Last week’s AWE 2013 was nothing short of AWEsome and we couldn’t have done it without you. It is with the deepest sincerity that we thank you for participating in AWE 2013. Based on the press received (see below) and the number of participants at this year’s event (over 1000!) we know that the world is as excited about the future of Augmented Reality as you are.
AWE attendees: please take 5 minutes to fill a quick survey about your experience at AWE 2013.
Answer 5 questions and vote for your favorite speakers, exhibitors, and sessions.
Videos of AWE 2013’s 35 hours of educational sessions are now available on our YouTube channel.
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AWE 2013 by the numbers:
- Total registrations: 1,163 (almost double 2012!)
- Visitors to the Eyewear Showcase: 600
- Industry leading Speakers: 119
- >Number of Expo booths: 96
- Educational Sessions : 94
- Countries Attending: 35
- Press in Attendance: 30
- Auggie Winners: 6
Select attendees quotes and major press articles:
The Verge, Sean Hollister, June 9, 2013
The next big thing in tech: Augmented reality
CNET, Dan Farber, June 7, 2013
Visualized: a history of augmented and virtual reality eyewear
Engadget, Michael Gorman, June 5, 2013
Augmented reality expo aims for sci-fi future today
USA Today, Marco della Cava, June 5, 2013
Will Wright at AWE Conference: Don’t Augment Reality, Decimate It
AllThingsD, Eric Johnson, June 4, 2013
Google Glass competitors vie for attention as industry grows
PC World, Zack Miners for IDG News Service, June 4, 2013
Many thanks to our sponsors who made this event possible!
[Thanks Volunteers!
Special thanks for the wonderful group of (mostly) volunteers with tremendous passion for the Augmented World who went above and beyond to make the event successful – see the full list of credits here.
And thank YOU for making the 4th annual Augmented World Expo – an event to remember.
More AR goodness this year
- AR Summit – London, UK – 20th June
- Free AR Bootcamp @daqri – Los Angeles – 26-27 June
- ISTAS ‘13/ Veillance – Toronto, Canada – 27-29 June
- AR Summit – Shanghai, China – 10-11 September (30% discount for ar.org members)
- ISMAR 2013 – Adelaide, Australia – 1-4 Oct
- InsideAR @metaio – Munich, Germany – 10-11 Oct
In the meantime – become an AugmentedReality.org member and help advance the industry!
And keep on Augmenting Reality to Advance Humanity!
See you next year!
(AWE 2014 date and location will be sent soon.)
Ori Inbar and the AWEsome Team
About AugmentedReality.org
AugmentedReality.org is a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing and promoting the true potential of augmented reality. As trusted partner of its members and supporters, AR.org facilitates and catalyzes the global and regional transformation of the AR industry. Out goal: 1 billions active users of Augmented Reality by 2020. AR.org also owns and produces the largest international event for augmented reality and the global forum for AR innovation: Augmented World Expo (formerly Augmented Reality Event). All profits from the event are reinvested into AR.org’s industry services.