This document summarizes the WWDC experience, including what WWDC is, how to attend, and the pros and cons of going. WWDC is Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference that has been held in San Francisco since 2003. It features the keynote, sessions on developing for Apple platforms, and special events. Attendees can network with other developers, get issues resolved quickly with Apple engineers, and see unreleased products and prototypes. However, it also requires getting a ticket, visa, hotel, and travel to the US which may not make it worthwhile for all developers.

1. WWDC experience
Vera Tkachenko and Serhiy Tatarchuk
MacPaw Inc.
CocoaHeads, 12 Sep 2013

2. Agenda
• What is WWDC
• How to get there
• Keynote
• Sessions, labs and special events
• USA. Apple Campus
• Should you go there? Pros and cons

3. What is WWDC
• 1995 - first time, San Jose
• 2002 - hardware announcements
• 2003 - moved to Moscone, SF
• 2008 - first sold out
• 2013 - sold out in 71 sec

4. How to get there
• WWDC Tickets
• Visa
• Hotel
• Flight

9. Before Keynote

11. Keynote Line

12. Before Keynote

13. Keynote

14. After Keynote

15. Meeting key people

16. Schedule
• First Day: Keynote, Platform State of the
Union, Design Award
• Sessions, Labs
• Special events: Lunch Talks, Stump the
Experts, Beer Bash

19. Labs

20. App Store Lab

21. Design Lab

22. Stump the Experts

23. Lunch Talks

24. Beer Bash

25. Should you go there?
• Unique atmosphere
• Quickly resolve
problems
• Show prototypes
• Networking
• Feel USA

26. SF, USA

27. The end. Q&A.
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