We say we are the best in the world for social and digital media. If Vancouver is truly a world-class hub for social and digital media, then we have a challenge ahead of us: how do we use the attention created by the 2010 Winter Olympic Games to our own benefit? If we are indeed the best at what we do, how do we use our talent, our expertise, our innovative technologies to engage the world?

The Olympics in February are a given. There are 15 Mondays left! The eyes of the world will be on Vancouver. In addition to the athletes and officials, visitors, business delegates and media who will be in Vancouver, it is estimated that another 3 billion from around the world will be watching the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

How do we tell stories about our lives, our innovations, our community before, during and after February 2010?

Join local experts from both traditional media and social media companies as we look at the tools that are available and how we should promote ourselves, our companies and Vancouver to the world. We have invited executives fromNow Public, Invoke Media, Laura Ballance Media Group and Canwest to share their insights. This promises to be one of the most exciting MoMoVan.

For more information and to register, visit: http://www.momovan.com/events/2009/110209/110209.html

We’ve got the (virtual) goods. In the past couple of years, the virtual goods market has grown to $5.5 billion globally. The North American and European markets, which have traditionally lagged behind the Asian market, are now the fastest growing segments of the market and are estimated to be $700 million in 2009.

Hear an update about the Engage! Expo that took place last week in San Jose. Find out what is driving the rapid growth of the virtual goods market and where the virtual goods industry is heading in the future.

For more information and to register:  http://www.momovan.com/events/2009/100509/100509.html

Smile, MoMoVan is back for its 4th season! WINBC and New Media BC invite you the MoMoVan season kick-off at the Museum of Vancouver in beautiful Vanier Park.

Come kick-start the season with us and build on three years of Collaboration, Community, and Convergence. Let’s celebrate, let’s talk, let’s get together and get the ideas flowing and the connections sparking. Come catch-up with old friends and make new ones.

We will have a competition to engage your renowned innovative side; we will thank Amielle Lake (Tagga) for being the Face of MoMoVan and we will find the smiling mug to see us through season 4. There will be fast pitches, there will be prizes and of course, there will be our legendary Granville Island beer and Flying Wedge pizza. All this with a one of a kind panoramic view of Vanier Park, English Bay, Coast Mountains, West End, Downtown and Stanley Park.  More information at: http://www.momovan.com/events/2009/091409/091409.html

REGISTER NOW: http://momovansept14.eventbrite.com ]]> http://www.momovan.com/?feed=rss2&p=359 http://www.momovan.com/?p=347 http://www.momovan.com/?p=347#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:55:59 +0000 Christina http://www.momovan.com/?p=347 The last MoMoVan before the summer break will take place on Monday, June 22 at Nokia in Burnaby.

We will have our joint WINBC/Wavefront AGM and follow it up with a MoMoVan BBQ party. Let’s end the Momovan season with a kick-off to summer and a celebration of a great year past.

There will be beer, there will be burgers, there will be awards, games and prizes, there will be entertainment and lots of familiar faces.  We will thank the volunteer Board members and elect those who will guide us through the year ahead.  Add your vote to elect the new Board members and celebrate the great year we have had. Come and help us kick off the summer.

It all takes place at Nokia (9200 Glenlyon Parkway, Burnaby) 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Register today!

]]> http://www.momovan.com/?feed=rss2&p=347 http://www.momovan.com/?p=334 http://www.momovan.com/?p=334#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:36:08 +0000 Christina http://www.momovan.com/?p=334 WINBC brings you an evening about MOBILE ENTERPRISE: machine to machine (M2M) connectivity, asset tracking, industrial applications and more. Find out about what is transforming businesses from the inside-out and how new products can save you money and maybe even help you make some.

Mobile enterprise applications are changing businesses, across many verticals, from the inside-out by building wireless intelligence and capabilities into everyday devices. These applications, made possible by mobile broadband, are convergent and can make use of existing infrastructure, landlines and Wi-fi networks. They expand the reach of mobile from handsets to medical devices, vehicles, homes and basically anywhere that internet can reach. It may not be as sexy and visually exciting as mobile gaming and entertainment, but it makes money. Some of the most successful local companies in wireless operate in the mobile enterprise space. And who said making money was boring?

For details and to register: http://www.momovan.com/events/2009/040609/040609.html

For more information and to register, visit: http://www.momovan.com/events/2009/040609/040609.html

Web 2.0 and Mobile Gaming and Entertainment

Web 2.0 and Mobile Gaming and Entertainment

It’s our first Annual Christmas Party. ‘Tis the season and we have reason to celebrate, so we are going to have a party. Mark your calendars for December 10th. We are going to celebrate a great year, our active and involved community and our bid to host the 2010 MoMo Global Summit.

We are bringing the decision makers from MoMo Global here to celebrate with us. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to hear about what is going on in MoMo meetings around the world, to showcase our community to some of the influencers in the global industry, and as always, to have some fun. Santa will have a sack of goodies to give away; there will be food and beer and lots of familiar faces. Come and celebrate with us.

For more information, please visit: http://www.momovan.com/events/2008/121008/121008.html

Register now at:  http://momovanxmas2008.eventbrite.com/

Our recent interview with Amielle Lake, CEO of Tagga Media

momovan (mmv):  Congrats on being selected to be the new face of momovan.

Amielle Lake (AL): Thank you.  It was a great event, and I got to keep my hat.

mmv: Is this your first time at a momovan event?

AL: Yes.

mmv:  How did you hear about it?

AL: I got a phone call from WINBC asking if I could present at the Oct 6^th event.

mmv:  Were most of the faces in the room familiar?  New?

AL:   A bit of both.  There was the comfort of knowing some folks and feeling at home and the opportunity to be introduced to others in the community.  It was a great mix of business types, development types and investors.  I also really liked that there were so many students, they provide a different dynamic and approach the issues in a different way.  There weren’t too many reps from the sales and marketing side, but that really is just more a function of Vancouver than of the event itself.

mmv:  Did you find the sessions useful?

AL:  Yes.  Panels are a great format and an excellent way to have a focused discussion.  The set-up was a good for learning and for interacting in a meaningful way.   I also enjoyed Ron’s tips.  The evening itself was a good mix talking and networking as well as the more organized sessions where a lot of information can be disseminated in a short period of time.

mmv:  Suggestions for the future?

AL: I think themed nights are a good way to focus on a specific topic and drill down enough to get useful information to take away.  Keeping things a little shorter is good too.  I stayed to the very end and really enjoyed the panel on mobile voting.  But it was almost too much for a single evening and I felt badly that most people left and didn’t get to hear the last session.

mmv:  What do you enjoy most about your day at Tagga?

AL:  The people that I work with and the fact that there is always something new.  When you are a start-up everything is pressing and you spend a lot of time with your team and your clients and you bond very quickly and get to know each other very well.

mmv:  Okay, and now a few random questions for you.  Are you from Vancouver?

AL:  Almost.  I was born in Toronto, but I was raised in Vancouver.

mmv:  Do you ski or snowboard?

AL: Ski.

mmv:  Favorite beer?

AL: Heffeweizen.

mmv:  Will you come again?

AL: Yes!