iBeacon Meetup

Join us on January 29th for an iBeacon Meetup!

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iBeacon is a technology developed by Apple that uses Bluetooth Low Energy and low-cost sensors to provide real-world context to mobile applications. It bridges the gap between mobile and the real-world and will be a key component of IoT.

We have short talks by industry pioneers lined up followed by Q&A and time for networking. Please join us!

Speakers

We are honored to have three leading iBeacon industry experts who will each give short presentations and Q&A.

SPEAKER 1: Tanuj Parikh (Estimote - http://estimote.com)

TOPIC: iBeacon 101: everything you need to know to deploy a beacon network

BIO: Tanuj Parikh is the Senior Director of Business Operations at Estimote, working on business development, developer relations, marketing and customer success. Previously, he helped lead business development at GroupMe (acquired by Skype), working on partnerships across multiple products to drive revenue and/or user acquisition. Prior to GroupMe, Tanuj worked at L2 Think Tank, the NYC Economic Development Corporation, and Kiva. He holds a BA in Government and Economics from Harvard University and used to tweet mostly about the Knicks.

SPEAKER 2: Chris Smith (STQRY - http://www.stqry.com)

TOPIC: iBeacon mass deployment - the good, the bad, the wins and the loses

BIO: Chris Smith has always had a passion for creating and exploring new opportunities. He grew up in Seattle but has lived in New Zealand for over 6 years. Before moving, Chris worked at Microsoft developing web applications. He then moved to the tech city of Wellington where he attended Victoria University to study International Business and Marketing. While at Victoria, he started a company called Dash Tickets, which after one year, had became one of the largest New Zealand based ticketing companies. In 3 years, Dash had sold over a million tickets. In early 2011, Chris sold his shares to Ministry of Sound. In 2012 Chris founded STQRY, which is now being used at over 400 organizations internationally. STQRY is an interactive storytelling platform that enables a range of organizations to share their stories with their visitors. Over the last year iBeacon's have become a fundamental part of STQRY -- giving us the power of proximity based experiences and indoor mapping.

SPEAKER 3: Jason Farnsworth (PointInside - http://www.pointinside.com)

TOPIC: TBD

BIO: Jason is a Software Engineering Manager, Mobile at PointInside, a provider of dynamic, scalable shopping and engagement solutions for retailers to enable real-time, store-specific discovery and product location in their smartphone applications.