Mobile Payment Forum Offers Public Educational Seminar in Conjunction With 2003 Spring Plenary: Seminar Will Include Keynote Speaker Ed Kountz of Tower Group
WAKEFIELD, MA (ots)
The Mobile Payment Forum today announced its first public educational seminar, to be held on March 26, 2003, in Dublin, Ireland. Open to non-members, the Mobile Payment Seminar will include a presentation by keynote speaker Ed Kountz, Senior Analyst for Emerging Technology Solutions, Tower Group, entitled, "The Future of Consumer Payments -- Trends, Issues and Opportunities in the Move to Mobile Payments." The Mobile Payment Forum is the only global, cross-industry alliance of leading organizations from the mobile and financial industries dedicated to the advancement of mobile (m) commerce.
The one-day public seminar will be held in conjunction with the Mobile Payment Forum's Plenary Session, which is the organization's semi-annual members meeting, to be held March 26-27. During the meeting, Forum leaders will detail the organization's milestones and recent developments, discuss strategic priorities, announce the 2003 Board of Directors, and hold in-depth working group sessions for members to contribute to current and future activities.
"With our strong membership of global leaders from the mobile and financial industries -- including handset manufacturers, payment companies, mobile operators and technology companies -- the Forum is well positioned to carry out its mission of developing a foundation for secure mobile payments," said Simon Pugh, co-president, Mobile Payment Forum. "Holding our first public seminar is an important step toward our goal of educating the marketplace, as we continue to address the challenges and opportunities facing the industry."
Guest speakers at the Forum's public seminar, which is being co- sponsored by Network365, include welcoming remarks from Ireland's Tanaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) Mary Harney, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and a representative from the European Union Commission, offering a presentation entitled, "An Overview of the EU Blueprint for Mobile Payments: Paving the Way for Efficient Mobile Commerce."
Other highlights of the seminar include an overview of the Forum's work and use case examples in the areas of two-way messaging, 3rd party authentication, wallet-form fill, personalization, and digital transaction records, and a presentation on the critical role of cooperation with other industry organizations.
Registration for the Mobile Payment Forum's public seminar is $195 (U.S.) and includes the one-day seminar, continental breakfast, lunch and a joint networking reception for members and non-members following the event. The seminar will be held at the Alexander Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.
To participate in the members meeting portion of this event, individuals must be employed with a member organization and pre- register for the event, at a cost of $250 (U.S.). To review agendas or to register for either event, individuals should visit www.mobilepaymentforum.org.
About the Mobile Payment Forum
The Mobile Payment Forum brings together leading organizations from the mobile and financial industries to create a foundation for standardized, secure and authenticated mobile payments. Founders American Express Company, JCB Co., Ltd., MasterCard International and Visa International all bring extensive experience in creating interoperable global payment standards and specifications and a knowledge of payments in emerging channels. Membership includes key financial institutions, telecommunications operators, wireless- device manufacturers, merchants, content providers and software and hardware developers and vendors. The Mobile Payment Forum is a non- profit membership organization, incorporated in the state of Delaware in the United States.
For further information, visit the Mobile Payment Forum Web site at www.mobilepaymentforum.org.
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