The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is the premier technical event for developers and IT professionals innovating with Apple platforms. Over 1,000 Apple engineers will be at Moscone West to present the latest Apple technologies and provide you with code-level guidance. You’ll learn how to harness the power of iPhone OS, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, and Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard in the most efficient and sophisticated way possible — saving you time and accelerating your development. Bring your MacBook and your imagination, and prepare to make your ideas happen.
Technical Sessions
At the heart of the WWDC experience are the technical sessions presented by Apple engineers that cover every aspect of the powerful technologies in iPhone OS, Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server.
Start your week of learning by gaining an overview of the many technologies that are available to you on these revolutionary platforms, then attend the technology specific sessions during the week of WWDC that dive deeper into each topic.
Within each session you'll receive code-level guidance offered in practical examples that you can apply to your own development environment. Information is presented through introductory and advanced concepts that will provide you with a solid foundation if you are new to iPhone and Mac development, or accelerate your development if you are already familiar with Apple technologies.
You'll also learn new ways to apply the technologies you use in your development today, and get an introduction to new technologies that will enhance the capabilities of your application. IT professionals will find a range of sessions on using Apple technologies in heterogeneous environments.
Hands-on Labs
Bring your code and your concepts to the hands-on labs and make your ideas come to life. Work with Apple engineers to gain insights into their development techniques, tackle code-level issues, talk through your ideas, and get answers to the topics critical to you. Apple’s Human Interface designers are available for one-to-one consultations on the visual design and usability of your iPhone or Mac OS X application.
IT professionals can use the labs to explore the powerful technologies in Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard. In-house developers, system administrators, and network integrators can learn more about development, configuration, deployment, and administration best practices from members of the Leopard Server engineering team. You can also take this opportunity to meet and discuss integration and management of Apple technologies with other IT professionals.
Connect With Your Peers
WWDC brings together the best and the brightest developers and IT professionals in the Apple community from around the world. You’ll spend the week with a myriad of other professionals using Apple technologies in many new and exciting ways. Take advantage of this unique setting to strike up a conversation and get inspired by how they are developing with, deploying, and integrating Apple technologies. You’re sure to hear about new ideas and methods that you can incorporate into your own environment.
Special Events
Special evening events at WWDC offer you time to unwind, relax, mingle with other attendees, and see technical excellence take center stage. You'll also find special lunchtime presentations throughout the week where guest speakers present real-world examples of how they use Apple technologies in their industries.
A long-standing tradition at WWDC, Stump the Experts offers you the opportunity to see a legion of Mac experts on stage answering fascinating, comical, and sometimes strange questions about a wide range of Apple history.
The Apple Design Awards is an exciting event which rewards and celebrates technical excellence, innovation, and outstanding achievement in iPhone and Mac software development. Each year, winning products set new standards for usability, performance, technology integration and adoption. With software demonstrations of the winners, you’ll learn not only who wins, but you might even get ideas on how to improve and enrich your application.
