Pietro Macchiarella, Research Analyst, Parks Associates is attending the GDC 2012. If you are interested in meeting with him at the event, please click here.

Welcome to the 26th iteration of the Game Developers Conference (GDC), the world's largest professionals-only game industry event. From March 5-9, 2012, GDC serves as the headquarters for learning, networking and inspiration for the digital games industry.

Parks Associates is supporting GSMA Mobile World Congress.

The GSMA Mobile World Congress is the place for mobile leaders to gather, collaborate and conduct business.

The Congress provides the planet’s best venue for mobile industry networking, new business opportunities and deal-making. It includes a world-class conference featuring visionary keynotes and action-provoking panel discussions; an exhibition with more than 1,400 companies displaying the cutting-edge products and technologies that define the future of mobile; and the annual Global Mobile Awards ceremony recognising the most innovative mobile solutions and initiatives from around the world.

In 2011, GSMA Mobile World Congress hosted 60,000 mobile professionals from 200 countries. More than 58% of these were C-Level executives, and 10,000 of them were mobile developers as part of App Planet, the Centre of the Apps Universe. Mobile World Congress 2012 will celebrate the current state of mobile and offer a glimpse into where mobile has the potential to go next.

Make your plans now to attend GSMA Mobile World Congress 2012, where we are Redefining Mobile! Visit www.mobileworldcongress.com or contact @MobileWorldLive

Parks Associates is supporting CDN Asia.

Now in its third year, the market leading CDN World Summit has secured itself as THE world-leading CDN meeting place worldwide. The Summit provides a forum that is pivotal for network operators looking to break into the content delivery business network and delivers an essential insight for all with a stake in the future of the Net.

In this special partner event tailored directly to the Asian markets, CDN Asia tackles the topic of CDN development and expansion across Asia, featuring expert knowledge and insights from a stellar speaker list of top executives from leading operators and content providers across the continent.

Parks Associates is supporting the 4th Annual Game::Business::Law Summit.

Pietro Macchiarella, Research Analyst, Parks Associates will be presenting during the session, "Paying and Playing" from 1:30 - 3:00 PM. In 2010, digitally distributed games made up a quarter of revenue in the video game market according to the NPD Group. Google+ Games integrated Google In-App Payments and American Express recently acquired a virtual currency monetization platform specifically for games. The way people pay and play is changing and setting new precedence in the legal arena. How does this impact the industry now, what are the legal implications and what is on the horizon? The round table discussion will answer such questions and more.

Game::Business::Law brings together cutting edge visionaries and thought leaders in the video game and legal fields for real, in-depth conversations on current and emerging business issues. Hosted by The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University, SMU’s Dedman School of Law and The Center for American and International Law, Game::Business::Law brings top game industry leaders, developers, publishers, lawyers and members of the venture capital and financial sectors from around the world to discuss evolving trends in the digital games marketplace. For registration information, please click here. 

Jennifer Kent , Research Analyst, Parks Associates will present on "Consumers and Their Mobile Devices: Data and Trends" on Wednesday, January 25th at 4 PM Eastern.

Mobile devices with anytime anywhere connectivity and powerful computing capabilities are increasingly reaching mainstream consumers. Smartphones and tablets are disrupting nearly every consumer-facing industry, including mature industries such as the pay-TV and video distribution, book and newsstand publishing and financial payments spaces. In this one hour webinar presentation, research analyst Jennifer Kent of Parks Associates will share recent consumer data on mobile devices and application trends. To register for this event, click here. Use the promotional code 'webinar-100' to join for FREE.

Parks Associates is supporting GridWeek Asia.

An extension of the annual GridWeek conference held in Washington, D.C., U.S.A., the inaugural GridWeek Asia is positioned to be the most influential gathering of Smart Grid players in Asia -- a rapidly growing Smart Grid market expected to reach $22.2 billion by 2020. Focused on regional infrastructure opportunities, the Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers Association (IEEMA) is keen to foster strategic partnerships among U.S., Indian, and Asian companies to begin developing solutions to the region’s most pressing energy challenges. Organized by Clasma Events and IEEMA, GridWeek Asia will connect the Smart Grid movers and shakers in Asian markets with leaders from U.S. utilities, standards bodies, technology companies, and government entities.

Parks Associates is supporting 2012 International CES.

The International CES sets the pace for the consumer electronics (CE) industry and for the future of your company. In just four days you can build your brand, boost your business and connect with more C-level decision makers than anywhere else. Whether you’re talking about content, technology, exposure or just
pure opportunity, there simply is no substitute for the International CES.

CES is marketing on a grand scale. Connect with buyers, distributors and retailers from Fortune 100 companies, start-ups and every enterprise in between. More than a show, CES is a singular marketing strategy that yields multiple rewards. If you want to network, launch, compete, impact, announce and sell all in one place, you belong here.

Parks Associates is supporting Storage Visions 2012.

Storage Visions explores the convergent needs of digital storage to support cloud content distribution and sharing, user generated content capture and use and professional media and entertainment applications.

The 2012 Storage Visions Conference continues its focus on future storage visions. In 2012 we focus our attention upon the debate between local storage and on-line or cloud storage, especially in an age of increasing high resolution content. This leads to our theme of: Heavy Storage for Thin Clients. With ever higher resolution and even stereoscopic content being created commercially as well as by consumers we ask where this content will be stored and who has responsibility for organizing it and protecting it.

Parks Associates is supporting Digital TV Summit 2011.

The Digital TV Summit is the only event to exclusively bring together the global business leaders across cable, satellite, IPTV, DTT, mobile and online sectors. Now in its seventh year, we are still extremely passionate about this fast-moving sector. Despite the poor economic climate there are still plenty of media mergers and acquisitions – discover with us why the media sector is bucking the trend.

Digital TV Summit is THE Senior Decision Makers Event. You are guaranteed to network face-to-face with over 44% C and Board level participation, over 70% Director and above level participation from 55% channel, content owner and platform operators.

In addition to cap the end of the first day, Digital TV Summit presents the announcement of this year nominations for the Annual Euro50 Awards; a truly memorable and exclusive evening of drinks and excellent networking amongst the pioneers of digital broadcasting.

For more information please visit the website, www.digitaltvsummit.com.
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Parks Associates is supporting Grid-Interop.

Grid-Interop is organized in partnership with the GridWise Architecture Council and Smart Gird Interoperability Panel (SGIP) to help lay the foundation for Smart Grid interoperability by advancing standards, architecture, and community. Grid-Interop provides the forum for technical, regulatory, and policy stakeholders to set strategic technology direction for Smart Grid and define the standards guidelines that will enable the rapid advancement of a smarter electrical infrastructure.

Attracting more than 1,000 participants, Grid-Interop is the annual event where industry experts, stakeholders, and policy makers discuss, debate, and determine the best path forward for development of interoperable components of a Smart Grid.

Parks Associates is supporting Femtocells Americas 2011.

The latest small cell trends, innovations, deployment news and technical developments – The must-attend event for femtocell professionals in the Americas.

Femtocells Americas 2011, part of our very popular Femtocells World Series, is run in exclusive partnership with the Femto Forum and is the only femtocell focused event in the Americas. With over 200 attendees expected at the 2011 summit, the conference and exhibition provides the only opportunity for the entire ecosystem to take the pulse of the 'femtocell' and small cell invasion, identify and take advantage of emerging opportunities in the Americas.

Jennifer Kent, Research Analyst, Parks Associates will be participating during the Poster Presentations at the mHealth Summit on December 5th from 4:15 PM -7:00 PM and December 6th from 3:30PM - 7:00 PM.

The largest event of its kind, the 3rd annual mHealth Summit brings together leaders in government, the private sector, industry, academia, providers and not-for-profit organizations from across the mHealth ecosystem to advance collaboration in the use of wireless technology to improve health outcomes in the United States and abroad.