Apologies for any X-posting Please circulate to interested colleagues. MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT: USER CENTRED PERSPECTIVES 25th - 27th March 2004 Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester Liverpool Road Manchester, England. www.mobile-ent.org Supported by the European Commission, Microsoft and the University of Manchester. The international conference Mobile Entertainment: User-centred Perspectives aims to bring together research on technologies, services, content, policy and consumption in relation to mobile entertainment.. Keynote speakers already confirmed include: * Andrew Bud, mBlox * Patricia Charlton, Motorola Labs * John Chasey, IOMO * Patrice Chazerand, ISFE * Bo Karlson, Wireless@KTH * Anna Polishchuk, New Millennium Investment * Tim Regan, Microsoft Research Papers and posters already accepted on to the programme explore the following themes: * User Perspectives * Content Delivery * Mobile Entertainment Business * Policy & Legal Aspects * Innovative Entertainment Services: * Foresight & Futurology In addition to this a varied programme of workshops, networking and social events will take place during the conference: Workshops: * Early Stage Researcher Workshop * Cross Media Perspective To Mobile Entertainment * Experimental Mobile Games: Concepts and Experiences * Exploring University/Industry Links in Mobile Entertainment R&D Social & Networking Events: * Pre-registration welcome and developers meeting * Wine reception * Conference dinner Fees: * Full registration: £250 * Student Registration: £125 * One Day Registration: £110 The conference language is English. More details are available at: www.mobile-ent.org Jason Rutter ESRC Centre for Research on Innovation and Competition, The University of Manchester, Harold Hankins Building, Booth Street West, Manchester, M13 9QH www.cric.ac.uk