MoMo DC Focuses on the Role of Mobile in the 2008 Elections

September 4, 2007

WASHINGTON, DC - Event - Mobilizing the Vote: MoMo DC looks at how the obama campaign is making the most of mobile - and what's next for mobile politics.

Mobile Monday DC (www.mobilemonday-dc.com), the local chapter of a global movement of technology professionals, announces its September event, which will look at the use of mobile technology by Senator Obama’s presidential campaign – and the broader promise of the mobile channel in campaigns and elections. The event will feature a presentation by Kevin Bertram, CEO of DC-based Distributive Networks, which is powering the campaign’s mobile outreach program.

PS 7 is offering drink specials throughout the evening to MoMo attendees who display their name tags.

WHEN: Monday, September 17, 2007, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Drinks and hors d’oeuvres - 6:00pm
Presentation - 7:00pm

WHERE: PS7 – New Location!
777 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
202-742-8550
Gallery Place Metro Station

COST: The event is free to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend the event.

SPEAKER: Kevin Bertram – CEO, Distributive Networks

BACKGROUND:
Washington, D.C.-based Distributive Networks is powering Senator Barack Obama’s innovative mobile outreach program, which exemplifies the power of the mobile channel to communicate with, learn from, and organize political supporters. Kevin Bertram, CEO of Distributive Networks, will discuss the success factors for launching a mobile strategy in the competitive presidential landscape, and the outlook for the role of mobile in the broader political/advocacy arena.

About PS 7:
PS 7 is located at 777 I Street, NW in the Chinatown/Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington, DC, just two blocks away from the Verizon Center and the Gallery Place Metro station. PS 7 is an elegant, contemporary American restaurant, with a menu that blends French concepts with influences from around the world. Chef and owner, Peter Smith, is a graduate of l’Academie de Cuisine and spent several years as Executive Chef at Vidalia in Washington DC before opening PS7.