Official WWDC app released by Apple for conference attendees

Those attending Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco next week will have the aid of a new iPhone application designed to help them find sessions and get directions.

As first noted by MacStories, the application allows users to the schedule of sessions for the conference, which will run June 7-11 at San Francisco's Moscone West. It features a searchable list of sessions, sorted by date. Users can view events currently happening, or browse what is available later.

The software, which can be downloaded at developer.apple.com/wwdc/app, is only available for those attending the conference. Attendees can access it by logging in with the account used to purchase their WWDC ticket.

The application also features a list of favorites that attendees can populate, and also provides updates on what's happening.

Apple's official WWDC 2010 application also features a "Places" tab, that gives a list of helpful locations for those in the San Francisco area, including the location of Moscone West and the nearest Apple Store. Users can also find nearby parking through the software.

This year's WWDC sold out in just 8 days, even with higher ticket prices, increased from $1,295 to $1,599. It is believed that this year's event will focus on iPhone OS 4, and will not feature an advanced preview of the next version of Mac OS X 10.7.

The conference will kick off on Monday, when Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will give the opening keynote for WWDC. Jobs is widely expected to unveil new products, particularly the next-generation iPhone. New rumors on Saturday suggested he could also introduce Safari 5 with a new Reader feature and support for Bing search, as well as Mac OS X 10.6.4.

22 Comments

danielsw 906 comments · 15 Years

About 14 years ago

Nice bit of frosting on the cake for the attendees!

I remember an iPhone app put out by some big golf tournament in Scotland not too long ago.

We have only begun to see the applications of Apple's iPhone OS technology.

joe hs 487 comments · 14 Years

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postulant 1268 comments · 16 Years

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Originally Posted by Joe hs

is it on the app store? I can't find it anywere

According to the article, it's only available to those attending the conference.

Originally Posted by Postulant

According to the article, it's only available to those attending the conference.

I've ammended my post.

Yeah,so? What's your point?

It's a perk for show attendees. I think it's a great little piece of promotion and PR. The vast majority of attendees will have iPhone OS devices to run it on, and it will make a great show handout and useful show guide. If people have to reserve seats for sessions, perhaps they can do it via the app. Very clever and classy.