The finalists were chosen by an international jury of the most recognized mobile industry experts who will pitch their idea, application or project at the Mobile Premier Awards event that takes place in Barcelona, at the Petit Palau of Palau de la Musica on February 15, 2010 in front of investors, operators, media companies, peer entrepreneurs, and press and influential bloggers.

The year’s MPA best in Mobile Startup Innovation Finalists are:

• MobileMonday Austria – Mobilizy
• MobileMonday Barcelona – fonYou
• MobileMonday Berlin – spendino
• MobileMonday Bogota – RedSalvavidas
• MobileMonday Chennai – mobiSiteGalore
• MobileMonday Copenhagen – Cepa Mobility
• MobileMonday Edinburgh – Mobile Acuity
• MobileMonday Estonia – TaxiPal
• MobileMonday Lithuania – SendFlow
• MobileMonday London – Audioboo
• MobileMonday Milan – Soundtrckr
• MobileMonday Munich – Aloqa
• MobileMonday New Delhi – Voicetap Technologies
• MobileMonday New York – PercentMobile
• MobileMonday Oslo – Bipper Communication
• MobileMonday Rest of EMEA – Layar
• MobileMonday Silicon Valley – CloudMade
• MobileMonday Slovenia – Visionect
• MobileMonday Stockholm – MoSync
• MobileMonday Tel Aviv – waze

The finalists chosen to the Innovation Awards will present along with the winners in the other categories chosen by our partner networks (see below). You can follow their activities here on this MPA Finalist Twitter List.

Mobile Premier Awards Registration
To attend the Mobile Premier Awards in Barcelona on February 15, you can buy full price tickets here on Amiando. If you are a member of dotopen, you (and up to four of your colleagues) can buy a special ticket price of 39€ instead of 99€ for non-members, and you get  additional benefits. Check here for all details on registration.

About the Mobile Premier Awards
The Mobile Premier Awards are the point of reference in startup premiers during the Mobile World Congress on February 15, 2010 in Barcelona and are organized in collaboration with some of the main networks in the industry including MobileMonday, Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF), MEX, MobileActive.org, Women 2.0 and the Women in Mobile Data Association.

This year we have received over 600 startup submissions from all continents to the different awards.

MPA in Innovation
The classic peer-reviewed, global grassroots competition where MobileMonday chapters nominate a local startup to eventually pitch in Barcelona.

MPA in Marketing
The best startup in Mobile Marketing – in partnership in partnership with the Mobile Marketing Association.

MPA in Entertainment
The best startup in Mobile Entertainment in partnership with the Mobile Entertainment Forum.

MPA in User Experience
The best startup in Mobile User Experience in partnership with MEX.

MPA in Social Change
The best startup using mobile for social change in partnership with MobileActive.org.

MPA in Female Entrepreneurship
The best woman-lead mobile startup in partnership with Women 2.0 and the Women in Mobile Data Association.

The Mobile Premier Awards are a once a year opportunity to reach the most influential professionals and companies in innovation in the mobile industry and so it offers unique opportunities for visibility and communication. If you are interested, ask us for some more information at info(AT)mobilepremierawards(DOT)com.

We have reached out to others and are now working with fellow NY technology groups including Girls in Tech, Entrepreneurs’ Roundtable, SoS, and many others.

We will be updating the site with details and will keep you posted with further details in the comings hours and day.

Please contact Lubna here if you wish to volunteer.

An exciting spring season with many interesting events in the mobile business is reaching an end. And before the summer break starts we all would like to meet to discuss our experiences and the future of mobile. As we all meet for MMA in New York at the beginning of June we would like to invite you to:

“Mobile Monday New York – Passion in mobile!”

Taking place June 1, from 7-10pm in the fabulous studios of bnetTV!

bnetTV Studios: 95 Morton Street, 7th Floor, New York, New York, 10014

Further information and the agenda will be provided next week!

RSVP @ http://mobilemondaynewyork.eventbrite.com

Greetings from
bnetTV, Smaato and the Mobile Monday NY team

MobileMonday NY is pleased to announce that we have entered into a media partnership agreement with Digital Downtown planned for this June 10th and 11th.  Downtown Digital is a two day conference/exhibit showcasing innovation, trends and just plain “cool” technology that is hosted by CEA (Consumer Electronics Association).  A major part of the show, Digital Downtown To Go is devoted to the burgeoning wireless industry. One part of the show floor is the Mobile Apps Lounge and Mobile Apps Shootout, where presenters have the opportunity to demo their applications for the press/analyst/media community.  Through our media partnership we have arranged a 10% off for Mobile Monday Members who wish to exhibit at Digital Downtown To Go  Mobile Apps Lounge and Shoot Out at CEALineShows/Digital Downtown.

As a participant you’ll get to:

• Showcase your mobile app in the Mobile Apps Lounge. With a high traffic footprint, the Apps Lounge lets you demo your product to show attendees during show floor hours.
• Participate in the June 11th Mobile Apps Shootout where the audience votes for the apps it finds most enriching. You’ll have 90 seconds to show your stuff in front of a live audience.

9:45-10:30 am: New Media Meets New Interfaces, New Gadgets
Whether you’re touching, tapping, gesturing, speaking, or even waving your mobile device over the bar code of an item you are interested in purchasing to get more information, there’s no denying that the wireless technology is changing how consumers interact with their gadgets and how their gadgets interact with the world around us. Lubna Dajani, Founder of Stratemerge and co-founder of Mobile Monday, NY moderates this cutting edge panel that looks at the enabling technologies and devices that are striving to take things to the next level

To Register: The registration form in on the Digital Downtown website Use the promo code, MobMon.  If you have any difficulties, please contact us or send email to Rachel Costello — RWC2@gmail.com

Come hang out with Dealmaker Media, Mashable and MobileMonday New York for a tweetup event at the Village Pourhouse on Monday May 4, 2009.

Debbie Landa from Dealmaker Media is coming to New York to meet the “The Real Entrepreneurs of New York City”. She is looking to get the inside scoop on innovation in the Big Apple and build a much needed bridge between NY and Silicon Valley.

Come and introduce yourselves, she’s on the hunt for the “Next Top Startup” for their Under the Radar conferences.

Date: May 4, 2009
Time: 7:00PM – 10:00PM
Location: Village Pourhouse, 64 Third Avenue at 11th Street, NYC, 10003

Register Here.

Note that the After party will be held Christian Audigier nightclub @ Treasure Island on APRIL 2ND starting at 10:00pm until 4:00AM.

Many thanks to DotMobi for sponsoring this session and for the MEF for co-hosting the party. Sponsorship opportunities are still available, please contact lubna [at] stratemerge [dot] com for details.

Please be sure to bring your CTIA badge and your business cards. RSVP for the party @ http://mashupctia09.eventbrite.com/

Open to All Registered Attendees!

MobileMonday NY invites you to join us and our sister chapters for two very special panels with mobile industry luminaries, who will discuss the impact of mobile technologies in today’s evolving marketplace.

Introduction by Lubna Dajani, Event Chair, Co-Founder Mobile Monday NY & Founder Stratemerge Inc.

Sponsored by:

Media Partner:

Roundtable 1 – Vertical Adoption and Applications for Mobile

New business models are driving mobile adoption in such industry sectors as telecommunications, transportation, healthcare, consumer electronics, e-commerce and – more recently – environmental activities. Embedded mobile devices promise to further broaden the reach of the Internet. If you’re in mobile – or investigating mobile for vertical applications – don’t miss this panel.

Speakers:

Tim Haysom, CMO, OMTP
Murray Slovick, Director, Hearst Business Media
E.Y. Snowden, CEO, Tatara Systems
Stephen Wellman, Director of Community and Content, Ziff Davis Enterprise

Roundtable 2 – Meeting the Demand for Mobile Entertainment

The growing demand for mobile content, especially video, along with the exponential growth in social media, location services and mobile payments is confirming the economic viability and vitality of mobile marketing and entertainment. This panel will explore the enabling technologies, industry initiatives, and business models that are shaping and sustaining this new landscape.

Speakers:

Andrew Bud, Executive Chairman, mBlox
Tom Ellsworth, CEO, GoTV Networks
Gary Schwartz, CEO Impact Mobile & IAB Chair of Mobile Committee
Mike Wehrs, President, Mobile Marketing Association

Lubna Dajani, Event Chair & Co-Founder Mobile Monday NY & Founder Stratemerge Inc.

Special Thanks to DotMobi for sponsoring this session and the after party on April 2nd at Christian Audigier nightclub @ Treasure Island on April 2nd starting at 10:00pm until 4:00AM all are invited.

MobileMonday Chapter organizers will look look at three criteria when making their decision:

• originality, creativity and innovativeness
• technical and operational feasibility
• economic and financial viability

Each of the 68 MobileMonday Chapters (cities) will select their local startup nominee which will be announced on January 19, 2009.

If you are a member of the MobileMonday NY chapter and would like to be considered as our local startup nominee please contact Lubna Dajani or David Harper.

An international jury of renowned industry experts, investors and entrepreneurs (to be announced soon) will select the 20 finalists that will present on stage in Barcelona on February 16, 2009. Last year’s jury included representatives from Telefónica, Vodafone, Google, Yahoo!, AdMob, MobHappy, GoMoNews, Nexit Ventures, and Xtract.

Check the “how to participate” page for further details on the participation and registration process.

Currently there are startups signed up from Buenos Aires, Boston, Berlin, Sweden, Belfast, Dublin, Jakarta, New York, Chennai. Mumbai, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Madrid, Barcelona and other chapters are preparing their preselections now. Once again, the event will gather the best in Mobile Innovation to come.

Previous MobileMonday Peer Awards winners include Realeyes 3D, Mobile Complete (now Device Anywhere) and Plazes in 2007; Buzzd, Funambol, Taptu and Kimia in 2008 (Winners’ Circle page here).

Anyone can sign up to the Mobile Peer Awards website to view startups and follow the competition.

About
The MobileMonday Mobile Peer Awards Barcelona are among the most influential events in the mobile industry and, with over 1000 attendants, the point of reference in startup innovation during the Mobile World Congress. The MobileMonday Peer Awards are organized by MobileMonday Barcelona in collaboration with the entire MobileMonday Community.

Mobile Monday is a global community of mobile industry visionaries, developers and influentials fostering cooperation and cross-border business development through virtual and live networking events to share ideas, best practices and trends from global markets.

The previous editions of the Peer Awards have received wide support from the entire mobile ecosystem players, including Telefonica, Nokia, dotMobi, Xtract, Nexit Ventures, Acision, 22@Barcelona, Barcelona City Council, Mippin, Reitek, CIDEM – Generalitat de Catalunya, MSC Malaysia / WCIT2008, Barcelona Media.

If you’re interested to become a partner or a sponsor to the Mobile Peer Awards during Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona, please contact info AT mobilemondaybarcelona DOT com.

Location-Based Services: Making the Business Case, Opportunities & Risks

The delivery of information and entertainment services at the right place, at the right time has now evolved to include social networking features. Will location alert, photo sharing, user-generated content, and more, finally help LBS take off?

• Revenue sources and partnership models
• Who will pay and how much?
• Data ownership, permission and privacy implications

Get the tools to understand the profitable business models for mobile media, determine the worth and value of your company, raise money to take your company to the next level and achieve maximum ROI on your investment. Also, create exclusive business connections unavailable elsewhere, source insights from respected analysts on opportunities and risks and elevate your profile with strategic partners, dealmakers and decision makers.

Information is at a premium, and this event will deliver the executive knowledge you need to make key decisions.

Hear from CEOs, VCs, dealmakers, and the insiders who will share their years of experience with you. A roster of the industry elite is brought together for your learning and networking benefit.

Exceptional Networking Opportunities!!!

All the stakeholders – companies looking for funds, investors, dealmakers, analysts, and advisors will be in one place, at one time. Be at the center of the action!

Whether your interest is social networking, billing, video, music, or advertising, the Mobile Media Investor Conference hopes to bring you closer to the sectors you are most passionate about. We look forward to two days of discovering the opportunities and challenges that lay ahead in mobile media, as well as new strategies for monetization.

For info and registration: Click here

MobileCampNYC3 will take place on Sat. November 15th (9:15am-6:00pm) at Microsoft’s NYC office in midtown Manhattan. Yes, all day (and we’re feeding you throughout.) Free after event drinks will be sponsored by Skyhook Wireless at a yet-to-be-decided bar nearby.

Microsoft
1290 Ave of the Americas, Floor #6
New York, NY 10104
*On arrival, please check in with the front desk (photo ID required)

Want to attend this Mobile Camp? Sign up!

View the list of people who have already signed up.

A BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from participants. MobileCamp  is a mobile technology theme BarCamp. Its aim is to bring together mobile enthusiasts, explorers and professionals to share the current state and their visions for the future direction of mobility. Topics may include – but are not limited to – mobile gaming, entrepreneurship, social mobility and presence, near field communication, physical hyperlinking, mobile storytelling, the importance of open standards, protocols, and platforms, linux based devices, and mobility on other continents.

The main theme of this event will be best practices & design patterns from a mobile perspective with a strong focus on the design of mobile software.

Call for Barcode Enthusiasts

The idea is to have a dedicated track for all things related to QR Codes, Barcodes, RFID, and Physical Hyperlinking in general. For this track we will have 10 sessions dedicated to one room (although it is still possible to use free spots on the main grid.) I’m helping curate this track so please send an email introducing yourself if you would like to hold a session to dharper [AT] wirelessink [DOT] com.

Want to attend this Mobile Camp? Sign up!

View the list of people who have already signed up.

Interested in sponsoring? Please contact dharper [AT] wirelessink [DOT] com.

Cheers,
David Harper
Founder, Winksite
Co-founder, MobileMonday, NY

Broadband everywhere – the mobile opportunity

When:
Monday, 22 Sept 2008 at 6:45PM

Where:
Samsung Experience Center, 10 Columbus Circle, NYC

RSVP:
Please RSVP here.

Cost:
Free, as always.

The current rollout of HSPA is creating new business opportunities that exploit mobile broadband. The huge sales of USB modems reveal an emerging market that is different from pocket broadband on handsets. Mobile broadband is competing with WiFi due to always-connected mobility, ease of access and flat rate data plans. Carriers are developing HSPA and WiMax capabilities, deploying femtocells and partnering to provide xDSL connection to their core networks.

In Europe, the market has already transitioned from one dominated by visionary mobile broadband customers, to a mainstream market dominated by pragmatic customers. In the US, more people are using Web-friendly handsets and consuming more Web content overall, particularly content that lies outside carriers’ portals.

Meanwhile industry bodies – in conjunction with a raft of PC OEMs – are creating a new Mobile Broadband logo and branding campaign for wireless broadband in laptops, aiming to educate the public about ‘broadband inside’.

MoMo New York presents a discussion on the impacts of mobile broadband on carriers, content providers, laptop manufacturers and infrastructure vendors. We are happy to announce the following distinguished speakers:

Moderator:

• Lubna Dajani, Stratemerge

Panelists:

• Carl Taylor, Director of Applications & Services, Hutchison Whampoa Europe
• Ari Zoldan, CEO, Quantum Networks, LLC
• Robert Samuels, Director, Mobile Products, The New York Times
• other panelists to be announced.