Going to Nokia WOMWorld Workshop in Helsinki September 10-14

Submitted by Roland on Tue, 2008-08-19 23:00

Details have yet to be finalized, but it looks like I'll be going to a Nokia Mobile workshop (paid for by Nokia, including carbon offsets!) September 10-14,2008 being organzied by Nokia's WOMWorld folks. Sounds like fun. Maybe I can lead a session on Mobile Muse and SIFTTool.

Here's a portion of their invite:

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It's taking place in September between the 11th and 14th, and will be the first of its kind hosted by Nokia. We're contacting everyone from creative's, designers, video producers to open source software bloggers and mobile tech pioneers. There will be a number of workshops that'll see discussion with participants, and with Nokia guys, about the future of different online arenas and mobile technology. Workshops that we hope you'd like to join in with and make yourself heard.

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In the meantime, time to start my travel research. If anybody has been to Helsinki, love to have the following questions answered by a Helsinki person:

  1. Where can I get a pay as you go SIM Card with several gigs (2GB or higher) of data so I can blog, flickr, youtube, et with my Nokia N95-1 while at the workshop?
  2. Can somebody recommend the best place to rent a bicycle in Helsinki? I am a "born again" bicyclist who's been commuting to work for 16 months 5 days a week and who has taken thousands of photos from an N95 and uploaded to Qik while bicycling. So I'd want to do the same in Helsinki.

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Stefan (not verified)

Tue, 2008-08-19 23:35

Walk into any Elisa shop and ask for a "Kolumbus" prepaid sim card. You can get unlimited 3G for a week for only 6,90 euro.

No clue about the bikes.

Roland

Wed, 2008-08-20 08:45

love to meet you too, will you be in Helsinki at that time? Beers on me!

Dale (not verified)

Wed, 2008-08-20 09:03

Very cool, Roland!

Looking forward to resulting Flickr stream. 

Roland

Wed, 2008-08-20 15:42

for a déluge of helsinki blurry flickr photos!

anonymous (not verified)

Thu, 2008-08-21 00:15

Best bet is probably here:

http://www.greenbike.fi/index_eng.html

 

This article here points to the City bikes, but these can be hard to find (missing sadles etc), or might even have been put back in storage by September.

http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/htimes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1669:helsinki-by-bike&catid=20:lifestyle-and-entertainment&Itemid=164

 

Check the links in the article, most have some limited information in English ;)

 

Roland

Sun, 2008-08-24 22:07

sounds like a fun city! look forward to bicycling there!

gwapz (not verified)

Thu, 2008-08-21 09:58

I got the same invite..

Hope to see you there...

 

 

 

 

Roland

Sun, 2008-08-24 22:07

mobile bloggers of filipino heritage unite :-) ! see you in helsinki!

ros (not verified)

Sun, 2008-08-24 19:37

I have no useful information for you but wanted to say have fun! Looking forward to all the information you gather in Helsinki! 

Mike Maddaloni ... (not verified)

Mon, 2008-09-01 04:26

Hi Roland - I will be there as well! And I too am looking forward
to the opportunity. I just confirmed my trip and blogged on it - http://psurl.com/womworld - and added a link to this post.

mp/m

Nick Bouton (not verified)

Mon, 2008-09-01 11:58

Hey Roland - I've been invited to the same event. Maybe I'll see you on the flight headed out from YVR. :)

Rahul Nair (not verified)

Mon, 2008-09-01 14:49

I will be there as well.

Roland

Mon, 2008-09-01 22:34

see you in helsinki

erick "aka" gwapz (not verified)

Tue, 2008-09-02 09:35

Hey Roland,

Glad to see that you have made a wiki of the people that are going..

Just some minor correction on my info..

Erick Macapagal from Elmhurst, NY

Already excited about this event... I just got the Event Iteinary and its looking good so far.

To see some more people headed to this event.. 

Check em out here..

http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1408006

 

 

Roland

Wed, 2008-09-03 21:28

sorry pareng Erick! I fixed the spelling of your name, please email roland AT rolandtanglao.com with your email address and i'll give you full admin access to the wiki

Roland

Wed, 2008-09-03 21:38

to wii

 

https://womhelsinki08.pbwiki.com/settings/users

Steve Rumsby (not verified)

Wed, 2008-09-03 09:21

Another one for the list! Does anybody know how big this event is going to be? I've been given no idea!

Roland

Wed, 2008-09-03 21:38

https://womhelsinki08.pbwiki.com/settings/users (login with your gmail address)

Jussi-Pekka (not verified)

Thu, 2008-09-04 03:37

Hi Roland! The official name for the event is Nokia Open Lab.

Here's the offical pages for the event in Nokia.com -> http://events.nokia.com/openlab/

See you in Helsinki next week! :D

James Whatley (not verified)

Fri, 2008-09-05 01:53

Been completely snowed under at work lately and am only getting round to catching up with all the other folk who are heading out to Helsinki next week...

 

Really looking forward to meeting you dude!

 

:)

Philip Campbell (not verified)

Fri, 2008-09-05 10:44

Looking forward to qiking and seesmic the event.   Please forward me your urls/qik etc if your going so i can follow and track you while you are there.   Getting excited now

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