One principal behind the concept of Local Social Summit ‘09 is inclusive participant engagement.  Below is the current summary of one of the panels for people to provide input about what topics should be covered and questions asked.

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Mobile – The Future of Apps is Bright

This panel is all about apps – in particular social and local apps (and some mapping which is of course a key part of local)… Phones started out as social devices – we made voice calls. Then we had SMS (text) and then email (think Blackberry). Now we have smart phones, iPhones and Gphones – personal mobile devices. What does the present and future hold for “local social” on Mobile? How does the rise of the iPhone and emergence of Android change the game? We will examine the fast growth of and impact of applications (and app stores). We may also see some wicked demos, discuss new business models and view what an ‘augmented’ real local world might look like.
Moderator: Greg Sterling, Internet/Mobile Analyst
Panel/Demos:

• Felix Petersen, Founder Plazes.com (Nokia)
• Claudia  Poepperl, Founder & CEO at adaffix/Yellix
• James Brown, CTO Cloudmade
• David Pearce, Head of Mobile Services Yell.com
• Miriam Warren, Regional Director Yelp