iHollywood Forum Announces Mobile Entertainment Summit 5 On Oct. 24 at CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2004.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Summit Spotlights Mobile Entertainment Content, Technologies and Business Opportunities iHollywood Forum, Inc. today announced the lineup for its fifth Mobile Entertainment Summit(TM) (www.mobiletechforum.com), focusing on the wireless technologies and content transforming the U.S., European and Asian mobile entertainment marketplace. Produced in association with CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2004 (www.wirelessit.com), the Mobile Entertainment Summit takes place on Sunday, October 24 at the Moscone Center The Moscone Center is San Francisco, California's largest convention and exhibition complex. The complex consists of two main underground halls underneath Yerba Buena Gardens, Moscone North and Moscone South, as well the three-level Moscone West exhibition hall across 4th Street. in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . 9am-7pm. The Summit is the largest gathering of the mobile entertainment industry in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and features over 700 attendees, 3 keynotes, 11 panels and 8 case studies. Keynote speakers include: Howard Handler, Chief Marketing Officer, Virgin Mobile USA Virgin Mobile USA (NYSE: VM) is a cellular telephone company that is a joint-venture between Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group and Sprint Nextel. Virgin Mobile USA uses Sprint's CDMA-based Personal Communications Service (PCS) network. Juha Christensen, President, Mobile and Devices, Macromedia Paul Palmieri This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , Executive Director, Business and Development, Verizon Wireless Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, owns and operates the second largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on total wireless customers. . Wireless carriers, entertainment companies, handset makers, developers and other high-level attendees will consider the future of mobile entertainment in keynotes, panels, case studies and exclusive networking sessions. Topics include: wireless music, Hollywood unwired, mobile gaming and multimedia, content distribution strategies, protecting revenue streams, mobile marketing, premium messaging services, digital imaging, global content opportunities and a round-up of what's hot and what's not. Strategies for making money from mobile applications will receive special attention. "With the growing popularity of wireless games, downloadable ring tones and streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. , wireless and mobile technology is literally changing the face of entertainment," said Michael Stroud, Founder of iHollywood Forum Inc. and Chair of the Summit. "The fast-adopters and adapters will be the one ones who survive and prosper." In addition to the Mobile Entertainment Summit, iHollywood Forum and CTIA are producing the Official Press Reception on Sunday October 24th at the Argent ar·gent n. 1. Heraldry The metal silver, represented by the color white. 2. Archaic Silver or something resembling it. Hotel. 6:30pm-9:00pm. The Argent Hotel is located at 50 Third Street, San Francisco, CA. 94103. This gala event features entertainment, food and drinks, exclusive press announcements and an intimate look at the hottest new wireless products in advance of the exhibit hall. All credentialed press covering CTIA invited to attend the press event. RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. mandatory. Contact: Erin McGee at 202-736-2980 or emcgee@ctia.org. The conference is made possible by a range of sponsors showcasing their latest wireless innovations in the Summit's exclusive exhibitor showcase. Sponsors are available in advance for press interviews and include: Platinum: Macromedia Gold: Mobile 365, Comverse, Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. , July Systems Silver: mBlox, Sorrent, go comics, 9 Squared, U.S. CELLNET CELLNET Telecom Securicor Cellular Radio (UK telecommunications company) Information, Inc., One World Interactive, Telenor Interactiv, Wmode, NDS See eDirectory. NDS - Netware Directory Services , Infospace Mobile, HI Corp., Pulse Entertainment. Bronze: Versaly Entertainment, m-Qube, Kanematsu, Corbis, Soapbox Mobile, Pangolin pangolin (păng-gō`lĭn), armored, toothless mammal of tropical Asia and Africa. Pangolins range in length from 3 to 6 ft (90–180 cm) including the long, broad tail. Their snouts are narrow and pointed. SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. , Crisp Wireless, Enpocket, Blister Entertainment, M7 Networks, Gigno System America, MobiTV / Idetic Inc., Aceno, NewBay Software, Simplewire, IndiaGames Ltd., Tira Wireless, Blue Frog  The of this article or section may be compromised by "weasel words".You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words. Mobile, CoreMedia, JETRO JETRO Japan External Trade Organization , Skycore, SRS Labs. Conference Bag: MachineWorks, ATI (ATI Technologies Inc., Markham Ontario, http://ati.amd.com) A leading manufacturer of graphics chips and display adapters. Founded in 1985 by K. Y. Ho, Benny Lau and Lee Lau, ATI chips and boards are widely used by OEMs. , Mobile 365 Media and Supporting Partners: Rogers & Cowan, Hollywood Reporter, Business Wire, Wireless Week, RCR RCR Richard Childress Racing RCR responsible conduct of research RCR Royal College of Radiologists (UK; also seen as RCOR) RCR Royal Canadian Regiment RCR Rockcliff Resources Inc (Sudbury, ON, Canada) Wireless, Mobile Entertainment Forum, Symbian One, 160 Characters and ActiveWireless.com Featured speakers and panelists at the Mobile Entertainment Summit include: --9 Squared, James Eberhard, Founder and Chief Executive Officer --9 Squared, Ted Suh, Chief Marketing Officer --Ad Age, Alice Cuneo, West Coast Editor --Airborne Entertainment, Andy Nulman, President --Blister Entertainment, Paul Poutanen, President --Clear Channel Radio Interactive, Kim Johnson, Vice President, Sales and Marketing --Comverse, Yishay Waxman, Product Sales Director --CoreMedia AG, Willms Buhse, Head of Products and Marketing Executive Board Member --Corbis, Mark Sherman, Vice President, Emerging Markets and Products --Crisp Wireless, Boris Fridman, Chief Executive Officer --Digital Chocolate, Trip Hawkins, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. --EMI Records, Ted Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , Senior Vice President, Digital Distribution and Delivery --EnPocket, Rob Lawson, Co-founder, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Americas --Epson America Inc., Mitch Kadish, Senior Product Manager, New Business Development --Faith West, Carolynne Schloeder, President --Fox Sports, Ross Levinsohn, Vice President --Future Image Inc., Tony Henning, Managing Editor, The Mobile Imaging Report --GignoSystem America, Patrick Stanton, Director of Business Development --GoComics, Chris Pizey, Managing Director --Gracenote, Craig Palmer, President and CEO --HI Corporation of America, Carl Korobkin, President and CEO --Indiagames, Vishal Gondal, Founder and CEO --InfoSpace Mobile, Mary Stuyvesant, General Manager, Entertainment Marketing --Infospace Mobile, Anthony Stonefield, Chief Strategy Officer --July Systems, Ashok Narasimhan, CEO and Founder --July Systems, Gigi Wang, Vice President, Marketing --July Systems, Roy Sehgal, Vice President, Business Development --Kanematsu, Mardi Jackson, Director of Mobile Content --M7 Networks, William Erickson, President and Chief Executive Officer --MEF, Patrick Parodi, Chairman --Macromedia, Juha Christensen, President, Mobile and Devices --Macromedia, Tapio Anttila, Director of Content Acquisition --Macromedia, Gina Centoni, Vice President, Product Management --mBlox, Andrew Bud, Executive Chairman --mForma, Rob Tercek, Executive Vice President, Programming and Chief Strategy Officer --Mobile 365, Patrice McAree, Vice President Content Sales --MobiTV / Idetic Inc., Phillip Alvelda, Chief Executive Officer --NDS, Joseph Deutsch, Director of Business Development, Mobile Solutions --News Corp., Lucy Hood, Senior Vice President, Content --Nextel, Dan Silberberger, Manager, Games Content --Pulse Entertainment, Brian Lipschultz, President and Chief Executive Officer --Qualcomm, Mike Yuen, BREW Developer Relations --Rogers Wireless, David Neale, Vice President, New Product Development --Soapbox Mobile, Dan Flanegan, Chief Executive Officer --Sony Music Digital Services, Thomas Gewecke, Senior Vice President, Digital Business Group --Sorrent, Greg Ballard, Chief Executive Officer --Sorrent, Jill Braff, Vice President, Marketing --Sorrent, Ray Schaaf, President of Publishing --Sprint, John Burris, Director of Wireless Data Marketing --Sprint, Pierre Barbeau, General Manager, Secure Picture Mail --Sprint, Thad Langford, Director of Business Development --Sprint, Jeff Hallock, Vice President, Product Marketing and Strategy --Sun Microsystems Inc., Reza Nabavi, Market Development Manager, Mobile Data Services --T-Mobile, Michael Gallelli --Telenor Mobile Interactive, Steinar Svalesen, Chief Executive Officer --Texas Instruments, Kush Kush: see Cush. Parikh, Strategic Marketing Director --Tira Wireless, Paul Schaut, Chief Executive Officer --U.S. Cellnet/One World Interactive, Simon Pollack, Vice President of Messaging --Vectis International, Inc. Simon Bureau, Founder and Managing Director --Verizon Wireless, Paul Palmieri, Executive Director --Verizon Wireless, Alex Bloom, Associate Director, Programming --Virgin Mobile USA, Howard Handler, Chief Marketing Officer --Vidiator Technology (US) Inc., Connie Wong, Chief Executive Officer --Versaly Entertainment, Ric Eittreim, Vice President, Business Development --Vodafone, Richard Hurring, Mobile Applications --Wall Street Journal, Lee Gomes, Editor --Walt Disney Internet Group, Larry Shapiro, Executive Vice President, Business Development and Operations --Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) ., Doug Dyer, Wireless --Warner Music Group, Dave Dorn --Wmode Inc., Oliver Ruekgauer, Senior Vice President European Operations --Wmode Inc., Emanuel Bertolin, Vice President Business Development --WirelessDeveloper Agency, Konny Zsigo, President --Wireless Internet and Mobile Computing, Alan Reiter, President --Wireless Week, Sue Marek, Editor --Zingy, Fabrice Grinda, Founder and Chief Executive Officer About iHollywood Forum and MobileTech Forum: iHollywood Forum, Inc, (TM) based in Los Angeles, CA, produces roundtables and conferences for Hollywood, entrepreneurs and mobile technology professionals. Founded five years ago by business journalist Michael Stroud, the company produces the popular monthly iHollywood Forum seminars on digital entertainment; MobileTech Forum for mobile professionals in San Diego, Los Angeles and Palo Alto; and Mobile Media World (Formerly iWireless World) on wireless content and applications; and Digital Media Summit, a conference about digital media delivery and commerce. More information is available at: http://www.ihollywoodforum.com/ Press Contact to RSVP for the Mobile Entertainment Summit(TM): Complimentary admission for qualified editorial media available through pre-registration ONLY for the Mobile Entertainment Summit. Journalists must apply for press credentials from CTIA (see details below) and also RSVP via e-mail intent to attend Mobile Entertainment Summit to Damion Martin in advance since space is limited. Priority admission will be given to pre-registered press. iHollywood Forum Press Contact: Damion Martin Rogers & Cowan 310-201-8871 drmartin@rogersandcowan.com For information about Mobile Entertainment Summit or to arrange speaker interviews: Zahava Stroud, iHollywood Forum 310-815-3884 Zahava@ihollywoodforum.com Press Information for CTIA: Qualified Reporters interested in attending CTIA WIRELESS IT & ENTERTAINMENT 2004 can register for comp Media and Analyst credentials online at www.wirelessit.com/media/ or call: Erin McGee, CTIA 202-736-2980 emcgee@ctia.org |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion