So good we had to do it thrice

Swedish Beers parties galore klaxon alert!

Well, they say you can have too much of a good thing, but I’m not so sure when it comes to Swedish Beers! We have Swedish Beers coming to three cities near you in the next few weeks so come on down and join the fun, hang with other people with a passing interest in mobile and enjoy a relaxing evening chewing the fat and putting the mobile world to rights.

New York – 2 May 2013

First up, it’s a last-minute jaunt to the Big Apple. Helen will be there on Thursday 2 May with Lubna, Grace, Becky and Petra lending a hand to ensure you have a good time. Antony and Jerome from Ribot will be sponsoring the first few beers but there’s room for another sponsor if you’re up for it. It’s free to attend and we’d love to see you.

More info and RSVP here http://mobileheroes.net/events/event/swedish-beers-hits-the-big-apple/

Berlin – 15 May 2013

Next we’re off to Berlin to take in the culture, enjoy a panel discussion, check out some new mobile start-ups and then finish the day with some cheer from Swedish Beers and our friends at Adeven. Again, we’d love to see another sponsor or two benefit from getting involved (get in touch here) but in the meantime, do join Helen, Russell and Kristina for some Swedish, (well probably German), Beers.

More info and RSVP here  http://mobileheroes.net/events/event/swedish-beers-on-tour-in-berlin/

London – 13 June 2013

And it wouldn’t be the Summer if we didn’t have a Swedish Beers bash in our home city of London Town. All we’ve done is reserve the date at our favourite London watering hole, The Nordic Bar, and we’re ready and waiting to get sponsors on board. Helen’s talking to a few already but get in touch if you’d like to join the fun. We just wanted to make sure you had the date saved so we can have a blowout party….

More info and RSVP here: http://mobileheroes.net/events/event/swedish-beers-is-it-summer-yet-party/

Sponsorship and time permitting, we’ll be visiting more cities from Leeds to San Francisco. If you’d like to see Swedish Beers happening in your city and can help make that happen, then let Helen know.

If you’re coming to one of the parties, please bring a business card with you to get your first beer token. Sponsors will have the rest of the tokens so you’ll need to get chatting with them to get your hands on more. There should be enough to go around!

So spread the word, and come on down for a fun evening with friends old and new. You don’t have to be a mobile expert to join us. All welcome with a passing interest in mobile technology and a cheery disposition!

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Check out our Sponsors for Swedish Beers BCN2013

Well it seems like only yesterday when we threw open our Swedish Beers doors to the onslaught of 2012’s Barcelona event. There was a queue going round the block, Policemen dropping by and too much fun had by all! So buckle up, get ready and roll up your drinking sleeves (soft drinks also available!) for the next episode planned for Wednesday 27^th @ 7pm.

Swedish Beers are proud to announce their stellar line up of fantastic supporters. You know you will be greeted with warm hearts and cold beers at our usual, much loved home Dos Trece. So come and chew the mobile fat with the who’s who in the mobile industry. Let us introduce you...

Our lead sponsor once again is Millennial Media. And if you haven't met them already, they're specialists in premium mobile advertising and have a mobile advertising and data platform. They're a super-friendly bunch and are very knowledgeable too. And as lead sponsor, yet again! we’re thrilled to have them back. They'll obviously have the most beer tokens too. Look out for Gavin, Stephen and the rest of the team. http://millennialmedia.com/

Next is the wonderful loyalty experts Aimia, who understand customers like no-one else. They have built a business from the ground up through growing a single frequent-flyer program into a global leader in loyalty management offering a full suite of services. The lovely Katie Lips will be on hand with her crew and would love to chat mobile loyalty, mobile marketing, key trends and even geek out over a device or too. http://aimia.com/

AQL are the legends for taking their clients existing business and integrating fantastic mobile messaging and voice communications solutions efficiently. They own all their own datacenters and networks making sure that all of their solutions are robust and rock solid. They're also big fans of Swedish Beers and are back again to sponsor the party. Come and check them out and meet with Adam and Team AQL. http://aql.com

Pearson are up next and you all know this well-known name in publishing through titles including FT.com and Penguin books. They also have an extremely successful educational division that is growing exponentially. Come and meet the wonderful Tom, Diane and some of the innovation team. 

Adeven are the real time data experts with solutions that are based in a deep understanding of what is required to deliver a robust analysis – all in real time. There's not much they don't know about how mobile advertising is working. Come and learn more about what they provide in an understandable way with the team.

Last, but by no means least, come and check out Apadmi who build amazing mobile apps for the likes of the BBC and other heavy hitters. They provide innovative and cost-effective integrated mobile applications and solutions through a long-standing expertise across multiple mobile platforms. Come and meet Nick Black and Adam Fleming, the original founders and find out more about their cracking company and chew the fat with them over a beer or three.

Like our previous events, this is a relaxed evening, no formalities, no presentations, no business cards thrust in your face as soon as you arrive. Just come with an open mind, be prepared to see friends old and new, talk nonsense, enjoy a drink or five and have yourself a good time. Oh, and leave the ties, the corporate personas and the sales spiel at the door please.

The Swedish Beers crew will be on hand - Helen, Jenny, Russell and the crew - as well as the friendliest bar staff in town are all waiting to welcome you. 

No need to RSVP unless you want to. There's no guest list, no tickets and there's no guaranteed entry. Just come and go as you please. 

It is likely to get a bit busy at times. But don't worry, people will be coming in and out all evening. That's kind of the point as we know there's always a lot going on and you might want to check out more that one party. If it's very busy, there's no need to queue to get in. Just check out one of the other bars nearby and come back a little later when it's a bit less frantic.

Please note, RSVP'ing on eventbrite or Facebook does not guarantee you entry. It'll just help you keep track of the venue, timings and other relevant details of the event and you'll get an automatic reminder of the event by email from eventbrite registrations. 

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Swedish Beers–Heroes of the Mobile Fringe Edition, BCN 2013

Oh my goodness, doesn't time fly? Here we are again in February which means only one thing - it's time for Swedish Beers! It’s all systems go for Mobile World Congress and Heroes of the Mobile Fringe, and as part of that, your favourite networking party of the week is back to bring you more beer and more chat.

We do have some lovely sponsors lined up for you and we’ll be telling you about them shortly but there's room for one or two more if you fancy getting involved. Get in touch with Helen to discuss.
Like our previous events, this is a relaxed evening, no formalities, no presentations, no business cards thrust in your face as soon as you arrive. Just come with an open mind, be prepared to see friends old and new, talk nonsense, enjoy a drink or five and have yourself a good time. Oh, and leave the ties, the corporate personas and the sales spiel at the door please.

The Swedish Beers crew will be on hand – Helen, Jenny, Russell and the crew - as well as the friendliest bar staff in town are all waiting to welcome you.

No need to RSVP unless you want to. There's no guest list, no tickets and there's no guaranteed entry. Just come and go as you please.

It is likely to get a bit busy at times. But don't worry, people will be coming in and out all evening. That’s kind of the point as we know there’s always a lot going on and you might want to check out more than one party. If it's very busy, there's no need to queue to get in. Just check out one of the other bars nearby and come back a little later when it's a bit less frantic.

Venue is our favourite haunt with the friendliest bar staff in town, Dos Trece -http://dostrece.net/

We'll be open from 7pm through until the early hours on Wednesday 27 February 2013.

See you in Barcelona!
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Helen, Jen and the Swedish Beers crew

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Please note RSVP’ing on eventbrite or Facebook does not guarantee you entry. It’ll just help you keep track of the venue, timings and other relevant details of the event and you’ll get an automatic reminder of the event by email from eventbrite registrations.

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Photos from the 11th Birthday Party, London

Yes, yes, I know it’s taken a little while, but here are the photos from our fantastic birthday bash at the Nordic Bar. Eleven years of mobile networking was celebrated with a lot of chat and quite a bit of beer too. Alas, no professional photos this time, but some friends took the time to take some snaps.

Thank you to our sponsors as ever.

A big thank you to our lead sponsor, mobile advertising and analytics people, Millennial Media. They were ably supported by our friends at Inspiring Interns, Loop Me, and mobile messaging app yuilop.

 
Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

If Facebook is your thing, the photos are up there too and feel free to tag yourself and your friends!

Until the next time.
Skål
Helen, Jen and the Swedish Beers crew.

Next stop will be Barcelona on Wednesday 27 February as part of Heroes of the Mobile Fringe Festival 2013. Details coming soon.

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Photos from the Jubilee Edition, London

I know it’s a bit late posting these, but better late than never. Professional photographer and artist, Tugba Tirpan, took the photos for us and I think she did a great job.

Thank you to our sponsors as ever - Lead Sponsor were our generous friends at premium mobile advertising and analytics company, Millennial Media. millennialmedia.com

Additional sponsors were recruitment people Inspiring Interns inspiringinterns.com, TVGuide.co.uk (who do a fab tv guide app and site) - tvguide.co.uk, Swiftkey (the best keyboard app for Android. Don’t take my word for it, they’ve won a bunch of awards too) swiftkey.net

A good time was had by all I think!

 

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

If Facebook is your thing, the photos are up there too and feel free to tag yourself and your friends!

Until the next time.
Skål
Helen, Jen and the Swedish Beers crew.

Next stop will be Barcelona on Wednesday 27 February as part of Heroes of the Mobile Fringe Festival 2013. Details coming soon.

**********Keep in touch***********
Email: Just add your email address to the Feedblitz box at the top left and you’ll get our blog posts (and therefore event notices) to your inbox.
Twitter: Follow us at http://www.twitter.com/swedishbeers
Facebook: Like us http://www.facebook.com/SwedishBeers or join the group

Swedish Beers celebrates 11 years of parties for mobilists!

I know, I can’t believe it either. Eleven years ago in October 2001, Swedish Beers started to bring together people who had an interest in mobile technology in an informal, friendly way. Well, we must be doing something right as we’re still here and plan to celebrate our birthday in style with a little help from our friends.

The party is AKA The 'I'm not at Dublin Web Summit' Edition or the 'I'm not in SF for TwilioCon' or even 'The 11th Birthday Bash' Edition as October is a busy month when it comes to mobile events.The nights are drawing in, there's a chill in the air and the leaves are falling from the trees. But fear not, Swedish Beers is 11 years young and celebrating its birthday in the usual format in London - no presentations, no formalities, no sales pitches, no ties - just friendly people chatting about mobile over a beer or three. Doors will be open from 6.30pm onwards at our regular haunt, The Nordic Bar.

Our lead sponsor once again is Millennial Media. And if you haven't met them already, they're specialists in premium mobile advertising and have a mobile advertising and data platform. They’ve recently been doing some very successful work in rich media advertising too so can tell you what works and what doesn’t in this burgeoning area of mobile advertising. They're a super-friendly bunch and are very knowledgeable too. And as lead sponsor (again! We’re very grateful), they'll have the most beer tokens ;) Look out for Gavin, Stephen and the rest of the team. http://millennialmedia.com/

They'll be ably supported by...

LoopMe was founded to solve the problem of making advertising less intrusive, more enjoyable, valuable and relevant for mobile consumers. At the right time and place, great advertising and offers can be great content. LoopMe puts consumers first, allowing them to be in control of their own advertising preferences and experiences. Rather than giving the game away here about how it actually works, I’ll leave mobile advertising veteran, Stephen Upstone and his LoopMe partners in crime to give you the low-down whether you’re an advertiser, publisher or developer. I’ve seen the app in action and it definitely has legs and is one of the few innovations I’ve seen in mobile advertising in some time. http://loopmemedia.com

Inspiring Interns - they're a recruitment company specialising in helping companies recruit interns and helping set-up and manage intern programmes. They also have years of experience in the world of mobile and are possibly the loveliest recruitment people out there. Yes, I'm biased, their founder, Ben, is a close friend of the Swedish Beers family. But they really do know their onions. Look out for Ben, Benedict, Sam, Charlie and Andrew for beer tokens. http://inspiringinterns.com/

Yuilop – their mission is simple: to make communication free, easy and for everybody – to – everybody – to any phone, anywhere in the world. Yuilop offers a free-to-all social communication app for all major mobile platforms integrating free calls (yuilip-to-yuilop) and free unlimited SMS text messaging with Facebook-Messenger. This is ad-supported without interfering with your outgoing messages. A free download on iOS and Android, reach any phone via voice, SMS or rich media in 110 countries and counting. Phil Gontier will be on hand to explain the ad-funded bit to you if you’re interested in understanding that better. Or he’ll be there just to chew the mobile fat with you and share the beer token love. http://yuilop.com

If you’re interested in joining these lovely companies as a fellow sponsor, please get in touch with Helen by email.

So to recap:

What - Swedish Beers Mobile Networking
When – Wednesday 17 October 2012 from 6.30pm
Where - Nordic Bar, Newman Street, London. Nearest tubes are Tottenham Court Road or Goodge Street.

RSVP - (optional but you might want to connect with people you know) over at Facebook and please bring a business card with you to get your first beer token. Sponsors will have the rest of the tokens so you’ll need to get chatting with them to get your hands on more. There are *plenty* to go around!

So spread the word, and come on down for a fun evening with friends old and new. You don’t have to be a mobile expert to join us. All welcome with a passing interest in mobile technology.

Skål
Helen, Jenny and the Swedish Beers crew

**********Keep in touch***********

Email: Just add your email address to the Feedblitz box at the top left and you’ll get our blog posts (and therefore event notices) to your inbox.

Twitter: Follow us at http://www.twitter.com/swedishbeers

Facebook: Like us http://www.facebook.com/SwedishBeers or join the Swedish Beers FB group

Meffys Update: New Entry Deadline and New Category

Good news! The entry deadline for this year's Meffys has been extended by 10 days to Thursday 19 July so you have an additional 10 days to get your entry in. Now there's no excuse to say you don't have the time to complete your entry before the deadline. And don't forget there are four categories with reduced price entry fees for start-ups.

Not only that, but there is a special category, the Meffys Outstanding Contribution Award, and nominations are now open for it. This honours mobile pioneers and visionaries and celebrates a mobile hero whose seminal work has been fundamental to the growth of the mobile industry. You can nominate online now (it's a simple form to complete).

Best of luck.