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Apple Sending Out Additional Invites for WWDC Developer Viewing Event at Apple Park

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Apple today started sending out additional invites to developers who applied to attend the Worldwide Developers Conference viewing event at Apple Park, filling the spots of previous invitees who did not respond or who were unable to attend.

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The viewing event is set to take place on Monday, June 6, and developers who are invited can attend an all-day Apple Park experience that will include a viewing party for both the WWDC keynote and the Platforms State of the Union discussion.

Developers will also be able to explore the all new Developer Center that Apple built at the Apple Park campus, which will be a special experience as no one knows much about it at this point in time.


Apple took applications for the viewing event through Wednesday, May 11, and informed developers about their status on Thursday, May 12. Developers were required to RSVP by May 18, and clearly there were some chosen who were unable to attend.

The event is limited to a small number of developers, with attendees selected using a lottery system. All members of the Apple Developer Program and Apple Developer Enterprise Program were initially invited to apply, and while the event is free, those picked must travel to Cupertino, California and secure accommodations.

There was some concern that Apple might cancel the viewing party event because of a rise in COVID cases that necessitated pushing back the full return of corporate employees to Apple Park, but that Apple is inviting additional developers suggests canceling is not in the cards at this time.

The Worldwide Developers Conference is an online event with the exception of the small viewing party. The keynote is set to begin at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Monday, June 6.

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My invitation seems to have gotten lost in the post. Again!

Out of curiosity: Does anyone know if they send these to developers who aren't based in the US? And if so, what the rough criteria is? Is it based on download counts, App Store revenue, or just because someone at Apple likes your app? All three?
 
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I was worried they would revert back to fully virtual after Apple’s reaction to increasing Covid cases. Glad they’re moving forward with the viewing party.

Hopefully they can show off the devices this fall in person.
 
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jav6454 said:
So it seems originally picked people have found that Bay Area travel is expensive.
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Yup, airfares are up quite a bit. I have family visiting this summer in PNW, bought the ticket a couple months ago and it was over a grand. On top of flight cost, you are gonna have to figure out the cost of accommodation and transportation to San Jose/Apple Park. I’m sure Apple will have refreshments available. But is it worth it to probably spend probably 3 to 4 grand to speak with a Apple dev for 8 hours? Maybe, networking is always the benefits of occasions like this. Also building inside connections with folks at Apple is always cool.
 
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Mr. Dee said:
Yup, airfares are up quite a bit. I have family visiting this summer in PNW, bought the ticket a couple months ago and it was over a grand. On top of flight cost, you are gonna have to figure out the cost of accommodation and transportation to San Jose/Apple Park. I’m sure Apple will have refreshments available. But is it worth it to probably spend probably 3 to 4 grand to speak with a Apple dev for 8 hours? Maybe, networking is always the benefits of occasions like this. Also building inside connections with folks at Apple is always cool.
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Agreed, the connections have value, but the value of those is relative to people. I don't see this event being for tiny developers. Perhaps small-medium devs and up.
 
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Mr. Dee said:
Yup, airfares are up quite a bit. I have family visiting this summer in PNW, bought the ticket a couple months ago and it was over a grand. On top of flight cost, you are gonna have to figure out the cost of accommodation and transportation to San Jose/Apple Park. I’m sure Apple will have refreshments available. But is it worth it to probably spend probably 3 to 4 grand to speak with a Apple dev for 8 hours? Maybe, networking is always the benefits of occasions like this. Also building inside connections with folks at Apple is always cool.
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Well lit would be a tax write off but still, I get what you are saying.
 
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dwaltwhit said:
To anyone that has been before, is there usually a free gift of some kind? A tchotchke of some kind perhaps?
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Nobody has been to this exact thing before, because this is the first time they’ve done it. Traditionally a ticket to WWDC was paid ($1600), and did include some kind of gift. It has been a jacket for ten+ years, along with enamel pins the last several. But this is a different thing: a much smaller, one-day only event, to which the tickets are free.

I wouldn’t be at all surprised if attendees get something cool, but wouldn’t be too surprised if they don’t, either.
 
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To anyone that has been before, is there usually a free gift of some kind? A tchotchke of some kind perhaps?
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They sometimes let you feel an Apple Cloth.

Really. A few do not even have to be gloved: finger tip to cloth. It's practically a religious experience. ?

From a good distance, you get to see at least 1 Mac Pro wheel too. If you catch the wheel caretakers in a good mood, they might spin one of the wheels.

But the treat of all treats is the vault tour- where, from behind super-thick glass- you sometimes get to see execs swim in the money pool (ala Uncle Scrooge comics) and lots and lots of staff are cleaning, drying, ironing & fluffing the bills, unpacking the crates of newly arrived bills, etc. ;)
 
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