New date confirmed for Forum Nokia Developer Conference in India

A new date has been confirmed for the Forum Nokia Developer Conference in Bangalore, India. This developer conference was originally planned to be held on December 10, 2008 but was rescheduled due to the unfortunate and shocking events in Mumbai in late November 2008. Forum Nokia decided to reschedule the event in the interest of the safety of the conference participants, partners and Nokia employees, as also keeping in mind the mood and sentiment of the nation. The conference will now be held on 20th January, 2009 at the Taj Residency in Bangalore.

The event is bringing in experts from all entities of the telecom ecosystem to educate developers in India in light of the upcoming 3G deployment. There will be a mix of technology and business speaker sessions.

NAVTEQ will participate in the conference with a demo pod and a 30-minute speaker slot in the afternoon Technology & Platform Showcase session about LBS as the key to future mobile innovation. The presentation will give an overview of market trends, various mobile development aspects of LBS, available APIs and how NAVTEQ can help developers accelerate LBS development and success.

“LBS the key to future innovation - Accelerating LBS development & success”
Speaker: Tom Tierney, Head of Partner Alliances, NAVTEQ Partner & Developer Programs

The presentation will give an overview of market trends, things to consider - including available mobile APIs - when creating innovative location-enabled applications for mobile phones using dynamic positioning technology and NAVTEQ® maps, and how NAVTEQ can help developers accelerate their LBS development and success. Topics that will be covered:

• The prospects of LBS in India & insights on how LBS is doing worldwide
• High-level overview of mobile API's and tools for LBS development
• Getting started developing LBS apps – tips & resources from NN4D
• Devices & platforms supported in the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge, how to register for the APAC region and become successful in the competition

Tom has over 20 years of licensing, sales and business development experience in content and new media. He is currently heading a team of partner managers responsible for sourcing and managing platform and application partners to NAVTEQ Network for Developers (NN4D) and associated programs and services such as the NAVTEQ Connections™ portal as well as securing sponsors for the annual NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge®. Immediately prior to joining NAVTEQ, Tom ran his own M&A practice, producing deal flow, valuations and transactions as a licensed business broker. Tom’s position allows him the unique opportunity to provide business support to innovative entrepreneurs working with location-based services and emerging technologies.

Nokia is a global device sponsor of the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge and APAC registration is open until February 13th, 2009. Developers attending the event will get the chance to find out what they need to become successful in the competition.

For more information on the event and to register, check out the event website here>>

More information

• Nokia Developer Conference ’09: http://www.nokiadevcon.in/
• Participate in NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge APAC: http://developer.navteq.com/site/global/lbs_challenge/apac/home/p_apac_home.jsp