Want to engage the world’s most networked mobile community? The heart of MobileMonday is the grass-roots efforts of mobile enthusiasts who have organized their communities locally — but with global reach. By volunteering or sponsoring  MobileMonday NY, you can reach not only the NY mobile industry but the local communities of the most important mobile industry cities in the world.

Contact us over here.

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New York startup PercentMobile won GOLD in the category of Early Stage Innovation at the Mobile Premier Awards in Barcelona.

The Mobile Premier Awards event took place on February 15 in an unusual cold and rainy Barcelona. With over 500 attendees, 11 awards and 26 startup presentations it is was once again the great showcase of mobile innovation.

The Mobile Premier Awards are the point of reference in startup premiers during the Mobile World Congress and are organized by dotopen in collaboration with some of the main networks in the industry including MobileMonday, Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF), MEX, MobileActive.org, Women 2.0 and the Women in Mobile Data Association.

It should be noted that PercentMobile’s co-founders Stan Wiechers, Alexis Rondeau, and David Harper (former MobileMonday NY organizer/chapter co-founder) met for the first time in person at a MobileMonday NY event.

About PercentMobile
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PercentMobile, a New York-based mobile analytics company, brings simplicity and accuracy together, to create people-friendly experiences that help you understand your mobile audience and turn findings into action. | 7 Reasons to Consider Mobile Analytics by PercentMobile.

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The Mobile Premier Awards announces the 20 finalists to the Mobile Premier Awards in Innovation: The best grassroots startup innovation chosen by their peers in partnership with MobileMonday, the global community of mobile professionals.

The finalists were chosen by an international jury of the most recognized mobile industry experts who will pitch their idea, application or project at the Mobile Premier Awards event that takes place in Barcelona, at the Petit Palau of Palau de la Musica on February 15, 2010 in front of investors, operators, media companies, peer entrepreneurs, and press and influential bloggers.

The year’s MPA best in Mobile Startup Innovation Finalists are:

• MobileMonday Austria – Mobilizy
• MobileMonday Barcelona – fonYou
• MobileMonday Berlin – spendino
• MobileMonday Bogota – RedSalvavidas
• MobileMonday Chennai – mobiSiteGalore
• MobileMonday Copenhagen – Cepa Mobility
• MobileMonday Edinburgh – Mobile Acuity
• MobileMonday Estonia – TaxiPal
• MobileMonday Lithuania – SendFlow
• MobileMonday London – Audioboo
• MobileMonday Milan – Soundtrckr
• MobileMonday Munich – Aloqa
• MobileMonday New Delhi – Voicetap Technologies
• MobileMonday New York – PercentMobile
• MobileMonday Oslo – Bipper Communication
• MobileMonday Rest of EMEA – Layar
• MobileMonday Silicon Valley – CloudMade
• MobileMonday Slovenia – Visionect
• MobileMonday Stockholm – MoSync
• MobileMonday Tel Aviv – waze

The finalists chosen to the Innovation Awards will present along with the winners in the other categories chosen by our partner networks (see below). You can follow their activities here on this MPA Finalist Twitter List.

Mobile Premier Awards Registration
To attend the Mobile Premier Awards in Barcelona on February 15, you can buy full price tickets here on Amiando. If you are a member of dotopen, you (and up to four of your colleagues) can buy a special ticket price of 39€ instead of 99€ for non-members, and you get  additional benefits. Check here for all details on registration.

About the Mobile Premier Awards
The Mobile Premier Awards are the point of reference in startup premiers during the Mobile World Congress on February 15, 2010 in Barcelona and are organized in collaboration with some of the main networks in the industry including MobileMonday, Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF), MEX, MobileActive.org, Women 2.0 and the Women in Mobile Data Association.

This year we have received over 600 startup submissions from all continents to the different awards.

MPA in Innovation
The classic peer-reviewed, global grassroots competition where MobileMonday chapters nominate a local startup to eventually pitch in Barcelona.

MPA in Marketing
The best startup in Mobile Marketing – in partnership in partnership with the Mobile Marketing Association.

MPA in Entertainment
The best startup in Mobile Entertainment in partnership with the Mobile Entertainment Forum.

MPA in User Experience
The best startup in Mobile User Experience in partnership with MEX.

MPA in Social Change
The best startup using mobile for social change in partnership with MobileActive.org.

MPA in Female Entrepreneurship
The best woman-lead mobile startup in partnership with Women 2.0 and the Women in Mobile Data Association.

The Mobile Premier Awards are a once a year opportunity to reach the most influential professionals and companies in innovation in the mobile industry and so it offers unique opportunities for visibility and communication. If you are interested, ask us for some more information at info(AT)mobilepremierawards(DOT)com.

In light of the heart wrenching devastation that has struck Haiti, we are rescheduling the originally planned event to initiate and host a special Haiti disaster relief event.

We have reached out to others and are now working with fellow NY technology groups including Girls in Tech, Entrepreneurs’ Roundtable, SoS, and many others.

We will be updating the site with details and will keep you posted with further details in the comings hours and day.

Please contact Lubna here if you wish to volunteer.

An exciting spring season with many interesting events in the mobile business is reaching an end. And before the summer break starts we all would like to meet to discuss our experiences and the future of mobile. As we all meet for MMA in New York at the beginning of June we would like to invite you to:

“Mobile Monday New York – Passion in mobile!”

Taking place June 1, from 7-10pm in the fabulous studios of bnetTV!

bnetTV Studios: 95 Morton Street, 7th Floor, New York, New York, 10014

Further information and the agenda will be provided next week!

RSVP @ http://mobilemondaynewyork.eventbrite.com

Greetings from
bnetTV, Smaato and the Mobile Monday NY team

Event: MobileMonday NY @ CEA’s Digital Downtown To Go
Date: June 10th and 11th
Venue: 7 W 34th Street

MobileMonday NY is pleased to announce that we have entered into a media partnership agreement with Digital Downtown planned for this June 10th and 11th.  Downtown Digital is a two day conference/exhibit showcasing innovation, trends and just plain “cool” technology that is hosted by CEA (Consumer Electronics Association).  A major part of the show, Digital Downtown To Go is devoted to the burgeoning wireless industry. One part of the show floor is the Mobile Apps Lounge and Mobile Apps Shootout, where presenters have the opportunity to demo their applications for the press/analyst/media community.  Through our media partnership we have arranged a 10% off for Mobile Monday Members who wish to exhibit at Digital Downtown To Go  Mobile Apps Lounge and Shoot Out at CEALineShows/Digital Downtown.

As a participant you’ll get to:

• Showcase your mobile app in the Mobile Apps Lounge. With a high traffic footprint, the Apps Lounge lets you demo your product to show attendees during show floor hours.
• Participate in the June 11th Mobile Apps Shootout where the audience votes for the apps it finds most enriching. You’ll have 90 seconds to show your stuff in front of a live audience.

9:45-10:30 am: New Media Meets New Interfaces, New Gadgets
Whether you’re touching, tapping, gesturing, speaking, or even waving your mobile device over the bar code of an item you are interested in purchasing to get more information, there’s no denying that the wireless technology is changing how consumers interact with their gadgets and how their gadgets interact with the world around us. Lubna Dajani, Founder of Stratemerge and co-founder of Mobile Monday, NY moderates this cutting edge panel that looks at the enabling technologies and devices that are striving to take things to the next level

To Register: The registration form in on the Digital Downtown website Use the promo code, MobMon.  If you have any difficulties, please contact us or send email to Rachel Costello — RWC2@gmail.com

Come hang out with Dealmaker Media, Mashable and MobileMonday New York for a tweetup event at the Village Pourhouse on Monday May 4, 2009.

Debbie Landa from Dealmaker Media is coming to New York to meet the “The Real Entrepreneurs of New York City”. She is looking to get the inside scoop on innovation in the Big Apple and build a much needed bridge between NY and Silicon Valley.

Come and introduce yourselves, she’s on the hunt for the “Next Top Startup” for their Under the Radar conferences.

Date: May 4, 2009
Time: 7:00PM – 10:00PM
Location: Village Pourhouse, 64 Third Avenue at 11th Street, NYC, 10003

Register Here.

Start Date: 04/01/2009
Start Time: 03:00 PM
End Time: 05:00 PM
Location: Las Vegas Convention Center − MEX Stage – South Hall

Note that the After party will be held Christian Audigier nightclub @ Treasure Island on APRIL 2ND starting at 10:00pm until 4:00AM.

Many thanks to DotMobi for sponsoring this session and for the MEF for co-hosting the party. Sponsorship opportunities are still available, please contact lubna [at] stratemerge [dot] com for details.

Please be sure to bring your CTIA badge and your business cards. RSVP for the party @ http://mashupctia09.eventbrite.com/

Open to All Registered Attendees!

MobileMonday NY invites you to join us and our sister chapters for two very special panels with mobile industry luminaries, who will discuss the impact of mobile technologies in today’s evolving marketplace.

Introduction by Lubna Dajani, Event Chair, Co-Founder Mobile Monday NY & Founder Stratemerge Inc.

Sponsored by:

Media Partner:

Roundtable 1 – Vertical Adoption and Applications for Mobile

New business models are driving mobile adoption in such industry sectors as telecommunications, transportation, healthcare, consumer electronics, e-commerce and – more recently – environmental activities. Embedded mobile devices promise to further broaden the reach of the Internet. If you’re in mobile – or investigating mobile for vertical applications – don’t miss this panel.

Speakers:

Tim Haysom, CMO, OMTP
Murray Slovick, Director, Hearst Business Media
E.Y. Snowden, CEO, Tatara Systems
Stephen Wellman, Director of Community and Content, Ziff Davis Enterprise

Roundtable 2 – Meeting the Demand for Mobile Entertainment

The growing demand for mobile content, especially video, along with the exponential growth in social media, location services and mobile payments is confirming the economic viability and vitality of mobile marketing and entertainment. This panel will explore the enabling technologies, industry initiatives, and business models that are shaping and sustaining this new landscape.

Speakers:

Andrew Bud, Executive Chairman, mBlox
Tom Ellsworth, CEO, GoTV Networks
Gary Schwartz, CEO Impact Mobile & IAB Chair of Mobile Committee
Mike Wehrs, President, Mobile Marketing Association

Lubna Dajani, Event Chair & Co-Founder Mobile Monday NY & Founder Stratemerge Inc.

Special Thanks to DotMobi for sponsoring this session and the after party on April 2nd at Christian Audigier nightclub @ Treasure Island on April 2nd starting at 10:00pm until 4:00AM all are invited.