NBTA to Offer iPhone, Blackberry Apps and Mobile Site at 2010 International Convention & Exposition
NBTA Convention Mobile to Provide Mobile Access to Convention Details, Social Networking
The National Business Travel Association (NBTA), in partnership with QuickMobile, will provide advanced mobile solutions to attendees of the NBTA 2010 International Convention & Exposition, to be held August 8-11 in Houston.
The NBTA Convention Mobile site and apps, made possible by the support of BCD Travel, will provide Convention attendees with anytime, anywhere access to convention information and social networking capabilities, as well as the ability to network with one another right from their smart phones.
Convention attendees can download the iPhone and Blackberry apps at no charge at www.nbtaconvention.org/mobile or visit the mobile site at http://m.nbta.org. The apps and mobile site are slated to launch the week of August 2.
Mike McCormick, NBTA Executive Director & COO, said, "NBTA strives to continually enhance its Convention with innovations that aim to make it an even more dynamic and customized event. This year attendees will have key information and sharing capabilities before, during and after the Convention -- right in the palm of their hands. From the event schedule to social networking to Houston highlights, NBTA Convention Mobile
will help delegates successfully navigate and enhance the Business Travel Event of the Year."
David Snell, QuickMobile's EVP Sales and Marketing, stated, "We are very excited to be working on mobilization with NBTA for its annual Conference and are confident that we can extend the experiences of the event and provide much added productivity for attendees and staff. NBTA has always been forward-looking when it comes to the application of technology for its members, and this is no exception."
Added April Bridgeman, BCD Travel's senior vice president of Strategic Marketing & Technology Planning, "Given BCD Travel's commitment to bring mobile services for business travelers, we didn't treat this as a typical sponsorship. We were directly involved with the NBTA Convention Mobile's design and are proud of the results. BCD Travel is excited to bring functionality to NBTA participants that will greatly enhance their convention experience."
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About NBTA
The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) is the world's premier business travel and corporate meetings organization. NBTA and its regional affiliates -- NBTA Australia / New Zealand, the Brazilian Business Travel Association (ABGEV), NBTA Canada, NBTA Europe, NBTA Mexico, and NBTA USA -- serve a network of more than 17,000 business travel professionals around the globe with industry-leading events, networking, education & professional development, research, news & information, and advocacy. NBTA members, numbering more than 5,000 in 30 nations, are corporate and government travel and meetings managers, as well as travel service providers. They collectively manage and direct more than US$340 billion of global business travel and meetings expenditures annually on behalf of more than 13 million business travelers within their organizations. For more information, visit www.nbta.org.
About GBTA
The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is the world's premier business travel and meetings trade organization serving stakeholders across six continents. GBTA and its 9,000+ members represent and advocate for the $1.57 trillion global business travel and meetings industry. GBTA and the GBTA Foundation deliver world-class education, events, research, advocacy, and media to a growing global network of more than 28,000 travel professionals and 125,000 active contacts. For more information, visit GBTA.org and GBTAFoundation.org.