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With the biggest Google event of the year about to kick off in less than 48 hours, there's no doubt you've started heading your way towards the Moscone. We wanted to give everyone a heads up on all the parties and events happening in and around I/O to make sure you make the most of your time! Please let us know if you're hosting an event/party so we can add it to the list!

Facebook Kickoff Party @ I/O (Jillian's)
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:30

China Night @ Google IO
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:00 PM

WIP Democamp and Google IO Extended
Wednesday, May 15: 2013 9:00-5:00 PM

Demo & Mixer @ Google IO 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013 5:30 PM

#IOPitchNight w / Startup Weekend and Google
Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Behind the scenes of HTC
Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Geo Ignite Talks falling on Google IO
Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:45 PM

Party with Pocket Gamer, Native X, iDream Sky and Immersion @ Google I/O
Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:00PM

Pitch & Demo...

Here at WIP, we partner with many mobile events taking  place all over the world.  The benefit to you is that we are often able to secure discounted registration for the WIP Community and sometimes even a FREE pass or two.  Check out the events below and many more on our Mobile Community Calendar:

Demo Mobile,  April 17, San Francisco, CA; Join DEMO for a one-day event focused on mobile. Mobile is sweeping its way through industry after industry, and is starting to move beyond smartphones, tablets, and other touch devices into cars, homes, wearable computing, gesture-based interfaces, voice-controlled technologies and robotics.  The best product minds are focused on mobile right now and therefore so is DEMO. Discount for WIP Community.

Wireless Healthcare Asia Summit, April 22 & 23, Singapore; This Summit brings together leading healthcare providers, mobile operators, application & software developers, R&D professionals and more to discuss challenges and issues critical to the...

Some WIPsters have now landed in Barcelona (weather forecast thus far: rain), and with that, we're happy to announce that our 5th Annual Developer Survival Guide is now available to download! There's a lot to cover at Mobile World Congress and we have all the best panels, events, and parties all highlighted for you!

We also have all those same parties and events covered in our relaunched WIPJam app, now available on iOS and Android!

We'll also be handing out paper versions on site, so just ping us on Twitter to find out where we're at!

Tell us a little bit about yourself!

My name is Wai Seto. I work in the Nokia Developer Relations team as technical marketing manager and have been in this role since 2008. Before that, I was a Nokia Technical Expert and Software Architect in the games division.

My name is Janaina Pilomia - more marketing than technical if you compare me to Seto, although I did some programming in my early days. This is my fourth WIPJam @ MWC, and I’m super excited about it!

What do you do at Nokia?

Seto: In my current role, I communicate our latest developer tools and programs to our developers who are interested in working with Nokia. My current technology focus is Mobile Web, HERE JavaScript API, and Series 40 web apps development.

Janaina: I support our local teams in their events and the many other developer outreach activities they do.

What does Nokia have in store this year at MWC?

On Monday (February 25), we’ll have an all-day App Developer Conference with a different format...

Tell us a little bit about yourself

My name is Norm Chou and I’ve been with Intel for the last 3 years. When I’m not coding or hacking things together, I love to lead an active lifestyle.  I was born and raised in Oregon and enjoy indoor soccer, fly fishing, hiking and running.  I’m also a huge foodie, so I’m always open to having new culinary adventures – and one of my favorite places to do this is Barcelona.

What reccomendation do you have for others in terms of food in Barcelona?

For me, one must see place in Barcelona is La Boqueria food market. It is a religious experience for foodies! So many fresh fruits and vegetables in every color of the rainbow and lots of interesting locals to talk with.

What do you do at Intel Corporation?

I joined Intel in 2010 as a Technical Marketing Engineer for the Software and Services Group. I was previously a Windows Desktop and Windows Mobile developer for 5 years. I have expertise in C/C++ and Windows native applications and I really...

As predicted, developers were in hot demand in 2012.  Operators/carriers and large company developer programs held events to attract developers to their SDKs, APIs and tools.  The demand for developers will continue in 2013. What will change is the type of events.  Many companies will opt for several smaller developer events in various locations rather than just one large event. Their offerings will include: webinars, meetups, code fests and hackathons and they will also sponsor mobile events to connect with developers.

There will be new mobile events in 2013. Verticals and brands will enter the space in large numbers, hosting developer conferences, workshops and hackathons to encourage developers to use their APIs. Generic Mobile Events that try to be all things to all people will slowly disappear over the next few years.

The emphasis on how developers can make money with their applications will continue in 2013.  Events with this theme will remain strong. Other areas that will...

We hosted a WIPJam at the mHealth Summit, December 5, 2012 in Washington DC, a first time event for us. The Summit saw a gathering of over 4000 attendees mainly coming from the health sector were hungry for information on how to integrate mobile into their work, practices, research and organizations. WIPJam was held on the last day, and brought the mobile development perspective to the crowd. 

First up was a session on Mobile 101. It was a real primer on the nuts and bolts of mobile development from how to choose a platform, tips on design and testing as well a some trends. Richard Medis from Any Presence was our speaker and totally wowed the crowd with his easy to understand and practical tips.  He will definitely be invited back again!  

Next up we drifted into The Cloud, along with an overview of APIs and Big Data. Ryan McQuaid from AT&T’s mHealth Platform primed us on cloud and data, while Daniel Spors from Preventice gave a super case study on their experience with...

The whole team is really excited as we start heading over to the valley this week for Google's announcment of new machines and jellybeans (I know, that was poor). We're also going to be hosting a WIP Demo Lounge (Google i/o passes not required) just across from Google i/o on Wednesday and Thursday  at Jillians and we hope you'll pop by to check out some cool demos, grab some grub, and win some prizes! Just let us know you'll be coming by signing up here. 

Here is some info about our sponsors and the demos they will be showing:

AT&T Application Resource Optimizer (ARO)
Do you know your app’s performance?  Is it ready to go up against the fastest apps, the apps your customers love to use again and again?

Get your app tested with ARO at the WIP Demo Lounge and see where it ranks.  Use the report to make some simple configuration changes, and watch it climb up the leaderboard for some great prizes, and bragging rights.

What is ARO?  It’s a free diagnostic tool for analyzing...

Here at WIP, we partner with many mobile conferences taking place all over the world.  As a result, we are able to secure discounted registration for the WIP Community for most and sometimes even a FREE pass or two.  The next few weeks are jam-packed with events before the usual summer slow down. Check out the events below and many more on our Mobile Community Calendar:

AnDevCon, May 15 – 17, San Francisco, USA.  Still time to register for this technical conference geared towards software developers building or selling Android apps. Exhibit Hall is Free to attend. Conference discount for WIP Community.

APPNATION, May 15 & 16, New York, USA. This is where the app and connected device ecosystems meet, combined with social TV apps.  It is the first conference to focus entirely on the business of apps and their transformative impact on consumers and enterprise technology, devices, commerce, media and social interaction. Discount for WIP Community.

WhyMCA Mobile Developer...

Developers continue to be in hot demand as we enter 2012 with many events eager to cater to them - so many events it is becoming much harder to choose which to attend.  I see operators/carriers doing more and more to attract developers to their SDKs and APIs.  A couple of years ago, only a few were hosting developer events; now all are hosting at least one per year with many additional hackathons, seminars and workshops.

Much more emphasis will be placed on how developers can make money with their applications.  More events with this focus will be forthcoming in 2012 and beyond.  All conferences will include it as one of their conference streams if they are not dedicated the whole conference to it.  Other prominent areas include: Mobile Payments, NFC and Social Media and anything to do with Apps.

Mobile World Congress will continue to attract large numbers of mobile ecosystem members including developers.  GSMA really hit a home run with App Planet at MWC in 2010 and will...