Here’s the schedule of what’s happening:

Monday, March 31, 2008 (day before CTIA)
9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Las Vegas Convention Center – N255
Free to attend.

Sponsors: dotMobi, Motorola,Symbian, MyStrands, Mobile Distillery, SEEDA
Producers: dotopen, WIP

Rules: No prep, No PPT, No Ties

Mobile Jam Session Agenda
Registration / Networking 8 :30am – 9 :30am
Developer Pitches - share you ideas, projects 9 :30am – 10 :30am
Opening UnPanel – Developer Programs 10 :30am - noon
Lunch/networking Noon – 1 :00pm

Improv Sessions
6 choices x3 1 :00pm – 4 :00pm
1:00- 1:45 – Chose one
1:45 – 2:30 – Choose One
2:30 – 3:00 – Short break
3:00 – 3:45 – Choose one
3:45 – 4:30pm – Wrap up of Improv

Essence Reception & Networking 4:30pm – 6:00pm

Speakers & Discussion Leaders

DEVELOPER PROGRAM REVIEW
10:30pm – 12:00pm
So what’s gives with the mobile ecosystem. Everyone talks a good line about the “F” word, of course we mean fragmentation, but what’s really being done. Are the big guys really working together? Does ‘open’ really mean its going to get any easier. Give your humble opinion on the priorities that will help get applications or technology to market faster, better, stronger. It’s about devices, platforms, operating systems, channels and partnerships. This session will be led by a panel of developers programs and enhanced with a few developers. Lots of questions and opinions from all participants.

Panelists:

dotMobi - James Pearce
Motorola – Claudia Backus
Symbian – Thibaut Rouffineau
Orange Partner – Steve Glagow
Sony Ericsson - Mikael Nerde
AT&T - Amy Bang

IMPROV SESSIONS
1:00pm 4:30pm – (45 minutes / session – choose 3 too attend & Final Wrap Up)

1. Mobile OS and Platforms

Discussion Leaders:

Mobile Distillery - Vincent Berge

2. Mobile 2.0

Discussion Leaders:

AOL- Jai Jaisimha
CellSpin – Vince Laviano
Rococo – Sean O’Sullivan
Idean - Santtu Toivonen

3. Testing & Certification

Discussion Leaders:

GetJar – Bill Scott
Accenture – Jeff Wang
Mob4Hire – Paul Poutanen
Device Anywhere – David Marsyla

4. Getting to Market / Channels

Discussion Leaders;

Cellmania- Peter Baldwin
AORTA- Chetan Sharma
Astraware/Handmark – John Philips

5. Development – JSRs, MIDP3 and more

Discussion Leaders:

Aplix – Stanley Kao

6. Open Source in Handsets

Discussion Leaders:

Motorola - Asokan Thiyagarajan (Ashok)
Funambol - Greg Gamp

How the Improv Session Work?
Based on Mobile Jam Barcelona – they work well! See the photos.

• Chairs are placed in six (6) circles around the room, with each topic designated to a circle. Each group has it’s own flip chart for discussion and to mark down comments for later.
• Each topic area has 2-3 discussion leaders.
• Participants choose which circle to drop in to.
• Every 45 minutes the discussion stops, and participants move to another circle.
• Discussion leaders start each session by introducing themselves and some brief commentary on the subject based on their expertise, experience, opinions. The participants introduce themselves too! The leaders answer questions and facilitate discussion ensuring everyone gets an opportunity to participate.

Why the Improv Sessions Work?

• This is a chance for developers to get up close and personal with industry leaders and experienced developers, something often difficult at big conferences.
• It’s driven by developers – what they want to hear, who they want to talk to, what they want to say. It’s no secret that the industry needs the emerging companies to lead with innovation, to leverage resources and to help change the game. With the right beat, let’s get ready to listen!
• It’s like a box of chocolate, each session is different based on who joins in, so you never know what’s going to happen!

4:30pm – 6:00pm
Essence Reception & Networking
Let’s end the day raising a toast – Salut! Other player’s will join us.