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The Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, which could launch early next year, would connect local start-ups with mobile developers and designers who could bring prominence to the region, said Linda Daichendt, a co-founder of Mobile Monday — Michigan and the founder of the trade organization. She hopes to recruit board members who will represent all sides of the industry, including carriers like Verizon, manufacturers like Motorola, application developers and designers, and educators. “I think it can turn around a lot of things in Michigan,” she said. “People don’t realize how big the industry has the potential to be.” For starters, …

All amber, organiser of Mobile Web in Africa 2010, has announced additional partners and sponsors for the second annual event which takes place 28 September – 1 October 2010. Nokia and BlackBerry have both agreed to sponsorship packages joining Opera Software, InMobi Africa, the World Wide Web Foundation, MobileMonday, the W3C Mobile Web Initiative and Venture Capital for Africa in partnering with all amber. Additionally, GetJar, BlackBerry and InMobi have contributed towards the APP-FACTOR Developer Competition, providing an opportunity for developers and start-ups to win prizes and foster business opportunities. Mobile Web in Africa 2010 takes place at the Hyatt …

The Mobile Institute, a Canadian organization that supports global mobile innovation, today announced the return of MOBILEINNOVATIONWEEK, a week-long series of events that explores mobile trends and advancements from around the world. Between September 13-18 more than 150 mobile industry experts will present at various events around Toronto, making it one of the most significant mobile industry events globally with hundreds of local and international mobile innovators and experts converge to share ideas on Mobile. The festival of events is sponsored by over 50 mobile and digital media companies and supported by a diverse mix of national and global organizations, …

In keeping with the growing mobile boom in Asia, the Digital Empowerment Foundation along with the IT ministries of India and Sri Lanka recently hosted the first ever mBillionth Awards in New Delhi. In June this year, over a dozen jurors met in Colombo and spent three days going through 165 nominations from across South Asia. A one-day conference was also held that week in Sri Lanka, which featured speakers including Jari Tammisto, CEO of Mobile Monday. Participating countries in the awards included Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Awards were given to mobile applications and …

The networking organization Mobile Monday Boston assembled a group of CEOs in the private dining room at Barbara Lynch’s recently-opened Menton, in the neighborhood previously known as Fort Point Channel. I moderated a very informal conversation among the attendees, who were mainly there to network, swill wine, and dine on tasty salmon or beef. Two things we talked about: favorite mobile apps (just about everyone named apps that run on the iPhone or iPad), and predictions about the future of the mobile ecosystem. glass.jpgPredictions first: some participants felt that as more smartphones can access the Internet at high speeds, the …

Critical Mass, an Omnicom digital marketing agency, announces three appointments to its management team to steward the agency’s growth on key accounts. In New York, Cindy Nelson, a seasoned digital and financial industry expert, will join the executive team as Senior Vice President, Group Director, along with Aaron Rosenberg as Vice President, Program Planning, while Ray Villares has been named Vice President, Client Partner out of the agency’s Chicago office. Ray Villares will serve as Vice President, Client Partner in the Critical Mass Chicago office. Prior to joining the agency, Villares leveraged his passion for interactive design and innovation to …

Since 2000 Mobile Monday chapters have been meeting at physical monthly events around the world to explore the many new opportunities of our industry. With explosive growth of city locations, since 2004, we are very excited to continue with this process of innovation. While MoMo has traditionally meant face-to-face encounters, now increasingly, the need for digital interaction between all members is clear and this platform is another step towards addressing the demand for all to connect with developments, worldwide, in the community. We encourage you to poke around the new site – a handy FAQ is Here. Of course you’ll …

Research In Motion (RIM) today announced Australian initiatives to promote innovation and opportunity in the mobility industry; the Australian launch of the BlackBerry Super Apps Developer Challenge and the platinum sponsorship of mobile industry organisation Mobile Monday. Adele Beachley, Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand, RIM, said, “RIM hopes to encourage innovation in application development in the Australian mobile industry and we believe that launching the BlackBerry Super Apps Developer Challenge and sponsoring the Mobile Monday organisation are two ways for RIM to successfully contribute to our exciting local industry. The BlackBerry Super Apps Developer Challenge offers developers in the …

Wow…. what a decade it’s been! From our early days in Helsinki to now reaching 100+ chapters in 50+ countries and spanning every continent of the globe, MobileMonday has truly become the world’s leading mobile community and that’s something for us all to be pretty proud of. This September 27-29, in celebration of MoMo’s phenomenal 1st ten years, we’re hosting the MobileMonday 10 Year Anniversary Summit and Peer Awards and we’ll be joining forces with our sister chapter in beautiful Tallinn to bring a 3-day event across the two cities – Helsinki and Tallinn. Six reasons not to miss this …

How can Finnish mobile industry take advantage of the Helsinki World Design Capital year 2012? Can it help them to get visibility or create growth and new business? What is the role of design for mobile anyway? Martti Malmivirta from Eera and Curt Collinsworth from Fjord Helsinki will give their insights to answer these questions on this June MobileMonday event …