Subject: WCA presents "Next-Generation Location-Based Services, Applications, and Products" on Tuesday April 17th

From: "WCA" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 07:00:08 -0700

Wireless Communications Alliance – Reminder!

Special Notice for Entrepreneurs: There will be a VC Task Force Elevator Pitch Roundtable this Wednesday, and we’re told that they actually have more VCs than entrepreneurs registered, so we’ve been asked to help spread the word about this great opportunity.  Please visit the VC Task Force website for more details.

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Tuesday, April 17th 2007, 4:00pm to 6:00pm
WCA General Session : Next-Generation Location-Based Services, Applications, and Products
Cost: $10 at the door or in advance via PayPal or credit card @ http://tinyurl.com/ysf9o7
Venue: Cadence Design Systems, San Jose

Untethered location-based products and services are now gaining widespread adoption by the public in the form of emergency response and navigation solutions, but how they will be deployed in the next generation remains unclear. By whom will they be offered, for example, and in what form? Will location-sensitive handsets stem the tide of stand-alone products? What value-added services will find their way into these products? Will location-based services fundamentally affect our lives? What opportunities do these imply for those developing location-based products? These questions and others will be answered by a distinguished panel of LBS mavens representing quite different viewpoints: service provider, location vendor, ASP, and an invited product developer.

  -- Kanwar Chadha, Founder, member of the Board, and VP Mktg for SiRF
  -- John Ellenby, Co-founder, President & CEO, GeoVector
  -- Jaap Groot, CEO and Founder, Teydo Holding Inc
  -- Mark Jacobstein, EVP Corporate Dev & Mktg, Loopt
  -- Mike McMullen, Product Manager/Product Realization, Sprint PCS

Venue: 		Cadence Design Systems
Address:	2655 Seely Ave, San Jose CA 95134
Details:	http://www.wca.org/
Map:		http://www.zvents.com/venues/show/9802-Cadence-Design-Systems

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Upcoming WCA Events
 
Tuesday, April 10th 2007, 4:00pm to 6:00pm
WCA RFID SIG : RFID Made Visible
Venue: Duel Systems

  -- Dr. Chris Parkinson, President and CEO, Integral RFID

Thursday, April 26th 2007, 4:00pm to 6:00pm
WCA eCLIC (Emergency Communications) SIG : New Age Emergency Communications -- Real Lessons from the Field -- Formation & Utilization of HFNs (Hastily Formed Networks), Sensors, etc
Venue: Stanford Linear Accelerator

  -- Dr. Bill Dunlop & Team, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore
  -- Dr. Alex Bordetsky & Team, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey

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Industry Partner Events 

April 11th, 2007
VC Taskforce - Elevator Pitch Roundtable
Venue: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Palo Alto

The VC Taskforce Elevator Pitch Roundtable is a great opportunity for entrepreneurs to network with investors and other CXOs, present their company and idea, and hear first-hand what it takes to raise early-stage capital in 2007. Each of our events has consistently drawn an excellent entrepreneur-to-investor ratio. During the evening, a select number of entrepreneurs will present their pitches to the entire room. Our distinguished panel of early stage investors will ask questions and provide brief feedback. If you are an entrepreneur in a startup and currently seeking capital, come prepared with your best 60-second elevator pitch. If you are an investor, come and listen to entrepreneurs’ pitches. You never know where you’ll find your next deal. Find out how our panel of investors rate the entrepreneurs’ pitches; which VCs pass and for what reasons; and which entrepreneurs other VCs want to talk to ASAP. If you're an entrepreneurs or investor and want to participate please visit the VC Taskforce website @ http://vctaskforce.com/content/view/349/

April 12th, 2007
MIT Club Northern California - It Takes a Village: The Future of Communication in Emerging Markets
Venue: Cooley Godward LLP, Palo Alto

The Internet has revolutionized communication, education and business in 15% of the world’s population. For the remaining 85%, information barriers are also falling but mobile lines outnumber fixed copper lines. The amount of data carried through mobile networks in 2/3 of the world’s countries is significantly larger than data carried through traditional landlines. What communication devices will best introduce the Internet to emerging markets? Join us for a panel discussion on the growing opportunities of PCs, mobile phones, and other communication devices in emerging markets. This MIT CNC event is open to the public. Register online before 9:00pm PDT April 11th @ https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/user/Register.dyn?eventID=12839&groupID=154

May 28th - 30th, 2007
Red Herring Wireless World Summit - Beyond Voice: Mobile Services for the next billion
Venue: The Ritz-Carlton, Beijing, China

Red Herring's Wireless World Summit will be held on May 28th - 30th in Beijing. The event will focus on innovation, investment and disruption in a crucial industry at a critical time. It will assemble established international leaders and their challengers. 400 people from 45 countries representing the entire mobile value chain will participate; from telecom carriers, networks, equipments, handset manufacturers and chip designs, value-added services, securities and content providers, regulators to investors. Red Herring's Wireless World Summit will come online just as 3G finally becomes a reality in the world’s largest mobile market. Strategists from the two big carriers will be present with insights. The event will cover a wide range of topics including; strategies for providing connectivity to the economically-disadvantaged in India, how Internet-based television (IPTV) business models are gaining traction in Asia, market-by-market comparisons of gaming and mobile social networking services, the impact of leapfrog WiFi / WiMax in the developing world, and more!  Register online for the Red Herring Wireless World Summit @ http://www.herringevents.com/wireless07/index.html

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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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