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This month, many of the events are more corporate, with a focus on informational conferences for larger organizations. But, as always, we keep you up to date with what's happening in the mobile world! If you have an event that you'd like to share, leave a message in the comments or send us an email at info at mobileactive dot org 

MobileActive.org's July Events:

8 July, New York City, USA: Tech Salon, Participatory Mobile Sensing: MobileActive.org is hosting a tech salon focused on using phones for urban sensing. Join us for a fun, laid-back event that brings together practitioners, developers, and other curious people to learn how mobiles are used to gather and share information about the world around us. Register here.

26 July, Washington D.C., USA: FAILFaire: Our first FAILFaire in New York was such a success that we decided to host another one. Being open about learning from failure (and keeping our sense of humor!) in mobiles and ICT for development is the best way to make us -- and our projects -- better in the future. If you're ready to learn in failure (with a sense of humor) sign up now.

Other events:

5 July, Tel Aviv, Israel: 3rd Annual Mobile Marketing Conference: This event is for organizations and people interested in using mobiles for marketing. If you want to learn more about social media over mobiles, or hear case studies about advertising on mobiles around the world, then check out this conference. 

6-7 July, Singapore: Mobile Health Asia Summit: This two-day event covers the uses of mobiles in health care - everything from using mobiles to gather and track patient information, to the use of mobiles in hospitals, to a technology presentation that shows how mobile healthcare tech is being used currently. Find out more here.

14 July, Washington, D.C., USA: Making Your Website Mobile Friendly: Want to learn how to make your web content more mobile friendly? Web Content Mavens are hosting a panel to discuss mobile usability and creating mobile-friendly websites. Register here.

15 July, Washington, D.C., USA: Closing the Mobile Phone Gender Gap: Examining the disparity of mobile phone ownership between men and women around the world reveals that there are 300 million fewer women with mobile phones than men. "Closing the Mobile Phone Gender Gap" at the UN Foundation explores a recent report, and the importance and the challenges of scaling mServices across countries and genders. Sign up here. 

19 July, Abuja, Nigeria: ICT and Civic Engagement in Nigeria: the 2011 Presidential Election and Beyond: The event will include panel discussions, case studies, interactive sessions, and talks to discuss the roles of ICTs in civic engagement. Learn more here.

20-22 July, Johannesburg, South Africa: Mobile Money Services Africa: This industry event is for banks and telecom operators looking to break into the mobile banking world. The event will show how current programs (like M-PESA) operate, and give a look at how to deploy mobile money services. Click through for more information.

28-29 July, Johannesburg, South Africa: Mobile Messaging and VAS Forum Africa: All types of mobile messaging will be covered in this industry-oriented event – SMS, MMS, mobile IM, mobile social media, and more. Read on here.

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