The Future of Mobile (FoM) conference is being held in London next week. Monday sees a seminar program with a great range of speakers including Matthew Millar (Adobe) on the Open Screen Project, Tom Hume (Future Platforms) on mobile platforms, and several of our favourite bloggers. The second day of the event is dedicated to a number of workshops; one of which is Symbian focused.

Here's the event description from the Future of Mobile web site:

"Howdy! If you're excited about the mobile industry, then you're going to love The Future of Mobile. You'll be challenged with new ideas and insights for the future. There is also one day of workshops after the conference, if you're interested. Here are a couple key points you'll take away from the day:

• How will the threats and opportunities of increased openness affect you?
• What is the future of mobile operating systems?
• How to gain adoption of your apps in emerging markets
• How you'll be affected by Google's latest moves in mobile
• Expert analysis of new mobile services worldwide
• Ideas and tactics for breaking down the barriers inhibiting mobile start-ups"

The Symbian workshop looks like it will offer a great introduction to the Symbian world for developers:

• Symbian OS C++ Idioms and Principles - Michael Coffey
  
• Symbian OS Quick Recipes - Michael Aubert
  
• Using maps on the Symbian Platform - Michael Moore
  
• Multimedia Audio on Symbian OS - Jezar Wakefield
  
• S60 Widgets - Mikko Rontyen
  
• How Forum Nokia helps mobile developers - Luca Cioletti
  

The conference program costs £245 to attend, with a combined workshop and conference pass available for £580. There are reduced rates for students.

More information is available on the Future of Mobile site.