MOBILE LIFE CONFERENCES and EXHIBITIONS -- mSOCIETY 2008 -- The 1st International Conference on Mobile Society -- EURO mGOV 2008 -- The 3rd European Conference on Mobile Government 15 -19 September 2008, Sheraton Voyager, Antalya, Turkey http://www.mgovernment.org/events/index.html mlife@mgovernment.org The deadline for submissions of practice talks and research papers for the mLIfe events is fast approaching - 9 May 2008 - electronic submissions are open and can be accessed via http://www.mgovernment.org/confadmin/ This year mLIfe Events - International Conferences on Mobile Government and the Mobile Society - is receiving a great attention from all around the world. We are expecting an increasing number participation from the Public Sector, NGOs, Mobile Industry and researchers. We extended invitations to more 1200 companies in the international mobile industry value chain, a number of high-level public sector representatives, policy and decision makers from governments of primarily EU countries and hundreds of researchers and practitioners in the fields of, for example, eGovernment, mobile government, Mobile Business, impacts of mobile technologies on economic development, indivuduals and the society. More information on the conferences, program highlights, topics, organisers and supporters can be found at the http://www.mgovernment.org/events/ Please also find a brief Info below. Could you please let me know if you need further information for submitting a practice/research paper or intending to participate to the conference? ------ IBRAHIM KUSHCHU, MBA, MSC., PHD Associate Professor and Director, Mobile Government Consortium International, UK http://www.mgovernment.org http://www.aykey.net ik@mgovernment.org ik@aykey.net +44 1273 777853 == please visit mLife events www.mgovernment.org/events/ MOBILE LIFE CONFERENCES and EXHIBITIONS --- exploring the influence of mobile technologies on life --- -- mSOCIETY 2008 -- The 1st International Conference on Mobile Society -- EURO mGOV 2008 -- The 3rd European Conference on Mobile Government 15 -19 September 2008, Sheraton Voyager, Antalya, Turkey http://www.mgovernment.org/events/index.html mlife@mgovernment.org SPONSORS, ORGANIZERS and SUPPORTERS: --- TURKCELL (Diamond Sponsor), TurkSat (Gold Sponsor) --- CISCO, Mobile Government Consortium International, AykeyNet, Dept. of Computer Engineering TOBB Uni. of Economics and Technology The Center for Information & Society at the University of Washington TUBITAK mLife conference and exhibitions are prime events for all organizations and professionals who would like to monitor, take part in and shape the development of the social aspects of the mobile revolution. They provide opportunities to businesses, public sector organizations and researchers to explore the frontiers of the social mobile revolution and be informed in order to reach their goals. ----- EURO mGOV 2008 - The 3rd European Conference on Mobile Government 15-16 September 2008, Sheraton Voyager, Antalya, Turkey ----- Mobile Government involves revolutionary approaches to the modernization of public sector via the utilization of networked mobile technologies in local or central government organizations. It aims to enhance public sector business by creating new opportunities to provide services to society. mGovernment is now a recognized field of practice and research, and constitutes the next evolutionary step of progress in eGovernment. The EURO mGOV 2008 aims to be a platform for presenting, exchanging and disseminating the newest developments, ideas, applications and services in the field of mGovernment among three essential constituents: public and private sector professionals and the researchers.