Location-Based Services SIG

December 3rd 2009 -- 4:00pm - 7:00pm

WCA's LBS and Mobile SIGs present LBS/Mobile Platforms Enabling Great Apps & Services
Venue: Nokia Campus, Mountain View CA

SOLD OUT, sorry!! We hope to see you at future events.

At the last WCA LBS SIG event, we presented a line-up of exciting LBS/Mobile applications including Aha Mobile, myGeoDiary, Google Latitude, all providing a variety of compelling consumer value propositions including traffic updates, where to find an In-N-Out burger, finding out where your friends are partying, enriched city tours from your mobile, augmented reality, and more. But what are the platforms and the enabling tools behind these hot apps to make them possible? Without them, the apps might be as dull and drab as the Atari pong game of the '70's!

There are now solutions now that allow an app to establish a very quick and accurate location for a place or person, there is technology that allows for behavioral analysis based on location history, a platform which allows a developer to create apps which do not need to be ported across different platforms (like Android, iPhone, Palm, etc), there is a platform to test any application on any device anywhere, and much more. Players such as these are enabling the creation of better and more exciting mobile and LBS applications with amazing features to excite any consumer.

A fun holiday party with wine & cheese & more will follow the presentations to get everyone into the holiday spirit and facilitate networking among the LBS and Mobile communities. FYI: The wine & cheese party is INCLUDED in the cost of admission!

-- Tony Jebara, CTO, Sense Networks "Lifestyle Segmentation from Mobile Location and Call Data"
-- Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen, VP of Business Development, Skyhook Wireless "Good Location Matters"
-- Leila Modarres, VP of Marketing, DeviceAnywhere "Perfecting LBS Application Development"
-- Adam Blum, CEO, Rhomobile "Rapidly Mobilize Your Enterprise Apps to All Smartphones"
-- Ellen Schwab, VP of Sales and Business Development, Telespree Communications "Evolution of Wireless Device-based Self-service"
-- Tom Owen, VP of Business Development, deCarta "An Integrated Platform for Powering Local Mobile Search and Navigation"
-- John Kavulich, Staff Manager Location Products and Services, Qualcomm "Powerful and Precise Location Technology Enhancing the User Experience"

SOLD OUT, sorry!! We hope to see you at future events.

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December 2009 : WCA LBS & Mobile SIG
LBS/Mobile Platforms Enabling Great Apps & Services
-- Tony Jebara, CTO, Sense Networks "Lifestyle Segmentation from Mobile Location and Call Data" - Presentation
-- Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen, VP of Business Development, Skyhook Wireless "Good Location Matters" - Presentation
-- Leila Modarres, VP of Marketing, DeviceAnywhere "Perfecting LBS Application Development" - Presentation
-- Adam Blum, CEO, Rhomobile "Rapidly Mobilize Your Enterprise Apps to All Smartphones" - Presentation
-- Ellen Schwab, VP of Sales and Business Development, Telespree Communications "Evolution of Wireless Device-based Self-service" - Presentation
-- Tom Owen, VP of Business Development, deCarta "An Integrated Platform for Powering Local Mobile Search and Navigation" - Presentation
-- John Kavulich, Staff Manager Location Products and Services, Qualcomm "Powerful and Precise Location Technology Enhancing the User Experience"
WCA LBS SIG YouTube Channel (Contains video segments of this event)

July 2009 : WCA LBS SIG
On Deck 2009 : LBS Apps for 2010 & Beyond
Sponsors: NAVTEQ & PARC
Handout Document: Download PDF
-- Moderator: Laura Diaz, NAVTEQ - Presentation
-- Alex Zaltsman, TourSpot - Presentation
-- Robert Hylkema, Urban Mapping - Presentation
-- Olivier Ricordel, RealEyes3D - Presentation
-- Lisa LeVasseur, Dial Plus - Presentation
-- Brian Salisbury, Networks in Motion - Presentation
-- Jonathan DeLong, ZOS Communications - Presentation
-- Robert Acker, Aha Mobile - Presentation
-- J.T. Trollman, B4UGo - Presentation
-- Shailendra Jain, Abaqus - Presentation
-- Jenny Lefferts, MADMaps - Presentation
-- Chris Nguyen, Google (Latitude)
-- Srinivas Chervirala, Orange Labs - Presentation

May 2009 : WCA LBS SIG
Teens and their use of LBS
Streaming video and article at Examiner.com (compliments of DelDaix)

January 2009 : WCA LBS SIG
Location-Based Advertising : 2009 and Beyond
-- Brian Levin, Useful Networks
-- Ujjal Kolhi, RhythmNewMedia
-- Ilan Zorman, AdYouNet
-- Blair Swedeen, Placecast
-- David Turner, NAVTEQ

September 2008 : WCA LBS SIG
Location without GNSS: Perspectives and Research
-- Marv White, Chief Technology Officer, Sportvision, Determination of real-time location, orientation and velocity at sporting events
-- Dr. Martin J. Feuerstein, Chief Technology Officer, Polaris Wireless, E-911 Phase II compliance with the use of wireless location signatures
-- Bodhi Priyantha, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Microsoft Research, MIT Cricket and research into network embedded sensors
-- Hitesh Kalra, Chief Technology Officer, SenseIQ, Real-time asset tracking using various RFID and other Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS)
-- Ismail Guvenc, DoCoMo USA Labs, USA

July 2008 : WCA LBS SIG
On Deck : What's Next In LBS?
Sponsors: NAVTEQ and Forum Nokia
Handout Document: Download PDF
-- Moderator: Tom Tierney (NAVTEQ)
-- ZoneTag and Zurfer (Yahoo)
-- Google Maps (Google)
-- Livecast
-- GeoSpot
-- LightPole
-- SkyMail
Streaming video archive (compliments of DelDaix)

May 2008 : LBS SIG
How LBS is Enabling Auto-Based Exploration
-- David Nishijima, Toyota InfoTechnology Center
-- Chris Butler, Dash Navigation
-- Chris Wilson, TeleAtlas (and former member of Daimler-Chrysler R&D)
-- Richard Fuller, 3SI (moderator)

March 2008 : LBS & RFID SIG (joint-event)
Where's The Stuff? And What's It Doing? Locating And Managing Assets
-- Joshua Slobin, Director of Marketing, Aeroscout - presentation
-- Peter Sidwell, VP of Sales, Trenstar - presentation
-- Richard Fuller PhD, Senior Vice President, Geotrax - presentation
-- Moderator: Beth Kahn, VP of Operations, E-Band Communications

January 2008 : LBS SIG
Introduction To Yahoo Fire Eagle: A User-Location Platform For The Web
-- Mor Naaman, Yahoo Inc.

October 2007 : LBS SIG
Nokia's Approach to Location-Based Services – Devices, Platforms and Solutions
-- Rick Witham, Business Development, Forum Nokia

September 2007 : LBS SIG
Fundamental Approaches to Determining Location
WCA SIG Newsletter : Naomi Morita reports on the September LBS SIG event - newsletter
-- Dr. Richard Fuller, Sr. VP, Geotrax Protection LLC (moderator)
-- Geoff Smith, VP Systems Engineering, G2 Microsystems - presentation
-- Todd Young, Director Product & Business Development, Rosum - presentation
-- Dave Reid, Director Wireless Business Development, SiRF

September 2007 : RFID SIG (in partnership w/ the LBS SIG)
Real-Time Locating Systems (RTLS) and Yard Management - Increasing the Visibility
WCA SIG Newsletter : Naomi Morita reports on the September RFID + LBS SIG event - newsletter
-- Aleks Gollu, Founder & CEO, PINC Solutions - presentation

July 2007 : LBS SIG
WCA Location-Based Services SIG - What Does Location-Based Services Mean To Me? (Panel Session)
WCA SIG Newsletter : Naomi Morita reports on the July LBS SIG event - newsletter
-- Beth Kahn, VP Operations, E-Band Communications (moderator)
-- Amir Qamar, Executive Director of Technology Investment Banking, CIBC World Markets - presentation
-- Marsha Kadanoff, VP Marketing, Mobio - presentation
-- David Cole, Director of Business Development, MapQuest
-- Chris Wilson, Program Director, DaimlerChrysler Research & Technology N.A.
-- Cormac Conroy, VP Engineering, Qualcomm

June 2007 : LBS SIG
Location-based Services SIG Kickoff
-- Kris Kolodziej, Chief Technology Officer, Spime Inc. - presentation

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