AWE USA 2017: Call for Speakers & Exhibitors

Dear MARK, It has been a busy few months in the Augmented World. AWE Europe wrapped up on October 19 with nearly 1,000 attendees. The first truly AR capable phone, the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, is now shipping. Google launched its much anticipated mobile VR platform, Daydream. And Snap Inc., which recently filed for a $25 billion IPO, released its camera glasses, Spectacles, in the wild. At AWE, we are looking ahead to 3 major AWE events in 2017 (USA, Europe & Asia) starting with the 8th AWE USA which takes place May 31 - June 2, 2017in Santa Clara, California. We have ambitious plans to make this the largest and most experiential AR & VR event ever with over 5,000 professionals, 200 speakers and 200 exhibitors. Now is your chance to join us! We have opened our Call for Proposals for Speakers and Exhibitors. Submit your talk or apply to be an exhibitor now. Deadline for speaker submissions is January 30, 2017 and exhibitors who apply before November 30 will get 10%. In this issue of the AWE newsletter: The latest news and investments in AR/VR AWE USA 2017: Call for Speakers & Exhibitors  AWE Europe Auggie Award Winner Announced All Sessions from AWE Europe now live on YouTube Partner events you don't want to miss Superpowers to the People! The AWE Team AR / VR News News Rift and Vive to Sell Under 500,000 in 2016, PS VR to Top 2 Million according to new report (UploadVR) USA VR hardware and software market to hit $38 billion by 2026 (VentureBeat) Lenovo launches the first Tango phone (The Verge) Apple considers wearables expansion with digital glasses (Bloomberg) Snap launches Spectacles (The Verge) Google releases Daydream VR (The Verge) Senate schedules first hearing on Augmented Reality (B&C) U.S. Department of Education Launches $680,000 Challenge for Virtual and Augmented Reality Learning Experiences (Ed.gov) Investments Snap Inc. files for $25B IPO (WSJ) Oculus acquires computer vision company Zurich Eye (UploadVR) VR audio startup Dysonics closes Series A with Intel (TechCrunch) IMAX raises $50M to fund interactive VR content (Forbes) Tobii announces plans to raise $50M for its eye-tracking tech (VentureBeat) ObEN raises $7.7M for its avatar creation solution (UploadVR) Intel acquires VR sports startup VOKE (Fortune) IrisVR Raises $8M in Series A Funding (FINSMES) InContext solutions raises $15.2M for VR retail (BusinessWire) Playsnak receives $1.3 Million funding for mobile and VR gaming (UploadVR) AWE USA 2017: Call for Speakers & Exhibitors AWE is back in Santa Clara, California for our 8th year and we want you to be involved. We have opened our Call for Speakers and Exhibitors for AWE USA 2017. Submit your talk or apply now as an exhibitor to join our largest AWE event yet!   Join us as a Speaker We are looking for engaging speakers to lead a panel, run a workshop or tutorial in our developer and creators track, share case studies in the enterprise, pitch products and startups, or get on the main stage to give an inspiring talk on AR & VR. Keep in mind most attendees are professionals working in the AR & VR industry or at corporations seeking tech or solutions and have at the very least basic understanding of AR & VR. Deadline for speaker submissions is January 30!  Submit a Talk Be An Exhibitor Join our thriving expo area which will feature over 200 companies showcasing how AR and VR space is changing work, life and play. With over 100,000 square feet of space at the Santa Clara Convention Center, AWE USA 2017 is a fantastic opportunity to get your product in front of over 5,000 AR+VR professionals. Secure a spot by the end of November and get 10% off. Be An Exhibitor AWE Europe Auggie Award Winner Announced The first European Auggie Award was presented on October 19 in Berlin. Taking home the award was PuttView, a startup changing the way golfers practice using augmented reality. PuttView was showcasing two of its solutions on the expo floor at AWE Europe including its projection-based golf assistant and a HoloLens app — both providing digital guides to help the golfer understand how to take the perfect putt. The applications also had a gamification option to make practice even more fun. The Auggie Awards celebrate the best-of-the-best in the augmented world, showcasing innovation in augmented reality, virtual reality and wearable tech. The Auggies have been given out to winners in the United States, China and now Europe. Read more on the AWE Blog All AWE Europe Sessions Now on YouTube All of the main stage and developer track sessions from AWE Europe are now live on our YouTube channel Watch our main stage talks including our keynote talk from Sci-Fi author and AR Prophet, Bruce Sterling and inspiring talks from DAQRI, Meta, innovation.rocks, RE'FLEKT, Bosch, TWNKLS and more in our Main Stage playlist. Or head on over to the Developer Track playlist to watch workshops from Catchoom, Vuforia, Wikitude, ViewAR and more.    Watch the Main Stage Talks Watch the Developer Track Talks

Partner Events VRX 2016: December 7-8, San Francisco, USA Living in Digital Times at CES: January 5-8, Las Vegas, USA WT 2017 EUROPE: Feb 7-8, Munich, Germany Wearable Technology Show: March 7-8, London, UK Experiential Technology Conference: March 14-15, San Francisco, USA Laval Virtual: March 22-26, Laval, France SVVR 2017: March 29-31, San Jose, USA   About AugmentedReality.org AWE is produced by AugmentedReality.ORG a non-profit organization dedicated to Augmented Reality, Wearables, and IoT. All profits are reinvested in AR.ORG’s services. Our Mission: Advancing Augmented Reality to Advance Humanity. Our Goal: 1 billion active users of AR by 2020. AR.org facilitates and catalyzes the global and regional transformation of the AR industry by: • Educating and boosting awareness about AR in AWE and many other industry events. • Connecting the best talent around the world with the best in AR. Contact us for advice! • Hatching AR Startups and helping bring them to market – Join our accelerator!