ISMAR is the place where all augmented reality people will meet. Researchers and entrepreneurs. Come and meet the Layar CTO Dirk Groten who will be attending. The event is in Orlando, Florida and takes place from October 19 till 22.

Get a 23% discount
Use the code “”LAYAR2009” when you register and get a 23% discount.

Program
The program consists of workshops on monday (we recommend the Mobile Magic Wand workshop) and much more. View the full program here or the summary:

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- On Monday we are offering six research and commercial workshops and one Tutorial on Tracking. You may sign up for only one full-day workshop or tutorial.

Registration includes admittance to the post-workshop ISMAR Expo reception on Monday evening where you will be able to mix with diverse disciplines and sectors of the ISMAR community.

Monday’s Keynote will be given by Mark Mine, Creative Technology Director for Disney Imagineering.

-Tuesday is the start of the 3-day ISMAR conference where you can choose one of three options:

1) the traditional Science and Technology research program,

2) the new Arts, Media and Humanities program or

3) Pioneer Tutorials continue, taught by ISMAR pioneers.

Tuesday Keynote will be given by Natasha Tsakos,  Performance artist converging dreams and technology

Conference registration also includes the conference reception Tuesday night, keynote presentations, exhibition pass and the Wednesday night awards banquet.

Wednesday Keynote will be given by Pattie Maes, Director of the Fluid Interface Lab, MIT Media Lab.

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All the developers are invited to talk to the Layar team next week, to discuss  building layers. If you are not a developer yet, go to www.layar.com/api to read the documentation and request a key.

For who
All Layar developers who are (starting to) build layers, There’s a limit of 15 people on the call, so it’s first come first served.

Topics
Q&A with regard to building layers; General update

Why
Help you build your layers via an informal live discussion

When
Confcall 1. Tuesday, September 01 at 02:00 PM CEST
Confcall 2. Thursday, September 03 at 07:00 PM CEST.
Choose day/timing most convenient for you (for time differences look at http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/)

How
Confcall 1
1.  Please join my meeting, Tuesday, September 01 at 02:00 PM CEST.
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/join/479371658

2.  Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended. Or, call in using your telephone.

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Speak to you soon!

Now that’s a funky title, isn’t it! It’s a proposed panel by Steve Brown for the SXSW conference in 2010. Layar is invited to be part of this. In order for it to happen we need your vote: Please go here, register and vote for the panel.

Panelists
Jeff Smith, Co-Founder and CEO of Smule (Ocarina & Sonic Lighter)
Maarten Lens-Fitzgerald, Co-Founder of Layar, (Augmented reality)
Nova Spivack, Founder and CEO of Twine (Leading semantic web company)
Steve Brown, Co-Founder and CEO of 3banana (Smartphone application innovator)

Description
We all have two brains: one in our head and one in our pocket. At least one is getting smarter every day. How can we augment the squishy one? Learn how context-aware mobile devices connecting to semantic web services can give you ESP and untold powers.

Questions Answered

1. What are semantic web technologies?
2. What is augmented reality?
3. How can I augment my brain with technology?
4. How does context awareness change every application?
5. What is the bridge between human brains and silicon brains?
6. How will new media and semantic technology make me smarter?
7. What is brain plasticity?
8. How might semantic mobile technology change my brain?
9. What are the best use cases to illustrate the power and potential to augment our brains?
10. What happens when we connect a billion brains using mobile and semantic technology?

Registration of the amazing keynote by sf author and design critic Bruce Sterling, “At the Dawn of the Augmented Reality Industry”. He talks about its history, the cool side, the dark side and gives the industry some pointers to be successful.

Recorded at the Layar Launch Event on August 17th in Amsterdam where the Layar Reality Browser was launched for the world.

Some quotes:

“Right now this is the peak of my interest”
“A techno visionary dream come true”
“People can actually, conceivably make some money off of this”
“It’s not too geeky” “It’s Artsy”
“It’s Girls, Money and Fame!”
“It’s happening” “I put on a tie”
“New names will not work”
“It’s a tag”
“AR language top 3 at Google Trends: 1: Korean, 2: Dutch & 3: English”
“Do some high culture things”
“Criminals are going to come…”
“You are going to get the four horse men of the infopocalypse”
“You are going to get the fear about…”
“Don’t be a deer in the head lights about it”
“You are going to need an industry journal”
“You are going to need an industry code of ethics”
“You are heading for the trough of disillusion” “It’s human nature”
“Be prepared to work for the other guy” “Be prepared to hire the other guy”
“The majors will buy you out”
“It’s gonna happen, get ready for it”
“Augments eat batteries like popcorn”
“Is there an Augmented Reality system for building Augmented Reality systems?”
“Do you have your own language?”
“You need to have a look”
“You are gonna be glamorous”
“Pretty chique… you are video people”
“…hot Dutch augmentation chicks”
“You are in for a wild ride”

On the 17th of August at the Layar NEXT event in De Rode Hoed the Netherlands the world famous Science Fiction author Bruce Sterling will share his view on the technology we currently call Augmented Reality (What a terrible name). We are sooo looking forward to this and are extremely happy that he will attend.

Bruce Sterling:
Blog: Wired (beyond the beyond)
Books: Amazon list
Twitter: http://twitter.com/bruces

If you don’t want to miss this make sure you register here for the first Layar NEXT event. Seats are starting to become scarce.