SF Mobile Computing SIG April 21 Meeting: Mobile Survivor!

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Supporting all Pocket PC, Palm, Notebook PC, Tablet PC, and Smartphone users!!!
Mobile Survivor

Sorry for the late notice; however, please pay particular attention to this month's alternate meeting location.

Our Wednesday April 21st meeting's theme of "Mobile Survivor" will be an interactive meeting to give your device (PDA or phone) a workout. We will have events such as IR relay, Bluetooth sleuth or appointment beaming, and speed SMSing, including mobile tribal council afterwards! (6:30 pm at CompUSA (Training Center) next to the CompUSA store in San Francisco at 760 Market Street Ste. #435 (415) 743-3230)



RSVP here: http://www.evite.com/floresr@dentistry.ucsf.edu/sfmcs

Read on for this month's grand prize! (additional tickets will be available for purchase: 3 tickets for $5.)

EVENT DETAILS: (Practice your keying or keyboard entry into your phones or PDAs ahead of time for a winning advantage. Including your contact information in your address book is good preparation too.) The intent of these events is to have you in shape for using your mobile devices more efficiently, both personally and professionally, with others. It will also be an experiment in compatibility and usability. If you haven't used some of these features, there will be friendly people on hand to assist. If your phone or PDA lacks any features, we will try to match you up with a team member so that you can still be involved.

WaveStaff is also sponsoring us and will have a representative on hand to talk about their services and offer a listing of available jobs for mobile developers!


PRESENTING: Co-Manager, and our resident MS Mobile MVP Shawna Kelly, will report on the non-NDA aspects of her experience in Redmond attending the Global MVP Summit at Microsoft's Campus (Headquarters). Shawna is now well poised to share the currently NDA upcoming mobile breakthroughs with our mobile community as they are released!

PRIZES: The prizes will be plentiful, ranging from stickers, accessory gadget goodies, and magazines to software, a cool mobile backback from MDC, and a Bluetooth headset donated by our own Enterprise Mobility Rep., Glenn Gerlach of Microsoft. Thanks Glenn! (You most likely have a more than 75% percent chance of walking away with something!)

GRAND PRIZE:
Bluetooth headset donated by our own Enterprise Mobility Rep., Glenn Gerlach of Microsoft.

John Wade of Omega One has donated a copy of 1-Calc for us to prize award as well.


ADDITIONAL PRIZES: A CompUSA representative will also talk about their mobile and other technology training courses and offer a training class or two as a prize!


Committee member Chuck Horner and Co-Manager Rey Flores have procured a limited amount of t-shirts from the MDC (Mobile Conference in San Francisco) to give out as well.

COST:
$5 for those who RSVP; $7 if you don't RSVP/walk-in – covers pizza, drinks, one raffle ticket, and/or misc. organization supplies *exact change is appreciated.

RSVP here: http://www.evite.com/floresr@dentistry.ucsf.edu/sfmcs

Additional details are available at: http://sf.mobilecomputingsig.com

(Take us to your) Leaders:
*Rey Flores, Co Manager SFMCS – a Computer Resource Specialist at UCSF School of Dentistry. With a degree in Computer Technology and Microsoft accreditation, Rey specializes in Handheld/Mobile support. Rey’s experience with the Palm OS and Pocket PC devices will help give the group a rounded perspective on the PDA world. Just recently, Rey has also become a Co-Editor and Co-Moderator for www.mobilegadgetnews.com

**Shawna Kelly, Co Manager SFMCS & Editor for NCMCS - is a multimedia producer, for www.artzest.com, with emphasis in Flash and mobile content. She also consults on mobility and writes mobile computer web site and magazine articles for such publications as Pocket PC Magazine. Shawna is also the Editor & President Emeritus of the San Francisco Multimedia Users Forum: www.sfmmuf.org. She has a BA degree in Creative Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is also certified in 3D and multimedia.

***Charles Pickrell, founder of NCMCS - is a software developer for a California HMO from Sacramento and former MS-MVP for Mobile User Groups. The experience he shares in the realm of Mobile Computing enriches the experience for us all!

[reydiodj]

Supporting all Pocket PC, Palm, Notebook PC, Tablet PC, and Smartphone users!!!
Mobile Survivor

Sorry for the late notice; however, please pay particular attention to this month's alternate meeting location.

Our Wednesday April 21st meeting's theme of "Mobile Survivor" will be an interactive meeting to give your device (PDA or phone) a workout. We will have events such as IR relay, Bluetooth sleuth or appointment beaming, and speed SMSing, including mobile tribal council afterwards! (6:30 pm at CompUSA (Training Center) next to the CompUSA store in San Francisco at 760 Market Street Ste. #435 (415) 743-3230)



RSVP here: http://www.evite.com/floresr@dentistry.ucsf.edu/sfmcs

Read on for this month's grand prize! (additional tickets will be available for purchase: 3 tickets for $5.)

EVENT DETAILS: (Practice your keying or keyboard entry into your phones or PDAs ahead of time for a winning advantage. Including your contact information in your address book is good preparation too.) The intent of these events is to have you in shape for using your mobile devices more efficiently, both personally and professionally, with others. It will also be an experiment in compatibility and usability. If you haven't used some of these features, there will be friendly people on hand to assist. If your phone or PDA lacks any features, we will try to match you up with a team member so that you can still be involved.

WaveStaff is also sponsoring us and will have a representative on hand to talk about their services and offer a listing of available jobs for mobile developers!


PRESENTING: Co-Manager, and our resident MS Mobile MVP Shawna Kelly, will report on the non-NDA aspects of her experience in Redmond attending the Global MVP Summit at Microsoft's Campus (Headquarters). Shawna is now well poised to share the currently NDA upcoming mobile breakthroughs with our mobile community as they are released!

PRIZES: The prizes will be plentiful, ranging from stickers, accessory gadget goodies, and magazines to software, a cool mobile backback from MDC, and a Bluetooth headset donated by our own Enterprise Mobility Rep., Glenn Gerlach of Microsoft. Thanks Glenn! (You most likely have a more than 75% percent chance of walking away with something!)

GRAND PRIZE:
Bluetooth headset donated by our own Enterprise Mobility Rep., Glenn Gerlach of Microsoft.

John Wade of Omega One has donated a copy of 1-Calc for us to prize award as well.


ADDITIONAL PRIZES: A CompUSA representative will also talk about their mobile and other technology training courses and offer a training class or two as a prize!


Committee member Chuck Horner and Co-Manager Rey Flores have procured a limited amount of t-shirts from the MDC (Mobile Conference in San Francisco) to give out as well.

COST:
$5 for those who RSVP; $7 if you don't RSVP/walk-in – covers pizza, drinks, one raffle ticket, and/or misc. organization supplies *exact change is appreciated.

RSVP here: http://www.evite.com/floresr@dentistry.ucsf.edu/sfmcs

Additional details are available at: http://sf.mobilecomputingsig.com

(Take us to your) Leaders:
*Rey Flores, Co Manager SFMCS – a Computer Resource Specialist at UCSF School of Dentistry. With a degree in Computer Technology and Microsoft accreditation, Rey specializes in Handheld/Mobile support. Rey’s experience with the Palm OS and Pocket PC devices will help give the group a rounded perspective on the PDA world. Just recently, Rey has also become a Co-Editor and Co-Moderator for www.mobilegadgetnews.com

**Shawna Kelly, Co Manager SFMCS & Editor for NCMCS - is a multimedia producer, for www.artzest.com, with emphasis in Flash and mobile content. She also consults on mobility and writes mobile computer web site and magazine articles for such publications as Pocket PC Magazine. Shawna is also the Editor & President Emeritus of the San Francisco Multimedia Users Forum: www.sfmmuf.org. She has a BA degree in Creative Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is also certified in 3D and multimedia.

***Charles Pickrell, founder of NCMCS - is a software developer for a California HMO from Sacramento and former MS-MVP for Mobile User Groups. The experience he shares in the realm of Mobile Computing enriches the experience for us all!