Hey Team BlackBerry! Looks like we’re going to be seeing a lot more of you. I’m very excited to be introducing a new blog series: BlackBerry Comes to You. Over the next 12 months we will be hosting approximately 35 events in 25 different cities around the world designed to meet and engage with you, our customers, partners and fans and are pleased to announce the dates for BlackBerry® World™ Conference 2013 will be May 14-16, 2013 in Orlando, Florida.

As we move closer to the launch of BlackBerry® 10 – our next generation platform that you’ve already shown a ton of enthusiasm for – we want to create new opportunities to connect with you. So, we’re focusing our attention on just that: events that get us directly in front of people like you. These may sound familiar, but we’re adding more events in more cities (hopefully in a city near you) to give you better opportunities to test-drive current BlackBerry products, as well as get a sneak peek of BlackBerry 10 and future innovations.

Here’s a preview of what to expect:

BlackBerry World, our largest event for the entire BlackBerry ecosystem

• May 14-16, 2013 in Orlando, FL

BlackBerry Innovation Forum series that will showcase BlackBerry 10 in cities across the world

EMEA

• Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Johannesburg, South Africa
• Paris, France
• London, UK
• Milano, Italy
• Frankfurt, Germany
• Madrid, Spain
• Dubai, UAE

North America

• New Jersey, USA
• New York, USA
• Boston, USA
• Atlanta, USA
• Dallas, USA
• Chicago, USA
• Bridgeport-Stamford, USA
• Philadelphia, USA
• Washington, USA
• Minneapolis, USA
• San Francisco/Los Angeles, USA
• Virginia, USA
• Toronto, Canada
• Ottawa, Canada
• Vancouver, Canada
• Calgary, Canada
• Edmonton, Canada
• Montreal, Canada
• Halifax, Canada

BlackBerry Collaboration Forum series that showcases the best of all things BlackBerry and highlights some of the best presentations from BlackBerry World

• October 4, 2012 – Bogotá, Colombia
• October 16, 2012 – Buenos Aires, Argentina
• November 8, 2012 – Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Fall 2012 – in Mexico City, Mexico (full details to be announced)

BlackBerry Jam events that engage with our growing community of developers:

• BlackBerry Jam Americas: September 25-27, 2012 in San Jose, CA
• BlackBerry Jam EMEA: February 5-6, 2013 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
• BlackBerry Jam ASIA: To Be Announced

World Tour Dates

North America:

• June 5, 2012 – Austin, TX, USA
• June 7, 2012 – Santa Clara, CA, USA
• June 19, 2012 – New York, NY, USA
• June 21, 2012 – Toronto, ON, Canada
• July 11, 2012 – Montreal, QC, Canada

EMEA

• May 29, 2012 – Milan, Italy
• May 31, 2012 – Barcelona, Spain
• June 12, 2012 – Paris, France
• June 14, 2012 – London, UK
• June 26, 2012– Moscow, Russia
• June 28, 2012 – Berlin, Germany
• July 3, 2012– Warsaw, Poland
• July – Cape Town, South Africa
• July – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Asia Pacific

• July 2, 2012 – Bangalore, India
• July 4, 2012 – Delhi, India
• July 6, 2012 – Beijing, China
• July 9, 2012 – Singapore
• July 10, 2012 – Jakarta, Indonesia
• July – Sydney, Australia

Latin America

• August – Buenos Aires, Argentina
• August – Mexico City, Mexico
• August – Sao Paulo, Brazil

Don’t forget, we’re also as close as a Tweet, Like, or comment away on our official social channels like @BlackBerry on Twitter®, BlackBerry on Facebook®, BlackBerry.com and of course here on the Inside BlackBerry Blog. (Find the BlackBerry social channel nearest you.)

We can’t wait to meet you in person at our lineup of events, or talk to you on our social channels. The list of events are just the beginning, so be sure to stay tuned and keep an eye out here for the latest events and dates as they are announced.