October is just around the corner, and that means the annual Symbian event in London, UK.  From memory, it’s gone by a couple of different names, and it’s all change this year with the advent of the new Symbian Foundation.  A title more in keeping with that theme, and maybe more of the willingness to show that the sails are up, and Symbian is sailing in a new direction.

This year then, the event goes by the name of The Symbian Exchange and Exposition, or SEE 2009 for short.  Now, whilst I’ll reserve judgement of the new naming convention for now, this years show looks to be a very exciting prospect.

With the meteoric rise of the mobile ‘Applications’ arena in the last 12 months or so, then it’s definitely odds on that this will be the main tour-de-force within this show.  Just a quick glance at the exhibitors list shows an overwhelming majority in favour of software vendors looking not only to pimp their wares, but also to get developer interaction and excitement brewing.  This will obviously be the focus of Symbian in the short term at least, to try and get the Ovi Store as jam packed  with cool apps as soon as is physically possible.

I’m hoping to be there, for one day at least, depending how my shifts at work lie, bringing you the news and views, and I’d really love to meet up with as many fellow like minded folks.

So, if you’re planning on attending, leave a comment below, ping me a tweet, or drop an email to steverowlands ‘at’ ovi ‘dot’ com