FCC ANNOUNCES AGENDA AND PANELISTS FOR FORUM ON HELPING CONSUMERS HARNESS THE POTENTIAL OF LOCATION-BASED SERVICES

Tuesday, June 28, 2011, Washington, DC


Trends in Location-Based Services

In this panel, carriers and application developers will discuss the types of Location-Based Services currently being offered, potential new Location-Based Services offerings that are in development, and general usage trends. In addition, the panel will discuss the business and technological interactions between carriers and application developers.

Panelists:
• Alan Chapell, Chairman of the Mobile Marketing Association’s Privacy and Preferences Committee and Founder of Chapell & Associates
• Kristi Crum, Executive Director – Consumer Solutions Verizon Wireless
• Alan Davidson, Director of Public Policy for the Americas, Google Inc.
• Carter Griffin, General Partner, Updata Partners
• Tim Sparapani, Director of Public Policy, Facebook
• Brandt Squires, Consultant, Squirebend LLC (previously Director Livingsocial, Co-founder BuyYourFriendADrink.com)
• Jon Steinback, Director of Marketing, Foursquare Labs, Inc.