EVENT DETAILS:

Date: Wednesday, February 1^st, 2012

Time: 09:30 – 11:30

Location: Fasken Martineau 2900-550 Burrard Street, Vancouver BC

Cost: Free. Pre-registration is required.

Hosted by: DigiBC, Foreign Affairs & International Trade Canada and Export Development Canada

>> REGISTER NOW AT:  http://digibcmozilla.eventbrite.com

SUMMARY:

Currently set to launch in spring 2012, Mozilla’s App Marketplace will target 450M users and be accessible regardless of browser, OS or device.  Mozilla invites developers and publishers who are considering and/or currently developing HTML5 apps to learn about opportunities with the Mozilla Labs App Project and Mozilla’s new App Marketplace.  

Come meet Mozilla’s team for an interactive briefing session that will cover developing for HTML5, submitting apps to the App Project, criteria for selection as well as features of the App Marketplace.  Mozilla is interested in all types of apps, including games, media, social networks, productivity tools, etc.

Registration will be open soon on the DigiBC site.

*If you are also interested in a one-on-one meeting with Mozilla, please contact Victoria Hayes at victoria.hayes@international.gc.caand provide a short profile of your company and include any specific interests with Mozilla.

AGENDA:

9:00 – 9:30         Registration & Light breakfast

9:30 – 10:30      Developing for HTML5 (Joe Stagner, Senior Program Manager, HTML5)

10:30 – 11:30    Opportunities with Mozilla App Marketplace (Ron Piovesan, Business Development)

11:30                  Q&A    

About the Mozilla Labs Apps Project:

The Mozilla Labs Apps project enables developers to create rich HTML5 app experiences that run across multiple devices and form factors  (desktop, mobile, tablet, etc.) using Web standards and open technologies such as HTML5, CSS and JavaScript. Furthermore, it aims to create a rich distributed ecosystem of HTML5 app stores, including a marketplace operated by Mozilla. Mozilla aims to put the developer back in control of every aspect of the app experience — from easy development to distribution to direct customer relationship management.

About Mozilla:

Mozilla is a global community of people creating a better Internet. We build public benefit into the Internet by creating free, open source products and technologies that improve the online experience for people everywhere.

Mozilla considers itself a hybrid organization, combining non-profit and market strategies to ensure the Internet remains a shared public resource.  The Mozilla Foundation supports the existing Mozilla community, overseeing Mozilla's governance structure and managing shared resources like this web site.  The Mozilla Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation, works with the community to develop software that advances Mozilla's principles. This includes the Firefox browser, which is well recognized as a market leader in security, privacy and language localization.

About EDC:

English

EDC is Canada’s export credit agency, offering innovative commercial solutions to help Canadian exporters and investors expand their international business. EDC’s knowledge and partnerships are used by more than 8,400 Canadian companies and their global customers in up to 200 markets worldwide each year. EDC is financially self-sustaining, and is a recognized leader in financial reporting and economic analysis.

French

EDC, organisme de crédit à l’exportation du Canada, offre des solutions commerciales novatrices pour aider les exportateurs et les investisseurs canadiens à réussir sur les marchés mondiaux. Chaque année, plus de 8 400 entreprises canadiennes et leurs clients étrangers tirent profit de ses connaissances et de ses partenariats pour faire des affaires sur environ 200 marchés. EDC, société financièrement autonome, est un chef de file reconnu dans l'établissement de rapports financiers et l'analyse économique.