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Nokia: We’re going to be at Mobile World Congress, kind of; we have free booze so please come!

Categories: Nokia
By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 at 10:19 AM

Earlier this year Nokia said that they weren’t going to bother attending Mobile World Congress 2010, citing that they would rather spend their marketing budget on their own event, Nokia World. Looks like Finland partially changed their mind; Nokia is going to be in Barcelona during Mobile World Congress, but they’re not going to have a booth at the main event. They’re setting up shop at “Once” (Organizacion Nacional De Ciegos De España; translates to National Organization of the Spanish Blind), a short walk away from the main hall. Be there between 09.00 and 19.00 on February 15 and 16. This is their pitch:

As an alternative to the noise and crowds at Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, invited guests can relax on comfy sofas, enjoy delicious food and drinks as they discuss the industry and network with their peers — all courtesy of Nokia.

For those of you unable to attend Mobile World Congress, you can watch the event live at events.nokia.com/mwc. Most of the IntoMobile team will be at Mobile World Congress, I’m still on the fence as to whether or not I’ll be there, but either way, most everything that is announced at Mobile World Congress ends up hitting the market at least 3 months later so I’m not really missing much except cheap, and absolutely amazing Spanish wine.

[Via: All About Symbian, Symbian World, Nokia Events]

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.