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Nokia Open Lab 2008 Participants Wiki

Informal wiki for those attending Nokia Open Lab 2008 Workshop in Helsinki, 11-13 September, 2008. If you need access to this wiki, please email roland AT rolandtanglao.com (user access feature turned off because it was being spammed)

Event information in Facebook.

Workshop notes

• Join the community
• Join the journey
• Join the fun
• Join and collaborate
• Eco workshop

Who's Going

(in no particular order, if I left you out by accident, please add yourself!)

Howard's forum thread: http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1408006 (somebody please add all the people who are going from that thread to the list below)

• Mike Maddaloni (Chicago, USA) - Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, My blog, Qik, Ovi My Internet empire, My US football team
• Steve Dembo (Chicago, USA) - Twitter, Flickr, QIk
• Rebecca Cottrell (Brighton, England)
• James Whatley (Teddington (London?), England)
• Roland Tanglao (Vancouver, Canada) - flickr: roland, twitter:rtanglao, nokia chat:rtanglao, jaiku:roland, qik:roland, seesmic:roland
• Erick Macapagal aka Gwapz (Elmhurst, NY, USA)
• Eddie Codel (San Francisco, USA) blog, twitter, flickr, aim: eddiekai
• Nick Bouton (Protagonize!) (Vancouver, Canada) - [ twitter, flickr, jaiku, delicious, facebook, linkedin, plurk, protagonize, msn: nick@nickbouton.com, skype: nickbouton ]
• Steve Lawson (London, England) - blog / twitter / flickr / last.fm / qik / youtube (everything else, look for solobasssteve! ) - stay in touch, lovely people! :)
• Philip Campbell (Derbyshire, England) - flickr: clanlife, twitter: philcampbell, seesmic: philcampbell, qik: philcampbell
• CT Moore (Montréal, Canada) -- flickr, twitter, youtube, blip.tv, vimeo, plurk, identi.ca
• Glenn Letham (Frederick, Maryland, USA) 
• Micki Krimmel aka Mickipedia (Los Angeles, USA) twitter: mickipedia, flickr: mickipedia, linked in: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mickikrimmel aim: iamthepropmaster, gchat: mickikrimmel, skype: mickikrimmel, email: micki@mickipedia.com
• Rahul Nair (San Francisco, CA, USA)  -  Flickr: rnair, twitter: rnair, Linked In
• Steve Rumsby (Coventry, England)
• chletten (Austria)
• Apocalypso (Croatia)
• Jussi-Pekka Erkkola (Nokia, Finland) jaiku / flickr / twitter / LinkedIn
• Jason Hui (Vancouver, Canada)
• Rafe Blanford (Uckfield (Sussex), United Kingdom) flickr: RafeB (mainly work), twitter: rafeblandford,, Jaiku: rafeblandford, Share on Ovi: rafeblandford
• Jenifer Hanen [aka Ms. Jen] (Seal Beach, CA) : jaiku, twitter, flickr, linkedin, blog
• Thejesh GN aka Thej (Bangalore, India) twitter: thej
• Carol Chen (Nokia, Finland) - look for cybette in the various sites
• tnkgrl (aka. Myriam, San Francisco, USA) twitter, flickr, qik
• Matti Nelimarkka (Nokia, Finland)
• Mikko Eerola (Helsinki, Finland) Jaiku: tulensrma flickr: tulensrma, twitter: tulensrma, del.icio.us: meerola, LinkedIn: first dot last at gmail
• Nate Weiner (Minneapolis, Minnesota) - Idea Shower / Twitter / LinkedIn / Flickr
• Antti Vilpponen (Helsinki, Finland) ArcticStartup, Gyllene Skor, Jaiku, twitter, flickr, LinkedIn.
• Nick Rhodes (New York City, NY, USA) Twitter, Myspace, Facebook, flickr
• Vinnie Lauria (San Francisco, CA, USA) lefora.com, NewTech Meetup, (fb, LI, twit, flickr)
• Kristine Molnar (San Francisco, CA, USA) twitter, LinkedIn
• Yu Hui Balasingam-Chow (Singapore) - Facebook / LinkedIn / Flickr / YouTube / Vimeo / Twitter / Plurk
• Anne Toole (West Hollywood, CA, USA) - Facebook / LinkedIn (please remind me where we met) Twitter / Games blog / StumbleUpon
• Janne Saarikko (Helsinki, Finland) - Facebook / LinkedIn / Jaiku / Twitter / YouTube / Flickr / EMY Blog (in Finnish) /Design Finland
• Anssi Mäkelä (Espoo, Finland) - Facebook / Linkedin / Jaiku
• Brian T. Nakamoto (San Jose, CA, USA)
• Luis Orozco (Nokia, Finland) - Ovi / LinkedIn / Jaiku / Twitter / Vox (yes, I still use that thing...) / Last.fm / Flickr 

Social Media, Videos, Blogs Pics, etc

put yer social media here! e.g. links to blog posts, video blogs, etc

What's the official tag? I suggest NokiaOpenLab08.

• Nick's blog post & wrap-up post
• gwapz Mobile World Innovation
• Thej's blog post
• http://nokiaworkshop.me.dm - from the urls/people above (mashed up)
• Jaiku's Nokia Channel (for quick updates and discussions about the event)
• Glenn Letham's post on his preparation for the Connected Life Workshop postE71 Review Page
• Roland's Raincity Studios Blog Post
• Micki's blog post
• tnkgrl's (Myriam's) blog post
• Eero's blog post
• Steve's blog posts, part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 (really good comment discussion on part 1, feel free to chip in on any of them! :) ) 
• Matti's blog post
• Rebecca's blog post
• gwapz's blog posts, part 1, part 2, part 3
• Vinnie's wrap up
• All About Symbian Insight podcast #38
• Micki's wrap up
• Ms. Jen's Flickr Photoset, Blog Photo/Text essays -  moblogged photos, part 1, part 2 (The Big Day)
• CT Moore's I can haz Helsinki, Drinking in Helsinki, Goodbye to Helsinki, and Flickr Photo Set
• Yu Hui's recap day 1, day 2, day 3
• Phil Campbells Videoblogging Videos - arrival , friday wrapup , friday evening , petteri sariola , leaving thoughts , helsinki outro
• Janne's blog post
• Mike's blog posts - wrap-up
• Roland's Video Wrapup (my apologies for the popping audio, too enthusiastic :-) !)

Flickr Group Pool

• Nokia Open Lab 2008

  http://www.flickr.com/groups/nokiaopenlab08/

E71 Impressions

• Nokia E71 Review @ GypsyBandito -- overall, a 6/10; but that would've been higher if I wasn't a video blogger.
• solid phone, really an upgrade for business men in suits that want good battery life.   qik/seesmic/bambuser do work - philcampbell.
• Sexy for the business crowd, doesn't really work as a creative content producer -- Ms. Jen.

We are all getting E71s, so please either review the E71 on your blog or site and link to it here

- OR -

add your review to the E71 Wiki Page

Flights Over

Is anyone else on the 5:45 pm Finnair flight too from New York on Sept. 10?

• Micki Krimmel: Sept 10 American Airlines LAX-JFK 7am-3:20pm // American Airlines JFK-HEL 5:45pm-8:50am Sept 11
• Mike Maddaloni: Sept 10 American Airlines #1362 ORD-JFK 1:10pm-4:29pm // Finnair #6182 JFK-HEL 5:45pm-8:50am Sept 11

  (The AA fligth is operated by Finnair, so I think this is the same flight)

• Eddie Codel: Sept 10 United Airlines #906 SFO-MUC 10:49am-9:43am Sept 11 // United/Lufthansa #9098/3112 MUC-HEL 11:05am-2:35pm Sept 11

• Roland Tanglao: September 10 Leave LHR 16:10 Arrive HEL 21:05 September 10

• Erick Macapagal: September 10th Leaving JFK (NY USA) 21:45, Arriving CDG (Paris France) September 11th 11:10, Leaving CDG (Paris France) September 11th 12:20, Arriving HEL (Helsinki Finland) September 11th 16:15

• Nick Bouton: Sept 10 Leaving YVR (Vancouver, BC) 4:00pm (Lufthansa Flight 493), Arriving FRA (Frankfurt, Germany) 10:50am // Leaving FRA 2:20pm (Luft Flight 3104), Arriving HEL Sept 11 @ 5:40pm

• Rahul Nair: Sept 10 American Airlines #24 SFO-JFK 8:10am-4:40pm // Finnair #6182 JFK-HEL 5:45pm-8:50am Sept 11

• Jenifer Hanen: Sept 10 American Airlines/Finnair LAX-JFK 7am-3:20pm // American Airlines JFK-HEL 5:45pm-8:50am Sept 11

• Steve Dembo:  Sept 10 American Airlines #1362 ORD-JFK 1:10pm-4:29pm // Finnair #6182 JFK-HEL 5:45pm-8:50am Sept 11

Flights Back

• Micki Krimmel: Sept 14 American Airlines HEL-JFK 2:20pm-3:55pm // American Airlines JFK-LAX 5:45pm-9pm
• Mike Maddaloni: Sept 14 Finnair #6181 HEL-JFK 2:20pm-3:55pm // American Airlines #1269 JFK-LAX 5:20pm-7:10pm
• Eddie Codel: Sept 15 United #9098/Lufthana #3103 HEL-FRA 1:40pm-3:10pm // United Airlines #927 FRA-SFO 5:25pm-7:54pm
• Roland Tanglao: September 14 Leave 0615a.m. Arrive Amsterdam 7:50 a.m. (visiting my sister in Antwerp, taking AMS->Antwerp train)
• Erick Macapagal: September 14th Leaving HEL (Helsinki Finland) 14:20, Arriving JFK (NY USA) September 14th 15:55
• Nick Bouton: Sept 14 Leaving HEL (Helsinki, Finland) 8:40am (Lufthansa Flight 3107), Arriving FRA (Frankfurt, Germany) 10:10am // Leaving FRA 1:10pm (Luft 492), Arriving YVR 2:20pm
• Rahul Nair: Sept 14 Finnair #6181 HEL-JFK 2:20pm-3:55pm // American Airlines #177 JFK-SFO 5:25pm-8:50pm
• Jenifer Hanen: Sept 14 American Airlines HEL-JFK 2:20pm-3:55pm // American Airlines JFK-LAX 5:45pm-9pm

Around Helsinki

September 11 (formal program starts at 20:00)

Anybody else besides Roland going to be there early on the 11th?

Yeah, Steve is going to be there around 9am. Roland - Cool, we'll hang out for the Nokia Store, Nokia House Visit and cycling and countryside perhaps!

I'll be there early too. We'll probably be able to meet up at breakfast (see schedule below). My Finnish friend is gonna come to the hotel around 11am to take me around. We can make a group of it or just see what happens. - Micki - Roland, See you at Breakfast, hopefully!

[Thej] I will reach by 1pm. Anybody for lunch?

Roland's tentative September 11 program

(any or all of the following)

• bicycling or walking tour of the city - Roland, I'd be up for biking around.  Depending on the time, maybe even trying to get out into the countryside some (Steve).
• informal tour of Nokia House in Espoo organized by Stefan C and Jussi! Sign me up please! (Rahul +1)
• Nokia Flagship Store in Helsinki (a MUST since i have a shopping list of things to buy! GPS and DT-22 Tripod Adapters are MUST buys for me)
• bicycling around the city
• Kiasma Museum as suggested by Micki!
• Getting a Pay as you Go SIM for my mobile at a Elisa shop and ask for a "Kolumbus" prepaid sim card. You can get unlimited 3G for a week for only 6,90 eur, yay! according to awesome mobile blogger Stefan (Nick - according to the email I got from WOMWorld, Nokia will be providing us with a SIM card for the duration of the event.)
• Any other musts? (Best place for an espresso? Best bike shop? Best gadget place? Best place for a Finnish moment (whatever that is, that's not in a sauna :-) ! ? )?

What are you doing with your free time?

I have a friend  who lives in Finland and has offered up some suggestions. Let me know if you want to do any of these things and we can put a little group together. - Micki

• Group sauna with free software nerds? Apparently this is very popular in Finland. "In the sauna it is a faux pas to wear clothing in the hot room, although it is acceptable to sit on a small towel or pefletti, a disposable tissue designed to endure heat and humidity (it can be mandatory in a public sauna, such as one in a swimming hall). While cooling off it is quite common to wrap a towel around your body. Though mixed saunas are quite common, the sauna, for a typical Finn, is a completely non-sexual place" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_sauna - (Roland +1 on this!) (Mike - a Finnish sauna is a must do, count me in) (Eddie +1) - ROLAND - Nokia has put the sauna on our itinerary 17:00-19:00 on the 12th so I might go for that assuming the sauna is a good one, (Thej + 1)  (Steve +1)
• Kiasma museum of contemporary art is a "must see" http://www.kiasma.fi/index.php?id=11&L=1&FL=0 - Roland (+1 on this) (Nick +1, I really want to see this) (Thej +1 ) (Steve +1)
• Heureka is a geeky science center, all kinds of exhibits trying to expose people (largely kids) to neat science. Half an hour drive from Helsinki, expect to spend a few hours there easily if you decide to want to go. Overly geeky but if that's acceptable, it's pretty neat. Large part of audience is kids, say 8-12 yo.

  http://www.heureka.fi/portal/englanti/

• Suomenlinna is a nice big fortress (not one big building, a series of fortifications) on islands close to Helsinki, short ferry ride over. Very popular picnic site on pretty days. The buildings there are mostly crafts shops these days. It's a big area, takes a few hours to walk around.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suomenlinna

  http://www.muuka.com/finnishpumpkin/fortresses/suomenlinna/suomenlinna.html

  http://www.suomenlinna.fi/index.php?menuid=36&lang=eng

  http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/finland/helsinki/sights/1000394181?list=true

• There's some areas of pretty nature close by (max 2 miles from city center), though seeing a real forest would require nearly an hour-long drive. Kinda hard to find anything about them in English, but Finnish wikipedia has some pics, if nothing else. Seurasaari also functions as an outdoor museum, with buildings preserved from 17th century onwards. Getting to either will probably require a short ferry/boat ride.

  http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seurasaari

  http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/finland/helsinki/sights/35929?list=true

  http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pihlajasaari

  http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/finland/helsinki/sights/1000394159?list=true

• The Cable Factory is an artist block, small galleries all over the place:

  http://www.kaapelitehdas.fi/index.html?menuid=3

• clubbing etc on Saturday, here's some stuff I know is going on then -- don't know much more about these two, haven't been clubbing in that city

  in the last decade ;) This site is all about house/techno events:

  http://klubitus.org/tapahtuma.php?id=14628

  http://klubitus.org/tapahtuma.php?id=15403

  Or just go mainstream and grab a drink in a bar build from ice:

  http://www.arcticicebar.fi/

• Saturday night I might head to a small underground event 2 hours outside of Helsinki to see The Acid Kings play: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqI2zmG49fY

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Qv1ws_ecI

• Roland - I would like to do a bicycling tour (formal or informal it doesn't matter, i luv bicycling! any suggestions for bicycling tour companies? anbody?)

• Cycling in Finland: www.visitfinland.com/W5/index.nsf/(Pages)/General_about_Cycling_in_Finland

• Reading from the event agenda, it looks all the activities will revolve around the Hotel Facility.. So I will include the Nokia House a must visit.. www.ark.fi/ark1_98/nokia_e.html

• I've heard that the open-air market in central Helsinki is a great attraction and worth checking out. Should be pretty easy to get to, as well. Plus, it shure looks purty. :) - Nick

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Square,_Helsinki 

•  Helsinki is known for its contemporary Art Scene right now.  Two of my LA/NYC artist friends' had residencies in Finland this summer, so I am going to find out what galleries are not to be missed.  Finland is also, next to LA, one of the big rockabilly scenes in the world, a DJ friend is going to get club names for me. - Ms. Jen - Roland +1 - I love Rockabilly, Lindy Hop, swing music, jazz, etc, love to go briefly to a rockabilly gig! I'm an old man so I don't stay up too late though !

• Nokia Flagship Store (Carol - I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this yet!) - Roland +1, i have a whole list of things to buy like a bluetooth GPS and some DT-22 tripod adapters if they have any!

Itinerary (via WOMWorld)

Day 1 – Thursday 11^th September  

All attendees will be collected from the airport.

Attendees arrive through out the day at Klaus K Hotel

10.00               Breakfast

11.00               Activities around Helsinki

20:00               Welcome & greetings from Nokia at Blak

21:00               Food & drinks served

Day 2 – Friday 12^th September

7:00 – 9:00      Breakfast

9:00                 Introduction from Nokia & morning workshops

12:00               Lunch in hotel restaurant

13:00               Afternoon workshops begin

17:00 – 19:00  Free time & chance to use saunas

19:00               Dinner at Ahjo

20:30               Welcome speech & presentation

20:50               Petteri Sariola show & DJ for evening entertainment     

Day 3 – Saturday 13^th September 

11:00               Brunch at hotel

12:00               Nokia presentations & workshop  

14:30               Wrap up of workshops

16:00               Event ends

20.00               Food & drinks at hotel for those still in Helsinki 

Attendees depart either Saturday evening or Sunday morning. Transportation to the airport on the 13^th & 14^th will be provided. Transport between venues will also be provided.

Contacts

Donna Suffling – 0044 7795 373608

Frank Grindrod – 0044 7796 661847

Hotel

Klaus K

Bulevardi 2

00120 Helsinki

Finland

Tel. 00358 20 770 4700

http://www.klauskhotel.com/