NECINA Mobile SIG SeminarTrends in Internet and Mobile Applications

Date and time：Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, 6:30 PM  - 8:30 PM
Venue：IBM Innovation Center, 404 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA 02454

Cost：Free for NECINA members and guests, $15 for general public

Seats are limited, online registration required. Please RSVP at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=225544:

This seminar will feature two exciting talks in the Mobile app space:

Lida Tang is a serial entrepreneur and founder of AlwaysOn Technologies, Inc. His company has created a suite of next generation cloud services for consumer and mobile internet. Lida's talk will give an overview of his entrepreneur experiences, and cover some of the hot trends in the internet and mobile space.

Dr. Ruixi Yuan is a professor at Tsinghua University, and has been conducting research on a wide range of topics, including network communications and social media. His has also co-founded Beijing Shandong technologies（www.dopool.com）, the largest mobile TV service provider in China. Ruixi's talk will cover the integration of Mobile TV and Social Media in China.

Agenda

• 6:30-7:00 Pizza and networking
• 7:00-7:45 Talk by Lida Tang, Founder of AlwaysOn Technologies, Inc
• 7:45-8:30 "Chinese Mobile TV and its Integration with Social Media," by Ruixi Yuan, Co-Founder of Beijing Shandong technologies（www.dopool.com）
• 8:30-9:00 Networking

Lida Tang

Speaker bio：Lida founded AlwaysOnTechnologies in March 2010. He is an expert in developing consumer-facing products. He developed database applications that powered convention and visitor bureaus during high school and college. After getting a MSCS from University of Maryland, Lida spent 6 years programming and designing breakthrough video game franchises, such as Saint's Row and Bioshock, which has grossed over $500 Million in revenue.

Company bio：AlwaysOn Technologies（http://www.alwaysontechnologies.com）is a Boston based company focused on consumer cloud computing software. It is creating a suite of services that allows consumers to tap into the cloud. Our first product is Cloud Browse, a service that provides a full desktop browser for iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhones, including Flash and Java support.

Ruixi Yuan

Co-Founder of Beijing Shandong technologies（www.dopool.com）