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MOBILE MONDAY VANCOUVER, March 12, 2007
Location Based Services - Future or Fad?
With each passing day we demand more from our cell phones through the delivery of highly personalized wireless data such as location based wireless services. We expect the world to be available at our finger tips and with more and more talk about mobile advertising and mobile search, where do location based services fit in?
LBS offers endless opportunities as it covers nearly every aspect related to human mobility; navigation, safety, security, entertainment and travel and covers nearly every attractive wireless demographic market, including; children and adults, college students, business executives and entrepreneurs.
Is LBS primed to become the breakout revenue generator that we have heard talk about for years? Hear what our industry experts have to say about the future, trends, and challenges of location based services, and real-life situations showing how the technology can be applied.
Join us to learn:
- Insight into location based services; opportunities, market size and demand
- What types of LBS applications will dominate the market place
- Revenue generation with LBS
- Company partnering opportunities
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March 12 , 2007 |
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5:00 - 7:30pm |
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Presentation - Hyatt Regency Vancouver, 655 Burrard Street |
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Reception - Mosaic Bar & Grill, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency |
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5:00pm |
Registration |
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5:30 - 6:30pm |
Presentation |
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6:30 - 7:30pm |
Networking |
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Presentation Only |
$20.00 |
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On-line Registration Deadline: 5:00pm, March 9, 2007 |
Event moderator:
Jennifer Blome, VP Marketing, ComVu Media
This month's MoMoVan will spotlight:
Peter Lesyk – Peter is Vice President of Wireless Solutions at GPS Industries where he leads the program management and business development of the company's Wi-Fi and mobile solutions. He has more than 16 years of international experience in the wireless and high tech industry that includes R&D, marketing, business development and sales with blue chip and emerging wireless companies. Peter began his career at CAE Electronics as a test engineer. He then moved to Ericsson for 10 years where he took on international assignments in R&D and marketing in Europe and the United States, respectively. Most recently, Peter was at VoiceAge Networks, a leading wireless multimedia transcoding company where he led the sales activities for Europe, Middle East and Africa. He subsequently went on to lead the global business development for the company. Peter holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from Concordia University in Montreal.
Stewart Nimmo – Stewart Nimmo has a Bachelor of Science from University of Waterloo. For the past 21 years much of his career has been focused on the design and implementation of enterprise Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for organizations such as: Placer Dome, WeastCoast Energy, BC Gas, GVRD and Department of Fisheries & Oceans. More recently he has started Virtually Here Technologies, a company that offers Personal Location Based Services, with a focus on recreational and entertainment applications.
Scott Cooper – Manager Multimedia Strategy & Technology, Multimedia Business Group, Nokia
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