Mobile Monday Bangalore Thiyagarajan M Rajiv Poddar

Mobile Monday Bangalore

Background Started in Helsinki 2000 Over 30 groups in total Open Forum Knowledge Sharing Driven by Personal Interest of Participants Non-Profit Organization

Started in Helsinki 2000

Over 30 groups in total

Open Forum

Knowledge Sharing

Driven by Personal Interest of Participants

Non-Profit Organization

Objectives Gathering of local, national, international actors Facilitating Networking Co-operation Partnerships Business Development Promoting innovation, sharing

Gathering of local, national, international actors

Facilitating

Networking

Co-operation

Partnerships

Business Development

Promoting innovation, sharing

Format Regular events, held once a Month, 4 th Monday Industry Focused, casual Networking One Speaker Companies Startups Researchers Visionaries Investors Light Dinner or Snacks

Regular events, held once a Month, 4 th Monday

Industry Focused, casual Networking

One Speaker

Companies

Startups

Researchers

Visionaries

Investors

Light Dinner or Snacks

Community Website connecting with other chapters Wiki, Blog, Mailing List Presentation Materials Member Feedback

Website connecting with other chapters

Wiki, Blog, Mailing List

Presentation Materials

Member Feedback

Topics Focus is on Wireless Industry Hot Topics Industry Trends Localized Content Innovation Entrepreneurship

Focus is on Wireless Industry

Hot Topics

Industry Trends

Localized Content

Innovation

Entrepreneurship

MoMo Bangalore History Kicked off in June 2006 6 events held till now Around 50 participants in each event 15 to 20 regular participants Topics Mobile VAS, Mobile TV, LBS, WiMAX etc.

Kicked off in June 2006

6 events held till now

Around 50 participants in each event

15 to 20 regular participants

Topics

Mobile VAS, Mobile TV, LBS, WiMAX etc.

MoMo Bangalore History (contd.) Several venues: Indiranagar, MG Road, Koramangala Informal atmosphere Lots of discussion Carried over to blogs Sponsorship from TCS, Seraja, OnMobile, AztecSoft etc. Spread to Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad

Several venues: Indiranagar, MG Road, Koramangala

Informal atmosphere

Lots of discussion

Carried over to blogs

Sponsorship from TCS, Seraja, OnMobile, AztecSoft etc.

Spread to Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad

http://bangalore.mobilemonday.in