Saw this on Boing Boing yesterday.  Nice to see a teenager standing up for their legal rights.  Jules deserves, at the very least, a massive apology for the way he was treated.

Man up, Met.

Dylan Maryk beside his latest app iWink

Dylan Maryk, a 14 year old iPhone application designer from London invited to attend Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona.

Organisers of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week have asked Dylan to report on the conference to help CEOs from Google, Spotify and Vodafone attract young people to the event.

He said: “I’m really looking forward to Barcelona — it should be fun. They emailed me the same day the story was printed.

“I’m mostly looking forward to the exhibitions that show new phones and technology that haven’t been released yet. There’s also a special section for app development.”

Read the full article.

Talk schedule on the site sounds very interesting, particularly explaining current Government policy, and best practice examples of youth-engagement.

Protecting & Engaging Kids in Games & Virtual Spaces – Forum 2009

We will be attending, and will do a writeup here.