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MEF takes MEM to the Med
Tim Green May 25 2006, 7:15am
The MEF is to shake up its showcase Mobile Entertainment Market trade show by re-locating it to Monte Carlo from next year.
The event, currently taking place at the Business Design Centre in North London, will hit the Grimaldi Forum on June 5 to 7 in 2007. Patrick Parodi, chairman of the Mobile Entertainment Forum, told ME the move would make the event 'more showbiz' and less UK-centric. He also insists that it's cheaper to stay in Monaco than London these days.
The re-location is part of a general shake-up by the MEF, which has seen membership grow to 121 and now believes it's time to take the body to the next level. New MEF Americas chair Ted Cohen said the organisation wants to get the membership more involved in its various lobbying and standardiasation initiatives.
The MEF also revealed its new board, voted in during its general meeting on tuesday:
Patrick Parodi (Amobee) – re-elected to Global Chair
Gilles Babinet, (Eyeka) – re-elected
Ole Obermann, (Sony BMG) – new to the board
Ingrid Silver, (Denton Wilde Sapte) – new to the board
Matt West, ( Alcatel) – new to the board
Existing board members:
Andrew Bud, (mBlox) – re-elected as Vice Chair
Charlie Carrington (Vodafone)
Gerard Grech (France Telecom)
Sissel Henriette Larsen (BeepScience)
Stefan Rust ( Sun Microsystems) - MEF Asia Chair
Ted Cohen (EMI) - MEF Americas Chair
