Location-Based Services SIG

July 28th 2009 -- 4:00pm - 6:00pm

WCA LBS SIG presents OnDeck -- LBS Apps for 2010 & Beyond
Venue: Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto CA

Sponsored by NAVTEQ

On Tuesday July 28th the Wireless Communication Alliance LBS SIG along with NAVTEQ will proudly present "OnDeck -- LBS Apps for 2010 & Beyond". This event will showcase cutting-edge applications for LBS on mobile devices. The event will feature a product showcase pavilion, cool demos, and a gadget raffle.

Invited applications include: TourSpot, Yahoo Geo, UrbanMapping, Google Latitude, MADMaps, DialPlus, NIM (Gokivo), zhiing, MotionMaps, B4UGo, Aha, and myGeoDiary.

Final selections for the event will be announced soon, so check back for update and for more information on raffles and demos.

Cost: $10 at the door.

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May 2009 : WCA LBS SIG
Teens and their use of LBS
Streaming video and article at Examiner.com (compliments of DelDaix)

January 2009 : WCA LBS SIG
Location-Based Advertising : 2009 and Beyond
-- Brian Levin, Useful Networks
-- Ujjal Kolhi, RhythmNewMedia
-- Ilan Zorman, AdYouNet
-- Blair Swedeen, Placecast
-- David Turner, NAVTEQ

September 2008 : WCA LBS SIG
Location without GNSS: Perspectives and Research
-- Marv White, Chief Technology Officer, Sportvision, Determination of real-time location, orientation and velocity at sporting events
-- Dr. Martin J. Feuerstein, Chief Technology Officer, Polaris Wireless, E-911 Phase II compliance with the use of wireless location signatures
-- Bodhi Priyantha, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Microsoft Research, MIT Cricket and research into network embedded sensors
-- Hitesh Kalra, Chief Technology Officer, SenseIQ, Real-time asset tracking using various RFID and other Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS)
-- Ismail Guvenc, DoCoMo USA Labs, USA

July 2008 : WCA LBS SIG
On Deck : What's Next In LBS?
Sponsors: NAVTEQ and Forum Nokia
Handout Document: Download PDF
-- Moderator: Tom Tierney (NAVTEQ)
-- ZoneTag and Zurfer (Yahoo)
-- Google Maps (Google)
-- Livecast
-- GeoSpot
-- LightPole
-- SkyMail
Streaming video archive (compliments of DelDaix)

May 2008 : LBS SIG
How LBS is Enabling Auto-Based Exploration
-- David Nishijima, Toyota InfoTechnology Center
-- Chris Butler, Dash Navigation
-- Chris Wilson, TeleAtlas (and former member of Daimler-Chrysler R&D)
-- Richard Fuller, 3SI (moderator)

March 2008 : LBS & RFID SIG (joint-event)
Where's The Stuff? And What's It Doing? Locating And Managing Assets
-- Joshua Slobin, Director of Marketing, Aeroscout - presentation
-- Peter Sidwell, VP of Sales, Trenstar - presentation
-- Richard Fuller PhD, Senior Vice President, Geotrax - presentation
-- Moderator: Beth Kahn, VP of Operations, E-Band Communications

January 2008 : LBS SIG
Introduction To Yahoo Fire Eagle: A User-Location Platform For The Web
-- Mor Naaman, Yahoo Inc.

October 2007 : LBS SIG
Nokia's Approach to Location-Based Services – Devices, Platforms and Solutions
-- Rick Witham, Business Development, Forum Nokia

September 2007 : LBS SIG
Fundamental Approaches to Determining Location
WCA SIG Newsletter : Naomi Morita reports on the September LBS SIG event - newsletter
-- Dr. Richard Fuller, Sr. VP, Geotrax Protection LLC (moderator)
-- Geoff Smith, VP Systems Engineering, G2 Microsystems - presentation
-- Todd Young, Director Product & Business Development, Rosum - presentation
-- Dave Reid, Director Wireless Business Development, SiRF

September 2007 : RFID SIG (in partnership w/ the LBS SIG)
Real-Time Locating Systems (RTLS) and Yard Management - Increasing the Visibility
WCA SIG Newsletter : Naomi Morita reports on the September RFID + LBS SIG event - newsletter
-- Aleks Gollu, Founder & CEO, PINC Solutions - presentation

July 2007 : LBS SIG
WCA Location-Based Services SIG - What Does Location-Based Services Mean To Me? (Panel Session)
WCA SIG Newsletter : Naomi Morita reports on the July LBS SIG event - newsletter
-- Beth Kahn, VP Operations, E-Band Communications (moderator)
-- Amir Qamar, Executive Director of Technology Investment Banking, CIBC World Markets - presentation
-- Marsha Kadanoff, VP Marketing, Mobio - presentation
-- David Cole, Director of Business Development, MapQuest
-- Chris Wilson, Program Director, DaimlerChrysler Research & Technology N.A.
-- Cormac Conroy, VP Engineering, Qualcomm

June 2007 : LBS SIG
Location-based Services SIG Kickoff
-- Kris Kolodziej, Chief Technology Officer, Spime Inc. - presentation

Event Archives
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The WCA Location-Based Services (LBS) Special Interest Group's (SIG) mission is to promote collaboration, education and knowledge sharing within the Northern California LBS community. The LBS SIG offers personal networking, seminars, panels and workshops containing content which is valuable and relevant to the LBS community. In addition, the LBS SIG is a resource for companies, individuals and standards-setting bodies.

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