Regular readers will know MSG proactively and passionately promotes the events, round tables and meet-ups that focus on all things digital at the intersection of content and context. If you are planning an event, then I encourage you to reach out and tell us about it.

A must-attend event for mobile professionals eager to understand how to deliver effective mobile search services and, more importantly, monetize them, is European Directory Marketplace 2008, taking place MONDAY, JUNE 9,  LONDON. The highly successful and focused conference in its eighth year (fifth year in London) will examine the converging and evolving Directory and Search Services (DSS) marketplace with a special emphasis on mobile search and mobile advertising.

The speaker line-up ffeatures some well-known and welcome names including: Russell Buckley, Managing Director, Europe, AdMob; Helen Keegan, Managing Director, BeepMarketing; James Levey, Director Product Marketing, Digital Advertising Unit, Amdocs; Klaus Harisch, CEO, GoYellow Media; Tommy Ahlers, CEO, Founder, Member of the Board, Zyb; Steve Ives, CEO, Taptu; Andrew J. Scott, Founder / CEO, Rummble; Annie Mullins, Global Head of Content Standards, Vodafone; Carl Taylor, Director of Applications & Services, Hutchison Whampoa Europe; . Simon Grice, Founder, Ideas.org; Christian Hugonnet, CEO, NovaSys; and Jussi-Pekka Partanen, Head of Search, Nokia.

There will also be an opportunity to network with innovative firms, as well as investors, who will give their take on the market and the technologies and services they think are the most exciting/promising. A great opportunity to learn more about funding opportunities and get the inside track on what investors are really interested in. Participants include Mike Reid, Director, 3i; Dermot Berkery, Delta Partners; Raj Raithatha, Chief Executive, Connectivity; and Steve Schlenker, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, DN Capital.

My thanks to Stuart Whitaker – his firm, Whitaker Associates, organizes the annual event — for reaching out to me months ago to promote the event and for his patience with the email disconnect that has lead to MSG getting back on board as a media partner at this late date. We share a commitment to his event and its success, so MSG will be a lead sponsor next year – and every year after!

To cement this relationship Stuart has extended the deadline of a free drawing for one FREE registration until midnight Friday, June 6.

Entry is simple. Just send your name, job title, company (with URL), address, mobile number and email to Stuart at MSearchGroove@EuropeanDirectoryMarketplace.com .

In addition to the drawing, Whitaker Associates is offering a 50 GBP discount to MSearchGroove readers. All you have to do to get the discount when you register is enter “MSearchGroove Discount” in the comments.

Register at https://www.whitaker.com/secure/registrationEDM08.htm.

MSG is also doing its part. Mike Short, Vice President of R&D, O2 – who is giving the keynote address – has kindly agreed to a podcast interview with me tomorrow morning to discuss mobile search and marketing opportunities. I’ll have that just in time for the event and cross-post on the EDM blog.

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