Going to Spain in style

A Nokia (NYSE: NOK) employee who shall remain nameless is lending me their N95 for my adventure to the S60 Summit in Spain next week.

My flight leaves tomorrow at 10:50 from DFW with a connection in NYC that departs at 18:00; three hour layover = lunch. I arrive in Madrid at 07:10 on Monday.

People I can’t wait to meet (some for the first time, some for the second) and things I want to accomplish:

• Rafe from All About Symbian
• Eldar Murtazin from Mobile-Review
• Darla Mack
• Michal Jerz from My-Symbian
• Phil Schwarzmann from the Nokia S60 blogs
• Mikko Röntynen: Head of Nokia S60 Platform Marketing
• Visit the Museo del Prado and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
• Eat as much food as humanely possible
• Dance until the sun comes up
• Meet more Nokia employees!

What talks are lined up and who will be speaking at this event? I have a PDF file with all those details for you, and the raw data here:

April 24, 2007:

• 17:00 – 18:00: Press cocktail get-together at Patio, next to the hotel bar in Melia Castilla
• 18:00: Bus transportation to the S60 Party from the Hotel
• 18:30 – whenever the drinks stop flowing: S60 Party

April 25, 2007:

• 09:00 – 09:15: Opening & Welcome, Matti Vänskä, Vice President, Mobile Software Sales & Marketing, Nokia
• 09:15 – 09:45: Extended Internet, Lee Williams, Senior Vice President, Software Platforms, Nokia
• 09:45 – 10:15: Using Convergence Services on S60 to Increase Revenues in Mature Markets, Carlos Melendo, Director Handset and Smart Cards, Telefonica (NYSE: TEF)
• 10:15 – 10:45: T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) Platform Strategy, Bringing Innovative Services to Mainstream Devices, Nabeel Mardi, Vice President, Terminal Platforms, T-Mobile
• 11:30 – 12:00: Expanding Internet Services to Mobile Phones, Chengmin Liu, Executive Vice President, Tencent
• 12:00 – 12:30: Expanding Internet Services to Mobile Phones, Chengmin Liu, Executive Vice President, Tencent
• 12:30 – 13:00: Reaching out for New Segments and Markets, Mikko Röntynen, Nokia
• 13:00 – 14:00: Press Lunch, Salon El Escorial, Hotel Melia Castilla. Host: Mr. Matti Vänskä, Vice President, Nokia
• 14:00 – 15:00: Demo tours for press
• 16:15 – 16:30: Closing of S60 Summit 07

I get on a plane on April 26, 2007 at 11:00 with a connection in Miami that departs at 19:45. I arrive in DFW at 18:40.

I want to take this moment to thank Nokia for flying me out to Spain and giving me a hotel room as well.

Thank you.

One more thing: Check out the firmware I have