Voice. An Opinion.

We came, we saw, we Jammed!!

So MobileJam was a blast at CTIA San Francisco. Caroline and the Team did a storming job. I’d guess there were 150 – 200 people in total came through the sessions during the day. It warmed up pretty quickly – with a debate and discussion covering “what carriers could do for developers” and covering the typical issues such as the process for getting “on air” with a carrier, on and off deck options, revenue share, access to tools and testing, and new developments at the various carrier programmes. As ever, it was pretty lively from the get-go!

The Jam Panel kicks off the day

The afternoon we broke in to the sessions, which were both entertaining and informative. These are run as facilitated sessions around specific topics, such as routes to market, or security, or testing, or “openness” (the one I ran with Peter Baldwin). 

The people attending were not shy, and gave freely of their opinions and comments as we went through these sessions. At the end of the day, we attempted to wrap up. Always tricky – given the range of opinions and people involved. Oh – and there were prizes – real SonyEricsson phones for the people who contributed best during the sessions.

If you can – check out the MobileJam Mural –  those guys did a fantastic job of capturing the discussions during the day, and created a looooooong mural that reflected the discussions, comments, and debate throughout the day. Caroline is thinking of getting T Shirts done up. Cool! Here’s a taster:

The first few feet of the Jam Mural....

And then we headed off to the Jam Party, which was still rolling at 10pm when I dragged myself out of there. Great event – I recommend you try it if you’re near the next one. You also can participate by heading over to the WipWiki (which is run by the Wireless Industry Partnership) and signing up and joining in.

Hope to see you at a Jam down the road!