Mobile Monday DC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 6, 2006

MEDIA CONTACT: Kathie Legg,
kathielegg@mobilemonday.net;

Julie Barko Germany,
juliegermany@mobilemonday.net;

HELLO WORLD THROUGH SMS!
MOBILE MONDAY DC TO LAUNCH NEW EVENT SERIES FOR POLITICAL AND MOBILE TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS IN THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA
OCTOBER 23

Inaugural event to discuss the new trend of digital graffiti, sponsored by SinglePoint

EVENT: Mobile Monday DC (http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/), the recently-launched local chapter of a global movement of technology professionals, launches the first in a monthly series of events aimed at providing a forum for DC-area professionals to network and learn more about applications, tools, strategies and innovations in mobile technology.

The inaugural Mobile Monday DC event, titled "Hello World through SMS," sponsored by SinglePoint Corp., will introduce attendees to innovations in digital graffiti, which combines text messages, the Internet, and a person's physical location. The potential successes and pitfalls of developing a mobile political strategy will also be discussed.

WHEN: Monday, October 23, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Science Club DC
Second Floor
1136 19th Street NW Washington DC 20036
Farragut West Metro (Orange and Blue Lines), and Farragut North Metro or Dupont Circle Metro (Red Line)

COST: The event is free to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend the event.

SPEAKER: Stephen Randall, LocoModa

SPONSOR: SinglePoint Corp.
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BACKGROUND:

The inaugural Mobile Monday DC event will address the topic of wireless or digital graffiti - text messages that are displayed on the sides of buildings, in bars and restaurants, or at events. Some in the marketing community view digital graffiti as both a new branding tool and an innovative way to create dialog around an issue or event.

As a pioneer in the mobile space, SinglePoint Corp. has announced that it will be sponsoring the inaugural event.

"We have been involved in this space for many years and have witnessed the growth of text messaging, particularly in the public sector. We strongly believe that short code will be used more widely in the future and expect continued growth. We are sponsoring the inaugural event as a result of MobileMonday's solid standing in the industry," said SinglePoint Vice President of Marketing & Product Strategy, Doug Busk.

In its September 21st issue, The Economist pondered whether, when it comes to digital graffiti, "Is the mobile phone mightier than the spray can?" Recently, digital graffiti has been used to draw attention to political and economic issues at the World Economic Forum (http://www.hellomrpresident.com/), create a global discussion on current events, politics, and personal opinions (http://www.helloworldproject.com/), and collectively write the biography of a city (http://www.centrifugalforces.co.uk/citypoems/pages/01_05.html).

The speaker for this event, Stephen Randall of LocoModa, will address the digital graffiti revolution and discuss mobile technology's successes and pitfalls in politics. He'll also answer the question "is the mobile phone mightier than the spray can?"

About MobileMonday
MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals founded in 2000. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.

Mobile Monday DC exposes Beltway-area professionals to new innovations in mobile technology, and it gives opportunities for political, government, technology, corporate, and non-profit professionals to meet each other and share ideas. While Mobile Monday DC are not exclusively devoted to politics, many events will introduce new ideas and tools that can be adapted by political professionals in Washington, DC, including those in the public policy, advocacy, non-profit, lobbying, and campaign communities.

About SinglePoint
SinglePoint is a simple, powerful way for content owners to create, connect and confirm the delivery of wireless messages to mobile consumers. It combines a proven reliable message delivery service with the leading producer and distributor of branded, made-for-mobile entertainment, interactive TV formats and mobile marketing concepts. Today, SinglePoint is engaged with an audience of more than 220 million mobile users throughout North America working in partnership with mobile network and portal operations, media companies, brand managers and agencies.

For more information on the global MobileMonday movement, visit www.mobilemonday.net.
For more information about the local Mobile Monday DC chapter, visit http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/.
For more information about SinglePoint, visit
http://www.gosinglepoint.com
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 6, 2006

MEDIA CONTACT: Kathie Legg,
kathielegg@mobilemonday.net;

Julie Barko Germany,
juliegermany@mobilemonday.net;

IS BLUETOOTH SOOO LAST YEAR?
MOMO DC LOOKS AT NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS AND THE FUTURE OF IDENTITY MANAGEMENT
November 20

EVENT: Mobile Monday DC (http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/), the local chapter of a global movement of technology professionals, announces its November event, "Is Bluetooth Sooo Last Year?" on Near Field Communications and RFID.

WHEN: Monday, October 20, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Science Club DC
1136 19th Street NW Washington DC 20036
Farragut West Metro (Orange and Blue Lines), and Farragut North Metro or Dupont Circle Metro (Red Line)

COST: The event is free to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend the event.

SPEAKERS: Patrick Hearn, Oberthur Card Systems
Greg Garback, Executive Officer of the Department of Finance for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

BACKGROUND:

The November Mobile Monday DC event will address the topic of Near Field Communications, a short-range wireless technology that makes two-way interactions, such as information exchanges and financial transactions, easier. NFC combines radio frequency identification (RFID) with wireless readers. Unlike Bluetooth or WiFi, NFC-enabled devices do not rely on battery power, and transactions can occur over much shorter distances (a few centimeters compared to 30 to 300 feet).

One industry group, the NFC Forum (www.nfc-forum.org), estimates that within the next three years, 50 percent of all cell phones will support NFC technology, allowing people to pay for public transportation, sports tickets, and movies through their cell phones. This is combined with other estimates of an identity management business approaching well over $8.4 Billion USD here in the United States.

The speaker for this event, Patrick Hearn of Oberthur Card Systems, will discuss NFC, RFID and future of identity management.

About MobileMonday
MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals founded in 2000. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.

Mobile Monday DC exposes Beltway-area professionals to new innovations in mobile technology, and it gives opportunities for political, government, technology, corporate, and non-profit professionals to meet each other and share ideas. While Mobile Monday DC is not exclusively devoted to politics, many events will introduce new ideas and tools that can be adapted by political professionals in Washington, DC, including those in the public policy, advocacy, non-profit, lobbying, and campaign communities.

About Patrick Hearn
Patrick W. Hearn is Director of Government Identification Markets for Oberthur Card Systems. He is a member of Oberthur's Executive Committee with specific responsibility for sales/marketing for all identification initiatives, government relations and lobbying, and product development. He currently oversees projects for Oberthur such as the DoD Common Access Card, HSPD-12, Registered Traveler, Transportation Worker Identity Credential and First Responders. Patrick is a board member of the Volunteer Credential Industry Coalition, a member of the Smart Card Alliance Educational Institute and is a frequent speaker for Oberthur in identity related issues in the North and Central America for the media.

About Greg Garback
Greg Garback serves as the Executive Officer of the Department of Finance for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA or Metro) in Washington, DC. He has served in this capacity for over seven years coming from twelve years of design and construction management experience on expansion of the Metrorail system in the Washington region.

Among many finance-based responsibilities, Greg was the initial program executive for deploying SmarTrip®, the Authority's contactless smart card now used as an alternative form of payment for rail and bus system fares and parking lot fees. SmarTrip® was launched in May 1999 with the objective of providing utility and convenience to its customers and now has 1,800,000 cards in the field. Greg's current focus on SmarTrip® is to strategically expand the multi-application concept for smart cards working with financial institutions to change the payment paradigm for transit and lay the ground work for transitioning from card-issuing organizations to card-accepting merchants. WMATA continues to lead the expansion based on SmarTrip® as the multi-operator, multi-modal fare media for regional the bus and commuter rail systems in the near future.

Greg currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Smart Card Alliance and is the immediate past co-chair of the Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council. Further, Greg performs peer reviews for the transit industry in the U.S. and abroad, assisting agencies in the planning and deployment phases of smart card based systems; serves on several committees within the American Public Transportation Association in roles focused on advanced payment systems and technologies; serves on the federal government Inter-agency Advisory Board (IAB); and, serves as the co-chair of the Electronic Payment Systems task force for the I-95 Corridor Coalition.

For more information on the global Mobile Monday movement, visit www.mobilemonday.net.
For more information about the local Mobile Monday DC chapter, visit http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 8, 2006

MEDIA CONTACT: Kathie Legg, kathielegg@mobilemonday.net;

Julie Barko Germany,
juliegermany@mobilemonday.net;

DEMO DECEMBER: ALL THE PHONES YOU WISH YOU HAD (BUT DON'T)
MOMO DC LOOKS AT COOL, NEW, 'ON-THE-HORIZON' PHONES

December 18

EVENT: Mobile Monday DC (http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/), the local chapter of a global movement of technology professionals, announces its December event, "Demo December: All the Phones You Wish You Had (But Don't),"a demo of phones from Nokia - some so new that they are not yet available for purchase from U.S. carriers.

WHEN: Monday, December 18, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Science Club DC
1136 19th Street NW Washington DC 20036

Farragut West Metro (Orange and Blue Lines), and Farragut North Metro or Dupont Circle Metro (Red Line)

COST: The event is free to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend the event.

SPEAKER: William Plummer, Vice President of External Affairs, Nokia

BACKGROUND:

The December Mobile Monday DC event will give attendees a hands-on demo of innovative new phones from Nokia, one of the worldwide leaders in the mobile phone industry. Some of them have been the stuff of rumors on the blogosphere. Others may have already made their way into the pockets of your friends and business associates abroad. A few already have cult followings. Most have never been seen on this side of the Atlantic.

The speaker for this event, William Plummer of Nokia, will introduce the new, innovative, and trendy new phones for the season. He'll also attempt to answer the age-old question "Why does my cousin in Europe have a cooler phone than I do?"

About MobileMonday

MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals founded in 2000. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.

Mobile Monday DC exposes Beltway-area professionals to new innovations in mobile technology, and it gives opportunities for political, government, technology, corporate, and non-profit professionals to meet each other and share ideas. While Mobile Monday DC is not exclusively devoted to politics, many events will introduce new ideas and tools that can be adapted by political professionals in Washington, DC, including those in the public policy, advocacy, non-profit, lobbying, and campaign communities.

About William Plummer

Bill Plummer joined Nokia in May of 1997. Since January 2004 he has served as Nokia's Vice President, External Affairs, responsible for Corporate Communications and Government and Industry Relations activities in North America. From June 2002 through January 2004, Bill was Nokia's Vice President of Strategic & External Affairs, responsible for strategic corporate planning and execution in the Americas. Prior to June 2002, Bill was Vice President of Government and Industry Affairs, acting as Nokia's lead representative to the U.S. Government and coordinating Nokia's interaction with national and international industry associations.

Prior to joining Nokia, Bill served from 1990 through 1997 as a career officer in the United States Foreign Service, with positions in the Office of the Under Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs, the Office of Multilateral Trade, and the U.S. diplomatic mission to the Republic of Ecuador. Before joining the State Department, Bill worked as a financial services executive.

For more information on the global Mobile Monday movement, visit www.mobilemonday.net.
For more information about the local Mobile Monday DC chapter, visit http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 4, 2006

MEDIA CONTACT: Kathie Legg,
kathielegg@mobilemonday.net;

Julie Barko Germany,
juliegermany@mobilemonday.net;

AND THE ELEPHANTS COME TEXTING IN:
MOMO DC LOOKS AT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S USE OF SMS IN 2006

January 15, 2007

EVENT: Mobile Monday DC (http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/), the local chapter of a global movement of technology professionals, announces its January event, "And the Elephants Come Texting In: MoMoDC Looks at the Republican Party's Use of SMS in 2006," a look at how the Republican Party used SMS during the last campaign cycle.

This event is sponsored by Connell Donatelli Inc. and Anthony Garrett & Associates

WHEN: Monday, January 15, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Science Club DC
1136 19th Street NW Washington DC 20036
Farragut West Metro (Orange and Blue Lines), and Farragut North Metro or Dupont Circle Metro (Red Line)

COST: The event is free to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend the event.

SPEAKERS: Mike Connell, Connell Donatelli Inc.
Patrick Ruffini, Republican National Committee

BACKGROUND:

In autumn 2006, the Republican National Committee launched a text messaging campaign designed to drive its core supporters to the RNC Website to gather information, make a donations, and take action. How successful was the RNC¹s foray into mobile politics? What lessons did they learn from the field? How is text messaging being absorbed into politics?

The speakers for this event, Mike Connell of New Media and Patrick Ruffini of the RNC, will discuss lessons learned from the RNC's 2006 text messaging campaign.

About MobileMonday:

MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals founded in 2000. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.

Mobile Monday DC exposes Beltway-area professionals to new innovations in mobile technology, and it gives opportunities for political, government, technology, corporate, and non-profit professionals to meet each other and share ideas. While Mobile Monday DC is not exclusively devoted to politics, many events will introduce new ideas and tools that can be adapted by political professionals in Washington, DC, including those in the public policy, advocacy, non-profit, lobbying, and campaign communities.

About Connell Donatelli Inc:
Connell Donatelli is a full service, online media and communication agency. That works with Republican and conservative firms around the nation and focus on three areas: Internet advertising, email communication, and advice and strategy. Connell Donatelli pioneered the use of email in a political context, and we continue to work with clients on email. Visit CDI at http://www.connelldonatelli.com/.

Patrick Ruffini:

Ruffini was Webmaster for the Bush-Cheney '04 presidential campaign, where he was responsible for day-to-day Web site operations, designing creatives to crisply communicate the President's message and developing special features surrounding major events like the Conventions and Presidential debates. Ruffini also designed and served as chief writer for the campaign's official blog and managed the campaign's outreach to the blog community.

Prior to arriving at the campaign, Ruffini maintained a political blog which launched in July 2001, back when such sites were still known as "me-zines." His commentary has appeared on Web sites ranging from National Review Online to FoxNews.com.

Ruffini graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 2000 with a B.A. in Diplomatic History and Political Science.

Mike Connell:

Mike Connell is president of New Media Communications and a partner in the online advertising firm Connell Donatelli Inc. Mike is recognized internationally as a pioneer in the field of online politics. His clients include the Republican National Committee, the Bush-Cheney campaigns of 2000 and 2004, the National Rifle Association, USAID, the Republican Governors Association and the National Federation of Independent Businesses. Connell advises international leaders and provides online strategy to help emerging democracies around the globe.

For more information on the global Mobile Monday movement, visit www.mobilemonday.net.
For more information about the local Mobile Monday DC chapter, visit http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 19, 2007

MEDIA CONTACT:
Kathie Legg,
kathielegg@mobilemonday.net;
Julie Barko Germany,
juliegermany@mobilemonday.net;

BREAKING DOWN THE WALLED GARDEN
MOMO DC DEBATES THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVNTAGES OF WIRELESS NETWORK NEAUTRILITY
February 26

EVENT: Mobile Monday DC (http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/), the local chapter of a global movement of technology professionals, announces its February event, "Breaking Down the Walled Garden" on the pros and cons of Wireless Network Neutrality.

WHEN: Monday, February 26, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Science Club DC
1136 19th Street NW Washington DC 20036

Farragut West Metro (Orange and Blue Lines), and Farragut North Metro or Dupont Circle Metro (Red Line)

COST: The event is free to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend the event.

SPEAKERS: Mike Altschul, CTIA
Alex Curtis, Public Knowledge

BACKGROUND:

Believe it or not, network neutrality doesn't just affect your Internet connection. It can also affect your cell phone. As is often the case for any policy debate, there are two sides to every story:

Customers: It is frustrating for customers when they see a new phone, like the iPhone, but they are unable to purchase them because it is not supported on their carrier. They must either switch carriers or buy a different phone.

Networks: After spending millions and millions of dollars building their network, is it fair to force a carrier to open itself up to phones it does not support and that may compromise its network?

Join the debate and hear what the experts have to say this month at MobileMonday DC.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of opening up wireless networks and making them neutral.

About MobileMonday
MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals founded in 2000. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.

Mobile Monday DC exposes Beltway-area professionals to new innovations in mobile technology, and it gives opportunities for political, government, technology, corporate, and non-profit professionals to meet each other and share ideas. While Mobile Monday DC is not exclusively devoted to politics, many events will introduce new ideas and tools that can be adapted by political professionals in Washington, DC, including those in the public policy, advocacy, non-profit, lobbying, and campaign communities.

About Michael Altschul
Senior Vice President & General Counsel, CTIA

Altschul joined CTIA in 1990 after serving with the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice. Prior to that, he began his legal career as an attorney specializing in antitrust litigation with Simpson Thacher Bartlett in New York City.
As CTIA's General Counsel, Altschul is responsible for the Association's legal advocacy, CTIA's compliance with antitrust and other applicable laws, and he is an active participant in the development of the Association's public policy positions.

About Alex Curtis
Director of Policy and New Media for Public Knowledge

Alex Curtis is Director of Policy and New Media for Public Knowledge (aka PK), a Washington, DC based public interest organization that works on behalf of consumers and innovators at the intersection of copyright, telecommunications, and information policy. Before finding PK, Alex worked on Capitol Hill for United States Senators Mike DeWine and George V. Voinovich -- making DeWine the second U.S. Senator on the Internet by one day. He worked on legislative issues such as Broadband, Digital Online Music, and Open Access to cable networks, while at the Antitrust Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Alex graduated from Wake Forest University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He later earned his Juris Doctorate in 2001 from the University of Akron School of Law, where he focused on intellectual property.

The policy issues that PK is currently working on in telecommunications include net neutrality, repurposing of spectrum "white-spaces" for licensed and unlicensed use, and promoting broadband deployment. PK's intends to promote a positive copyright agenda in the 110th Congress, focusing on at least two key issues: orphan works and fair use limitations on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

For more information on the global Mobile Monday movement, visit www.mobilemonday.net.

For more information about the local Mobile Monday DC chapter, visit http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 26, 2007

MEDIA CONTACT: Kathie Legg,
kathielegg@mobilemonday.net;

Julie Barko Germany,
juliegermany@mobilemonday.net;

PROTECTING VOTING RIGHTS ONE TEXT AT A TIME
A CASE STUDY ON HOW WORKING ASSETS USED TEXT MESSAGING TO DEFEND DEMOCRACY
March 19

EVENT: Mobile Monday DC (http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/), the local chapter of a global movement of technology professionals, announces its March event, "Protecting Voting Rights One Text at a Time," a case study on how Working Assets used text messaging in the last election cycle.

WHEN: Monday, March 19, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Science Club DC
1136 19th Street NW Washington DC 20036

Farragut West Metro (Orange and Blue Lines), and Farragut North Metro or Dupont Circle Metro (Red Line)

COST: The event is free to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend the event. Food and drink will be brought to you by Working Assets

SPEAKERS: Becky Bond and Dan Droller from Working Assets and Jed Alpert from the Rights-Group.

BACKGROUND:

Voting protection and integrity have come into question in past elections. We will never forget Florida in 2000 and the hanging chads debate. Working Assets took steps to protect voters from the same type of fiasco in 2006 through its Protect the Election initiative.

Working Assets asked volunteers to sign up to receive text messages on Election Day if an urgent issue arose in their geographical area. Volunteers were then prompted to take an action, such as a phone call.

About MobileMonday

MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals founded in 2000. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.

Mobile Monday DC exposes Beltway-area professionals to new innovations in mobile technology, and it gives opportunities for political, government, technology, corporate, and non-profit professionals to meet each other and share ideas. While Mobile Monday DC is not exclusively devoted to politics, many events will introduce new ideas and tools that can be adapted by political professionals in Washington, DC, including those in the public policy, advocacy, non-profit, lobbying, and campaign communities.

For more information on the global Mobile Monday movement, visit www.mobilemonday.net.

For more information about the local Mobile Monday DC chapter, visit http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 3, 2007

MEDIA CONTACT: Kathie Legg,
kathielegg@mobilemonday.net;

Julie Barko Germany,
juliegermany@mobilemonday.net;

IS YOUR CAMPUS REALLY WIRED!
A LOOK AT HOW MOBILE TECHNOLOGY CAN KEEP YOU SAFE ON CAMPUS, ORGANIZE YOUR STUDENT ACTIVITIES & MANAGE COURSEWORK
April 16

EVENT: Mobile Monday DC (http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/), the local chapter of a global movement of technology professionals, announces its April event, "Let Them Have Mobile Phones," a look at how Rave Wireless is using mobile phones to improve student affairs, campus housing, and academic coursework.

WHEN: Monday, April 16, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: GWU's Marvin Center, Room 309
800 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20052

COST: The event is free to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend the event.

SPEAKERS: Raju Rishi, COO co-founder, Rave Wireless

SPONSORS: GW's Student Association, Daily Colonial, & Rave Wireless (www.ravewireless.com)

BACKGROUND:
If you think your campus is wired, think again. It's 2007. And campus Wi-Fi, a land line in your dorm room, e-mail alerts are so late-90s. What if you could access all of your campus essentials - course outlines, campus directory, email, campus security, etc. - from your cell phone?

Rave Wireless develops a variety of programs and applications for colleges and universities. The event speaker, Raju Rishi, will discuss how students, campus groups, professors - and even campus security - can use mobile phones to make your college campus a more wired, safer place. Some of those programs include:

• A GPS-based application that enables students, faculty and staff to view the exact location of campus shuttle busses right on their mobile phone. No more waiting in the rain and snow, no more wondering if there's time to grab that cup of coffee before the bus arrives.
• Targeted blast text messages (e.g., safety alerts for a specific residence hall)
• University-created groups where members can participate in group text messaging and polls (e.g., Chess Club)
• Faculty-created groups (e.g., Chemistry 201) that enable students, faculty and staff to view course alerts on their mobile phones, so they never miss a course announcement, even when they are on-the-go. These groups also allow faculty to integrate survey questions into their lectures, to which the students can text message a response in class - those responses are automatically tabulated and provided as a web page for faculty member to display results real-time in class
• Student-created groups (e.g., road trip to the Final Four).
• School email on the phone.
• Student and staff directory.

About MobileMonday

MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals founded in 2000. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.

Mobile Monday DC exposes Beltway-area professionals to new innovations in mobile technology, and it gives opportunities for political, government, technology, corporate, and non-profit professionals to meet each other and share ideas. While Mobile Monday DC is not exclusively devoted to politics, many events will introduce new ideas and tools that can be adapted by political professionals in Washington, DC, including those in the public policy, advocacy, non-profit, lobbying, and campaign communities.

About Rave Wireless

Rave Wireless is the leading provider of mobile applications and managed mobile phone services that improve communication, build community, and enhance academics and safety, all while allowing colleges and universities to transition away from costly and obsolete landlines. Rave Wireless creates a truly tailored mobile phone experience for students by providing award-winning applications that are layered upon discounted handsets and plans available through Rave Wireless's partnerships with top mobile carriers such as Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) and AT&T (NYSE:T).

Customers include Baruch College of the City University of New York, California State University Monterey Bay, Montclair State University, Quinnipiac University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of South Florida.

Rave Wireless is headquartered in New York, NY. Investors include Bain Capital Ventures, Sigma Partners, and RRE Ventures.

About Raju Rishi

Raju Rishi co-founded Rave Wireless in 2004 to unlock the potential of the mobile phone as a community-building, academic and safety tool for higher education. Raju leverages his knowledge of the complex relationships between wireless carriers, content providers, application providers and consumers gained over a career in telecommunications. His previous experiences include EVP Product Management & Strategy of Vettro and executive roles at Avaya/Lucent/AT&T, where he was responsible for architecture, international R&D, product management, sales, and marketing for mobility & IP products. Raju is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, three children and two dogs.

For more information on the global Mobile Monday movement, visit www.mobilemonday.net.

For more information about the local Mobile Monday DC chapter, visit http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 6, 2006

MEDIA CONTACT: Kathie Legg,
kathielegg@mobilemonday.net;

Julie Barko Germany,
juliegermany@mobilemonday.net;

HELLO WORLD THROUGH SMS!
MOBILE MONDAY DC TO LAUNCH NEW EVENT SERIES FOR POLITICAL AND MOBILE TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS IN THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA
OCTOBER 23

Inaugural event to discuss the new trend of digital graffiti, sponsored by SinglePoint

EVENT: Mobile Monday DC (http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/), the recently-launched local chapter of a global movement of technology professionals, launches the first in a monthly series of events aimed at providing a forum for DC-area professionals to network and learn more about applications, tools, strategies and innovations in mobile technology.

The inaugural Mobile Monday DC event, titled "Hello World through SMS," sponsored by SinglePoint Corp., will introduce attendees to innovations in digital graffiti, which combines text messages, the Internet, and a person's physical location. The potential successes and pitfalls of developing a mobile political strategy will also be discussed.

WHEN: Monday, October 23, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Science Club DC
Second Floor
1136 19th Street NW Washington DC 20036
Farragut West Metro (Orange and Blue Lines), and Farragut North Metro or Dupont Circle Metro (Red Line)

COST: The event is free to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend the event.

SPEAKER: Stephen Randall, LocoModa

SPONSOR: SinglePoint Corp.
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BACKGROUND:

The inaugural Mobile Monday DC event will address the topic of wireless or digital graffiti - text messages that are displayed on the sides of buildings, in bars and restaurants, or at events. Some in the marketing community view digital graffiti as both a new branding tool and an innovative way to create dialog around an issue or event.

As a pioneer in the mobile space, SinglePoint Corp. has announced that it will be sponsoring the inaugural event.

"We have been involved in this space for many years and have witnessed the growth of text messaging, particularly in the public sector. We strongly believe that short code will be used more widely in the future and expect continued growth. We are sponsoring the inaugural event as a result of MobileMonday's solid standing in the industry," said SinglePoint Vice President of Marketing & Product Strategy, Doug Busk.

In its September 21st issue, The Economist pondered whether, when it comes to digital graffiti, "Is the mobile phone mightier than the spray can?" Recently, digital graffiti has been used to draw attention to political and economic issues at the World Economic Forum (http://www.hellomrpresident.com/), create a global discussion on current events, politics, and personal opinions (http://www.helloworldproject.com/), and collectively write the biography of a city (http://www.centrifugalforces.co.uk/citypoems/pages/01_05.html).

The speaker for this event, Stephen Randall of LocoModa, will address the digital graffiti revolution and discuss mobile technology's successes and pitfalls in politics. He'll also answer the question "is the mobile phone mightier than the spray can?"

About MobileMonday
MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals founded in 2000. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.

Mobile Monday DC exposes Beltway-area professionals to new innovations in mobile technology, and it gives opportunities for political, government, technology, corporate, and non-profit professionals to meet each other and share ideas. While Mobile Monday DC are not exclusively devoted to politics, many events will introduce new ideas and tools that can be adapted by political professionals in Washington, DC, including those in the public policy, advocacy, non-profit, lobbying, and campaign communities.

About SinglePoint
SinglePoint is a simple, powerful way for content owners to create, connect and confirm the delivery of wireless messages to mobile consumers. It combines a proven reliable message delivery service with the leading producer and distributor of branded, made-for-mobile entertainment, interactive TV formats and mobile marketing concepts. Today, SinglePoint is engaged with an audience of more than 220 million mobile users throughout North America working in partnership with mobile network and portal operations, media companies, brand managers and agencies.

For more information on the global MobileMonday movement, visit www.mobilemonday.net.
For more information about the local Mobile Monday DC chapter, visit http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/.
For more information about SinglePoint, visit
http://www.gosinglepoint.com
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 8, 2007

MEDIA CONTACT: Kathie Legg,
kathielegg at mobilemonday.net;

Julie Barko Germany,
juliegermany at mobilemonday.net;

RUN WITH THE NUMBERS
WHO'S USING MOBILE PHONES AND WHAT ARE THEY DOING WITH THEM
May 21

EVENT: Mobile Monday DC (http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/), the local chapter of a global movement of technology professionals, announces its May event, "Run with the Numbers," an expert look at mobile phone user demographics and how these groups are using the technology.

WHEN: Monday, May 21, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Science Club DC
1136 19th Street NW Washington DC 20036

Farragut West Metro (Orange and Blue Lines), and Farragut North Metro or Dupont Circle Metro (Red Line)

COST: The event is free to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend the event.

SPEAKER: Gerald Rocha, Senior Director, Mobile Media Telephia

BACKGROUND:
According to Telephia, "digital consumers" spend $350 billion each year on devices, content, and connectivity. Who are they? What are they using? Jerry Rocha, snior director of mobile media at Telephia, will discuss mobile demographics.

Recent Telephia research looked at mobile television, mobile audio, mobile games, retail sales of handsets, smartphone adoption, residential use of cell phones.

May's MobileMonday DC event will look at these trends - and more. Come prepared with your burning questions about mobile demographics.

About MobileMonday

MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals founded in 2000. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.

Mobile Monday DC exposes Beltway-area professionals to new innovations in mobile technology, and it gives opportunities for political, government, technology, corporate, and non-profit professionals to meet each other and share ideas. While Mobile Monday DC is not exclusively devoted to politics, many events will introduce new ideas and tools that can be adapted by political professionals in Washington, DC, including those in the public policy, advocacy, non-profit, lobbying, and campaign communities.

About Telephia

Telephia is the world's largest provider of syndicated consumer research to the telecom and mobile media markets. Telephia is your connection to the digital consumer. Since 1998, executives at service providers, device manufacturers, content providers, and retailers have relied on Telephia data to make confident competitive strategy, marketing and resource allocation decisions. Telephia uses its unique measurement tools and large-scale consumer panels to completely understand the digital consumer's behavior, attitudes and experience.

About Gerald Rocha

Gerald Rocha is the Senior Director of Mobile Media at Telephia. He is a veteran expert in the area of consumer mobile applications and content and has spent several years in the wireless industry, including a pivotal role in Strategic Partnerships at Cingular Wireless where he was responsible for the launch of Java gaming as well as several other consumer wireless and entertainment applications. Mr. Rocha is a seasoned speaker, having presented recently at conferences such as IIR's Mobile Broadband Americas, Casuality Game Conference, Latin Mobile Music Conference and Contenido Movil Americas.

For more information on the global Mobile Monday movement, visit www.mobilemonday.net.

For more information about the local Mobile Monday DC chapter, visit http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 3, 2007

MEDIA CONTACT: Kathie Legg,
kathielegg@mobilemonday.net;

Julie Barko Germany,
juliegermany@mobilemonday.net;

IS YOUR CAMPUS REALLY WIRED!
A LOOK AT HOW MOBILE TECHNOLOGY CAN KEEP YOU SAFE ON CAMPUS, ORGANIZE YOUR STUDENT ACTIVITIES & MANAGE COURSEWORK
April 16

EVENT: Mobile Monday DC (http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/), the local chapter of a global movement of technology professionals, announces its April event, "Let Them Have Mobile Phones," a look at how Rave Wireless is using mobile phones to improve student affairs, campus housing, and academic coursework.

WHEN: Monday, April 16, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: GWU's Marvin Center, Room 309
800 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20052

COST: The event is free to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend the event.

SPEAKERS: Raju Rishi, COO co-founder, Rave Wireless

SPONSORS: GW's Student Association, Daily Colonial, & Rave Wireless (www.ravewireless.com)

BACKGROUND:
If you think your campus is wired, think again. It's 2007. And campus Wi-Fi, a land line in your dorm room, e-mail alerts are so late-90s. What if you could access all of your campus essentials - course outlines, campus directory, email, campus security, etc. - from your cell phone?

Rave Wireless develops a variety of programs and applications for colleges and universities. The event speaker, Raju Rishi, will discuss how students, campus groups, professors - and even campus security - can use mobile phones to make your college campus a more wired, safer place. Some of those programs include:

• A GPS-based application that enables students, faculty and staff to view the exact location of campus shuttle busses right on their mobile phone. No more waiting in the rain and snow, no more wondering if there's time to grab that cup of coffee before the bus arrives.
• Targeted blast text messages (e.g., safety alerts for a specific residence hall)
• University-created groups where members can participate in group text messaging and polls (e.g., Chess Club)
• Faculty-created groups (e.g., Chemistry 201) that enable students, faculty and staff to view course alerts on their mobile phones, so they never miss a course announcement, even when they are on-the-go. These groups also allow faculty to integrate survey questions into their lectures, to which the students can text message a response in class - those responses are automatically tabulated and provided as a web page for faculty member to display results real-time in class
• Student-created groups (e.g., road trip to the Final Four).
• School email on the phone.
• Student and staff directory.

About MobileMonday

MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals founded in 2000. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.

Mobile Monday DC exposes Beltway-area professionals to new innovations in mobile technology, and it gives opportunities for political, government, technology, corporate, and non-profit professionals to meet each other and share ideas. While Mobile Monday DC is not exclusively devoted to politics, many events will introduce new ideas and tools that can be adapted by political professionals in Washington, DC, including those in the public policy, advocacy, non-profit, lobbying, and campaign communities.

About Rave Wireless

Rave Wireless is the leading provider of mobile applications and managed mobile phone services that improve communication, build community, and enhance academics and safety, all while allowing colleges and universities to transition away from costly and obsolete landlines. Rave Wireless creates a truly tailored mobile phone experience for students by providing award-winning applications that are layered upon discounted handsets and plans available through Rave Wireless's partnerships with top mobile carriers such as Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) and AT&T (NYSE:T).

Customers include Baruch College of the City University of New York, California State University Monterey Bay, Montclair State University, Quinnipiac University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of South Florida.

Rave Wireless is headquartered in New York, NY. Investors include Bain Capital Ventures, Sigma Partners, and RRE Ventures.

About Raju Rishi

Raju Rishi co-founded Rave Wireless in 2004 to unlock the potential of the mobile phone as a community-building, academic and safety tool for higher education. Raju leverages his knowledge of the complex relationships between wireless carriers, content providers, application providers and consumers gained over a career in telecommunications. His previous experiences include EVP Product Management & Strategy of Vettro and executive roles at Avaya/Lucent/AT&T, where he was responsible for architecture, international R&D, product management, sales, and marketing for mobility & IP products. Raju is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, three children and two dogs.

For more information on the global Mobile Monday movement, visit www.mobilemonday.net.

For more information about the local Mobile Monday DC chapter, visit http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 26, 2007

MEDIA CONTACT: Kathie Legg,
kathielegg@mobilemonday.net;

Julie Barko Germany,
juliegermany@mobilemonday.net;

PROTECTING VOTING RIGHTS ONE TEXT AT A TIME
A CASE STUDY ON HOW WORKING ASSETS USED TEXT MESSAGING TO DEFEND DEMOCRACY
March 19

EVENT: Mobile Monday DC (http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/), the local chapter of a global movement of technology professionals, announces its March event, "Protecting Voting Rights One Text at a Time," a case study on how Working Assets used text messaging in the last election cycle.

WHEN: Monday, March 19, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Science Club DC
1136 19th Street NW Washington DC 20036

Farragut West Metro (Orange and Blue Lines), and Farragut North Metro or Dupont Circle Metro (Red Line)

COST: The event is free to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend the event. Food and drink will be brought to you by Working Assets

SPEAKERS: Becky Bond and Dan Droller from Working Assets and Jed Alpert from the Rights-Group.

BACKGROUND:

Voting protection and integrity have come into question in past elections. We will never forget Florida in 2000 and the hanging chads debate. Working Assets took steps to protect voters from the same type of fiasco in 2006 through its Protect the Election initiative.

Working Assets asked volunteers to sign up to receive text messages on Election Day if an urgent issue arose in their geographical area. Volunteers were then prompted to take an action, such as a phone call.

About MobileMonday

MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals founded in 2000. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.

Mobile Monday DC exposes Beltway-area professionals to new innovations in mobile technology, and it gives opportunities for political, government, technology, corporate, and non-profit professionals to meet each other and share ideas. While Mobile Monday DC is not exclusively devoted to politics, many events will introduce new ideas and tools that can be adapted by political professionals in Washington, DC, including those in the public policy, advocacy, non-profit, lobbying, and campaign communities.

For more information on the global Mobile Monday movement, visit www.mobilemonday.net.

For more information about the local Mobile Monday DC chapter, visit http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 19, 2007

MEDIA CONTACT:
Kathie Legg,
kathielegg@mobilemonday.net;
Julie Barko Germany,
juliegermany@mobilemonday.net;

BREAKING DOWN THE WALLED GARDEN
MOMO DC DEBATES THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVNTAGES OF WIRELESS NETWORK NEAUTRILITY
February 26

EVENT: Mobile Monday DC (http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/), the local chapter of a global movement of technology professionals, announces its February event, "Breaking Down the Walled Garden" on the pros and cons of Wireless Network Neutrality.

WHEN: Monday, February 26, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Science Club DC
1136 19th Street NW Washington DC 20036

Farragut West Metro (Orange and Blue Lines), and Farragut North Metro or Dupont Circle Metro (Red Line)

COST: The event is free to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend the event.

SPEAKERS: Mike Altschul, CTIA
Alex Curtis, Public Knowledge

BACKGROUND:

Believe it or not, network neutrality doesn't just affect your Internet connection. It can also affect your cell phone. As is often the case for any policy debate, there are two sides to every story:

Customers: It is frustrating for customers when they see a new phone, like the iPhone, but they are unable to purchase them because it is not supported on their carrier. They must either switch carriers or buy a different phone.

Networks: After spending millions and millions of dollars building their network, is it fair to force a carrier to open itself up to phones it does not support and that may compromise its network?

Join the debate and hear what the experts have to say this month at MobileMonday DC.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of opening up wireless networks and making them neutral.

About MobileMonday
MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals founded in 2000. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.

Mobile Monday DC exposes Beltway-area professionals to new innovations in mobile technology, and it gives opportunities for political, government, technology, corporate, and non-profit professionals to meet each other and share ideas. While Mobile Monday DC is not exclusively devoted to politics, many events will introduce new ideas and tools that can be adapted by political professionals in Washington, DC, including those in the public policy, advocacy, non-profit, lobbying, and campaign communities.

About Michael Altschul
Senior Vice President & General Counsel, CTIA

Altschul joined CTIA in 1990 after serving with the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice. Prior to that, he began his legal career as an attorney specializing in antitrust litigation with Simpson Thacher Bartlett in New York City.
As CTIA's General Counsel, Altschul is responsible for the Association's legal advocacy, CTIA's compliance with antitrust and other applicable laws, and he is an active participant in the development of the Association's public policy positions.

About Alex Curtis
Director of Policy and New Media for Public Knowledge

Alex Curtis is Director of Policy and New Media for Public Knowledge (aka PK), a Washington, DC based public interest organization that works on behalf of consumers and innovators at the intersection of copyright, telecommunications, and information policy. Before finding PK, Alex worked on Capitol Hill for United States Senators Mike DeWine and George V. Voinovich -- making DeWine the second U.S. Senator on the Internet by one day. He worked on legislative issues such as Broadband, Digital Online Music, and Open Access to cable networks, while at the Antitrust Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Alex graduated from Wake Forest University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He later earned his Juris Doctorate in 2001 from the University of Akron School of Law, where he focused on intellectual property.

The policy issues that PK is currently working on in telecommunications include net neutrality, repurposing of spectrum "white-spaces" for licensed and unlicensed use, and promoting broadband deployment. PK's intends to promote a positive copyright agenda in the 110th Congress, focusing on at least two key issues: orphan works and fair use limitations on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

For more information on the global Mobile Monday movement, visit www.mobilemonday.net.

For more information about the local Mobile Monday DC chapter, visit http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 4, 2006

MEDIA CONTACT: Kathie Legg,
kathielegg@mobilemonday.net;

Julie Barko Germany,
juliegermany@mobilemonday.net;

AND THE ELEPHANTS COME TEXTING IN:
MOMO DC LOOKS AT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S USE OF SMS IN 2006

January 15, 2007

EVENT: Mobile Monday DC (http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/), the local chapter of a global movement of technology professionals, announces its January event, "And the Elephants Come Texting In: MoMoDC Looks at the Republican Party's Use of SMS in 2006," a look at how the Republican Party used SMS during the last campaign cycle.

This event is sponsored by Connell Donatelli Inc. and Anthony Garrett & Associates

WHEN: Monday, January 15, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Science Club DC
1136 19th Street NW Washington DC 20036
Farragut West Metro (Orange and Blue Lines), and Farragut North Metro or Dupont Circle Metro (Red Line)

COST: The event is free to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend the event.

SPEAKERS: Mike Connell, Connell Donatelli Inc.
Patrick Ruffini, Republican National Committee

BACKGROUND:

In autumn 2006, the Republican National Committee launched a text messaging campaign designed to drive its core supporters to the RNC Website to gather information, make a donations, and take action. How successful was the RNC¹s foray into mobile politics? What lessons did they learn from the field? How is text messaging being absorbed into politics?

The speakers for this event, Mike Connell of New Media and Patrick Ruffini of the RNC, will discuss lessons learned from the RNC's 2006 text messaging campaign.

About MobileMonday:

MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals founded in 2000. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.

Mobile Monday DC exposes Beltway-area professionals to new innovations in mobile technology, and it gives opportunities for political, government, technology, corporate, and non-profit professionals to meet each other and share ideas. While Mobile Monday DC is not exclusively devoted to politics, many events will introduce new ideas and tools that can be adapted by political professionals in Washington, DC, including those in the public policy, advocacy, non-profit, lobbying, and campaign communities.

About Connell Donatelli Inc:
Connell Donatelli is a full service, online media and communication agency. That works with Republican and conservative firms around the nation and focus on three areas: Internet advertising, email communication, and advice and strategy. Connell Donatelli pioneered the use of email in a political context, and we continue to work with clients on email. Visit CDI at http://www.connelldonatelli.com/.

Patrick Ruffini:

Ruffini was Webmaster for the Bush-Cheney '04 presidential campaign, where he was responsible for day-to-day Web site operations, designing creatives to crisply communicate the President's message and developing special features surrounding major events like the Conventions and Presidential debates. Ruffini also designed and served as chief writer for the campaign's official blog and managed the campaign's outreach to the blog community.

Prior to arriving at the campaign, Ruffini maintained a political blog which launched in July 2001, back when such sites were still known as "me-zines." His commentary has appeared on Web sites ranging from National Review Online to FoxNews.com.

Ruffini graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 2000 with a B.A. in Diplomatic History and Political Science.

Mike Connell:

Mike Connell is president of New Media Communications and a partner in the online advertising firm Connell Donatelli Inc. Mike is recognized internationally as a pioneer in the field of online politics. His clients include the Republican National Committee, the Bush-Cheney campaigns of 2000 and 2004, the National Rifle Association, USAID, the Republican Governors Association and the National Federation of Independent Businesses. Connell advises international leaders and provides online strategy to help emerging democracies around the globe.

For more information on the global Mobile Monday movement, visit www.mobilemonday.net.
For more information about the local Mobile Monday DC chapter, visit http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 8, 2006

MEDIA CONTACT: Kathie Legg, kathielegg@mobilemonday.net;

Julie Barko Germany,
juliegermany@mobilemonday.net;

DEMO DECEMBER: ALL THE PHONES YOU WISH YOU HAD (BUT DON'T)
MOMO DC LOOKS AT COOL, NEW, 'ON-THE-HORIZON' PHONES

December 18

EVENT: Mobile Monday DC (http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/), the local chapter of a global movement of technology professionals, announces its December event, "Demo December: All the Phones You Wish You Had (But Don't),"a demo of phones from Nokia - some so new that they are not yet available for purchase from U.S. carriers.

WHEN: Monday, December 18, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Science Club DC
1136 19th Street NW Washington DC 20036

Farragut West Metro (Orange and Blue Lines), and Farragut North Metro or Dupont Circle Metro (Red Line)

COST: The event is free to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend the event.

SPEAKER: William Plummer, Vice President of External Affairs, Nokia

BACKGROUND:

The December Mobile Monday DC event will give attendees a hands-on demo of innovative new phones from Nokia, one of the worldwide leaders in the mobile phone industry. Some of them have been the stuff of rumors on the blogosphere. Others may have already made their way into the pockets of your friends and business associates abroad. A few already have cult followings. Most have never been seen on this side of the Atlantic.

The speaker for this event, William Plummer of Nokia, will introduce the new, innovative, and trendy new phones for the season. He'll also attempt to answer the age-old question "Why does my cousin in Europe have a cooler phone than I do?"

About MobileMonday

MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals founded in 2000. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.

Mobile Monday DC exposes Beltway-area professionals to new innovations in mobile technology, and it gives opportunities for political, government, technology, corporate, and non-profit professionals to meet each other and share ideas. While Mobile Monday DC is not exclusively devoted to politics, many events will introduce new ideas and tools that can be adapted by political professionals in Washington, DC, including those in the public policy, advocacy, non-profit, lobbying, and campaign communities.

About William Plummer

Bill Plummer joined Nokia in May of 1997. Since January 2004 he has served as Nokia's Vice President, External Affairs, responsible for Corporate Communications and Government and Industry Relations activities in North America. From June 2002 through January 2004, Bill was Nokia's Vice President of Strategic & External Affairs, responsible for strategic corporate planning and execution in the Americas. Prior to June 2002, Bill was Vice President of Government and Industry Affairs, acting as Nokia's lead representative to the U.S. Government and coordinating Nokia's interaction with national and international industry associations.

Prior to joining Nokia, Bill served from 1990 through 1997 as a career officer in the United States Foreign Service, with positions in the Office of the Under Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs, the Office of Multilateral Trade, and the U.S. diplomatic mission to the Republic of Ecuador. Before joining the State Department, Bill worked as a financial services executive.

For more information on the global Mobile Monday movement, visit www.mobilemonday.net.
For more information about the local Mobile Monday DC chapter, visit http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 6, 2006

MEDIA CONTACT: Kathie Legg,
kathielegg@mobilemonday.net;

Julie Barko Germany,
juliegermany@mobilemonday.net;

IS BLUETOOTH SOOO LAST YEAR?
MOMO DC LOOKS AT NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS AND THE FUTURE OF IDENTITY MANAGEMENT
November 20

EVENT: Mobile Monday DC (http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/), the local chapter of a global movement of technology professionals, announces its November event, "Is Bluetooth Sooo Last Year?" on Near Field Communications and RFID.

WHEN: Monday, October 20, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Science Club DC
1136 19th Street NW Washington DC 20036
Farragut West Metro (Orange and Blue Lines), and Farragut North Metro or Dupont Circle Metro (Red Line)

COST: The event is free to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend the event.

SPEAKERS: Patrick Hearn, Oberthur Card Systems
Greg Garback, Executive Officer of the Department of Finance for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

BACKGROUND:

The November Mobile Monday DC event will address the topic of Near Field Communications, a short-range wireless technology that makes two-way interactions, such as information exchanges and financial transactions, easier. NFC combines radio frequency identification (RFID) with wireless readers. Unlike Bluetooth or WiFi, NFC-enabled devices do not rely on battery power, and transactions can occur over much shorter distances (a few centimeters compared to 30 to 300 feet).

One industry group, the NFC Forum (www.nfc-forum.org), estimates that within the next three years, 50 percent of all cell phones will support NFC technology, allowing people to pay for public transportation, sports tickets, and movies through their cell phones. This is combined with other estimates of an identity management business approaching well over $8.4 Billion USD here in the United States.

The speaker for this event, Patrick Hearn of Oberthur Card Systems, will discuss NFC, RFID and future of identity management.

About MobileMonday
MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals founded in 2000. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.

Mobile Monday DC exposes Beltway-area professionals to new innovations in mobile technology, and it gives opportunities for political, government, technology, corporate, and non-profit professionals to meet each other and share ideas. While Mobile Monday DC is not exclusively devoted to politics, many events will introduce new ideas and tools that can be adapted by political professionals in Washington, DC, including those in the public policy, advocacy, non-profit, lobbying, and campaign communities.

About Patrick Hearn
Patrick W. Hearn is Director of Government Identification Markets for Oberthur Card Systems. He is a member of Oberthur's Executive Committee with specific responsibility for sales/marketing for all identification initiatives, government relations and lobbying, and product development. He currently oversees projects for Oberthur such as the DoD Common Access Card, HSPD-12, Registered Traveler, Transportation Worker Identity Credential and First Responders. Patrick is a board member of the Volunteer Credential Industry Coalition, a member of the Smart Card Alliance Educational Institute and is a frequent speaker for Oberthur in identity related issues in the North and Central America for the media.

About Greg Garback
Greg Garback serves as the Executive Officer of the Department of Finance for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA or Metro) in Washington, DC. He has served in this capacity for over seven years coming from twelve years of design and construction management experience on expansion of the Metrorail system in the Washington region.

Among many finance-based responsibilities, Greg was the initial program executive for deploying SmarTrip®, the Authority's contactless smart card now used as an alternative form of payment for rail and bus system fares and parking lot fees. SmarTrip® was launched in May 1999 with the objective of providing utility and convenience to its customers and now has 1,800,000 cards in the field. Greg's current focus on SmarTrip® is to strategically expand the multi-application concept for smart cards working with financial institutions to change the payment paradigm for transit and lay the ground work for transitioning from card-issuing organizations to card-accepting merchants. WMATA continues to lead the expansion based on SmarTrip® as the multi-operator, multi-modal fare media for regional the bus and commuter rail systems in the near future.

Greg currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Smart Card Alliance and is the immediate past co-chair of the Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council. Further, Greg performs peer reviews for the transit industry in the U.S. and abroad, assisting agencies in the planning and deployment phases of smart card based systems; serves on several committees within the American Public Transportation Association in roles focused on advanced payment systems and technologies; serves on the federal government Inter-agency Advisory Board (IAB); and, serves as the co-chair of the Electronic Payment Systems task force for the I-95 Corridor Coalition.

For more information on the global Mobile Monday movement, visit www.mobilemonday.net.
For more information about the local Mobile Monday DC chapter, visit http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 5, 2007

MEDIA CONTACT: Kathie Legg,
kathielegg at mobilemonday.net;

Julie Barko Germany,
juliegermany at mobilemonday.net;

MOBILIZING THE VOTE
MOMO DC LOOKS AT HOW THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN IS MAKING THE MOST OF MOBILE â€"
AND WHAT'S NEXT FOR MOBILE POLITICS

Monday, September 17, 2007, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Drinks and hors oeuvres: 6:00pm
Presentation: 7:00pm

Register Now! - http://www.mobilemonday.net/mm/washingtondc/

Location: PS7 -New Location!
777 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
202-742-8550
Gallery Place Metro Station
PS 7 is offering drink specials throughout the evening to MoMo
attendees who display their name tags

Speaker: Kevin Bertram â€" CEO, Distributive Networks

Background:
Washington, D.C.-based Distributive Networks is powering Senator
Barack Obama's innovative mobile outreach program, which exemplifies
the power of the mobile channel to communicate with, learn from, and
organize political supporters. Kevin Bertram, CEO of Distributive
Networks, will discuss the success factors for launching a mobile
strategy in the competitive presidential landscape, and the outlook
for the role of mobile in the broader political/advocacy arena.

About PS 7:
PS 7 is located at 777 I Street, NW in the Chinatown/Penn Quarter
neighborhood of Washington, DC, just two blocks away from the Verizon
Center and the Gallery Place Metro station. PS 7 is an elegant,
contemporary American restaurant, with a menu that blends French
concepts with influences from around the world. Chef and owner, Peter
Smith, is a graduate of l'Academie de Cuisine and spent several years
as Executive Chef at Vidalia in Washington DC before opening PS7.

About MobileMonday

MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals founded in 2000. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.

Mobile Monday DC exposes Beltway-area professionals to new innovations in mobile technology, and it gives opportunities for political, government, technology, corporate, and non-profit professionals to meet each other and share ideas. While Mobile Monday DC is not exclusively devoted to politics, many events will introduce new ideas and tools that can be adapted by political professionals in Washington, DC, including those in the public policy, advocacy, non-profit, lobbying, and campaign communities.

For more information on the global Mobile Monday movement, visit www.mobilemonday.net.

For more information about the local Mobile Monday DC chapter, visit http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 5, 2007

MEDIA CONTACT: Kathie Legg,
kathielegg at mobilemonday.net;

Julie Barko Germany,
juliegermany at mobilemonday.net;

WORK GOES MOBILE
WHAT YOUR COMPANY CAN AND SHOULD BE DOING WITH MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
Monday, July 30

EVENT: Mobile Monday DC (http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/), the local chapter of a global movement of technology professionals, announces its June event, “Work Goes Mobile,” an expert look at new mobile applications designed for the work place.

WHEN: Monday, July 30, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Teqcorner
1616 Anderson Road
McLean, Virginia 22102
(703) 714-6171

COST: The event is free to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend the event.

SPEAKER: Vishy Gopalakrishnan, Founder and CTO, Mobility Partners, LLC

BACKGROUND: Sure, we all use mobile technology in our day to day business operations. Some of us have better relationships with our Blackberries than with our families. But is your business truly reaping the benefits of mobile technology?

Vishy Gopalakrishnan, founder and CTO of Mobility Partners and author of Work Goes Mobile: Nokia's Lessons from the Leading Edge will discuss how organizations can enable effective communication and collaboration for a mobile workforce:

• What kinds of capabilities, beyond mobile email, are organizations looking to leverage? What challenges are they experiencing?
• What are the considerations (technology and otherwise) that are key to ensuring a successful mobility deployment?
• What are some ways in which organizations can get control over the support and security issues involved with the proliferation of mobile devices?
• What are key trends in this space that are worth watching?

About MobileMonday

MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals founded in 2000. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.

Mobile Monday DC exposes Beltway-area professionals to new innovations in mobile technology, and it gives opportunities for political, government, technology, corporate, and non-profit professionals to meet each other and share ideas. While Mobile Monday DC is not exclusively devoted to politics, many events will introduce new ideas and tools that can be adapted by political professionals in Washington, DC, including those in the public policy, advocacy, non-profit, lobbying, and campaign communities.

About Teqcorner

Located in Tysons Corner, Virginia. Teqcorner was designed to provide emerging businesses and start-up entrepreneurs with flexible and affordable full service office and virtual office solutions including concierge services; IT services & support; operations and administrative services. Office space ranges in size from 120 s.f. to 1,600 s.f. including SCIF suites built to DCID/121. Teqcorner creates an ecosystem for growing businesses; offering short-term; flexible leasing programs within a unique networking atmosphere - TeqConnect & TeqFOCUS - your "one-on-one" federal connector! Monthly networking events; speaker series; business mixers and growth strategy luncheons provides our community with the tools and resources necessary to grow their business. Teqcorner partners with organizations such as: "The American Small Business Coalition (TheASBC.org); TEC International/VISTAGE; Center for Innovative Technology; Fairfax County Economic Development Authority; The Active Angel Investors; Mobile Mondays of VA and the Northern Virginia Technology Council to bring additional resources and services that make our clients emerge into successful companies!

About Vishy Gopalakrishnan
Vishy Gopalakrishnan is a Founder and CTO at Mobility Partners, LLC - an advisory firm focused on helping enterprises use wireless mobility to achieve business transformation and enhance their competitive advantage. He drives the solution portfolio for Mobility Partners and works actively with customers to envision and deploy wireless mobility solutions.

For more information on the global Mobile Monday movement, visit www.mobilemonday.net.

For more information about the local Mobile Monday DC chapter, visit http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 1, 2008

MEDIA CONTACT: Kathie Legg,
kathielegg at mobilemonday.net;

ELECTIONEERING IN THE MOBILE AGE
Monday, December 15

EVENT: Mobile Monday DC (http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/), the local chapter of a global movement of technology professionals, announces its December event, "ELECTIONEERING IN THE MOBILE AGE:.

WHEN: Monday, December 15, 2008, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

WHERE: The Science Club, 1136 19th St NW, Washington, DC 20036

COST: The event is free to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend the event.

SPEAKERS: Kevin Bertram - CEO, Distributive Networks
Michelle Mayorga - mobile program manager, Rock the Vote
Cyrus Krohn, - e-campaign director, RNC
Scott Goodstein - external online director, Obama Campaign.

BACKGROUND: This election year, for the first time we saw campaigns big and small, democratic and republican, as well as non-partisan reaching out to voters through their mobile phones. Join us to find out what mobile tactics worked, and how you might take advantage of this innovative technology for your own future campaigns.

The elections this year demonstrated the strongest cases in the U.S. for mobile fundraising, communications and organizing which have implications beyond political campaign management in consumer campaigns.

About MobileMonday

MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals founded in 2000. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.

Mobile Monday DC exposes Beltway-area professionals to new innovations in mobile technology, and it gives opportunities for political, government, technology, corporate, and non-profit professionals to meet each other and share ideas. While Mobile Monday DC is not exclusively devoted to politics, many events will introduce new ideas and tools that can be adapted by political professionals in Washington, DC, including those in the public policy, advocacy, non-profit, lobbying, and campaign communities.

For more information on the global Mobile Monday movement, visit www.mobilemonday.net.

For more information about the local Mobile Monday DC chapter, visit http://www.mobilemonday-dc.com/.

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