Event Explores Mobile Applications of the Future; Call for Speakers Open
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- TechWeb today announced the launch
of Mobile Connect, an event for application developers looking to leverage the
boom in popularity of mobile devices. Mobile Connect is designed to be the
place for mobile developers to untangle the range of opportunities available
to them and cultivate the expertise needed to build the mobile applications of
the future. Mobile Connect takes place March 10-13, 2009 at Santa Clara
Convention Center alongside Software Development Conference and Expo (SD
West). More information can be found at http://www.MobileConnectEvent.com.
Through informative Tutorials, Keynotes, Case Studies, Educational
Sessions and a dynamic Exhibit Floor, Mobile Connect will educate seasoned
mobile application developers and newcomers alike in what's coming in the next
year across the mobile stack and how to make the best choices for their
organization.
"Three trends led TechWeb to launch of Mobile Connect," said David
Berlind, Conference Chair, Mobile Connect. "The first is the way in which the
growing use of wireless handsets as desktop replacements has placed a new
priority on developing for the mobile market. The second is the rapid
proliferation of technologies, and the absence of a single event to learn
about them. And the third is the myriad mobile platform choices facing
developers of mobile consumer and business applications."
Mobile Connect will focus on a wide-range of topics via select tracks,
including Mobile Application Lifecycles, Mobile Development & Technologies,
User Experience, Future Trends and the Mobile Web. The event is designed to
bring seasoned mobile application developers and those new to the market:
-- a comprehensive forum for discovering how best to leverage the
opportunities of the mobile industry;
-- access to what's coming in the next year across the mobile stack;
-- a connection with other mobile application developers;
-- the information necessary to select the most appropriate technologies
and mobile partners; and
-- the ability to apply existing development skills to the mobile market.
"Mobile Connect is the one place where developers can expand their skills
and make the tough decisions about which mobile platforms and services to use
in the deployment of their future applications," said Greg Kerwin, Vice
President , Global Brand Development, TechWeb.
Mobile Connect' s Advisory Board members include: John Andrews, President
& CEO, Evans Data Corporation; Mike Brittain, Engineering Architect, CafeMom;
Tim Chang, Principal, Norwest Venture Partners; Lenny Heymann, Interop General
Manager; Maha Ibrahim, General Partner, Canaan Partners; Nickolas Landry,
Principal Architect & Practice Manager-Enterprise Mobility, Infusion
Development; Naveen Selvadurai, VP of Engineering, Socialight; Philippe
Winthrop, Director of Global Wireless Practice, Strategy Analytics; and Steve
Wylie, General Manager, Mobile Business Expo.
TechWeb, the global leader in business technology media, is an innovative
business focused on serving the needs of technology decision-makers and
marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed media
brands in the business technology market. Today, more than 13.3* million
business technology professionals actively engage in our communities created
around our global face-to-face events Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and
VoiceCon; online resources such as the TechWeb Network, Light Reading,
Intelligent Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, and The Financial
Technology Network; and the market leading, award-winning InformationWeek,
TechNet Magazine, MSDN Magazine, Wall Street & Technology magazines. TechWeb
also provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation performance
marketing, integrated media, research, and analyst services. TechWeb is a
division of United Business Media, a global provider of news distribution and
specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5
billion.
*13.3 million business decision-makers: based on # of monthly connections
