For those already working in XR or for those looking to break into the industry, AR & VR developers from around the world take advantage of what the AWE community has to offer. Take part in developer workshops and meet with some of the major players and hottest startups creating hardware and software for tomorrow’s spatial computing experiences. AWE provides an open and collaborative environment for developers to learn how to leverage their skill set.

The Metaverse Standards Forum is proud to sponsor The AWE Ethical Professional Mixer!

Join hundreds of other ethical professionals as we come together to support two amazing 501(c)3 non-profits: The XR Guild and The Virtual World Society. There will be great food and drinks, DJ music and desirable swag for new donors. June 18th starting at 8pm. RSVP here.

Metaverse Standards Forum Sessions

How MASA and Metaverse Standards Forum are Paving the Road for the Metaverse Industry

Date and Time: Tuesday, June 18 at 11:45 a.m.
Location: Expo Stage
Description: Metaverse Standards Forum is a non-profit, member-funded consortium of standards-related organizations, companies, and institutions that are cooperating to foster interoperability for an open and inclusive metaverse. Since launching in June 2022, over 2600 organizations have now joined the forum, and more are joining every day. The Forum does not itself create standards but instead generates domain and technical reports, use case and requirements recommendations, pilots, testbeds and plugfests, open source tooling, best practices and guidelines, and other data, insights, and visibility to enable standards organizations to accelerate the development and evolution of standards that will be essential to building the metaverse. Metaverse Acceleration and Sustainability Association (MASA) is the world’s first and largest international consortium for metaverse technology research and application promotion. We undertake activities to accelerate the development of metaverse-related technologies, ecosystems and markets across the world, and to do so in a sustainable manner, supporting sustainable development goals. We are striving to be essential to the global metaverse community as a leading platform for metaverse-related collaborations and collective efforts such as open and responsible metaverse development toward a bright future where metaverse is adequately advanced, equitably accessible, and globally embraced for the benefit of humanity.
Speakers: Yu Yuan, Metaverse Acceleration and Sustainability Association; Ramesh Ramadoss, Metaverse Acceleration and Sustainability Association; Neil Trevett, Metaverse Standards Forum; Emily Stearns, Metaverse Standards Forum

Navigating the Policy Divide: US and EU Strategies in AI and XR

Date and Time: Thursday, June 20 at 10:00 a.m.
Location: Room 102B
Description: As artificial intelligence (AI) and extended reality (XR) technologies increasingly influence global markets, a clear grasp of US and EU policy differences and convergences is vital for anyone involved in tech development, policy-making, or market strategy seeking to understand and navigate the complex regulatory developments. The discussion will provide insights into specific policy measures adopted in each region. Participants will explore potential areas for transatlantic cooperation that could catalyze innovation and discuss the broader implications for global technology development and collaboration. This session aims to equip attendees with the knowledge to effectively adapt and thrive within these regulatory environments, enhancing their strategic engagement and positioning in the tech industry.
Speakers: Elizabeth Rothman, XRSI; Fox Bonilla, Harbinger Creative, Matthew McDermott, Access Partnership

Panel: State of 3D Asset Interoperability Using USD & glTF

Date and Time: Thursday, June 20th at 2:30 p.m.
Location: Room 101A
Description: The Metaverse Standards Forum 3D Asset Interoperability Domain Group along with the Alliance for Open USD (AOUSD) are enabling cooperation between the USD and glTF communities to build synergies and reduce overlaps, gaps, fragmentation, and industry confusion. Developers building tools and platforms with USD and integrating the popular glTF standard will share the state of these 3D initiatives and how they can benefit each other. Join us to explore expanding the scope of 3D asset definitions to include behaviors, sound, physics, and scene composition and discuss how different standards organizations, open source projects, and commercial companies are converging towards a shared material representation for the open metaverse.
Speakers: Ashley Crowder, VNTANA; Neil Trevett, Metaverse Standards Forum; Aaron Luk, NVIDIA; Henrik Edstrom, Autodesk