Editing Worldwide Developers Conference (section)

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WWDC is held annually from Monday to Friday on one week in June. The conference consists primarily of a keynote address, presentation sessions, one-on-one "lab" consultations, and special get-togethers and events.<ref name="Schedule">{{cite web|title=Schedule|work=Apple Developer|publisher=Apple|date=2018|access-date=June 10, 2018|url=https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/schedule/|archive-date=October 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013035533/https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/schedule/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:WWDC17 Platforms State of the Union.jpg|thumb|right|The Platforms State of the Union address at WWDC 2017]]

The conference begins with a Monday morning keynote address by [[Tim Cook]] and other Apple executives. (From 1998 until his resignation and death in 2011, [[Steve Jobs]] gave the keynote address, which the media often called the ''[[Stevenote]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Calore |first=Michael |url=https://www.wired.com/2008/01/macworld-the-st/ |title=Macworld: The Stevenote by the numbers. |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |date=January 15, 2008 |access-date=February 27, 2018 |archive-date=June 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622075702/https://www.wired.com/2008/01/macworld-the-st/ |url-status=live }}</ref>) It is attended by both conference attendees and the media, since Apple regularly makes product announcements at the event. Hardware announced during the address is sometimes exhibited in the conference hall afterwards. The keynote address is followed in the afternoon by a Platforms State of the Union address, which highlights and demonstrates changes in Apple's [[software developer]] platforms that are detailed in sessions later in the week. The [[Apple Design Awards]] are also announced on the first day of the conference.<ref name="Schedule" />

Several session tracks run simultaneously from Tuesday through Friday. The presentations cover programming, design, and other topics and range from introductory to advanced. Almost all regularly scheduled presentations are delivered by Apple employees. These presentations are [[Live streaming|streamed live]], and recordings can be viewed on demand on the [[Apple Developer]] website in the conference's [[iOS]] and [[tvOS]] applications.<ref name="Schedule" /> Lunchtime sessions are given by a variety of guest speakers who are industry experts in technology and science; these sessions are not streamed or recorded.<ref name="Special">{{cite web|title=Special Events|work=Apple Developer|publisher=Apple|date=2018|access-date=June 10, 2018|url=https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/special-events/|archive-date=September 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901012509/https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/special-events/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the past, some sessions included question-and-answer time, and a popular Stump the Experts session featured interaction between Apple employees and attendees.

[[File:StumpTheExperts2010 CrazySwissGui.jpg|thumb|right|Stump the Experts at WWDC 2010]]

At the labs, which run throughout the week, Apple engineers are available for one-on-one consultations with developers in attendance.<ref name="Schedule" /> Experts in [[user interface design]] and [[Computer accessibility|accessibility]] are also available for consultations by appointment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Consultation Labs|work=Apple Developer|publisher=Apple|date=2018|access-date=June 10, 2018|url=https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/consultations/|archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122191707/https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/consultations/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Apple organizes social get-togethers during the conference for various groups, such as [[Women in STEM fields|women in technology]] or developers interested in [[Internationalization and localization|internationalization]] or [[machine learning]]. The Thursday evening Bash (previously the Beer Bash) at a nearby park features live music, food, and drinks for all attendees 21 years or older.<ref name="Special" />
[[File:Developerwriting.svg|thumb|the 'Developer' wordmark used in WWDC 1997]]