Shanghai

The GeeksOnAPlane Asia Tour will begin in Shanghai with a series of events on Monday, May 24th for the startup and tech community in Shanghai. All members of MobileMonday Shanghai are invited to participate in the various events that day. MobileMonday Shanghai will be hosting a cocktail from 5pm – 6:30pm following Ignite Shanghai. This event will feature happy hour 2 for 1 drink specials and will be open to all and a great way to connect with others in the Shanghai tech and startup communities. Following Mobile Monday Shanghai’s cocktail, you are invited to join GeeksOnAPlane for the Startup2Startup …

GWC – Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) 27 May ~ 29 May 2010 Beijing China Theme: Mobile Internet Opportunities in Asia 长城会 GMIC2010 全球移动互联网大会 主题：移动互联网的亚洲机遇； 2010 年 5 月 27-29 日 中国北京 Discount code: MMShanghai_Participant, 50% until March 15th Momo 成员折扣 3 月 15 日前注册可享受 50% 折扣 MMShanghai_Participant 。 www.gmic2010.com/gmic/index.html ad:tech The Pan-asian Industry Event The third regional event for the Interactive marketing community 3 June ~ 4 June 2010 Singapore ad:tech 泛亚区业务展 2010 年 6 月 3 日 ~4 日新加坡 Discount code for Singapore event: rr79vt9 Momo 成员折扣 rr79vt9 www.ad-tech.com/singapore/adtech_singapore.aspx IQPC – Prepaid Mobile North Asia 2010 22 June …

Summary of 8 March event Two very enticing presentations from Taobao Wireless Dpt Director, Song Man Yuan, and Harry Liu, CEO of TreasureBeam, sole mobile commerce and payment partner of Guangdong Mobile. Two other companies, PayPal China (M. Michael Zhao, Head of China Integration) and HandPay (M. Chen Dihao, Marketing Director) joined us for the panel discussion. Some trends first: for operator-driven m-commerce transactions, utility payment and ticketing (lottery, bus tickets, air tickets etc) are by far the most popular items. Ticketing is also avery fast growing category on Taobao wireless which is not dependent on operator billing but leveraging …

Silicon Dragon 2010-Beijing Meet the Techno-preneurs who are creating China’s Silicon Valley Panelists: Kai-Fu Lee, Innovation Works Hurst Lin, DCM Feng Deng, Northern Light Venture Capital Egidio Zarrella, KPMG Alex Wu, Crown Bioscience Charlie Paglee, Brannan Automotive Sonny Wu, GSR Ventures Moderators: Rebecca Fannin, Silicon Dragon Gady Epstein, Beijing bureau chief, Forbes May 20, 17:00-20:00 Tsinghua Science Park, Sunshine Hall Panel Discussion/Q&A/Networking/Cocktail Reception 200RMB at the door Register Online HERE Please RSVP to events@siliconasiainvest.com Guests will receive a signed copy of the Chinese edition of Silicon Dragon. Thanks to our sponsors KPMG, GSR Ventures, DCM, CDG and O’Melveny & Myers! …

According to industry analysts, the mobile marketing and advertising market in China — including messaging — could well exceed $100 million in 2009 (optimists talk about $200 million). Though smaller than in Japan’s market (est. $1 billion), China is expected to close the gap quickly, with almost 200 million mobile internet users (192 million @Sept. ‘09). Founded in 2003, TouchMedia has become the leading media network in Chinese cities’ taxis, offering a mix of interactive and advertising-based content to passengers. With the average taxi ride between 18 and 21 min and a captive audience of high income consumers, TouchMedia is …

The Mobile Marketing Insights Forum on October 22 in Shanghai is providing a corridor to explore and learn about the latest mobile marketing trends and practices in China. Initially priced at 495 USD, register now with a MoMo Shanghai discount code (quote: MM09) at 400USD and come & learn critical insights, real cases and industry trends and developments from industry leaders and brands.
http://www.mmarketingchina.com

Presentations for the event can be downloaded at www.slideshare.net/group/mobilemonday-shanghai or here: AdMob Madhouse Casee First, please indulge a brief appeal to the MoMo Shanghai community: Due to the natural ebb and flow of careers, family obligations and various other factors, MobileMonday Shanghai is due for a leadership refresh. Your current team of volunteer leaders, steered masterfully by the indomitable Bruno, has built a strong archive of content, an active and vibrant mobile technology-centric community and a following of over 3000 MoMos during the past three years. With the impending 2010 Expo and the ever-increasing focus on China’s mobile consumers, technology …

Enter now for the GSMA Mobile Innovation Grand Prix – Asia Pacific Tournament and compete to win a trip to Barcelona and present your company at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in February 2010! Deadline is Oct 8th , so register asap!

Logon to http://www.mobileinnovation.org/awards/AsiaPac2010 for more.

Mobile Monday London regular, Anuj Khanna has just emailed us about the new report he’s just written about smartphone usage globally and what that means for the future of mobile application storefronts. Anuj tell us ‘The number of smartphones sold each year will increase from around 165.2 million in 2009 to 422.96 million in 2013, with the total number of smartphone users approaching 1.6 billion, according to Wireless Expertise, an UK-based wireless market research and consulting firm. Its latest report “The future of mobile application storefronts” shows how smartphone penetration will reach approximately 28-30% of the total mobile market by 2013. Wireless Expertise forecasts that the global mobile app market – including games – will be worth $4.66 billion in 2009, rising to $16.60 billion, in 2013.’

To download the free report, click HERE or go to http://www.wirelessexpertise.com/ and click on the report link on the right hand side of the page.

you can reach Anuj at Anuj Khanna at anuj (at) wirelessexpertise.com

Please register HERE Following this week’s momentous ChinaJoy Online Games show and the proliferation of associated parties and events, please join the MobileMonday Shanghai crew and all of your colleagues and friends in the mobile industry for brief (we promise… brief, this time!) presentations and panel discussion on: Mobile Games in China – from the inside. “Where have we been, and where are we headed?” Cost: 100 RMB payable at the door, includes 2 beverages and light appetizers. All attendees MUST register – please feel free to forward an invitation to colleagues or others who would be interested. *Plenty of …