Macworld Mobile to orbit App Planet at MWC 2011 in February

The Mobile World Congress, a huge mobile-oriented conference convening in February in Barcelona, Spain, has been dominated by the iPhone over the last several years. However, there has never been a formal presence by Apple or many major players in the iPhone ecosphere at the event. That's going to change in February of 2011 when the first Macworld Mobile will be held at MWC to showcase iOS developers.

As with the annual Macworld Expo event in San Francisco, Macworld Mobile is organized by IDG World Expo, which is partnering with the MWC parent organization (GSMA) to bring the event to Barcelona. As with Macworld, Apple does not plan on participating in Macworld Mobile. The event is scheduled for February 14-17, 2011 and offers a developer track with a number of technical sessions.

Macworld Mobile is an offshoot of this year's highly successful "App Planet" at MWC, which provided 20,000 showgoers with a detailed look at more than 150 mobile app companies. More than 6,000 developers attended the premiere event in Barcelona this February, and with the new emphasis on iOS development provided by Macworld Mobile, the event should be even bigger in 2011.


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