Mobile March Conferece in Minneapolis

Reprinted From Minnov8.com by Tim Elliot


What organizers hope will be the first of an annual event dedicated to Mobile technology and it’s application, Mobile March is scheduled for March 27th at the Hilton Garden Inn in Minneapolis.

The two track conference will offer sessions that appeal to active software developers as well as mobile users including marketers, advertisers and enthusiasts. Attendees can choose a single track of learning and information or pick and choose from either track to maximize their experience.

According to event founder and organizer, Justin Grammens, “There are plenty of meetings focused on mobile development or mobile marketing and use. We wanted to bring the two groups together to better understand the overall mobile platform.” Grammens, Co-Founder of mobile development firm Recursive Awesome and founder of Mobile Twin Cities noted, “We have assembled an agenda of mobile experts and users that will offer unique perspectives on the opportunities with the local, national and global mobile community.”

The agenda, available online at www.mobilemarchtc.com, includes technical sessions addressing the development of applications for the iPhone, Android and Blackberry mobile devices. These sessions will be presented by local developers Aaron Kardell, Robert Green and Shawn Butler respectively. The technical track also includes Beyond the Code: User Experience, Testing, and Support presented by Breon Nagy.

The non-technical mobile users track includes What Do They Want, providing results from a consumer study presented by Carlson Marketing’s Doug Rozen and On the Air and In the Papers, featuring a panel of representatives from local TV, Radio and Newspaper companies. Other sessions slated are Show Me the Money, discussing the future of mobile commerce with Farhan Muhammed, and Mobile Marketing: Watch That Step presented by a panel of marketers highlighting the process of initiating a mobile strategy.

Other agenda items including a keynote to start the day will be announced in the near future.

Registration is now open for Mobile March, Saturday July 27th at the Hilton Garden Inn in Downtown Minneapolis via the Mobile March website or directly through Eventbrite. The cost is $20 and includes lunch.

Minnov8 is pleased to be a sponsor of this event* and joins other event sponsors including: Verizon Wireless, Fusion Room, Best Buy, The Nerdery, Recursive Awesome, Focus Business Development, and RemainComm Media Strategies

Recursive Awesome Formed

It's been a little while since my last post, as it's been a wild and crazy summer, but I am finally getting around to giving an update on what been going on with me related to mobile software development and business.
I'm super excited to let everyone know that I have co-founded a company with a good friend and colleague of mine named Sam Schroeder. Sam and I developed a product together this summer for ourselves around the area of mobile video distribution and branding called Mobile Vidhub. While we were developing this product, Sam and I were working a number of other projects together and decided it made sense to join forces and go into business together. Our new company ( Recursive Awesome, LLC ) focuses on developing mobile application on the 4 leading smartphone platforms ( Android, Blacberry, iPhone and Palm ). We both agree that using agile software development practices is the most effective way to develop software. We build not only mobile, but server side applications using Ruby and the Ruby on Rails framework.
We hope you check out our business, keep us in mind and please let us know if you are in need of our services. Sam and I are always interested in working with startups and new ideas, no matter how large or small. We have a wide array of experience related to software development and good contacts in the local community to help scale your project up as needed. Looking forward to hearing from you!