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November 2011
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Dear !
It's hard to believe that it is almost the end of 2011. There are still quite a few events taking place in November and early December then it slows down until the New Year. Once January starts, so do the events.
At WIP, we are busy getting ready for a couple of exciting WIP events. At the end of January, we are teaming up with the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan (MTAM) to bring the Muther! Hackathon + DevCon to Detroit. We figure it is about time that we visit this area, rich with mobile developers but lacking in great mobile events. The end of February takes us to MWC once again. Registration is open for both the WIP Party and WIPJam at MWC. More information below!
If you are in London, make sure to check out Apps World November 28/29. If in the Silicon Valley, AppNation is the place to be Nov 30/Dec 1. Apps World has a FREE developer zone and a discount for WIP. AppNation is offering $500 off to WIP for the full conference pass or FREE Keynote/Expo passes to the first 100 who sign up through WIP! More information on these conferences and many more below.
Don't forget to answer this month's poll question about MWC. Thanks for participating.
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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Will you attend MWC? If no, why not? Vote here!
Last month's results:
Events readers are most likely to attend include: CTIA, MWC and specific Developer Conferences.
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 Apps World Europe
November 29 & 30, London, UK
With three simultaneous streams, the Apps World event aims to address the entire app ecosystem and the challenge of delivery, development and design of apps across multiple platforms. A truly international event, that brings together leading operators and app stores worldwide, and is the first show to draw in parallels between the emergence of the TV app store, and the challenge to pay TV operators, and the challenges mobile operators face, device manufactures and the emergence of the tablet apps marketplace. Discount for WIP members plus FREE developer zone passes.
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AppNation 
November 30 - December 1, San Francisco, CA
Great event for developers: Demo Opportunities, Workshops, Hacks, Parties and More! Check out The Garage at APPNATION, a new section on the exhibit floor featuring over 50 of the hottest developers and entrepreneurs from leading universities, incubators, and accelerators including TechStars, Stanford StartX, IAC/Hatch Labs, Tandem, UC Berkeley, Startup Chile, and others being added. FREE Keynote/Exhibit pass for WIP members/readers: Use code: "WIPXPO". Special conference rate of $299 (Regular $799) Use code "WIP".
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MobiTechFest West 
December 7, Mountain View, CA
Attend MobiTechFest Americas to meet promising innovators and leading investors from the mobile and wireless ecosystem at the annual venture conference. If you are an entrepreneur seeking capital, this is your best opportunity to meet and pitch to the most active mobile focused angels and VCs in under one roof in one day.
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2012 AT&T Developer Summit
January 8 & 9, Las Vegas, NV
Join the 2012 AT&T Developer Summit and get all the information on the latest announcements from AT&T and their partners! This year's event is packed with valuable information about emerging technologies, as well as several opportunities to network with the industry's top professionals and experts. They have extended the
Summit, adding a Sunday Hackathon and registration reception.
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the Muther! Michigan + Developer Conference
January 27 & 28, Detroit, MI
Mark your calendars! WIP is heading to Michigan for the Muther! Michigan Hackathon + Dev Con. Make plans to join WIP and MTAM at our event in eastern US. It will be a great mix of WIPJam activities and a hackathon so you know it will be great! More event information coming soon. Speaking and Sponsorship opportunities available. Please contact Teresa for more information.
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 WIP Party @ MWC
February 29, Museu del Rock, Barcelona
We are back at MWC for a 4th developer party!. Join us for a great evening of networking, drinks, refreshments and, of course, Jameoke! More Information & Register! FREE to attend. Contact Caroline for Sponsor Opportunities.
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WIPJam @ MWC 
March 1, FIRA, App Planet, Barcelona
We are back at MWC App Planet with WIPJam - Day for Developers - for a 5th time in Barcelona!. Join us for a great day including: Developer Storytellers, Discussion Groups, UnPanels, Hackathons, Speed Hacks and Other Challenges, Expert Tables, Speed Dating, Great prizes and giveaways and much, much more! Information & Register! FREE to attend. Developers who register are eligible for a FREE MWC Exhibit Pass. Contact Caroline for Sponsor Opportunities.
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Start planning now for the 2012 event season!
2012 promises to be another very busy year for events so best to start planning now to determine the ones that you want to attend. It starts off with the AT&T Developer Summit January 8 & 9, followed by CES in Las Vegas. It continues with a WIPJam and Muther! in Michigan at the end of January, MWC in February/March with many smaller events in between. April and May bring more. Be sure to check out the WIP Mobile Community Calendar for upcoming events.
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Droidcon Amsterdam 
November 22 & 23, Amsterdam, Netherlands
An event for Android Developers! Droidcon is all about learning the latest about Android, meeting the Android community, and giving you a stage to talk about your apps or solutions or just discuss a problem you are facing. This is your chance to become an expert on the latest Android release, Ice Cream Sandwich.
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Qt Developer Days 
November 29 & December 1, San Francisco, CA
Qt Developer Days 2011 is 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.conduct the Water Hackathon in Bangalore for the South Asia region.
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See the Mobile Community Calendar for more information on these Developer Events:
November 22, 2011 Droidcon Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 28, 2011 Samsung Holiday WaveGuide Meet-Up Montreal, Canada
November 29, 2011 iPhone DevCon Cologne, Germany
November 29, 2011 Samsung Holiday WaveGuide Meet-Up Ottawa, Canada
November 29, 2011 Qt Developer Days San Francisco, California
November 30, 2011 Samsung Holiday WaveGuide Meet-Up Toronto, Canada
December 01, 2011 Samsung Holiday WaveGuide Meet-Up Vancouver, Canada
December 02, 2011 MoDeveast Mclean, Virginia
December 05, 2011 Introduction to Blackberry & Windows Phone Development Ann Arbor, MI
December 05, 2011 AT&T Mobile App Hackathon - Orlando Orlando, Florida
December 12, 2011 Augmented Reality Detroit, Michigan
January 08, 2012 2012 AT&T Developer Summit Las Vegas, Nevada
January 27, 2012 WIPJam & Muther! Michigan Detroit, Michigan
February 29, 2012 WIP Party @ MWC 2012 Barcelona, Spain
March 01, 2012 WIPJam @ MWC 2012 Barcelona, Spain
April 16, 2012 SDC2012 Gothenburg, Sweden
June 27, 2012 Uplinq 2012 San Diego, California
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Global Mobile Awards 
Deadline: November 30, 5 pm GMT
Honouring excellence and innovation in mobile communications, the GSMA announces the call for entries to the 17th Annual Global Mobile Awards. Reflecting the explosion in demand for a world of mobile applications, there are new categories for "Apps of the Year" that will be determined by user choice and judged on statistical evidence of global downloads & usage, as well as 'Best App', determined by our independent judging panel of experts.
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Mobile App Showdown CES 2012 
Deadline: December 9, 2011
Think You've Got the Right Stuff to be the Best App on the Market? Enter the CES 2012 Mobile Apps Showdown and Show Your Mobile MoJo. It's raining apps, so how can you separate the best from the rest? The Mobile Apps Showdown, now in its third year at CES, the world's largest consumer electronics show, culls the best of breed apps across a number of platforms and a number of categories. Ultimately, they select the single best mobile app of the year.
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bada 2.0 Power App Race 
Deadline: December 31, 2011
Samsung Electronics announces the bada 2.0 Power App Race, a global application contest hosted by the Samsung bada developer site, offering developers the chance to win up to $100,000. The bada Power App Race competition will formally launch bada 2.0 to mobile applications developers, inspiring them to create innovative new applications using the bada 2.0 SDK.
Go to the Mobile Community Calendar for more information on these Awards/Contests.
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LTE Forum 2011 
November 23 & 24, Warsaw, Poland
LTE Forum 2011 will bring key practical learnings and insights from the industry pioneers and leading practitioners to provide the guidance and answers to the key questions. Aero2 and Cyfrowy Polsat have rolled out the LTE infrastructure plus a well structured model of services for the mobile users to guarantee business value.
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 Apps World Europe
November 29 & 30, London, UK
With three simultaneous streams, the Apps World event aims to address the entire app ecosystem and the challenge of delivery, development and design of apps across multiple platforms. A truly international event, that brings together leading operators and app stores worldwide, and is the first show to draw in parallels between the emergence of the TV app store, and the challenge to pay TV operators, and the challenges mobile operators face, device manufactures and the emergence of the tablet apps marketplace. Discount for WIP members.
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 MEF Americas 2011
November 29 & 30, Miami Beach, FL
This conference will focus on issues, strategies and case studies from across the content, finance, retail and brand verticals as well as market insight and business development. MEF Americas 2011: Mobile Content and Commerce is the essential gathering for North America and LatAm companies looking to understand cross continental opportunities and drive investment in mobile.
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 WIMA NFC USA
November 30 & December 1, San Francisco, CA
WIMA is THE global event with a proven track record exclusively dedicated to NFC technology. WIMA brings together industry leaders, start-up companies, application developers, service providers, standards organisations, government bodies and research institutes from the entire NFC industry with both transversal and vertical sectors. Discount for WIP members.
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 Takedowncon2
December 2 - 7, Las Vegas, NV
Conference will focus on mobile & wireless security. Takedowncon-organized by EC-Council-is a new series of topic-specific IT security events that takes deep technical dives into the hottest security segments. The format consists of hands-on training, a two-day conference and exhibits. Discount for WIP members.
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 Mobile Marketing Strategies Summit
December 6 - 8, San Francisco, California
Secure Your Seat To The Most In-Depth Mobile Strategies Summit Of 2011! Anyone interested in learning how to harness the power of mobile marketing to further a brand's reach and impact should attend. Three full days of interactive learning offers the opportunity to network, grow your mobile marketing skills, explore various mobile platforms and much more.
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MobiTechFest West
December 7, Mountain View, CA
Join us at MobiTechFest Americas to meet promising innovators and leading investors from the mobile and wireless ecosystem at our annual venture conference. If you are an entrepreneur seeking capital, this is your best opportunity to meet and pitch to the most active mobile focused angels and VCs in under one roof in one day.
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 Digital Living Room Conference
December 7 & 8, San Francisco, CA
This conference features nearly 100 top executives from Hollywood and Silicon Valley, including CBS, ABC, DirecTV, Verizon, DreamWorks, CNN, Pandora, Flixster, AOL, Logitech, Intel, Shazam, Gartner and many more. Learn the future of television, programming, broadband and wireless in the living room. Special discounts for WIP members.
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 PTC'12 Harnessing Disruption
January 15 - 18, 2012, Honolulu, Hawaii
This conference will focus on how the confluence of global networks, mobile devices and apps, social networking and geo-location is creating huge new markets and businesses, while promising enormous social advantages. "Disruption" is only the precursor to "creation." Join to discuss, explain, share and illustrate the many ways powerful global networks and mobile devices can support breakthrough new applications that create whole new industries.
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midem
January 28 - 31, 2012, Cannes, France
The music industry and brands need technology to reach audiences. midem 2012 is the place to find countless new business partnerships and discover new ways to engage audiences with music. Come and meet with artists, managers, promoters, labels, brands and your tech peers.
See the Mobile Community Calendar for more information on these and other mobile Conferences/Seminars: November 23, 2011 LTE Forum 2011 Warsaw, Poland November 24, 2011 VIII Mobile VAS Conference St. Petersburg, Russia November 29, 2011 Apps World Europe London, United Kingdom November 29, 2011 Digital Marketing and Advertising Law Toronto, Ontario, Canada November 29, 2011 MEF Americas 2011 Miami Beach, Florida November 29, 2011 M3 San Diego, California November 30, 2011 AppNation San Francisco, California, United States November 30, 2011 WIMA NFC USA San Francisco, California November 30, 2011 Control Room Communications London, United Kingdom December 02, 2011 Takedowncon 2 Las Vegas, Nevada December 05, 2011 meshwest Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada December 06, 2011 Mobile Marketing Strategies Summit San Francisco, California December 07, 2011 MobiTechFest West Mountain View, California December 07, 2011 Digital Living Room conference San Francisco, California December 07, 2011 4G Israel Conference Tel Aviv, Israel December 12, 2011 Strategic Communications Forum Toronto, Ontario, Canada December 13, 2011 Dallas Wi-Fi Alliance® Hotspot 2.0 Seminar Dallas, Texas, USA January 08, 2012 2012 AT&T Developer Summit Las Vegas, Nevada January 10, 2012 CES Consumer Electronics Show 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada January 15, 2012 PTC'12 Harnessing Disruption: Global, Mobile, Social, Local Honolulu, HI January 23, 2012 Security Threats: Secure & Empower Today's Enterprise Washington, DC January 25, 2012 Dx3 Canada Toronto, Canada January 27, 2012 Socialize: Monetizing Social Media - Toronto Toronto, Canada January 28, 2012 midem Cannes, France January 31, 2012 M-Days 2012 Frankfurt, Germany February 07, 2012 Social Media Strategies Summit Las Vegas February 08, 2012 MobiTechFest Europe London, United Kingdom February 21, 2012 Cloud Mobility & Services 2012 Moscow February 27, 2012 Mobile World Congress Barcelona, Spain
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