Since 2014, Apple has moved their WWDC registration from first-come-first-serve to a lottery system. In 2013, WWDC sold out in 70 seconds. In the years since that developers entered a random lottery, and they were selected to go. Your card is only charged when you are a confirmed winner.
This puts developers on common ground, which gives them all a fair chance to grab a ticket to this year’s conference. Apple stated that they are planning on sending winners notifications on 25 April, some people have already begun to see charges on their cards for $1,599. If you have not received a notification just yet, do not give up. Apple says that all attendees will be final at 17:00 (5pm) on Monday 25 April.
Along with the entry lottery, Apple is proving scholarships to 350 students and STEM organization members. Apple is also providing assistance for travel for up to 125 of its scholarship attendees with financial issues.
Be sure to stay with Currently Techie as we give you news and updates in the upcoming weeks. And go and check out our WWDC 2016 breakdown page.
Header image screenshotted from Apple’s WWDC registration page.: 22 April 22:30.
Information learned from 9to5Mac.