Apple® today announced that it will hold its annual Worldwide Developers
Conference (WWDC) June 2 through June 6 at San Francisco’s Moscone West.
At this year’s five-day conference, developers from around the world
will learn about the future of iOS and OS X®, giving them the latest
tools and technologies to continue creating the most innovative apps for
the millions of iOS and Mac® customers worldwide. WWDC will feature more
than 100 technical sessions, over 1,000 Apple engineers, hands-on labs
to help developers integrate new technologies and fine tune their apps,
as well as the Apple Design Awards which showcase the best apps from the
past year.
Developers can apply for tickets via the WWDC website (developer.apple.com/wwdc)
now through Monday, April 7 at 10:00 a.m. PDT, and tickets will be
issued to attendees through random selection. Developers will know their
status by Monday, April 7 at 5:00 p.m. PDT. There will also be 200
Student Scholarships available, giving students around the world the
chance to earn a free ticket (developer.apple.com/wwdc/students).
This year the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT)
and its alliance partners will help promote scholarships to female
engineers and coders.
“We have the most amazing developer community in the world and have a
great week planned for them,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice
president of Worldwide Marketing. “Every year the WWDC audience becomes
more diverse, with developers from almost every discipline you can
imagine and coming from every corner of the globe. We look forward to
sharing with them our latest advances in iOS and OS X so they can create
the next generation of great apps.”
WWDC 2014 activities include:
• More than 100 technical sessions presented by Apple engineers on a
wide range of topics for developing, deploying and integrating the
latest iOS and OS X technologies;
• more than 1,000 Apple engineers supporting over 100 hands-on labs and
events to provide developers with code-level assistance, insight into
optimal development techniques and guidance on how they can make the
most of iOS and OS X technologies in their apps;
• the latest innovations, features and capabilities of iOS and OS X, and
how to enhance an app’s functionality, performance, quality and design;
• the opportunity to connect with thousands of fellow iOS and OS X
developers from around the world—last year more than 60 countries were
represented;
• a new series of get togethers for attendees focused on particular
topics with special guest speakers and activities;
• engaging and inspirational lunchtime sessions with leading minds and
influencers from the worlds of technology, science and entertainment; and
• Apple Design Awards which recognize iPhone®, iPad® and Mac apps that
demonstrate technical excellence, innovation and outstanding design.
Monday’s State of the Union session and the Apple Design Awards will be
live streamed via the WWDC website giving more developers around the
world access to the latest information in real time. Videos from all
technical sessions will be posted throughout the week on the Apple
Developer website (developer.apple.com/wwdc/videos)
and will be available to all registered developers.
Please go to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2014 website (developer.apple.com/wwdc)
to apply for a ticket, as well as for updates and more information.
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with
OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital
music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has
reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store,
and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with
iPad.
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