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Which is the coolest Mobile conf? Clue: Detroit in Winter isn't warm...

by Guy J Kewney | posted on 27 March 2006

It's not often I get the announcement of a new conference the day it starts - and there's always the excitement of planning a trip to some exotic conference destination. Except this is the Gartner wireless and mobile summit, and it's in Detroit. And it really does start today!

The conference is worth a visit, if you can stand Detroit in March - with new product launches and keynote speeches. To quote the official announcement: "The Gartner Wireless & Mobile Summit is loaded with content addressing the most critical issues today including:

Wireless Email
Next Generation Wireless-Wimax
Security of your Network and Devices
Managing the Mobile Environment (policy and standards)
Home Networks
Mobile Devices, Industrial Handhelds and Tablet Computers
Voice over WiFi

WiFi is one of the key strands to the Detroit conference with the first keynote given by Frank Hanzlik, Managing Director of the WiFi Alliance. There's a futurology keynote by Dr. James Canton, Chairman and CEO, Institute for Global Futures; two Gartner consultants (Ken Dulaney and Nick Jones) and finally, a special tutorial session looking at home networking by Craig J. Mathias, a principal with Farpoint Group.

More than 30 companies will be sponsors exhibiting at the conference. A listing of Gartner Wireless & Mobile Summit sponsors is available at www.gartner.com/2_events/conferences/ra9_sponsors.jsp