We are pleased to announce the opening of our first BlackBerry® Innovation Center in Latin America. Based in Buenos Aires, it is intended to be the home of developers wanting to learn, develop and be successful with BlackBerry 10. Located in the heart of Palermo, one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in the city, the doors are now open for developers. It doesn’t matter if you are an expert, a novice, an independent developer, an entrepreneur, a corporate developer or all of the above, you can come and jam with us.

We’re here to provide resources and support to make things happen. Of course the coffee and cookies help too. Developers can hang out, talk business, take classes and workshops, run community meetups  get support, use it as their own office and always for free.

There will be lot of different activities in the center. For example, the first meetup of the local community is happening on November 23rd (details here)

Also, there are already scheduled free training courses happening during November and December.

But besides the planned activities, we want to make sure that developers find this place as the place to be when wondering to develop for BlackBerry. This is your home, and we are here to assist you!

To register please visit
http://blackberryinnovationcenter.com/registro.html

We are excited to be running the BlackBerry® 10 Jam Montreal tour stop in conjunction with The International Startup Festival; an event beginning the evening of July 11 until July 13, all about the business of Startups. Focused on hot sectors like mobility, social networking, and gaming, the event brings together industry veterans and fresh new faces, creative thinkers, experienced entrepreneurs and technologists from around the globe.

As a sponsor of the International Startup Festival, we are pleased to be able to offer all BlackBerry 10 Jam Montreal attendees discounted passes to the festival. Prices are as follows:

• $300 for an All Access Pass (regular price: $550) – click here to register
• $250 for a Startup Pass (regular price: $365) – click here to register

Both passes are valid for each day of the event.

All International Startup Festival attendees sign up to pitch their company or ideas to VC investors. The first and second place winners from the BlackBerry 10 Jam Lightning Pitches will be given free All Access passes to the festival and a dedicated expo time in the mobility tent.

Update: Due to overwhelming demand, we’ve expanded the number of spots available for BlackBerry 10 Jam Montreal. Registration has be re-opened – sign up today!

Registration for the BlackBerry® 10 Jam World Tour is now open for Bangalore, Delhi, Beijing, Singapore, Jakarta, and Montreal –

July 2 – Bangalore, India
July 4 – Delhi, India
July 6 – Beijing, China
July 9 – Singapore
July 10 – Jakarta, Indonesia
July 11 – Montreal, QC

We’re really excited about bringing the BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour to these cities. For Montreal, we’re lucky to be in town during the International Startup Festival!

BlackBerry has added Montreal to their list of Int’l #bb10jam cities, to coincide with @startupfest.bit.ly/LvbzbA @asaunders

— Startup Festival (@startupfest) June 7, 2012

#BB10Jam. <– Go ahead, search for it on Twitter. Developers ARE excited for #BB10.

— CrackBerry.com (@CrackBerry) June 8, 2012

Head on over to the BlackBerry® 10 Jam World Tour page now to register.

We are excited to partner with e27 as a premier sponsor for their Echelon 2012 startup events. e27 is a media organization that focuses on the Asian technology startup community. As part of the partnership, we will be supporting winners with BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets and BlackBerry® smartphones as prizes. Winning startups will also be eligible for free membership into the BlackBerry Alliance Program that will provide additional business and marketing opportunities to help them succeed.

Several representatives from RIM® Developer Relations will be participating at these events to connect with these budding developers, and to provide feedback to these companies. Some veterans from the BlackBerry partner community will also be speaking at the Echelon 2012′s upcoming Satellites to showcase their success on mobile. Join us on the following dates to see some of the most promising startups near you:

Echelon Satellite Events

• Singapore, Singapore – 14 April
• Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – 17 April
• Taipei, Taiwan – 24 April
• Tokyo, Japan – 26-27 April

After the satellite events, the main Echelon 2012 event will be held in Singapore on June 11-12. This promises to be an exciting event that brings together the top brass of the tech industry from various parts of the startup eco-system to facilitate discussion on the hot topics in the web and mobile startup scene. Check out the Echelon 2012 website for more details on the satellites.