cash and prizes, worth 1 million euros. For each of four contest categories, there will be 10 cash prizes, with a top prize of 50,000 euros in each category. The winning apps will be promoted globally in various Nokia-owned channels including: online, social media, newsletters and more.
See the Mobile Community Calendar for more information on these Awards/Contests:
September 21, 2011 Innotribe $100K Challenge
September 22, 2011 CyberLympics
September 28, 2011 Power your Future Contest for Sustainable Apps
September 30, 2011 Over the Air 2011
October 31, 2011 Bada developer's challenge
November 01, 2011 Create for Millions Contest
November 17, 2011 Adobe® AIR® App Challenge, Sponsored by Sony
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 MMA Forum
October 4 & 5, 2011, London, UK
The central focus of the MMA Forum Series in 2011 is to consider how brands should act in a world dominated by mobile consumers. This event will explore what that means for marketers and we have identified four critical themes that brands and their agencies will need to explore in a consumer-centric/mobile-centric world. The event will bring together leading marketers from across the world to share their experiences, challenges, learnings and successes in the mobile channel.
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Planet of the Apps
October 4 - 7 London, UK
Planet of the Apps Europe is the premier conference where Developers, Telcos and Multinational Brands meet to discuss the future of Mobile Apps. The 2nd annual Planet of the Apps 2011 is dedicated to the hottest topics in mobile and offers an unrivalled speaker line up including the CEOs of Rovio, Shazam, Flirtomatic and the Global Digital Directors of Universal Music, London 2012 and Kraft.
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 SIMposium Asia
October 18 & 19, 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
By attending SIMposium, you will benefit from the opportunity to debate the challenges and opportunities in regards to mobile broadband Internet, machine to machine communications, and mobile contactless technologies. SIMposium ™ Asia 2011 is a must-attend event for anyone looking to maximise the value of their technology, their networks and their applications in today's mobile broadband world.
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 Mobile Marketing Forum October 18, 2011, São Paulo, Brazil
The 2011 MMA Forum in São Paulo brings together individuals from agencies, brands, carriers and other members of the global mobile marketing ecosystem. The annual event features a wide variety of keynotes, panels and presentations discussing the latest case studies, technology developments, and innovative ways of using the mobile channel to extend the reach and effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
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 Hacker Halted USA 2011
October 21- 27, 2011 Miami, Florida
With a comprehensive agenda, and an international line up of speakers, Hacker Halted USA 2011 promises to be premier information security conference of the year in the East Coast. Held in Miami for the 3rd year in a row, the are expecting a strong turnout of Information Security professionals to attend this event and there will be many exhibitors showcasing the latest technologies and tools in Information Security.
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 4G World 2011
October 24 - 27, 2011Chicago, USA
4G World 2011, the premier wireless industry event, brings together business and technology thought leaders and innovators from across the wireless ecosystem. With over 200 exhibitors and sponsors and 175+ speakers, 4G World delivers unprecedented opportunities to gain unique insights into the latest technology innovations and business trends.
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X-Summit
October 24 - 26, 2011Toronto, Canada
X marks the spot where interactive digital media innovators meet, collaborate, partner and learn. This two-day business intelligence conference focuses on the areas where cross-media converges; enabling content producers to better tell their stories seamlessly across multiple platforms. X-Summit embraces innovation and explores the future of cross-media content through active learning, hands-on workshops, round-table discussions, concise presentations, dynamic panel discussions and cutting-edge demonstrations.
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 Social Media Strategies Summit
October 25 - 27, 2011London, UK
Mark your calendars! Oct 25th The Social Media Strategies Summit comes to London! Learn how to utilize the most pervasive media channel in the world. Who should attend? Everyone and Anyone interested in learning, from the best, how to harness the power of social media to further your brands reach and impact.
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Planet of the Apps Australia 2011
October 27 & 28, 2011 Sydney, Australia
Strategy & opportunity for major brands, media, telecoms, devices and partners
Where developers, telcos and multinational brands meet to discuss the future of mobile apps.
Planet of the Apps will capatilise on the opportunities offered by Australia's mobile apps industry. Bringing together the entire mobile application ecosystem in one location, this two day strategic conference will include a dedicated developer masterclass and a technology showcase.
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 Caricam Wireless 2011
October 31 to November 1,Trinidad
This event provides attendees an opportunity to share and learn about how to successfully operate a mobile business in the regions. Since its inception, this conference has significantly grown in terms of scope as well as audience size. This conference also allows for ample networking with all the functions and meals that are included as part of the conference package. The conference offers wonderful opportunities for attendees to meet useful contacts and generate business leads, besides networking and meeting colleagues that they only know virtually.
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 Smart Device & Mobile Users Summit
November 1 & 2, 2011 LondonUK
Now in its 4th successful year, the agenda will address the changes which the ever increasing popularity of smartphone and tablet use is having on the value chain. It will examine how telecom operators and device manufacturers can continue to control and influence the user experience in an ecosystem which revolves so much around application stores and OTT offerings.
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 Apps World North America
November 1 & 2, New York City, New York
American consumerism has created an ideal environment for all things apps and brands are hoping to fully exploit this platform to command the attention of their customers and potential customers via their placement on the mobile desktop. The conference will bring together many of the region's top app Developers, Network Operators, OS Vendors, Brand & Marketing Managers and Technology Providers; looking to connect, build partnerships and network whilst becoming educated and inspired by the latest developments within this exciting industry.
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 Connections Europe
November 8 & 9, 2011 Amsterdam, Netherlands
CONNECTIONS™ Europe is part of the CONNECTIONS™ Conference Series, hosted by international market research firm, Parks Associates. These interactive events host 100-125 executives in an intimate setting to learn, network, and address key issues relevant to digital products and services for consumers.
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 FTTH Forum
November 8 & 9, 2011 Budapest, Hungary
The FTTH Forum delivers dedicated streams on business strategies, deployment, home networking and content over an intelligence-packed 2 days programme. It will be an ideal place to meet the leaders in the development of fibre access and to discuss key issues in network design and deployment, business model optimization, investment risk mitigation, service deployment and optimization.
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 LTE North America
November 8 & 9, 2011 Dallas, Texas
LTE North America, the region's meeting place for LTE is bigger and better than ever before, presenting you with a unique opportunity to learn from 150+ speakers at THE LTE event of the year! LTE North America looks set to be a sell out with 150+ expert speakers, 1000+ high level attendees and 100+ exhibitors, meeting rooms and hospitality suites.
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 MMA Forum LA
November 17, 2011 Los Angele, CA
The 2011 MMA Forum Los Angeles brings together attendees from brands, agencies, carriers and others across the global mobile marketing ecosystem. This year the consumer takes center stage in the world of mobile marketing. The MMA Forum will address four key aspects of this change and explore how Consumer Centric Engagement can deliver value to brands and marketers. See the Mobile Community Calendar for more information on these and more mobile Conferences/Seminars:
September 01 - November 1, 2011 Web & Mobility Summit Fall 2011 Various locations
September 18, 2011 CTO Telecom Summit Scottsdale, Arizona
September 18, 2011 Strange Loop 2011 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
September 19, 2011 NFC World Congress Between Nice & Cannes, France
September 19, 2011 MOBILE INNOVATION WEEK Toronto, Canada
September 20, 2011 Mobile Healthcare Industry Summit Brussels, Belgium
September 20, 2011 SDP Global Summit Berlin, Germany
September 20, 2011 Cloud Mobility Amsterdam
September 20, 2011 Social Media Strategies Summit Boston Boston, Massachusetts
September 21, 2011 Smart Event 2011 Between Nice & Cannes, France
September 21, 2011 The Fundamentals of Mobile Marketing Success Sterling, Virginia
September 23, 2011 Android Homecoming Mountain View, California
September 26, 2011 M2M and Embedded Devices Asia 2011 HK , Hong Kong
September 26, 2011 Mobile Monday Eastern Europe Summit Bucharest, Romania
September 27, 2011 Broadband World Forum Paris, France
September 28, 2011 Intel AppUp Elements Bellevue, Washington
October 02, 2011 Java One Developer Events San Francisco, California
October 03, 2011 The 2011 Wireless Infrastructure Show Dallas, Texas
October 03, 2011 Internet Marketing Conference: IMC Vancouver, Canada
October 04, 2011 Planet of the Apps Europe London, United Kingdom
October 04, 2011 MMA Forum London, United Kingdom
October 06, 2011 Banff Venture Forum 2011 Banff, Alberta, Canada
October 09, 2011 Android Open San Francisco, California
October 11, 2011 CTIA Enterprise & Applications San Diego, California,
October 18, 2011 SIMposium Asia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
October 18, 2011 MVNO Industry Summit Asia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
October 18, 2011 MMA Forum São Paulo, Brazil
October 21, 2011 Hacker Halted USA Miami, Florida
October 24, 2011 4G World 2011 Chicago, United States
October 24, 2011 X Summit Toronto, Canada
October 25, 2011 The Social Media Strategies Summit London
October 26, 2011 Webit Expo 2011 Sofia, Bulgaria
October 26, 2011 Nokia World Developer Events London , United Kingdom
October 27, 2011 Planet of the Apps Australia 2011 Sydney, Australia
October 28, 2011 ForumOxford: Mobile Apps and Technologies Conference 2011 Oxford, UK
October 31, 2011 Caricam Wireless 2011 Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
November 01, 2011 Smart Device and Mobile User Experience Summit 2011 London
November 01, 2011 Apps World North America New York City
November 01, 2011 TMT Finance & Investment Asia Hong Kong
November 02, 2011 Open Mobile Summit - San Francisco San Francisco
November 07, 2011 Cloud Computing Conference & Expo Santa Clara
November 08, 2011 Connections Europe Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 08, 2011 FTTH Forum 2011 Budapest, Hungary
November 08, 2011 LTE North America 2011 Dallas, Texas, United States
November 08, 2011 MVNOs Industry Summit USA Dallas, Texas
November 15, 2011 All About Mobile San Francisco, California
November 15, 2011 Broadband Traffic Management Congress London, United Kingdom
November 16, 2011 Digital Interactive Gaming Conference - DIG 2011 London, Canada
November 16, 2011 DigiWorld Summit 2011 Montpellier, France
November 16, 2011 Mobile Asia Congress (MAC) Hong Kong
November 17, 2011 MMA Forum Los Angeles, CA
November 23, 2011 LTE Forum 2011 Warsaw, Poland
November 29, 2011 Apps World Europe London, United Kingdom
November 29, 2011 M3 San Diego, California
November 30, 2011 WIMA NFC USA San Francisco, California
November 30, 2011 Control Room Communications London, United Kingdom
December 06, 2011 Mobile Marketing Strategies Summit San Francisco, California
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