SAMSUNG BECOMES MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SPONSOR OF EUROBASKET 2013
Samsung Electronics announced today that it will be an event sponsor with the EuroBasket 2013 LOC in Slovenia for the mobile communications category – the biggest international basketball event taking place in 2013.
The tournament will be held in Slovenia from 4th-22nd September. Twenty-four teams will take part in a total of 90 matches across four cities – Ljubljana, Celje, Koper and Jesenice. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is the official mobile phone of the competition and the Samsung Galaxy tablets are the official tablets of EuroBasket 2013.
“Samsung is proud to be supporting EuroBasket 2013, our first European basketball sponsorship”, said Stephen Taylor, VP of Brand for Samsung Electronics Europe. “We have a strong presence in Slovenia and are pleased to support such an important event for the country. Basketball is rapidly growing in popularity across Europe, with its many variations such as Slamball, 3X3 basketball and Wheelchair basketball. This tournament looks set to be a fantastic showcase for the sport.”
“Every new sponsorship gives an added value to the project, especially if the importance of the event is recognised by as big a company as our new partner Samsung,” said Aleš Križnar, director of EuroBasket 2013. “We are particularly pleased that Samsung and EuroBasket 2013 share the values of community and responsibility.”
“I am happy to announce that we have added Samsung as a new partner to the EuroBasket 2013 pool of sponsors. Samsung will be sponsor for mobile communications category,” said Iztok Rems, Secretary General of Slovenian Basketball Federation. “Whilst EuroBasket is an all-Slovenian project, it is also a global project, which will represent the name of our country across the world and will be much easier with such a respected partner by our side. Samsung is not a new member of the Slovenian basketball family, as it has been a sponsor of 3X3 basketball for many years. I am convinced that this partnership for EuroBasket will end with mutual satisfaction for both us and Samsung.”
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
