I-Free Company announces the jury of the RussianMobileAwards’ 2013 Award
September 23, 2013
– Saint Petersburg, Russia – i-Free Company, as the organizer of the 10th MobileVAS&AppsConference, announces the jury of the RussianMobileAwards’ 2013 award, which is taking place in the frames of the conference.This year, each nomination of the competition will be evaluated by a separate jury consisting of reputable industry experts.
Projects, products and services based on mobile technologies created in Russia and CIS countries are accepted for the Russian Mobile Awards (RMA) competition. Developers are invited to participate, as well as companies that own mobile services and products.
This year the award will be awarded in 6 categories: “Best mobile game”, “Best non-gaming application”, “Best Mobile Service”, “Best SMS service”, “Best mobile service using mobile and offline payments” and “Best Startup”. Applications are accepted until October 25.
Commenting on RMA-2013, Ekaterina Ivanova, Head of i-Free Events and head of the conference organizing committee, stressed: “We want to collect the brightest products based on mobile technologies, and every developer from Russia and the CIS can submit their project to the competition. For our part, we guarantee that the best will really win: this year the jury of each nomination consists of recognized experts, and the evaluation parameters of the competitive works are transparent and understandable.”
The jury in the nomination “Best mobile game”:Nadezhda Antsiferova (Association of Mobile Service and Content Providers), Nikita Goryainov (iPhones.ru ), Olga Egorova (Samsung), Yulia Lebedeva (Nevosoft), Dmitry Martynov (Google), Eldar Murtazin (MobileReview), Mikhail Ryazanov (Mail.Ru ).
The jury in the nomination “The best non-gaming application”:Alexander Baulin (Digit.ru , RIA Novosti), Olga Egorova (Samsung), Ilya Kazakov (MediaGroupi10.ru ), Dmitry Martynov (Google), Eldar Murtazin (MobileReview), Alexander Plushev (Echo of Moscow Radio), Arsensimonyan (4pda), Ilya Chernetsky (Fotostrana.ru ).
The jury in the nomination “Best mobile service”:Nadezhda Antsiferova (Association of Mobile Service and Content Providers), Alexey Boyko (CForum), Valery Galushka (MTS), Kirill Zelensky (Kaspersky Lab), Oksana Pankratova (AC&MConsulting), Sergey Polovnikov (ContentReview), Marina Efendieva (business portal BFM.ru ).
The jury in the nomination “The best mobile service with the use of mobile and offline payments”:Kirill Gorynya (i-Free), Viktor Dostov (Electronic Money Association), Boris Kim (Qiwi),Sergey Polovnikov (ContentReview), Dmitry Tartyshev (MasterCard), Marina Efendieva (business portal BFM.ru ).
The jury in the nomination “Best SMS service”: Alexey Boyko (CForum), Valery Galushka (MTS), Viktor Kopchenkov (MarketinginRussia), Oksana Pankratova (AC&MConsulting), Natalia Potapova (Tele2), Roman Savvin(Sicap AG).
The jury in the nomination “Best startup”:Alexander Baulin (Digit.ru , RIA Novosti), Sergey Borisov (Apps4all), Alexander Bryzgalov (Technocup), Albert Efimov (Skolkovo), Georgy Zamyshlyaev (i-Free Ventures), Eldar Murtazin (MobileRewiev), Dmitry Repin (DigitalOctober).
The vote will be secret. The jury evaluates the entries according to three parameters using a 10-point scale. The score is set separately for each parameter. Then all the points are summed up, divided by the number of jury members who evaluated the project, and the overall average score is assigned to the project.
If a project or product of a company in which one of the jury members of this nomination works is presented in the nomination, this jury member does not participate in the evaluation of this competitive work.
Five projects that received the maximum average score will advance to the final of the competition – TOP 5.Then the jury will select the winner in each nomination by secret ballot. The names of the winners will be announced at a ceremony on November 21 at 19 o’clock, on the first day of the 10th MobileVAS&AppsConference.
The parameters of the evaluation of competitive works in all nominations, as well as the conditions for participation in the ALMA-2013 contest are published here. You can register an application for participation on the MobileVAS&Appsconference website on October 25.
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i-Free is an innovative company that has been operating in the CIS market since 2001, and in the international market since 2006. Specializes in the creation and implementation of innovative projects in the field of mobile and NFC technologies, electronic finance, digital content distribution, electronic payment systems and micropayments, the development of applications for smartphones and new network devices, as well as the promotion of digital products in the B2C market and the implementation of B2B projects in the field of mobile marketing.
The company is represented and successfully operates in international markets: i-Free offices are located in Kiev (Ukraine), Minsk (Belarus), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Mumbai (India), Beijing (China), Sao Paolo (Brazil). I-Free products and services are delivered today to more than 100 countries around the world.
The headquarters of i-Free is located in St. Petersburg, the representative office is in Moscow. Currently, the company employs more than 750 people.
i-Free cooperates with leading mobile operators in Russia and CIS countries, global mobile equipment vendors, banks, multinational brands and trademarks, major media holdings, publishing houses and Internet resources.
More detailed information about the company on the website www.i-free.com
For more information, please contact:
Aelita Davydova,
e-mail: pr@i-free.com
