Events

Events & Conferences

Here are some of the important industry conferences which candidates should consider visiting when looking for a vacancy, either in person, or searching on the internet. Please send us details of your event if not listed here already. PayNET Recruitment will be present at most of these events - contact us if you would like to arranging a meeting to discuss advertising opportunitites.

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West and Central AfricaCom
18-19 June 2008, Ajuba
http://www.gsm-3gworldseries.com

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Oceania Com
July 2008, Sydney
http://www.gsm-3gworldseries.com

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The Prepaid Press Expo
19-21 August, Las Vegas
www.prepaidpressexpo.com

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Mobile NFC
2nd - 3rd September 2008
Radisson SAS Portman Hotel, London
www.mobilenfcomms.com

Benefit from this mobile NFC industry culmination by taking the time to learn, network and meet with the industry's innovators. Hear about best practice, ecosystem collaboration and pitfalls to avoid as you plan your NFC strategy for 2009.

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CEE Com
23-24 September 2008, Prague
http://www.gsm-3gworldseries.com

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GSM 3G Middle East
29-30 October 2008, Dubai
http://www.gsm-3gworldseries.com

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MOBILE & NFC Payment Strategies
24-27th November 2008, Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal, Budapest

The event offers an unrivalled opportunity to learn from real-world experiences in a series of in-depth case studies, discussion and workshop sessions led by knowledgeable operators, financial institutions, academics, industry-shaping associations and payment specialists from around the world.

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Digital Money Summit
25 November 2008
The Dorchester, London
Email: weurope_customerservice@economist.com

Join leading figures along with economists and analysts from The Economist Group who will lead discussions on how and where digital money is most likely to succeed and be profitable. Learn how they've tackled obstacles to success, and how they read the future. Don't miss the opportunity to develop new insights, contribute your ideas and update your knowledge on the cashless payments revolution.

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Prepaid Commerce Europe 2008
1-4 December 2008, Stockholm
http://www.terrapinn.com/2008/pce/
Email: susanna.polakov@terrapinn.com

Where new payment channels meet innovative technologies
Prepaid Commerce Europe 2008 will provide you with a comprehensive picture of the prepaid marketplace as the constant wave of tests and rollouts continue. Our expert speakers will brief you on every point of the prepaid ecosystem with a view to provide you with a clear and coherent view of the future of all technologies involved from contactless and NFC to m-commerce/payments. Download the full agenda: http://www.terrapinn.com/template/master/docdl.aspx?txtEID=2724

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Next Generation Payment Solutions
1-4 December 2008, Singapore
http://www.iqpc.com/sg/NGP

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Central European Electronic Card Conference
2-3 December 2008, Warsaw
www.conkarta.pl

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Nordic Card Markets
20-21 January 2009, Stockholm
www.smi-online.co.uk/09nordiccards6.asp

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Omnicard 2009
20-22 January 2009, Berlin
www.omnicard.de

Next January, for the sixteenth time, OMNICARD will be providing a comprehensive overview of the worldwide activities of the smart card and smart objects sector. The conference is an authoritative annual platform for the regular exchange of knowledge and experience. Specialists and management representing suppliers meet up with decision makers from the fields of industry and politics, and from regulatory and standardisation authorities. And researchers, representatives of employers' federations and consultants are equally keen to take advantage of all that the conference has to offer. For three days and evenings OMNICARD is round-the-clock networking. Some of the main topics in ten major forums and 25 workshops will be: electronic identification, RFID, mobile and contactless payment, eGovernment and the electronic health card.

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CIT 2009
March 10-11, Madrid
www.iir-cit.com/cit2009/

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Cards Africa 2009
March 17-20 2009, Johannesburg
www.terrapinn.com/2009/cardsza

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Cards & Payments Australasia 2009
23-27 March 2009, Sydney

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Cards & Payments Middle East 2009
May 18-19 2009, Abu Dhabi
www.terrapinn.com/2009/cme