Registration is now open for the ninth-annual AT&T* Developer Summit, to be held Jan. 3-5 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Interested developers can get more information and register at https://devsummit.att.com/  

Occurring just before the Consumer Electronics Show, the 2015 AT&T Developer Summit will include a lineup of influential keynotes on Monday, Jan. 5, that will expand on AT&T's direction for 2015 and plans to continue to enable innovation for the application development community.  

Following the keynote is a full range of break-out sessions on topics such as connected car, connected home, wearables, app strategies and the Internet of Things. Experts from AT&T and other industry leaders will be on hand to answer questions, and developers will have the opportunity to participate in executive panels.  

Beginning Saturday, Jan. 3, AT&T will host its largest hackathon of the year with $100,000 in prizes.  Interested coders can compete in the mobile app hackathon and work with other developers and industry professionals to fast-build an app from scratch using our powerful suite of APIs and expertise in the connected car and home.  Developers will have two days (Saturday, Jan. 3, and Sunday, Jan. 4) to compete for prizes including the opportunity to participate in the fast-pitch competition live on stage during the Developer Summit's keynote addresses that Monday.

Developers can register for the 2015 AT&T Developer Summit at https://devsummit.att.com/. Early registration is free. Starting Dec. 1, registration will cost $150. Registration for the hackathon is free.

AT&T Developer Program
Launched in 1996, the AT&T Developer Program is the longest-standing U.S. wireless carrier developer program. The program has ranked best among all U.S. carriers for the seventh consecutive year by Evans Data Corporation. Key Developer Program highlights include the AT&T API Platform, including access to the AT&T Speech API, powered by the AT&T WATSON(SM) speech transcription engine. Other benefits include access to the Application Resource Optimization to improve the battery life and bandwidth usage of application, Software Development Kits and device specifications; developer support through blogs, forums and webcasts; and numerous developer-focused hackathons and training events throughout the year. 

Membership is free to all at http://developer.att.com. Follow the conversation on Twitter with #ATTHack.