Call for Speakers at SEE 2010

SEE 2010 Call for Speakers (deadline September 3, 2010)

Just as Symbian has broadened its mission to driving innovation throughout the mobile space, we are also redefining the landscape of our annual event to engage and inspire the brightest and most enthusiastic minds in the industry. SEE 2010 is not a tradeshow—it is a place for the wider community to come together, make cross-industry connections, conduct conversation, share ideas, educate each other and realize some of the vast possibilities that exist in the market.

Please include the following in all submissions:

1. Track
2. Target Audience
3. Beginning, Intermediate, or Advanced?
4. Abstract*—be sure to include a clear abstract of exactly what you intend to discuss, if selected to speak. A good abstract is crucial and should tell us both your position on the subject as well as the points you intend to make. Do not just list open ended questions you plan to address. (300 words or less)
5. Prepared presentation or panel discussion?
6. Are you willing to moderate a panel?
7. Suggestions for other panelists (if any) - Please include name, company, and contact details if you have them

Please select only those topics for which you feel you are an expert, hence not all topics in a given track

*If you would like to propose a new topic please include details for the new topic in the beginning of the abstract.

1) Application Developer Track Category – Application Developers, Application Development Firms, Platform Owners

• Building your first Symbian application
• Learning Qt for Symbian
• Advanced Qt
• Anatomy of a Qt app
• Qt Tips & Tricks
• Cross Platform development
• Cross Platform development environments
• Web Run Time development using Open Source
• Web Run Time and Symbian^4
• Flash development on Symbian
• Location Based Services
• Sensors
• What are my options for UI design/development?
• Using Qt to develop a Symbian mobile app (a case study)
• Using the Qt Mobility APIs
• How to write your app so it works on any Symbian handset

2) Horizon Track Category – Content Owners, Application Store Providers (OEMs, ODMs, Network Operators, Independent Application Stores, Application Aggregators), Mobile Payment Service Providers, Mobile Advertising Service Providers

• Advertising, marketing and monetization strategies
• Content monetization through apps
• Making money through open source - Contribution versus proprietary
• Deploying applications on multiple platforms
• Tips and tricks for app distribution
• Getting applications into the global market
• Best practices for maximizing sales/downloads
• Developer success stories and insights
• Social media and viral marketing strategies for Mobile Apps

3.) Platform Developer Track Category – Open Source Activist, Contributor, Package Owners, Manufacturers (Mobile Device or Semiconductor), Developers (System Software or Middleware), Mobile Network Operators, Mobile Network Service Providers, Tools Providers/Creators

• Open source philosophy, challenges and success stories
• Device creation and integration
• Technology roadmaps
• Security and privacy
• Testing and quality assurance
• Hardware emulation and adaptation
• Usability and user interface
• Cross-platform portability
• Platform build tools and environment
• Open source community building
• Case studies of developing Symbian Platform enhancements
• Tracing and debugging the platform
  

4) Business Track Category – Application Developers, Middleware Developers, OEMs, Operators, Professional Services Providers, and other diverse business models and industries

• Making money in the Symbian ecosystem
• Making more money now that Symbian is open source
• How Symbian membership is increasing your revenue
• How open source Symbian opened new markets

* Required Information