Mobile Communities and User Generated Content 2007 9-11th October 2007, London

Networking communities have taken the web by storm and this success can be easily transferred to mobile technology. Communities such as MySpace are becoming increasingly popular and have generated over 130 million registered users, a community that is increasing by approximately 250,000 members per day. Fixed line communities account for over a third of the top 100 websites.

Speaker panel includes industry leading players such as:
- Mark Watts-Jones, Head of Product Management, Orange
- Richard Tennersham, Marketing Director, Microsoft
- Jonny Shipp, O2
- Caroline Sexton, Vodafone
- Morgan Holt, Former Director of media Innovation, 3
- Ziv Navoth, VP Marketing, Bebo
- David Springall, YoSpace
- Peter Richards, CEO, Mobestar
- Matthew Menz, Motorola
- George Lindaros, Nokia

Mobile User Generated Content is predicted to be worth $13.2bn USD by 2011 with current services such as 3s SeeMeTV bringing in more than 100,000 amateur videos and photographs, resulting in more than 12 million downloads (GigaOM 2007).

This conference is an ideal networking opportunity featuring speakers from leading companies that will provide an in-depth discussion on how to maximise acceptance and uptake of mobile communities and user generated content and to give you insight into how this market is likely to evolve.

Other key questions covered in this conference are:
- Is the handset truly competitive to a PC? Will users maintain an ongoing content delivery through their handset?
- How do we transfer the success of online communities and user generated content to mobile technology?
- How to align your web-based community with the most appropriate operator?
- Is there a need for open standards in the development on mobile communities?
- How can communities be better integrated with the mobile experience?
- Gain an in depth understanding of Mobile Web 2.0
- How to overcome key challenges that are currently hindering the success of mobile communities & user generated content?
- How a loyal community can become a profitable community? How to reduce churn?
- Adult UGC – How to promote this profitable area whilst maintaining your brand?
- How best to present opportunities to advertisers? What does a mobile community offer advertisers? How can advertising and sponsorship add value to community services and user generated content?
PLUS - Workshop topic: Illegal Content
- How to ensure that younger users are protected
- Child protection issues in mobile user genberated content and how Telefonica O2 Europe is managing these risks to customers, business and reputation
Speaker: Jonny Shipp, Head of Content Standards – 02
- BOOKING YOUR PLACE -
- 2 day Conference only ticket - available for only GBP £1299
- Worshop only ticket - available for only GBP£499
- All 3 days with access to full conference and workshop - available for only GBP1699
- If you would like to send more than 1 person then take advantage of the 3 for 2 offer. Send 3 people but only pay for 2. Excellent networking opportunities.

- HOW TO BOOK -
Ordering is simple! All you need to do to book your place is contact Suvitha Damodaran You can either call me on TEL: +44 (0)207 549 9962 or email mailto: mobile.devices@visiongaingroup.com