Vodafone AppStar Developers Day - North March 3, 2010

Screen Yorkshire is bringing the Vodafone AppStar Developer Day - North to Sheffield on 3rd March 2010

On the day you'll learn about:

* Vodafone 360 apps platform & channel to market
* Joint Innovation Lab (JIL) - the global operator alliance for 1 billion customers
* Apps of interest to Vodafone U.K. customers
* Using 360 to grow your brand and business: revenue and reach
* Building and publishing apps: concept to cash
* Meet the experts: SDK, publishing, commercialisation, QA, partner marketing

After the presentation session the rest of the day will be free for coding and creating new apps. What will you design? An app to show traffic camera updates? To save the world? 100 best football goals? Anything is possible...it's all up to you! Check out the Vodafone 360 store for ideas.

You'll also get the chance to win hardware, cash and other prizes!!

Agenda for the afternoon & evening:

12.00pm: Welcome, registration and drinks!

12.30pm: Presentations from Vodafone and Development Partners

2:00pm: Content and Dev Partner live showcases

3.00pm: Meet the experts

5.00pm: Q&A panel

5.30pm: Buffet dinner and beers provided

6.30pm: Evening Hackathon begins!

9.30pm: Judging session - winners and prizes announced

10.00pm: Close

Event preparation:

1. Download the SDK and tools from www.JIL.org/vodafone
2. Bring your laptop
3. Bring your proof of concepts, mock-ups and apps ideas to share with us