EN: Duran Duran will open the Mobile World Congress Awards Party
The GSMA, which represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, announced that one of the world's most successful rock bandsDuran Duran will headline the Congress Party & Awards Celebration on Tuesday 16 February 2010 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Writer, actor and self-confessed technophile, Stephen Fry, will host and present the awards this year.
The mobile industry's leading annual awards include categories for Mobile Entertainment, Marketing & Advertising, Mobile Services, Innovation and Technology, Green Mobile Awards and Best Mobile Contribution to Social & Economic Development. The Global Mobile Awards presentation will take place in the afternoon on Tuesday 16th February in the main conference auditorium at the Congress.
At the official Congress Party & Awards Celebration at the National Palace in Barcelona later the same evening, 3 high-profile awards for the year will be presented, including Best Mobile Handset, the GSMA Chairman's Award and Mobile Industry Personality of the Year. The evening event will also be hosted by Stephen Fry and will culminate with a headline performance by Duran Duran.
Duran Duran are currently finalising their 13th studio album, produced by Mark Ronson, for release in early 2010. The band's keyboard player and founding member, Nick Rhodes, will be interviewed as part of the Mobile Entertainment keynote session in the conference programme at the Mobile World Congress on Wednesday 17 February 2010.
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