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AR Consortium Gets Behind the First Commercially Focused Augmented Reality Event June 2-3, 2010 in Silicon Valley

Ori Inbar — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:09:24 +0000

The AR Consortium is proud to support the first commercial focused event - solely dedicated to Augmented Reality (AR). The consortium members form the the spine of the inaugural conference.

Date and location are now set - so mark your calendars: June 2-3, 2010 in Silicon Valley. The call for papers is now open - so go ahead and start submitting ideas for sessions, demos, and roundtables.

The website is now live and includes a call for speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors.

Here's a sneak preview of the announcement:

"The Augmented Reality Event (ARE 2010) is the first global event dedicated to advancing the business of Augmented Reality, initiated by industry insiders. For Augmented Reality startups, investors, mobile companies, and developers as well as clients in entertainment, media, education, healthcare, government, tourism, etc.; this two-day event unites the industry in one Silicon Valley location.

With more than 30 sessions on the business, technology, and production aspects of Augmented Reality, you’ll get answers to your most pressing questions, such as:

- How do you evolve Augmented Reality into a productive, sustainable, and entertaining new medium?

- What’s the current Augmented Reality market scope?

- Where will the market be in five years?

- What are the latest innovations, engines, and tools I need to grow my business?

- How do I fund and build a successful Augmented Reality start up?

- How can I leverage Augmented Reality to advance my brand and attract and keep my customers?

- How do I build successful Augmented Reality campaigns and products that will delight my users?

Augmented Reality prophet Bruce Sterling will deliver the most anticipated Augmented Reality keynote of the year. The exhibition floor will showcase the leading Augmented Reality companies and products and will offer a career fair to help kick start the fledgling industry. We have an open call for additional speakers, demos, roundtables, and exhibitors for the two-day conference. We’re looking for speakers to address the industry’s most pressing development challenges.

“In its inaugural year, ARE will help advance the emerging industry to serve the global community through education and networking,” said Event Director Sean Lowery. “Having an experienced and passionate leadership of chairs being at the epicenter of the AR movement, we are thrilled to help kick start the industry in June with outstanding content focused on the latest innovations, the business models, and how to successfully bring augmented reality to the market.”

Looking forward to seeing you all there,

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Chairman: Robert Rice, Neogence Enterprises

President: Ori Inbar, Ogmento Inc.

Evolution in Action

Robert Rice — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:31:00 +0000

The AR Consortium is live. This is the beginning of something fantastic as pioneers and innovators work together to change the way we work, play, communicate, interact, and experience media. Augmented Reality has the potential to change everything about our daily lives, and we are dedicated to doing it right.

The AR Consortium’s goals include providing a forum for members to meet, share ideas, and discuss issues facing the growth of the industry, as well as open a dialog about emerging standards and protocols.

While we are currently limiting membership to business entities for whom AR is their primary focus; in the future we plan to welcome individual leaders and pioneers working in academia, development, and other areas of the field who are actively involved in pioneering AR research, application, design, and theory. The Consortium will also seek the involvement of Corporations with a vested interest in augmented reality as Associate Members or Sponsors.

An annual conference is planned, with the location rotating as each founding corporation takes the role of Host.

Eight Augmented Reality Companies Form AR Consortium

Robert Rice — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:30:00 +0000

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Contact: Robert Rice

Email: robert at arconsortium dot org

Eight Augmented Reality Companies Form AR Consortium

Raleigh, NC (7/8/2009) - Eight pioneering augmented reality companies have joined together to form the Augmented Reality (AR) Consortium, an international group focused on developing tools, technology, applications, and content for AR. The founding companies are all high-profile innovators in the field of AR and hope that their combined efforts will result in greater cooperation between members, faster market penetration, robust technical standards, and a strong focus on the end-user's experience.

“Augmented Reality is the blend between the real and the virtual. The transformational