1400 is a great milestone for SV Android meetup. Thanks for all of your support and help! Suggestions and helps to make our group more successful are always welcome!

If you have Android app are using app engine now, please show case!

Agenda:
6PM Food (Thanks to Tech CU) and networking
6:30PM Introduction
6:40PM Speaker and Presentations
Jason Cooper, App Engine expert of Google’s App Engine developer relations team.

8PM Demo
FaceCash, ThinkLink
FaceCash is ThinkLink’s mobile payment system. Using your face as a security token (instead of a receipt signature, as is typical with plastic cards), FaceCash allows you to pay for items, such as food or clothing, at the point of sale with a smartphone or paper, instead of a plastic card. With FaceCash, you can even type in the account numbers on all of those plastic cards on your keychain for the grocery store or the office supply store nearby, so that they’re conveniently stored on your phone. Replace every function of your wallet–plus a lot more–with FaceCash.

Aaron Greenspan, CEO of Thinkcomputer
Aaron Greenspan attended Harvard with Mark Zuckerberg and started in entrepreneurship at a young age: he have founded the IT consulting company Think Computer from his bedroom when he was 15. He also boasts numerous awards for entrepreneurship, spoke at the Kennedy Space Center and graduated with an Economics degree in 2004. More recently, he turned Think into a software company that produces a line of web-apps and development tools. He also developed houseSYSTEM, was being relaunched as CommonRoom before the facebook is launched.

Met with LG Mobility Innovation Center Pramod recently. They are hiring lots of people. Here are the intro:

LGE’s Mobile Communications Division has big plans for their new Silicon Valley Mobility Innovation Center.  At this time, we have close to 15 openings and anticipate hiring more after we fill this first batch.

Group overviews:

Mobile Innovation Group – Charter is to identify, develop, and solidify key strategic relationships that will help in developing next generation and disruptive mobile technologies.  The current team under this group is handling the Android relationship and actively looking for an experienced Technical Account Manager.  <Job Description attached>.

Mobility Enterprise Group – Charter is to identify, develop, and solidify key strategic relationships to partner with and develop enterprise solutions, while maintaining mobility as the focal point.  This group Ground Zero and the first 11 hires will be our key leaders representing this initiative.  Open positions include Business Development/Strategy, Partner Marketing, Enterprise Marketing, and Solutions Development.  <Job Descriptions Attached>.

CTO – New BD Opportunities Group – Charter is to identify, develop, and solidify key strategic relationships to help in developing next generation and disruptive technologies that lends itself to the whole LG Electronics Ecosytem.  Examples include 3D TV, Netflix Player integrated in Blu-Ray, etc…  This team will act as representatives of LGE’s CTO Group that will evaluate businesses, provide advisory solutions, and pitch/sell idea of partnering and/or investing in business.  Open positions now include Sr. Manager, Strategic Technology Sourcing.

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They have the following positions open:

Technical Account Manager

Strategy-BusinessDev

Enterprise Marketing.

Partner Marketing

Solution Development

SrMgr – Strategic Tech Sourcing  CTO

The Android Hackathon and award are sponsored by the following sponsors

Diamond Sponsor:

Platinum Sponsor:

Gold Sponsor:

Venue Sponsors:

Hacker Dojo

Gift Sponsors

Marakana.com


Embedded Works

Agenda

6PM: Food and networking
6:30PM Introduction
6:40PM Opening remark: Android Hackathon main organizer – Georgi Dagnall
6:45PM Android Hackathon developers demo
7:45PM voting rules and begin to vote
7:50PM Break
8:00PM Speakers & and judge comments
8:30PM Voting close. Announcement
8:40PM Announce Android Hackathon winners and rewards
9pm: Lucky Draw

Please see below a current press release concerning the launch of the Mobile Innovation Lab.

Access Growth LLC, a growth consulting and innovation management firm is proud to announce the Access Growth Mobile Innovation Lab which is focused on assisting established mobile application developers with the resources necessary to strategically and efficiently reach the defined target market for their applications.  The primary goal of the Mobile Innovation Lab is to work directly with mobile developers to accelerate development, maximize revenue potential, and dominate the competition.  Access Growth has developed a complete ecosystem of channels to support go to market strategies for mobile applications into 27 countries and has made these channels available to both large mobile application development companies as well as individuals with a single app ready for market.

The following services are available for participants of the Mobile Innovation Lab:

• App Promotion & Marketing
• Development & Testing Support
• Competitive Analysis
• Market Analysis & Strategy
• Monetization Plan
• Business Growth Planning
• IP Review & Protection Plan
• End-User Testing
• Strategic Marketing & Sales Plan
• Launch Strategy & Implementation Support

Mobile Innovation Lab participants will be provided a place to work inside of the Access Growth Venture Center and can access the above services on a ala carte basis depending on their specific needs.  Access Growth has developed a creative compensation model for mobile application development companies seeking to retain the firm for services and understands the unique problems many development companies face prior to scaling their applications.

Access Growth has partnered with Silicon Valley Android and Silicon Valley iPhone Business to support early stage developers with training and access to mobile development knowledge through specific programs and events designed for individuals learning about mobile development.  Developers that go through training programs will be provided special discounts for services from the Mobile Innovation Lab in order to rapidly develop their product and be ready to hit the ground running once their applications go live.

Access Growth LLC is a global growth consulting and innovation management firm that was founded in 1989 to help companies successfully grow through a proprietary 360° commercialization process.  The Access Growth team currently supports 27 countries and provides world-class growth strategies, innovation planning, and commercialization services to early-stage, emerging growth and Fortune 500 companies to quickly penetrate markets and drive top-line growth.  To learn more, please visit www.AccessGrowth.com.

Hi Android folks,
I am passing a request from Moto Dev (Randy) for an effort to of fundraising campaign for Haiti relief. Moto is using Facebook Causes to have Android developers either join the cause and/or donate.  The causes we’re supporting are : Doctors without Borders, Partners in Health, American Red Cross, Mercy Corps, and UNICEF. All the details are below including a copy of our blog post. Here is the URL:

http://bit.ly/androidhelphaiti

Motorola, the Motorola Foundation and Motorola employees have pledged more than $1 million in cash and in-kind products to support earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.  Help is still needed to rebuild the country and get people the medical attention they need.  Because we know you the MOTODEV & Android community are a strong and vocal community we want to ask for your help in joining our support for the below non-profits on Facebook.  You can either join the cause and/or make a online donation.  If you have already donated financially, products/services, or anything else let us know by commenting on this blog or on our Facebook fan page.  Please join one or all of the following causes on Facebook helping those in Haiti: Android Developers Help Doctors Without BordersAndroid Developers Help Mercy CorpsAndroid Developers Help Partners in HealthAndroid Developers Help the American Red CrossAndroid Developers Help UNICEF Now more than ever is the time to donate and help those suffering in Haiti. We, as the MOTODEV & Android developer community, can come together and help those in need.  Spread the word to your friends, family, and co-workers by posting a message on Facebook, Twitter, your blog, web site, or any other community you are a part of.
In the words of anthropologist Margaret Mead:Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed. It is the only thing that ever has.

The Lab day had been scheduled at Feb 10th from 2Pm to 6PM

Space is limited. This is special half day Google event. You must register at Google’s official registration site to attend the Mountain View event:

http://sites.google.c…
Due to limited seating, please register ASAP.

Full detail from Engadget.com