February 2011 – The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

The most prestigious companies in the World share their look on the future of the mobile industry on this geat congress. Over 1300 leading suppliers of mobile product will become part of the most exciting and anticipated exhibition of the year.
By: Harriet Freeman
 
Jan. 18, 2011 - PRLog -- Duffy will give a perfomance at the conference this year.  The most prestigious companies in the World share their look on the future of the mobile industry on this geat congress. Over 1300 leading suppliers of mobile product will become part of the most exciting and anticipated exhibition of the year.   The Mobile World Congress is held from February the 14th till February the 17th 2011.    The focus at this cogress will lie on the following 3 verticals:  Mobile Health:  Can this be a profitable business? Preventive care, remote monitoring and a expectation of the future technology. Mobile Money: Strategies for companies and institutions, upcoming financial services and customer usage of financial services. Mobile Advertising:  How to integrate mobile into an advertising campaign. Is mobile advertisement effective? How to make application advertising work well.    The Global Mobile Awards (abbreviated as GSMA) are part of this congress and are considered as the most precious awards in the mobile world. There are awards in several categories. After the Global Mobile Awards there is an official Mobile World Congress Party and the Award celebrations. This is held in the National Palace in Montjuïc. The party starts at 19:45 on Tuesday. The special guest for this event is Duffy, a Grammy Award winner for the best pop vocal album called Rockferry.   The Mobile World Congress is a “must attend” event in the mobile industry with over 50000 visitors.  Many speakers from all over the World are representing innovative companies. You can expect CEO s from AT&T, China Mobile, Google, HTC, Intel, Microsoft, Nokia and many more.  Over 142000 square meters of exhibition space is used by more than 1300 attendees. You'll find the latest in technology here.   Because of the success of the Mobile World Congress 2010, there will be again App Planet. The GSMA App Planet focuses on the growth in the mobile apps market. All the major application players around the World will be present.   The congress will be held at Fira de Barcelona. The addres is Avenida Reine Maria Cristina – 08004 – Barcelona. There are four types of passes for attendees. The so called “Exhibition Visitor Pass” is the cheapest one and costs € 659. On the Web site of Apartments Barcelona Checkin: http://www.barcelonacheckin.com/en. Here you can find affordable accommodation possibilities. There is a dress code for the congress. Men should wear a suite and a tie and women need to wear jackets with skirts or trousers. The overall language for the conference is English and there are no translators available. If you want to gain access to the Congress Lunch you have to buy a Platinum or Gold pass. For Silver Pass and Exhibition Visitor Pass holders the meals are not included, bu there are more than 30 food outlets around the Fira Barcelona.

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