After some nervous waiting on behalf of Apple's developer community, the dates for Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference have been announced. The conference will take place from June 11-15 in San Francisco, where developers will "learn about the future of iOS and OS X."

Like the previous two years, the ticket price to attend WWDC as a developer is $1,599 before flights and accommodations—Apple bumped the price in 2010 after the previous few years sold out instantly. That didn't stop WWDC from selling out quickly in 2011, however—based on the conversations we've observed on Twitter so far, we wouldn't be surprised to hear that 2012's WWDC is in the process of selling out as we write.

Apple is now allowing developers as young as 13 a chance to attend WWDC. A parent or guardian that is a registered developer must purchase the ticket, but can put it in the name of a minor aged 13-17. Apple is also offering a limited number of scholarships for young developers, though the application deadline is just days away—May 2.

According to Apple, some of the WWDC 2012 activities will include the usual technical sessions led by Apple engineers, hands-on labs where there'll be coding assistance and insight into development techniques, and (the best part) "the opportunity to connect with thousands of fellow iOS and OS X developers from around the world." (Translation: beer.) Apple doesn't usually announce the specific topics of its tech talks until much closer to the event, and those are usually kept under NDA so the developers don't leak any secret info. The keynote has not yet been announced either, but if and when it is announced, we expect the topic to largely revolve around iOS and OS X—not any kind of iPhone (or other) hardware.

Update: We have now heard that WWDC tickets are sold out only two hours after they went on sale. Hope those of you who were interested managed to get a ticket!

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