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We will bring together several experts in leveraging the cloud in mobile app development for a panel discussion on Monday, March 21, 2011 at 6:00 PM. We’ve just announced the panel for this discussion please Register Here. Moderator Mark Wilson – Philanthroper & Gizmodo Mark Wilson is best known for his work at Gizmodo, where he was a Reviews Editor and still contributes weekly articles at a friendly alumni capacity. He’s also done his rounds in the freelance world, writing for sites like Kotaku, PopMech and Esquire. What pulled him away from the glitz and glamor of professional blogging? He’s …

Date: Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 – 6:00pm Location: Morning Star – 22 West Washington St, Chicago, IL Register:  http://www.meetup.com/momo-chicago/events/16179791/   Selling mobile applications is far more difficult than selling SaaS applications.  In December of 2010, the iPhone App Store averaged 627 new apps every day.  The Android Market averaged 243.  Long gone are the days of throwing an app up into an app store and watching the dollars flow.   We explore many different marketing channels you can use to market your app.  We will explore the pros and cons of each channel.  Then we will look at how to …

On January 24, 2011, Niti Vaish of Slalom Consulting delivered a very insightful discussion of how to go about creating an integrated multi-channel strategy. Niti discussed the maturity evolution that takes a brand from the place where they say to a consultant “I want an iPhone app” to the level where they have products and processes to extend their brand and extract positive ROI from those sources. Multi channel Strategy MoMoChicago January 24, 2011 Highlights from the discussion Multi-channel must be integrated, holistic & actionable. This means, the strategist must look at the dependencies between mobile, social and digital channels. Need …

midVentures Technology Partners is putting on a series of events called DESIGN + DEVELOP for the Chicago tech community. Their next event is focusing on mobile: “Introduction to iPhone & Android Apps” and is targeted to designers, developers and business people. The event is being held at the SYNC Technology Center in Greektown on Thursday, January 20 from 3:30 – 9:00 pm. Tickets are $25 – 50.

For more information or to register, go to: http://mvdesigndevelopjan2011.eventbrite.com

Please join us for the next gathering of mobile industry professionals & enthusiasts on Monday, January 17, 2011, at 6:00 pm. This event is free and generously hosted by Morningstar.

Please RSVP today at: http://momojan2011.eventbrite.com/

We’re bringing together all of Chicago’s mobile industry groups for a big blowout holiday mixer! There will be demos and giveaways, plus networking with cool mobile industry people from all areas of business & development. We look forward to seeing you there! Tickets are free but space is extremely limited! Please RSVP! http://chimobileholidaymixer.eventbrite.com Getting there… Parking: There is limited street parking plus a few private lots in the area. Public transportation: The Merchandise Mart El station is about three blocks south and Grand & State (Red) is about three blocks to the east. Bus service is also available along La Salle …

In addition to the regular monthly events of the handful of Chicago mobile industry meetup groups, here are a few extra notable happenings… November 11/15, 6:00 – MoMo Chicago’s monthly networking event: “Mobile Web: 30 Tips in 60 Minutes.” Free. http://momonov2010.eventbrite.com/ 11/17, 5:30 – Chicago Flex event: “The Mobile+ Event”. Free. http://mobileplus2010.eventbrite.com 11/18, 5:30 – Chicago Android event: “Google’s Android 3rd Birthday Party”. Free. http://chicagoandroid20101118.eventbrite.com/ December 12/6, 6:00 – Chicago Mobile Alliance: Chicago Mobile Holiday Mixer. Free. http://chimobileholidaymixer.eventbrite.com 12/6 & 7 All Day – Nokia Forum: Two-day hands-on QT development workshop. Free. http://bit.ly/bGc9Ti 12/14, 3-7 pm – AsSeenOnPhone: Mobile Tech Seminar. Free. http://www.asseenonphone.com Have we missed …

Please join us for the next gathering of mobile industry professionals & enthusiasts on Monday, November 15, 2010, at 6:00 pm. Reserve the date in your calendar now! PRESENTATION OVERVIEW The Mobile Web provides the opportunity to build once and run everywhere. This presentation will provide 30 practical tips on how to build contextual, performant, secure, pretty and portable mobile web applications that will work across all the major Smartphone OSs and browsers. MEETING DETAILS =============================== Date: Monday, November 15, 2010 Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Topic: “Mobile Web Development – 30 tips in 60 minutes” Presenter: J Schwann, …

Please join us for the next gathering of mobile industry professionals & enthusiasts on Monday, October 18, 2010, at 6:00 pm. Reserve a ticket today as seats are limited. FREE! http://momooct2010.eventbrite.com PRESENTATION OVERVIEW Jeff Schwartz will present "Cross Platform Mobile Development: The Easy Way to Develop Native iPhone and Android Apps." Jeff will focus on the challenges facing enterprises as they try to build native applications for multiple platforms. During his talk, Jeff will create a weather application that runs natively on iPhone and Android devices. MEETING DETAILS Date: Monday, October 18, 2010 Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Topic: …

Join the Mobile Monday Americas networking party during the CTIA! It’s at the W Hotel in San Francisco on Thursday, Oct. 7, from 6 – 9 pm. The event is FREE but an RSVP is required. (These events have sold out quickly in the past!) http://mobilemondayctia2010.eventbrite.com The Mobile Monday Americas organization would like to thank Nokia for sponsoring the event!