Mini-Jam @ Uplinq 2010
July 1, 2010
San Diego, USA
Jam'n with Qualcomm & WIP at the Uplinq Conference
in San Diego!
Join us for a mini WIPJam @ Uplinq!
Uplinq 2010 Conference
June 30 - July 1, 2010
Manchester Grand Hyatt
San Diego, CA
The Uplinq™ 2010 Conference is a new must-attend mobile developers conference hosted by Qualcomm that will bring together the most dynamic minds in the mobile ecosystem. Learn how Qualcomm boosts development, distribution and optimization of mobile apps and content to create the ultimate user experiences!
Brew developers and those considering Brew MP, find answers to all your questions plus ways to accelerate your business models globally as you target the enormous installed base of Brew devices and profit from major new opportunities. And for developers focused on Android, Windows Mobile, Symbian or other mobile operating systems, Uplinq covers how to optimize your applications for devices based on Qualcomm chipsets. Because mobile applications run best on Qualcomm-based technology.
Uplinq 2010 is a highly interactive, intense and fun, two-day conference designed to give you total access to incomparable expertise. In settings conducive to meaningful collaboration that will open your eyes to your next big opportunity.
Be a part of Uplinq 2010 – where mobile links up! Uplinq promises to be a great event for all mobile developers so register now.
We are happy to announce that we have secured a number of
passes for Uplinq for the WIP Community!
We have a limited number of complimentary passes: Code WIP3297
We also have passes at a 50% discount: Code WIPD1877
A Special accommodation offer is also available. Click for more information!
The WIPJam Unpanel Special Event session will take place on July 1st from 10:15 - 11:30 pm.
"We are bringing our globally popular UnPanel to Uplinq, a rallying session for developers to provide feedback, concerns, suggestions and ideas to influence Qualcomm and operator developer activities and the mobile development community as a whole. Learn, progress, invent, discover, rant and expand through meshed interactions with other developers. No Power Points. No Panels. No Ties. Just a fun event to increase innovation in the mobile ecosystem."
See you there - Jam On!
Here is the line up of speakers for the UnPanel:
Caroline Lewko, CEO, Wireless Industry Partnership (WIP)
Caroline has been in the wireless/ telecom industry since 1995, as a coder, funder, business developer and entrepreneur and is known as the ‘connector’ and an early mobile developer evangelist. She started WIP to make the path easier for mobile developers, reduce cycle times and increase innovation in the mobile ecosystem, through events like WIP Jam; the WIPwiki.com resource portal for mobile developers, and tools like the WIP Partnership Quiz for connecting to the right partners in the ecosystem. Caroline founded the Wireless Innovation Network of BC (WINBC) in 2001 and spearheaded the development and fundraising of Wavefront, a wireless commercialization centre in Vancouver, and is Past Chair of both organizations. Caroline has also worked for a Hong Kong consultancy marketing an industrial park in China and was in the Telecommunications Industry Group of Anderson Consulting (Accenture). She received her MBA from Dalhousie University. Designated by Fierce Wireless as one of the 2009 Top 10 Women in Wireless. www.wipconnector.com Twitter: @mobilejam @ wipwiki #wipjam
Carlo Longino, Community Manager, Wireless Industry Partnership(WIP)
Carlo has been active in the mobile industry as a consultant, analyst, writer and blogger for more than 10 years, building online communities and helping companies with marketing and product strategy.
Most recently, Carlo worked as a freelance consultant and writer while he completed an MBA; prior to that, he was Senior Analyst for Floor64, a Silicon Valley-based analyst firm, where he covered the mobile and fixed telecom industries. He also helped launch and spent five years running TheFeature.com, a thought leadership site owned by Nokia. Carlo is a well-known mobile blogger at MobHappy.com, and his writing has also been published in The Wall Street Journal, Business 2.0 magazine and on Dow Jones Newswires. Carlo joined WIP in 2010 to focus on building its community of developers, with particular emphasis on delivering online content and tools to support their success.
Carlo has an undergraduate degree in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MBA from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
Sean Thompson, VP of Production, GOSUB 60, Inc
Sean Thompson is VP of Production for GOSUB 60, Inc. Through his management of both the Product Development and Deployment teams, Sean supervises each project from inception to completion. Sean’s expertise in both gaming and production ensure GOSUB 60’s apps conform to the company’s core design principles: superior quality, intuitive gameplay, extended replay value, and a focus on casual games from original IP. With the recent launch of Solitaire Deluxe® 8-Pack on Facebook and pending release of Jewel Factory™ and Mobile Deluxe™ Blackjack on iPhone with Facebook Connect, Sean moves GS60 cross platform by combining great casual game experiences with quality social features. Sean holds a BA in Economics from Trinity College.Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, GOSUB 60 is an independent innovator, publisher and marketer of mobile entertainment. Founded in 2003, GOSUB 60 focuses on creating original casual titles and is responsible for delivering titles such as Solitaire Deluxe® 16-Pack, Sudoku Deluxe®, Conspiracy Theory™: Area 51. GOSUB 60 publishes apps across multiple platforms, including iPhone, Facebook, Blackberry, BREW and Java.
Antoine RJ Wright, founder and primary voice, Mobile Ministry Magazine
Antoine RJ Wright is the founder and primary voice behind the blog-magazine Mobile Ministry Magazine. A resident of the Southeast US, Antoine has combined creative and technical writing, an understanding of website design and development topics, and attention to trends in personal, mobile, and enterprise technologies to craft an IT career that has spanned over 10 years, several hats, and various East Coast geographies. Beyond mobile, Antoine enjoys mentoring, reading sociological and theological texts, learning salsa, and spending long wandering sessions on his bicycle and car.
Adam Lakritz, Network Architect, Jack in the Box
Adam Lakritz has held a variety of IT positions over his 20-year career at Jack in the Box corporate headquarters in San Diego. His current responsibilities as Network Architect include storage architecture, mobile strategy, digital signage and new technologies. Specific to mobility, Adam has been involved in both enterprise systems; field force automation, data collection and email, and business systems; mobile marketing initiatives and payment systems. Prior to Jack in the Box, Adam held positions with Omni and Pan Pacific hotels. He holds a Master of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Administration from the Universityof Nevada-Las Vegas.
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Nick Bicanic, CEO, Purpose Wireless
Nick is CEO and Founder of Purpose Wireless Ltd., a software development company founded in 2008 to create and develop cutting edge smartphone solutions. The company's first product is an open API, cross-platform location sharing system called echoecho. Echoecho asks and answers the question “Where are you?” in a manner that does not sacrifice user privacy or security, and with simplicity and speed that makes it a preferred (and often safer) alternative to texting or calling.
Mr. Bicanic is a multi-skilled entrepreneur with 15 years of experience in the technology sector. He possess a cutting edge clarity of vision through a combination of experiences in marketing, human computer interfaces, multimedia and technological development. Prior to founding Purpose Wireless in 2008, Nick successfully founded, ran for 6 years and eventually sold DeltaBravo Ltd., a commerce solutions company, whose innovative software approaches revolutionized e-commerce in the UK and Europe, with clients including Zoom.co.uk, Arcadia Group and Virgin Music. After selling DeltaBravo, Nick continued to consult and manage some of the larger projects for the company on a contract basis.
Earlier in his career, Nick created a number of award-winning cross-media marketing campaigns for clients such as Financiere Richemont AG, Zanussi, Warner Brothers. He also contributed to two books published by Microsoft Press and numerous articles in Wired magazine.
A natural leader, Nick is an accomplished windsurfer and helicopter pilot and also directed an award-winning documentary, "Shadow Company" about the re-emergence of private soldiers in modern warfare. He holds an M.A. and a B.A. in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, UK.
Greg Meyer, Director, Business Development, Aepona
Greg Meyer has held a variety of Business Development and Marketing Telecom positions over his 15-year career at the likes of Oracle, RightNow Technologies, TeleTech Corporation and Aepona. His current responsibilities are in Business Development focusing on exposing core network capabilities of carrier networks to application developers. Along with these responsibilities, Greg works with many application ecosystems to educate and engage them in experiencing growth through new mobile opportunities.