Mobile Monday Barcelona

The MoMo Barcelona nomination period for the MobileMonday Global Peer Awards 2007 of February 12 at Espacio Movistar is now closed.

From now, the MoMo Barcelona registered members can all start the vote for our finalist from the list of nominees below (congratulations to all!)

Local start-ups that have presented at MobileMonday Barcelona during 2006 received a nomination by default:

• Futurlink
• Daem Interactive
• Mobile Dreams Factory
• partyStrands/MyStrands

Other nominations we received from the MobileMonday Barcelona community:

• Aquamobile - Digital Mark
• Arvato Mobile - 3D Video Goals
• LemonQuest - Mobile Tube
• Ta With You - SMS Text Translation
• Think in Grid - GRID platform
• Ubiqa - The Coffee Break

Vote for your favourite by emailing us the company name to info AT mobilemondaybarcelona DOT com (write “MoMoBCN” in the subject line). The election period will end on January, 30 at 00:00 h. On Jan 31 we will announce the winner who will join the other finalists to present their company product/service at the Global Peer Awards.

More information on the event program, the awards, the venue, etc. at the MobileMonday Global Peer Awards miniwebsite.

There are only another 100 seats left so please hurry and register for the event to avoid being left out!

Stay updated at MobileMonday Barcelona website for more news on the event!

The MobileMonday Global Peer Awards 2007 during the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona is being organized collaboratively by the MobileMonday community. Hosted by MoMo Barcelona, MoMo Italy, MoMo Helsinki, MoMo London and MoMo New York have also taken active roles. Invaluable additional support is provided by Barcelona Media, Ajuntament de Barcelona and CIDEM — Generalitat de Catalunya.

Our thanks to Telefónica Movistar for hosting the event and to 22@Barcelona and Reitek for the fantastic support as a Premium Sponsor.

is the new productive heart of Barcelona. Microsoft, Yahoo, General Electric, Sara Lee, American Express, T-Systems and Telefónica are just a few of the 300 or so companies setting up shop in the Innovation District, the most innovative area of Spain and Southern Europe.

Notwithstanding Barcelona’s reputation as a business-friendly city, the 22@Barcelona area also brings together elements that go a long way to explain its success in attracting innovative companies. Its location, in the center of Barcelona, means more than 4.4 million people can travel to it in less than an hour on public transport, while the infrastructure, which has an established fiber optic network, allows for healthy competition between telecommunications service providers. 22@Barcelona also offers public facilities custom designed for businesses, with elements of added value consisting of technology transfer centers, universities or incubation units.

The 22@Barcelona Project goal is to promote an international platform of reference in the creation and development of innovative companies that will serve as magnet to young entrepreneurs of all over the world and making of Barcelona an entrepreneur capital.

There is also a focus on the audiovisual sector, on information and communication technologies and biomedical and energy engineering. Opportunities exist for companies to communicate, through channels such as the ‘Asociacion de Empresas 22@Network’ (the 22@Network Business Partnership) which hosts regular networking events. The floor usage of 22@Barcelona is diverse, with areas set aside for residences, catering, hotels and public spaces.

Some projects of reference are the spaces of sector location the Media building will offer to innovative companies; 22@Barcelona contribution to Accel programme, that develops expansion plans for technology– based companies; the programmes giving support to the growth of companies and help to internationalization such as the creation of the international incubator in the Landing programme framework for the arrival of business initiatives; the 22@Interface Building, aimed to fulfil the needs of ICT small and medium– sized companies; future spaces of incubation and expansion of biocorporations; services aimed at facilitating the financing of innovative business initiatives.

MobileMonday Global Peer Awards 2007 is proud to welcome 22@Barcelona as a Premium Sponsor to our event.

You can download a pdf brochure with more information on the project here, please take the time to download and read about the opportunities 22@Barcelona offers to become part of the most innovative area of Spain and Southern Europe.

Vote for the most innovative local Mobile Start-up Company of 2006!

The official Spanish nomination registration is now open for companies to become a nominee and make it to the final of the MobileMonday Global Peer Awards 2007 in Barcelona on February 12 at Espacio Movistar. Any registered member of MobileMonday Barcelona can nominate a local start-up innovating different product / services / applications / technologies.

The nomination period will end January, 24 at 00:00 h. On day 25 we will publish the list of nominated innovative start-ups, and after that point all the community members will be able to vote for the Barcelona finalist at the Global Peer Awards.

For any of you wondering, the Spanish start-ups that have presented at MobileMonday Barcelona during 2006 are:

• Futurlink
• Daem Interactive
• Mobile Dreams Factory
• partyStrands/MyStrands

More information on the event program, the awards, how to subscribe, how to nominate a company, how to become a sponsor, venue, etc. at the MobileMonday Global Peer Award miniwebsite.

With the current registrations we are rapidly reaching capacity for Espacio Movistar. Please hurry and register for the event to avoid being left out!

Stay updated at MobileMonday Barcelona website for more news on the event!

The MobileMonday Global Peer Awards 2007 during the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona is being organized collaboratively by the MobileMonday community. Hosted by MoMo Barcelona, MoMo Italy, MoMo Helsinki, MoMo London and MoMo New York have also taken active roles. Invaluable additional support is provided by Barcelona Media, Ajuntament de Barcelona and CIDEM — Generalitat de Catalunya.

Our thanks to Telefónica Movistar for hosting the event and to 22@Barcelona for the fantastic support as a Premium Sponsor.

MobileMonday created a Global Peer Award miniwebsite where you can find all the related info to participate to the Global Peer Awards 2007 in Barcelona on February 12. Information on the program, the awards, how to subscribe, how to mominate a company, how to become a sponsor, venue, etc. This is your chance to witness some of the world’s best mobile innovations. Selected by industry peers, peer award finalists will compete live before the community and a world class jury.

The offical nomination registration is now open for companies to become a nominee and make it to the final. Each MobileMonday chapter will choose their favourite mobile startup company on January 31st to come and present his project to the jury of experts at the event in Barcelona.

Note that some chapters have chosen a different process to select their winner: some chapters just choose their runner for the final, others organised (or organise) a pre-selection, some have worked through a shortlist of nominees and voting through their local community members. Please check with your local MoMo website for more details.

Here are some interesting MobileMonday events happening still this month:

MobileMonday Ukraine is holding it’s pre-selection on January 22 to announce the company-finalist of the Ukrainian selection for the Global Peer Awards 2007.

MoMo London has published a short-list that comprises UK based start-ups that have demoed to London MoMo since the last MoMo Global Peer Awards in May 06 in Helsinki. Voting on the short list will take place after the event on Monday 15th Jan and will remain open till Friday 19th Jan.

Check also the MobileMonday New York on Monday January 29th at the Samsung Experience in the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle. In collaboration with Antoine Quint of SVG.org, Dan Appelquist of Vodafone and MobileMonday-London, and Scott Weiss of Usable Products cordially invite you to join for this month’s event titled “Rich Mobile Experiences with SVG”. This half-day event will run from 3:00pm to 8:00pm followed by a networking reception.

Do not hesitate to register your attendance for the Global Peer Awards 2007 in Barcelona, we are heading rapidly for a +500 event so seats might become limited after next week.

Stay tuned here for more news on the event, starting from next week, we’ll start releasing some participating finalist companies!

The MobileMonday Global Peer Awards 2007 during the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona is being organized collaboratively by the MobileMonday community. Hosted by MoMo Barcelona, MoMo Italy, MoMo Helsinki, MoMo London and MoMo New York have also taken active roles. Invaluable additional support is provided by Barcelona Media, Ajuntament de Barcelona and CIDEM — Generalitat de Catalunya.

Coming to Barcelona for the 3GSM World Congress? Then don’t miss the MobileMonday Global Peer Awards 2007 on Monday, February 12th starting at 3PM. This is your chance to meet some of the world’s best mobile innovations. Selected by industry peers, peer award finalists will compete live before the community and a world-class jury.

Sticking with MoMo’s recipe for success, the fiesta will cook up a bunch of fresh innovations mixed with honest feedback and a dash of fun. Served with plenty of juicy networking at one of the hottest new locations in Barcelona, this is the perfect 3GSM appetizer.

Event Concept

15 to 20 global start-ups, previously selected by MobileMonday local chapters, will have a brief time slot to perform at centre stage and present their innovation in front of the audience and expert jury.

Innovation Awards

Among all the finalists at least 3 awards will be given:

• Expert Jury Award (see The Jury below);
• MoMo Community Award: MoMo organizers (from each chapter on site) will choose their winner;
• Audience Award: All participants will vote for their winner via SMS.

The Jury

For the Expert Jury Award, an independent jury of some of the most recognised mobile experts will evaluate the presentations, deliberate and select their winner.

Jury composition (confirmed):

• Oliver Star, MobileCrunch
• Carlo Longino, TechDirt Wireless, Mobhappy
• Kelly Goto, Gotomedia/gotomobile.com
• Russell Buckley, Mobhappy
• Peter Vesterbacka, Some Bazaar
• Daniel Appelquist, Senior Technology Strategist, Vodafone Group (Dan’s Blog)

After each performance, the jury will provide valuable feedback about the innovation.

Carnival of the Mobilists Award

There will be a voting for the ‘best host of the year’ from the Carnival of the Mobilists. The ‘mobilists’ as they call themselves have had an enormous impact on last years blogging community and have done a lot to bridge, reveal and support latest mobility developments.

The ‘prize’ for the Mobilist blogger of the year is sponsored by MobileMonday Global and consists of a sponsored trip to Helsinki for the Global Summit in May 2007 (including airfare and hotel accommodation).

The Venue – Espacio Movistar

Telefónica Móviles, the mobile arm of the Telefónica Group, opened in September 2006, the Espacio Movistar. This innovative, multidisciplinary, next-generation venue has been conceived to bring people closer to the latest creative trends in technology, music, art, cinema and entertainment, especially the young.

This space is a step further to consolidate Movistar as a reference brand associated to innovation, creativity, entertainment, communication and fun….

Nominations

Next to the MobileMonday chapter organizers, anyone will be able to nominate a mobile app or service for a MobileMonday Global Peer Award at the Peer Award website for this event. Entrance into the running is free. The only criteria we’re looking for are the following:

• Companies willing to show off mobile-related innovations (products, services, technologies, concepts).
• Smaller, lesser-known, unestablished companies. Start-ups.
• Willingness to travel to the event at its own cost.

More news will be revealed here on a regular basis. You can register here (or click the subscribe button in the header menu) if you’d like to attend the forthcoming MobileMonday Global Peer Awards 2007 in Barcelona, or to stay updated with information on MobileMonday events globally.