MetaPlaces is a new series of event bringing together LBS enablers to discuss how to monetize location data and services.

HOW TO MONETIZE LOCATION DATA & SERVICES

MetaPlaces 09 will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel San Jose, 22 - 23 September.

The conference and an exhibition will attract business developers from such varied background as Mobile, advertising, LBS, Device manufacturing, online mapping or location platforms provision.

The conference will look at the main opportunities and barriers to monetizing location Data and Services, including:

- Maps and geo data access

- Privacy handling / Data ownership

- Channels to market

- Creating contextual data and services

- Business models and advertising models

Speakers include:

- Tyler Bell, advanced product manager, Yahoo! Geo

- Steve Coast, founder, Open Street Map

- Keith Ippel, president & COO, Lat49

- Sam Altman, co-founder & CEO, Loopt

- Doug Turner, mobile engineer, Mozilla

- Jonathan McPhie, product manager, Google

- Dave Daetz, senior director of corporate development, Palm Inc.

- Tim Hanlon, Managing Director, VivaKi Ventures/Publicis Groupe

- Sylvain Grande, Senior Manager, Business Development, Nokia Services, Social Location

- Surojit Chatterjee, Product Management, location based mobile advertising, Google

- Darren Koenig, Director of Wireless, Internet, and Telecom, Tele Atlas