Research In Motion (RIM) recently announced further details about the BlackBerry Developer Conference, which will take place October 20 – 22, 2008 in Santa Clara, California. The agenda includes an opening keynote address by RIM founder, president and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis, as well as five tracks, over 75 sessions, and the opportunity to hear first-hand about the winners of the BlackBerry Partners Fund Developer Challenge.

“With over 40 million BlackBerry smartphones sold today, the BlackBerry platform provides developers with a proven and growing opportunity to add value in the mobile marketplace through the creation of mobile-savvy applications for businesses and consumers,” Lazaridis said. He will kick off the conference with a keynote address, which will also be available via webcast.

To view the complete session catalog, visit www.blackberrydeveloperconference.com/catalog.