The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau and APPNATION Partner To Launch Pimp My App Contest

Aug. 11, 2010 - PRLog -- The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau (SFCVB) and APPNATION have partnered to launch a unique and groundbreaking contest to promote the inaugural APPNATION conference and exposition Sept. 13 – 14, 2010 at Moscone Center in San Francisco.  For the first time, developers from across the country will have the opportunity to develop an app to promote San Francisco as the number one destination in the world. Developers will be limited only by their imagination as they compete to have the opportunity to create the official app for the SFCVB and receive a $2500 first prize.

Upon registration for the contest, developers will receive a set of basic technical requirements and criteria and have access to official SFCVB multimedia assets. Developers are encouraged to use any and all tools and applications available to them to create the most compelling app.

“The SFCVB is very excited to work with APPNATION and to receive what may result as San Francisco’s first official mobile application,” said Matt Stiker, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, SFCVB. “We’re hoping that the creative talent of the developers attending the conference, ignited by the assignment of promoting one of the greatest cities in the world, will result in some very intriguing and engaging apps for San Francisco.”

"APPNATION is thrilled to be working with literally the #1 tourist City in the world as a partner in this unique contest, said APPNATION Founder and Executive Producer Drew Ianni "We are honored that the great City of San Francisco has partnered with APPNATION to rally the development community for what has to be one of the most exciting creative assignments one could possibly imagine”.

The winner will be announced at the APPNATION conference on September 13, 2010 during the opening session of APPNATION San Francisco.

ABOUT the SFCVB
Founded in 1909, the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau is a private, not-for-profit organization that markets the City as a leisure, convention and business travel destination.  With more than 1,600 member businesses, the SFCVB is one of the largest membership-based tourism promotion agencies in the country.  The SFCVB business offices are located at 201 Third St., Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103. For more information, call 415-974-6900 or visit www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com.

ABOUT APPNATION
APPNATION is an ambitious and bold new thought leadership conference and exposition focusing exclusively on the burgeoning consumer applications revolution and global app economy.  The inaugural APPNATION event is scheduled for September 13-14, 2010 at the Moscone Convention Center in downtown San Francisco and will feature speakers and exhibitors from leading companies from across the app economy including Google, Fox, Zynga, Microsoft, The North Face, AT&T, GetJar, Mediabrands, Major League Baseball,  General Electric, The Wall Street Journal, AKQA, Smule, Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners, Symbian, PepsiCo, JP Morgan Chase, Ogilvy, Lima Sky and dozens of others.
APPNATION CONTACT INFORMATION:
Drew Ianni, Founder and Executive Producer
drew@appnationconference.com
+ 1 (646) 425-7029

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APPNATION is an ambitious and bold new thought leadership conference and exposition focusing exclusively on the burgeoning consumer applications revolution and global app economy.