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Apple Sending Emails to Developers Invited to WWDC 2024 Apple Park Special Event

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On Monday, June 10, Apple plans to hold a keynote viewing party for select students and developers, allowing them to watch the pre-recorded unveiling of new software updates. Apple accepted applications for the event until yesterday, and now emails are going out to developers who have been selected by the lottery process.

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The event will include "exciting new programming," an opportunity to meet with Apple experts, and other WWDC-related "special activities."

At last year's WWDC event, developers and students were provided with refreshments in the morning, followed by the keynote event. The Platforms State of the Union followed, and there were two Apple Park tours to choose from. The day ended with the Apple Design Awards and an evening dinner.


Prior to 2020, the Worldwide Developers Conference was an in-person event that was hosted in San Jose, California. Developers were required to pay $1,599 to purchase a ticket to attend, and space was limited. Starting in 2020, Apple turned WWDC into an online event open to all developers, but there have been small in-person events at Apple Park since 2022.

There will be a reception event at Apple's Infinite Loop campus on Sunday, June 9, where attendees can pick up their badges early.

Apple extended invitations to Current Apple Developer Program members, Apple Developer Enterprise Program members, Apple Entrepreneur Camp alumni, and Swift Student Challenge winners from 2022 to 2024. Attendees were chosen by random selection.

While there is no cost to attend the Apple Park special event, Apple does not cover transportation or lodging. Out-of-state attendees will need to purchase airfare, hotel accommodations, and transportation to Apple Park.

WWDC 2024 is set to take place from June 10 to June 14. Developers not selected to attend the special event can watch the keynote, interface with Apple engineers, and watch WWDC sessions online.

Article Link: Apple Sending Emails to Developers Invited to WWDC 2024 Apple Park Special Event
 
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Ok, is this really random? Just saying after several years of NOPE, and several others have been back-to-back years.
 
I have exciting news for Tim Cook. Apple and you are very important to me. So call my business line then press 4 at the tone to hear my recorded message.
 
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Ok, is this really random? Just saying after several years of NOPE, and several others have been back-to-back years.
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Yeah, by now I should have won the jackpot and be a billionaire!

(Maybe do some research on what probabilities mean.)
 
So this is weird. I got rejected to my personal dev account but got a "Hello Developer" email to my work account - nothing like the screenshot in the article. I went to the RSVP link on the page below using my personal account and I get an authentication error. "Event does not exist or you do not have access. Please check with an event administrator."


However, when I log in to the same RSVP link using my work account I get in and can RSVP. I'm not sure if I really got selected or not. Is there a way to confirm this?

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WWDC25 Apple Park Special Event

We’re hosting a special all-day experience at Apple Park on June 9 to kick off WWDC25.
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2024 is going to one of the most impactful years in Apple's entire history. There's so much to look forward to from AI to the iOS design refresh, all the other OSes, new best-ever iPads Pros, Vision Pro advancements, and potentially new iPhones later in the year.

WWDC sets the stage for our amazing future in this incredible ecosystem. I hope to attend this year to show my gratitude to Apple and all you amazing developers.
 
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2024 is going to one of the most impactful years in Apple's entire history. There's so much to look forward to from AI to the iOS design refresh, all the other OSes, new best-ever iPads Pros, Vision Pro advancements, and potentially new iPhones later in the year.

WWDC sets the stage for our amazing future in this incredible ecosystem. I hope to attend this year to show my gratitude to Apple and all you amazing developers.
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Did AI write this 🤣
 
While the video keynotes have been pretty cool, I'm sure it can't replace in person keynotes, especially with someone like Steve Jobs (RIP). I'm sad they no longer have the in person smaller sessions as well.

I've been around long enough to remember it would take days to sell out in-person tickets. Then hours. Then minutes. Then seconds. Then switching to a lottery system. Damn, I'm old.
 
So sad to see what happened to wwdc. I was on a scholarship in 2004 and visited every wwdc on site 2009-15 and it always was worth the - quite significant- investment. Today with everything online I hardly care to look at its contents anymore. I guess apps are not as important to me as they used to be though.
 
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