Subject: WCA February 21st 2006 - "Mobile Retailing"

From: "WCA" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 21:39:50 -0800

Wireless Communications Alliance
February 21st 2006 Meeting Notice

Topic: Mobile Retailing

Forget bandwidth, chipsets, and power supplies; it’s apps where it’s at, and last quarter alone VC’s pumped $40M into three local mobile retailing startups.  Executives from July Systems, Moonstorm, and ViVOTech will be empaneled to discuss the trends, opportunities, and challenges in mobile retailing -- from mobile coupons, promotions, ads, and purchasing to contactless payments. Who will be the winners and losers? What will the winning business models be? What kind of partnerships will be critical? What disruptions will new technologies bring? Panelists at this exciting even will include:

- Mick Mullagh, CEO, ViVOTech Inc. 
- Gigi Wang, VP Mktg, July Systems
- Brent Dusing, CEO, Moonstorm

Date:    Tuesday, February 21st, 2006 
Time:    4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Address: Cadence Design Systems, Bldg 5
Address: 2655 Seely Ave, San Jose, CA 95134
Fee:     $10 donation at the door
Contact: David Trollman - [email-masked]
Details: http://www.wca.org/

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Mark Your Calendar for these upcoming WCA events! 

WCA RFID Special Interest Group
"Active RFID and Wi-Fi: Integrating Location Technology into Standard Networks"
- Joshua Slobin, Director of Marketing, AeroScout
Date:    Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006 
Time:    10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Address: Duel Systems
Address: 1750 Junction Ave, San Jose, CA 95112
Contact: Brian Ogata - [email-masked] 
Details: http://www.wca.org/RFID_info.htm

WCA Sensor Network Special Interest Group
"Meerkats: An Energy-Aware, Wireless Camera Network”
- Roberto Manduchi, Assistant Professor, UC Santa Cruz
Date:    Thursday, February 23rd, 2006 
Time:    4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Address: Cadence Design Systems, Bldg 5
Address: 2655 Seely Ave, San Jose, CA 95134
Contact: Giovanni Tripodi - [email-masked] 
Details: http://www.wca.org/WSN_info.htm

WCA Metro Wireless Special Interest Group
"Municipal Wireless Market Reality and more business models”
- Craig Reid, VP Business Development, BelAir Networks
- Nandu Desai, AVP, Product Management & Marketing, Pronto Networks
- Carlos A Rios, Founder & CEO, nextWLAN
Date:    Thursday, February 23rd, 2006 
Time:    6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Address: Law offices of Pillsbury Winthrop LLP
Address: 2475 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Fee:     $10 donation at the door
Contact: Ilan Zorman - [email-masked]
Details: http://www.wca.org/METRO_info.htm

Wireless Communications Alliance (March meeting)
"Is Silicon Valley poised to become the biggest wireless Hot Zone in the World?"
- Larry Alder, Google
- Seth Fearey, Smart Valley Project (Joint Venture Silicon Valley)
Date:    Tuesday, March 21st, 2006 
Time:    4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Address: Cadence Design Systems, Bldg 5
Address: 2655 Seely Ave, San Jose, CA 95134
Fee:     $10 donation at the door
Contact: Ilan Zorman - [email-masked]
Details: http://www.wca.org/

Wireless Communications Alliance (March meeting)
"Wireless Home Networking Convergence"
Date:    Tuesday, April 18th, 2006 
Time:    4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Address: Cadence Design Systems, Bldg 5
Address: 2655 Seely Ave, San Jose, CA 95134
Fee:     $10 donation at the door
Contact: Pat Lanthier - [email-masked]
Details: http://www.wca.org/

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About the Wireless Communications Alliance

Founded in 1993, the WCA is a Silicon Valley-based, nonprofit corporation dedicated to the mutual benefit of Northern California companies and organizations involved in wireless communication technologies. WCA addresses over 2000 individuals and 350+ companies and organizations. The goals of the WCA are to promote education, networking, and exchange of non-proprietary information; increase awareness of Northern California's vast wireless capabilities; and assist a broad spectrum of companies, including start-ups. The WCA organizes monthly meetings with presentations on a wide spectrum of topics including the technical and marketing aspects of wireless products and services, regulatory issues, wireless standards and investor-driven wireless market analysis. The WCA is run by an all-volunteer Board of Directors.

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