Since the announcement of new community programs at Mobile World Congress App Planet, community-led BlackBerry® Developer Groups have continued to sprout up everywhere! Currently there are active groups all over the world, including Zurich, Berlin, Buenos Aires,Tel Aviv, with many more set to launch. If there isn’t one in your area already, you can bet there will be one soon.

By becoming a member of a BlackBerry Developer Group, you can:

• Meet a local community with shared interests in learning, networking and support for BlackBerry development platforms.
• Receive platform and program updates from Research In Motion® (RIM®).
• Get access to exclusive discounts for Developer Certification Exams.
• Receive exclusive discounts to select BlackBerry® Developer Events and Conferences.

Become a Group Manager! Start a new group!

We are also looking for new Group Managers around the world! Visit the BlackBerry Developer Groups page to find out more information, including additional benefits to which Group Managers are entitled and how to start a new Developer Group in your city if one does not already exist.

At Mobile World Congress 2010 App Planet, we announced the introduction of a new program supporting local, community-led BlackBerry® Developer Groups. These groups are built exclusively for developers and provide an opportunity to learn and network in a local community with shared interests – as well as access other exclusive member benefits.

Following the launch of the inaugural Developer Group in Boston, new groups continue to start up in cities around the world. Here are some of our newest BlackBerry Developer Groups – stay tuned for more announcements!

• The Toronto, Canada group will have its first meeting on April 21st – you can find out more information about the group on the Toronto group site.
• The Tel Aviv, Israel group will have its first meeting on May 11th – you can find out more information on the Tel Aviv group site.
• The Buenos Aires, Argentina group will have its first meeting on April 15th – you can find out more information on the Buenos Aires group site.

More information about BlackBerry Developer Community Programs including BlackBerry Developer Groups can be found on Developer Zone:

www.blackberry.com/developers/community

We invite you to check out your local group, or start a new group if one doesn’t yet exist in your area!

At the Mobile World Congress 2010 App Planet event we announced the introduction of a new program supporting local, community-led BlackBerry Developer Groups.

Now, we are sending an open call to all BlackBerry developers in the Boston area who are thinking about developing for BlackBerry smartphones and would like more information. The New England BlackBerry Developer Group is now online and will have its first meeting on March 16th in Cambridge, MA! You can find out more about the New England BlackBerry Developers Group here: http://www.meetup.com/New-England-BlackBerry-Developers

To help kick off this new group, Mike Kirkup, Director, Developer Relations at Research In Motion will be on hand as a guest speaker to talk about programs and services available to you as a BlackBerry Developer, and how you can make your app into a Super App!

Members of BlackBerry Developer Groups will benefit from participation in a local community with shared interests in learning, networking and support, will receive regular platform and program updates from RIM, and have access to exclusive discounts for developer certification exams and select BlackBerry developer events and conferences.

More information about BlackBerry Developer Community Programs can be found on Developer Zone – www.blackberry.com/developers/community

Stay tuned – we will continue to keep you updated about news and events from the BlackBerry Developer Community Programs here on the BlackBerry Developer’s Blog!