Media Center
Welcome to the Mobile Connect Media Center. Here you will find helpful information to guide you through the media registration process as well as other media resources. (Exhibitors or exhibitor representatives with PR-related questions should consult the PR Opportunities page.)
This page contains the following information:
- Media Registration Information
- Required Credentials for a Media Pass
- Media Center Location, Hours & Meeting Space
- PR Newswire Information for the Media
Media Registration Information
If you are interested in attending the event as media, please fill out the online registration form here. Be sure and review the required credentials below to ensure all criteria is met. If you have any questions, please contact PR Specialist Jeremy Crittenden at .
Required Credentials for a Media Pass
To qualify for a complimentary media pass for Mobile Connect, the applicant must cover the industry on a regular basis by writing frequent reports or publishing relevant articles on the industry that are not solicited by an exhibiting company and are not confidential. Private consultants who are paid by an individual company are not eligible for a media pass, and should request a pass from the sponsoring company. Additional information on requirements for press, analysts and bloggers is as follows.
One of the following credentials must be presented in advance of Mobile Connect before media registration can be considered for approval:
- Trade/Business Publications; Online/News Services
- Industry Analysts
- Online News Outlets
- Association Publications/Newsletters
- Freelance Writers and Authors
- Bloggers
- Titles Accepted/Not Accepted
Trade/Business Publications; Online/News Services
Reporters from industry trade publications, newspapers and wire services must provide a sample of an article published within the past six months that clearly displays authorship.
Industry Analysts
Writers from internationally recognized market research or financial institutions who consistently write for regularly published newsletters and/or reports must provide a sample of an industry-related report published within the past six months that clearly displays authorship.
Online News Outlets
An online news outlet must contain original news content above and beyond links, forums, troubleshooting tips and reader contributors, and have a readership of over 1,000 per month. Each news outlet must have a paid reporting staff of two or more and post original, dated, industry-related news at least once per week.
Association Publications/Newsletters
Reporters from internationally recognized magazines, newspapers or newsletters produced by industry associations must provide an article published within the past six months. Newsletter reporters must have a registered subscriber base of at least 500.
Freelance Writers and Authors
Persons requesting freelance credentials must provide an article published within the past six months. Those who freelance occasionally and are employed by non-news organizations are not eligible for media credentials.
Bloggers
Bloggers must cover the industry on a regular basis and must have written on the mobile/wireless market within six months of requesting a media badge. Blogs must contain original, dated, industry-related news content above and beyond links, forums, troubleshooting tips and reader contributions before media badge request.
Titles Accepted |
Titles Not Accepted |
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Note: Media credentials are reserved for editorial staff and analysts. Publication and research employees with the following types of titles will be considered for media credentials: Publication Titles:
Lab Titles:
Broadcasting Titles:
Market Research Titles:
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Note: Media credentials are reserved for editorial staff, analysts and bloggers. Media credentials will not be issued for publication and research employees with the following types of titles: Publication Titles:
Market Research Titles:
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We reserve the right to refuse media badges, without cause, during pre-registration as well as on-site. Please be advised that, due to high demand, media badges are limited in number. Only commercial news outlets, major analyst firms and leading industry bloggers will be issued media badges.
For additional questions regarding media registration information at Mobile Connect, please contact:
Joylyn Tanner
PR Manager
Email:
Media Center Hours and Meeting Space
Information on the Media Center hours and location will be available soon.
Meeting Space for Media Briefings
Pre-reservation requests for meeting space for media who have arranged briefings with exhibitors or speakers during the event will open May 14, 2012. More details on how to make pre-reservation requests will be available at this time. The last day to reserve a meeting space before the show will be June 14, 2012. After that date, reservations can be made on a first-come-first-serve basis on-site at the Media Center.
Please note that the Media Center may only be used by registered press, analyst, and bloggers, as well as exhibitors when accompanied by a member of the media. For each meeting, one attendee must be registered as media and the other must be a registered exhibitor or speaker.
PR Newswire Information
Journalists will benefit from PR Newswire's media-only website by providing a source for immediate access to breaking Mobile Connect news from thousands of companies worldwide. Get the news you need for your beat, delivered according to your preferences. Visit PR Newswire for Journalists at www.prnewswire.com/media to set-up your free, personalized account, and to gain access to images, multimedia news. PR Newswire is the official media services provider of Mobile Connect 2012.
