Google I/O 2016 website live, registration begins March 8

01.03.2016
The Google I/O 2016 website is now live for the always sold-out developers' conference, and registration for the application lottery opens on March 8. The May 18-20 event will take place at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, where the event started 10 years ago.

The event includes keynote addresses, educational sessions, hands-on activities and more. Echoing the words of moviedom's Bill & Ted, Google advises attendees to "Be excellent to each other" in its conduct policy.

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To avoid smarter-than-thou techies from gaming the registration system, Google says this is how things will work:

If your application is chosen, you'll have the privilege of paying $900 for general admission or $300 if an academic. Google has also taken steps to avoid scalpers from reselling tickets on eBay etc. Like Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, Google I/O has become one of the hottest tickets in tech.

Last year the developer-focused confab packed 6,000-plus into San Francisco's Moscone Center and included announcements about Android M (i.e., Android 6.0), Android Pay, Google Photos and Google Play, among other things.

Google will be live-streaming the event for those who don't attend in person. Reporters from our company will also be in attendance to keep you up on the latest news from Google I/O 2016.

Oh, and of course you can follow along on Google+: Yup, Google says it's still using it.

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Bob Brown