SingTel has recently launched the SingTel Partner Programme (SPP) i.Challenge 2008 competition. Winners stand a chance to win S$20,000 worth of cash prizes. Participants have an opportunity commercialise their winning solution with SingTel. Closing date for submission is 31 Jan 2009. To register for SPP i.Challenge, click here NOW!
Join Google for a half-day of hacking with OpenSocial!
Google Singapore will be hosting an OpenSocial Hackaton in its offices on Sat Dec 13 (1pm - 9pm). If you are, or know someone who is, experienced in web development and would like to gain more experience creating an OpenSocial application then please visit:
http://wiki.opensocial.org/index.php?title=IGoogle_OpenSocial_Hackathon_Singapore
December 13th, 2008
1pm-9pm
Google Singapore Office
This hackathon is intended for developers who are either already OpenSocial developers and want an excuse to get some work done in the company of others, or experienced web developers who want to start creating OpenSocial apps.
What to bring:
- Your Laptop
- Your Ideas/App Code
What we provide: - Wifi/Power outlets
- Projectors/Screens
- Snacks + Supper
If you’re interested in joining us, please fill out this form and we’ll email you within a week to let you know if we’ll be able to accommodate you (space is limited).
Places are limited so sign up quick!
What a sensational MoMoSG event! There were over 120+ mobile professionals mingling at the seductive chamber at China One. Check out the rest of the photos here! It was great to make new friends from the education sector, notably NUS Business School and Nanyang Polytechnic. On behalf of MobileMonday Singapore, I would like to thank Forum Nokia Asia for sponsoring the 10th MobileMonday Singapore event, as well as Brother International (Singapore) for sponsoring a Wireless Printer as a Lucky Draw! We are also currently looking for MoMoSG volunteers to help plan and organise upcoming mobile forums, seminars and networking events. Please email your interest if you are keen. In the meantime, stay tuned for the next MobileMonday Singapore event!
Join the camp and start creating mobile applications to get recognized by millions!
The Forum Nokia Code Camps are specially organized for developers in APAC. You can immediately start coding during the camp and complete your application at the end of the code camp to receive exclusive Forum Nokia premiums. Also, stand a chance to win a N95 8GB in our Code Camps Lucky Draw! Click here for more details!
The inaugural event for Asia’s Interactive Advertising and Digital Marketing Exhibition and Conference
ad:tech Singapore announces its first keynote speaker!
Meet Mark Read – WPP’s Director of Strategy and CEO of WPP Digital. Mark will set the pace of the 2 days conference by opening the keynote session. Expect to hear all about the media marketing landscape of Asia and how brands and agencies are increasingly using interactive mediums over traditional media campaigns.
Click here to see who will be speaking at ad:tech Singapore. Check back often – we’ll be updating it regularly.
Limited exhibition and sponsorship opportunities left available
Click here to view the latest list of the current exhibitors and sponsors which includes:
- Search portals, social networking sites, online publishers, advertising agencies, technology providers
Do you have limited budget? Then take up a table-top space for only US$3,000 and enjoy same benefits as an exhibitor
Are you an online job search portal? Then join the pavilion for only US$2500
Other news
Hoffman has been exclusively appointed as ad:tech Singapore’s PR agency to ensure that the event is well profiled in the regional media and the Interactive Marketing industry in Asia.
Conference online registration will go live on 17 March. Secure Early Bird Rate of US$695 for full conference pass before 30th May.
MobileMonday Singapore is calling for all nominations for the upcoming MobileMonday Singapore 2008 Peer Awards Competition to be held in the middle of April 2008. Eligible Singapore-based mobile companies will take the stage to make a three-minute pitch to a panel of expert judges.
This award aims to reward and recognize the exciting innovations emanating from the local mobile industry. It also aims to build and showcase the innovations from various individual developers that bring status-quo-challenging new ideas that reinvents the mobile industry, while providing visibility on the global stage to investors, customers, the media and business partners.
The local winners will proceed to the Asia regional finals against the top companies from other MoMo APAC city chapters. The winners will also be invited to compete with winners from regional finals in the Americas and Europe at the Global Peer Award Finals at the MobileMonday Global Summit to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from the 18-22 May 2008.
Companies must fall into one of three categories:
- Start-ups: Recently founded with early-stage financing
- Emerging: Operating between Series A & B funding
- Academic: Students from a local university
Eligible companies should have a presence here in Singapore. The contest is open to any content, service or application developers, targeting both the B2B or B2C customers and/or running on Java, Symbian, Flash or Windows Mobile. There are no restrictions on the business models, platforms or market segments the companies are operating in.
Eligible companies are encouraged to submit your entries with your company name, brief summary of your product and a relevant web link to singapore@mobilemonday.net. The deadline for submission is Monday, 14 April 2008. Refer to the MobileMonday Singapore web site for the latest updates on the competition. Kindly contact singapore@mobilemonday.net for sponsorship opportunities.
The 12th MobileMonday Singapore event jointly organised with Mobile Content Party was a great success! Aunkur Arya gave an interesting presentation on the great opportunities of the mobile ad industry in Southeast Asia. You can check out the photos of the event here. Watch out for the next MobileMonday Singapore event soon.
MobileMonday Singapore and Mobile Content Party are joining forces for the first party of 2008! Here you will have an even greater opportunity to meet regional operators, regional media and mobile media enthusiasts at the cozy venue of Le Noir.
Our guest speaker of the night will be Aunkur Arya from AdMob, who will share what AdMob has learned after serving more than 15 billion mobile ads worldwide and how Southeast Asia is the next big opportunity for 2008!
There will be a free flow of food and drinks for the first 30 participants only!
Register yourself at www.mobilemonday.sg now!
Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Le Noir
Street: 3C River Valley Road, #01-01, Clarke Quay
Speakers Bio
Aunkur Arya - Director of Business Development, AdMob
Aunkur is responsible for new partnerships and publisher relationships in the US and Southeast Asia. In this role, he works with mobile media owners and enablers to establish advertising distribution agreements, helping them leverage the AdMob marketplace to create new revenue streams for their mobile business. Aunkur has spent the last 8 years developing, commercializing, and marketing innovative Mobile and Internet products. Prior to AdMob, Aunkur managed strategic partnerships at July Systems (a mobile commerce platform provider) and partnered with operators and mobile game publishers to create new consumer-facing channels for selling mobile content. Previously, Aunkur has held positions at ComScore Networks and InfoSpace, and graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a BA in Economics.
Informa Finance’s 2nd Annual Mobile Financial Services Summit returns in 2008, as the key platform for the world’s mobile financial services executives in Asia!
In 2007, we set the stage for overview discussions on mobile financial services adoption and initiatives being done around the world.
In 2008, financial services institutions and network operators are working together on leveraging this reach to offer more services and conveniences to consumers, both retail and corporate. Recent years have seen pilot projects and alliances being done in markets across the world, to offer innovative suites of anytime, anyplace, anywhere banking options.
Bringing together all major participants in the mobile financial services space, from financial institutions, network operators, platform providers, cards, retailers and more, 2nd Annual Mobile Financial Services Summit is an event not-to-be missed for all keen on achieving the maximum business potential of the mobile channel in Asian markets!
For speaking and sponsorship opportunities, please contact:
Devashini Satiananden, Project Director, Informa Finance at +65- 6835 5131 or email: devashini.s@informa.com
ad:tech and MobileMonday Singapore thank you for attending the Ad:Tech pre-show bash at Paulaner Brauhaus . Though the turnout was slightly smaller, we were glad that the crowd enjoyed the ambience and caught up with a few old colleagues and also made new ones.
