Worldwide Developers Conference 2021

Worldwide Developers Conference 2021 (or WWDC 2021 or WWDC21) is the 32nd annual computer conference that will be hosted by Apple Inc. It is scheduled to begin on June 7, 2021, with online sessions for registered members of the Apple Developer program from June 8 to 11. This year's tagline is "Glow and behold."

Expected announcements
Apple CEO Tim Cook has opened the keynote event at the conference since WWDC 2012. New operating system announcements, such as iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS 12, are expected to be presented by Senior VP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi. New watchOS announcements are typically presented by VP of Technology Kevin Lynch. tvOS 15 is also among the expected announcements.

Scheduled events

 * Apple Keynote
 * June 7, 10 a.m. PDT


 * Platforms State of the Union
 * June 7, 2 p.m. PDT


 * Apple Design Awards
 * June 10, 2 p.m. PDT


 * Pavilions
 * June 8-11: Over 200 in-depth sessions will be organized into "Pavilions" to help developers easily find relevant labs and activities by topic.


 * Swift Student Challenge
 * June 1: The submission period for the Swift Student Challenge, Apple's annual scholarship event, was open from March 30 to April 18, 2021. The winners will be announced on June 1st.

Background
WWDC 2020 was the first Worldwide Developers Conference to be held virtually in an online format, due to the COVID-19 outbreak that temporarily closed all of Apple's retail stores at various times around the world. Despite improvements in 2021, ongoing pandemic conditions required the conference to be held online again, instead of in person within the Silicon Valley area.

Articles

 * WWDC 2021: when is it happening, and what to expect from Apple’s show by James Rogerson at TechRadar (2021-03-30)