Mobile Nation invites designers, engineers, and creators to explore the potential of these platforms in cultural industries, architecture, educational content delivery, way-finding, and advertising. Participants will share expertise with WiFi, Global Positioning System (GPS), Bluetooth, Radio Frequency ID tags, intelligent garments, ambient media applications, and geo-locative gaming.

 

The conference features keynotes, live demonstrations and hands-on workshops. International speakers, panels, teleconferences, symposia, exhibition, and networking events promise to make Mobile Nation an outstanding gathering for current mobile design, research and innovation.

Confirmed speakers include; Matt Adams, Founder, Blast Theory (UK); Drew Hemment, Futursonic, Director of Future Everything, Research Fellow, University of Salford (UK); Heather Kelley, Games Designer, A2M (Canada); Raja Khanna, Co-Founder and Producer of the Year, Quick-Play Media (Canada); Shawn Micallef & Gabe Sawhney, Murmur (Canada); Parmesh Shahani, Head of Vision and Opportunities at MI Lab, Mahindra & Mahindra (India); Dr. Nigel Thrift, Pro-vice Chancellor (Research) University of Oxford (UK); Leena Saarinen, Co-Creator, Accidental Lovers (Finland); Dr Rob Shields, Chair, University of Alberta (Canada); Suzanne Stein, Insight and Foresight, NOKIA (UK); Dr. Nina Wakeford, Director, INCITE Incubator for Critical Enquiry into Technology and Ethnography (UK); Jan-Christoph Zoels, Senior Partner, Experientia, Senior Associate Professor, Interaction Design Institute IVREA (Italy); Canadian Researchers Professor Julie Andreyev (Emily Carr Institute); Professor Joanna Berzowska (Concordia University); Dr. Barbara Crow (York University); President Sara Diamond (OCAD); Professor Judith Doyle (OCAD); Professor Anne Galloway (Carleton University);     Dr. Paula Gardner (OCAD); Professor Bruce Hinds (OCAD); Professor Filiz Klassen, (Ryerson University); Professor Martha Ladly (OCAD); Angus Leech (Banff New Media Institute); Professor Jason Lewis (Condordia University); Professor Michael Longford (Concordia University); Dr. David McIntosh (OCAD); Dr. Kim Sawchuk (Concordia University); Professor Geoffrey Shea (OCAD); Professor Thecla Shiphorst (Simon Fraser University); and Interactivity and Sensor Workshop Leaders Tom Donaldson (MDCN Lead Engineer); and Professor Ron Wakkary (Simon Fraser University).

We invite you to join us at Mobile Nation.