This is actually the fourth year for Evans Data Corporations 's
Developer Relations Conference. Evans is a "global market research firm." This year's (outdated?) theme: "Web 2.0 Dynamics and Your Developer Relations Program."
But, it does show that getting and keeping good third party developers, especially in these times when new APIs coming out daily, is a bottom line topic. I saw only one specifically geo company in the agenda (so far): "an open forum on Web 2.0 moderated by Navteq" (sic). Nokia's on the agenda, too, along with Google, Microsoft, IBM and many others.
Press release
via
GIS User