Are you a designer, developer, entrepreneur, or just someone with ideas looking to get involved in the Boston area mobile scene? Well, have I got some good news for you! March just so happens to be Mass Mobile Month. Come join all the madness.

Boston is arguably the worldwide hub for mobile innovation, and the next several weeks are especially jam-packed with events, showcases, networking opportunities, and more. Our friends over at Xconomy noticed the huge amount of mobile-related activities in over the month or so both locally and around the world, so they decided to  declare March as being Mass Mobile Month (apparently, that’s just how it’s done). Thanks go out to Wade Roush from Xconomy for bringing BostInno in on the project.

The Mass Mobile Month website has 14 supporting organizations and 12 events listed thus far.  We thought it would be a good idea to help spread the word a bit by breaking down each of these mobile conferences/events (we even mapped them out for you). If you want to thank us, why not do it in person at one (or more) of these great events?

In order by date…

2/19 MITX Design Series. Designing iPhone Apps: It’s More than Just Beautiful Coding. Costing just $35 for members and $70 for non-members, this 2-hour MITX event will feature six speakers covering a range of topics from app design, strategy, and how to prepare for the future of mobile. This event is geared towards anyone in the interactive/web/marketing/development community and even those looking to start businesses around mobile apps. Learn more.

2/26 Mobile World Congress 2010 – Debrief and Debate the News from Barcelona. This event costs $40 for members and $80 for non-members and is hosted by Mass TLC. This is a great opportunity to join a discussion on all the hot topics from the world’s largest mobile conference and expo. This event will feature a roundtable discussion from four or five speakers that have attended the event (in case Barcelona’s too far for you) and many others as well. Learn more.

3/01 Web Innovators Group. WebInno is hosting this FREE, informal gathering for all people interested in Internet and mobile innovation. This event will begin with a variety of self-/angel-funded startups demoing their stuff for the audience, with the crowd favorite taking home the “Audience Choice” award. A special breakout panel session titled “Serial Web Entrepreneurs’ Founding Stories” will wrap up the night. Learn more.

3/08 Mobile Monday Boston. FREE and held every 1-2 months, MoMo Boston is one of the biggest and most popular mobile gatherings in Boston. With a variety of great speakers (recently Gov. Deval Patrick) and activities, MoMo Boston aims to “encourage connections within the mobile industry, educate its members about mobile industry trends, and assist aspiring mobile entrepreneurs.” This is one you won’t want to miss. Learn more.

3/08 The Business of iPhone Apps – Virtual Workshop. Raizlabs is hosting this FREE virtual workshop for businesses or individuals considering building iPhone, iPad, and mobile applications. Simply sign in remotely and dial in and Greg Raiz will cover many of the things you need to know before getting something into the iTunes App Store. Learn more.

3/9 MassTLC Tech Tuesday – Mobile. This is yet another FREE event at the Microsoft N.E.R.D. Center hosted by MassTLC. They explain it well themselves: “If you’re looking for talent, clients or to just spread the word about what you are doing in the mobile space, join us for this Tech Tuesday. You’ll have an opportunity for a fast-pitch shout-out to the audience of fellow geeks, tech savvy professionals, DIY-ers, and other industry luminaries at this high energy informal gathering.” Learn more.

3/9 Xconomy Forum: Mobile Madness — The New Future of Computing. Ranging from $35 for students to $225 for those foolishly waiting to register at the door, (today is the last day to get a discount ticket!) this Xconomy conference promises not only to attract the best and brightest in the mobile industry but will also introduce mobile fans to their equivalent of WrestleMania. If speakers from the region’s top mobile tech companies aren’t your thing, we suggest you come just for the “mobile smackdown” event, where enthusiasts of various mobile operating systems and app marketplaces will get in ring to fight for their favorite technologies. Let the tech trash-talking begin! Learn more.

3/10 Mass Innovation Nights. Here’s a great, FREE opportunity to connect with many Massachusetts-based innovators, thought leaders, and professionals. Perhaps better described as a party than an event, businesses both large and small are invited to share their products and ideas to a crowd of social media enthusiasts and potential customers. This is a great place to share ideas, see what great things others are coming up with, and simply have fun. Learn more.

3/10 MITX ‘Across the Pond’ Showcase – What Mobile Technologies Are Being Developed in the U.K? $35 for members and $70 for non-members, this is a great chance to see what our friends from across the pond are doing in the mobile space.  Get a fresh perspective – especially if you’ve already had a taste of what’s going on in the Boston/New England area, here’s an opportunity to learn from some those pushing the envelope in the U.K. This should be the bee’s knees. Learn more.

3/16 MIT Enterprise Forum – Internet Video Everywhere: Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Online and Mobile Video. Free for SIG members and just $20 for everyone else, this is something anyone interested in mobile or internet video should attend. An exciting group of Boston-based panelists will give their perspectives on where the video landscape is headed and what entrepreneurial opportunities exist ahead. Learn more.

3/20-24 IEEE Virtual Reality 2010. It’s free to check out the exhibits, but conference fees vary based on how many workshops, tutorial, and symposiums you choose to attend. If you believe that haptics, 3D, and augmented reality are a major component in the future of mobile computing & gaming, (and you should!) then this might just be the conference for you. This is a great opportunity to learn from and meet some of the brightest minds in the field. Learn more.

4/03 Mobile Camp Boston 3. This ‘un-conference’ is an event dedicated to mobile and is driven by the attendees rather than any set agenda. Come prepared for a day filled with networking, discussions, idea sharing, and demos. Bring a positive attitude, willingness to participate, and an open mind – this is how more conferences should be done. Learn more.

For more information on Mass Mobile Month, be sure to check out the site: massmobilemonth.com. Stay tuned, because BostInnovation’s staff will be contributing content regularly to this site throughout the month of March thanks to a partnership we’ve formed with Xconomy. (Shout out to Wade Roush for getting us involved!)

Tags: Edu

This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 3:01 pm and is filed under Around the Hub, Edu, Mobile. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.