Over the next three years, more than one billion new smartphones will be shipped for business use, says IDC. This number affirms what everyone already knows: mobile is now a major player for the enterprise. For businesses, mobile accessibility of business applications has quickly shifted from convenience to necessity. Emphasized in, The Desktop is Dead—How to Get Your Sales Team Mobile, organizations can’t afford to be chained to the desktop. With the explosion of enterprise mobile and big annoucements from salesforce.com about mobile in the coming days, what better time to embrace mobile than Dreamforce! Here are five ways to #GoMobile at Dreamforce:

1. Download the Dreamforce Mobile App
   
   Dreamforce is bigger than ever: more sessions (1000+), more attendees (100,000+), more partners, and a larger campus this year. Manage the chaos of Dreamforce and stay connected with attendees by downloading the Dreamforce mobile app. Two of our favorite features of the Dreamforce app this year are My Agenda, and the Shuttles feature, under Maps & Transport tab. Help manage your schedule and gain real-time insights into shuttle bus locations, routes, and more.  
   
   
   
                                          
2.  #GoSocial on your Mobile
   
   According to recent comScore survey, 65% of time spent on social networks happens on mobile. So why not take your pocket-sized social network along with you to Dreamforce?
   
   
   
   Salesforce Chatter Mobile: Connect with colleagues at the show, send photo updates to teams at the home office, set tasks, and tag opportunities so you can move business forward from the show.
   
   
   
   Check-in: Find the best restaurants and San Francisco's finest venues with Yelp and Foursquare. Here are a few recommendations.
   
   
   
   Tweet: Live tweet the keynotes and sessions you attend. Look for catchy one-liners from each session, and use the hashtags #DF13 and #SalesforceLive to be included in @SalesforceLive’s Twitter feed.
   
   
   
   Share: Post fun photos and videos (Facebook, Vine, and Instagram) from the demos and parties 
3. It’s all about the Wearables
   
   The latest mobile trend has hit the streets: wearable technology. Fitness trackers (Fitbit, Jawbone Up, Nike+), Google Glass, and smart watches all fall into the wearable category. Expect to see a lot of people wearing mobile gadgets at the Dreamforce. If you geek out on data and tracking as much as I do, there is even a Dreamforce Group dedicated to it here. With an expanded Dreamforce campus, skip the shuttles and stretch those legs.  
4. Check out the custom mobile apps
   
   A growing number of salesforce.com users are engaging their employees and getting closer to their customers by building their own custom mobile apps on the Salesforce Platform (52% according to our recent State of Salesforce Survey). Peruse the Cloud Expo for live demos and customer showcases and join the over 100+ sessions dedicated to mobile at Dreamforce. Here are our top picks:
   
   
   
   Jump-Start Your Mobile Initiatives & Drive Business Impact
   
   How Salesforce Mobile Was Born
   
   Understanding Native, Hybrid, and Web Mobile Architectures
   
   Mobile Customer Showcase
   
   Best Practices for BYOD and Mobile Salesforce Management
5. Build your own: Join the Salesforce $1 million dollar mobile Hack-a-thon
   
   Do you have an idea for an app or just want to see great mobile development in action? Hundreds of the best developers and Salesforce Mobile Accelerate partners will gather in the developer zone for biggest single hack-a-thon prize in the history of Dreamforce. Submissions will be judged based on business impact, innovation, UX, and use of the Salesforce Platform. Judging of the top 5 teams will take place from 3:30-5pm, Thursday, November 21st . 

BONUS! Gear up with salesforce.com partner giveaways

Have mobile device envy? Visit salesforce.com’ partners to gear up. Enter to win iPad Minis, Wearables, tablets and more!

• Anyware by MobileIron: iPad Mini, iTunes giftcards
• Apttus: Nexus 5 
• Salesforce: HP Slate 
• Marketo: iPad Mini, Smart Car, and more

Mobile is a growing focus for organizations looking to deliver employee productivity and engagement. While mobile is very trendy topic, remember that everything should be measure against its business impact. Hear from the top mobile innovators at Bluewolf at the Dreamforce session, Jump-Start Your Mobile Initiatives & Drive Business Impact. 

These are our top five ways, and we’d love to hear others. Comment below with the ways you are going to #GoMobile at Dreamforce 2013.