List of VR Conferences 2023

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2022 was the first year the world got back to normal. We loved meeting up with old friends at the conferences and making new friendships.


The energy was contagious, after spending years communicating through screens on Zoom. 2023 is shaping up to be even better and we’re looking forward to another year of events.


In this calendar, we will provide a brief overview of each event such as the date, location, registration, speaker information and more.


Here’s the full calendar of events for next year.


This calendar will be updated as new information comes out.


List of VR Conferences in 2023


CES (Consumer Electronics Show)

CES

CES is an annual trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association. Held in January at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Winchester, Nevada, United States, the event typically hosts presentations of new products and technologies in the consumer electronics industry

Dates: January 5-8-2023

Location: Las Vegas, NV

Website: https://www.ces.tech/

Tickets: $127 - $300


SPIE>AR|VR|MR

Researchers and engineers, investors and entrepreneurs, customers and suppliers meet at SPIE AR | VR | MR to create the future of augmented, virtual, and mixed reality. This focus on hardware and enabled content, combined with visionary industry perspectives from technology leaders working in the largest AR-VR-MR companies, startups, and suppliers, make this event one to include on your calendar every year.


Date: January 30 - February 1, 2023

Location: San Francisco, CA

Website: https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/ar-vr-mr

Tickets: $980 USD


Pocket Gamer Connects London

Pocket Gamer Connects is the leading international conference series for the global games industry. We focus on connecting you with the right people bringing together delegates from across the entire ecosystem with all the key formats covered from mobile, PC and console to XR, blockchain and web3 technology.


Date: January 23, 24, 2023

Location: London, UK

Website: https://www.pgconnects.com/london/

Tickets: £110.60 - £1818.60 depending on ticket type


Mobile World Congress

MWC Barcelona is an annual trade show organized by GSMA, dedicated primarily to the mobile communications industry. The event is held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain at the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via


Date: February 27 - March 2, 2023

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Website: https://www.mwcbarcelona.com/

Tickets: €799 - €4499 depending on ticket type


METAVSUMMIT

METAVSUMMIT is an event that specializes in helping Web 3.0 Companies (Blockchain, Metaverse and NFTs) and Investors meet under one roof for them to be able to create long-term business relationships.


Location: Dubai, UAE

Date: January 12, 2023

Website: https://www.metavsummit.com/

Tickets: $149 - $1499


SXSW

South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. SXSW has a XR and Metaverse track that focuses on immersive technologies.


Location: Austin, TX

Date: March 10 - 19, 2023 (XR Conference Track Mar 12-14)

Website: https://www.sxsw.com/

Tickets: $545 - $1395


Game Developers Conference (GDC)

The Game Developers Conference (GDC) brings the game development community together to exchange ideas, solve problems, and shape the future of the industry across five days of education, inspiration, and networking. Attendees include programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, and business leaders. Some key features of GDC include:


Location: San Francisco, CA

Date: March 20 - 24, 2023

Website: https://gdconf.com/

Tickets: $188 - $1748


IEEE VR 2023

IEEE VR 2023, the 30th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces will be held from March 25th through March 29th, 2023 at the Pudong Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai, China.


Location: Shanghai, China

Date: March 25 - 29, 2023

Website: https://ieeevr.org/2023/

Tickets: TBD


Laval Virtual

Laval Virtual, the exhibition dedicated to VR/AR/XR & Metavers technologies Laval Virtual, the first event dedicated to immersive technologies (virtual reality, augmented reality) which gathers the all European AR/VR community since 1999.


Location: Laval, France

Date: April 12 - 16, 2023

Website: https://laval-virtual.com/en/

Tickets: € 77 - 154

Speaker Submission: OPEN: Submit Here


Augmented World Expo USA (AWE)

Augmented World Expo is the biggest conference and expo for people involved in augmented reality, virtual reality and wearable technology. It is organized by a non-profit organization named augmentedreality.org, with the mission of "advancing augmented reality to advance humanity"


Location: Santa Clara, CA

Date: May 31 - June 2, 2023

Website: https://www.awexr.com/

Tickets: $695 - $2499

Speaker Submission: OPEN: Submit Here until February 7


XR Expo 2023

XR Week is the B2B tech event in Stuttgart for Virtual Reality (VR), Mixed Reality (MR) and Augmented Reality (AR), or in short: eXtended Reality (XR). XR Week shows XR technologies and professional applications of VR, MR and AR in industry, architecture, health, trade and craft.


Location: Stuttgart, Germany

Date: June 15 - 16, 2023

Website: https://xr-week.converve.io/

Tickets: € 200


Siggraph

ACM SIGGRAPH is a special interest group within ACM, and SIGGRAPH 2023 is the premier conference for computer graphics and interactive techniques worldwide. This year, we celebrate the 50th conference and reflect on half a century of discovery and advancement while charting a course for the bold and limitless future ahead.


Location: Los Angeles, CA

Date: August 6 - 10, 2023

Website: https://s2023.siggraph.org/

Tickets: TBD


Industrial Immersive Week

The Industrial IMMERSIVE Week, including; Industrial XR Forum, Energy EdgeTECH & Industrial Digital Twin Summits provides insight for technology decision-makers seeking to explore and evaluate real-world implementations, current trends and valuable strategies to drive businesses forward at the edge of operations / build their XR/3D & digital twin foundations to real world applications.


Location: Houston, TX

Date: August 28 - 30, 2023

Website: https://industrialimmersive.com

Tickets: TBD


Augmented World Expo Asia (AWE)

Augmented World Expo is the biggest conference and expo for people involved in augmented reality, virtual reality and wearable technology. It is organized by a non-profit organization named augmentedreality.org, with the mission of "advancing augmented reality to advance humanity.


Location: Singapore

Date: August 30 - 31, 2023

Website: https://www.aweasia.com/

Tickets: $292 - $618 USD


BYOND MOBILE

BYOND MOBILE will be the meeting place for the 5G ecosystem, where industries can connect with established suppliers and disrupting start-ups across the world. It will provide insight and strategies for business leaders seeking to explore and evaluate the latest technology solutions and services that drive necessary innovation.


Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Date: September 13 - 14, 2023

Website: https://byondmobile.asia/

Tickets: TBD


Augmented Enterprise Summit (AES)

The Augmented Enterprise Summit is the largest, longest-running, and most comprehensive event dedicated to the business and industrial applications of AR/VR/MR (XR) and other metaverse-related emerging technologies.


Location: Houston, TX

Date: October 24 - 26, 2023

Website: https://augmentedenterprisesummit.com/

Tickets: $399 - $5000 USD


Meta Connect

meta-connect-2023

Meta Connect is a 2-day virtual event focused on AI, VR/AR. They will reveal new products and you can hear from the community of creators and developers.

Location: Virtual

Date: September 27 - 28, 2023

Website: https://www.metaconnect.com/en/home

Tickets: FREE

Augmented World Expo EU (AWE)

Augmented World Expo is the biggest conference and expo for people involved in augmented reality, virtual reality and wearable technology. It is organized by a non-profit organization named augmentedreality.org, with the mission of "advancing augmented reality to advance humanity.


Location: Vienna, Austria

Date: Oct 24 - 25, 2023

Website: https://www.awexr.com/eu-2023/

Tickets: €295 - €495


Serious Play

The Serious Play Conference is a leadership conference for professionals who are exploring the use of game-based learning, sharing their experience and working together to shape the future of training and education.


Date: October 11-13

Location: Toronto, Canada

Website: https://www.seriousplayconf.com/

Tickets: $100 - $650


GITEX Global

GITEX GLOBAL, a leading tech show held at the Dubai World Trade Centre with over 5,000 companies and 170,000 participants. There is a focus on AI, XR and other emerging tech trends


Location: Dubai, UAE

Date: October 16 - 20, 2023

Website: https://www.gitex.com/

Tickets: $103


DevLearn

DevLearn Conference & Expo is the place to explore the future of learning technologies and see where our industry is headed. As one of the largest L&D conferences and North America, DevLearn will energize you, inspire you, and give you the insight you need to bring your learning projects to life! Join industry leaders and professionals from all over the globe to discover best practices and strategies to enhance your everyday work.


Location: Las Vegas, NV

Date: October 25 - 27, 2023

Website: https://devlearn.com/

Tickets: $1595 - $1895 USD


Immersive Tech Week

Hottest speakers | Mindblowing experiences Cutting-edge tech | Ground-breaking performances The best in creative XR | The most innovative startups VR, AR, XR, the metaverse, haptics, NFTs and more, there is always more.


Date: Nov 27 - Dec 1, 2023

Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands

Website: https://vrdays.co/

Tickets: € 25 - € 450


Did we miss your conference in our list of VR conferences in 2023? If so, please reach out to us and we'll be sure to add you on to our list!


Posted by Albert Liu
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