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Digital Imaging
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Wireless In-Vehicle Electronics Home Theater
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About CES
With more than four decades of success, the International CES reaches across global markets, connects the industry and enables CE innovations to grow and thrive.The International CES is produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the consumer technology industry. CEA represents more than 2,200 corporate members involved in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and integration of consumer electronics products. All profits from CES are reinvested into industry services, including technical training and education, industry promotion, engineering standards development, market research and legislative advocacy.
Show Hours and Dates
2009 International CES Hours
10 a.m.* - 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 20099 a.m. - 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 2009
9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009
The Venetian Tour Suites open same hours as LVCC and Hilton. Sands Expo and Convention Center is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday.
*LVCC South Hall opens 9 a.m. opening day.
Future Show Dates
| Jan. 8-11, 2009 (Thursday-Sunday) Jan. 7-10, 2010 (Thursday-Sunday) Jan. 6-9, 2011 (Thursday-Sunday) Jan. 9-12, 2012 (Monday-Thursday) Jan. 6-9, 2013 (Sunday-Wednesday) Jan. 9-12, 2014 (Thursday-Sunday) Jan. 8-11, 2015 (Thursday-Sunday) |
Jan. 7-10, 2016 (Thursday-Sunday) Jan. 5-8, 2017 (Thursday-Sunday) Jan. 10-13, 2018 (Wednesday-Saturday) Jan. 10-13, 2019 (Thursday-Sunday) Jan. 9-12, 2020 (Thursday-Sunday) Jan. 7-10, 2021 (Thursday-Sunday) Jan. 6-9, 2022 (Thursday-Sunday) |
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Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- Las Vegas Convention Center/Las Vegas Hilton
- Sands Expo and Convention Center/The Venetian
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Exhibitor Profile
Manufacturers, developers and suppliers of consumer technology hardware, content, technology delivery systems and related products and services. Browse the online International CES Exhibitor Directory, or learn how your company can exhibit at CES.
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Attendee Profile
Verified registrants representing the United States, Canada, Mexico and more than 140 other countries include manufacturers, retailers, content providers and creators, broadband developers, wireless carriers, cable and satellite TV providers, installers, engineers, corporate buyers, government leaders, financial analysts and the media from around the world.
| American Samoa Andorra Angola Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Bermuda Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Canada Cayman Islands Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Curacao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England Estonia Ethiopia Fiji |
Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Great Britain Greece Grenada Guadaloupe Guatemala Guinea Haiti Herzegovina Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Liechtenstein |
Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Macedonia Malaysia Malta Martinique Mauritius Mexico Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Russian Federation Rwanda Saipan Saudi Arabia Scotland |
Senegal Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka St Lucia St Maarten Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Tahiti Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Tobago Trinidad Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay US Virgin Islands Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Viet Nam West Indies Yugoslavia Zambia |
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Conference Program
The International CES is the industry's largest educational forum to help companies expand their businesses and understand new technology. Approximately 200 conferences and more than 300 expert speakers encompass International CES conferences, Industry Insiders and SuperSessions to discuss hot industry trends and topics.
Keynote presentations feature executives from the world's largest and most successful companies and result in remarkable media coverage for the speakers. CEOs rank the CES as one of their top 10 most desired speaking opportunities, according to a Burson-Marsteller Most Valued Podium survey. Check CESweb.org in late September for the complete conference schedule.
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Product Categories
The International CES features products — and the companies that create them — from many different consumer technology markets. The show floor is organized by color-coded zones, allowing attendees to easily find each exhibitor as they navigate through the largest consumer technology tradeshow.
| Accessories Audio Hardware & Software Blank Media Bluetooth Technology Broadband Technology Car Audio Computer Hardware & Software Content Distribution Content Production Digital Car Digital Hollywood Digital TV/HDTV E-Commerce |
Electronic Gaming |
Personal Electronics Photography/Digital Imaging Retail Resources Robotics Satellite Systems Small Office/Home Office Speech Technology Telematics & Vehicle Navigation Telephony Equipment Video Hardware & Software Wi-Fi Technology Wireless/Mobile Communications |
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History
The first CES took place in New York City in June of 1967 with 200 exhibitors and 17,500 attendees. Since then, CES has grown more than eleven-fold. Now, more than 2,700 exhibitors fill more than 1.7 million net square feet of exhibit space to showcase their latest products and services to more than 130,000 attendees.
Products that Debuted at CES
Videocassette Recorder (VCR), 1970Laserdisc Player, 1974
Camcorder, 1981
Compact Disc Player, 1981
Digital Audio Technology, 1990
Compact Disc - Interactive, 1991
Mini Disc, 1993
Radio Data System, 1993
Digital Satellite System, 1994
Digital Versatile Disk (DVD), 1996
High Definition Television (HDTV), 1998 Hard-disc VCR (PVR), 1999
Digital Audio Radio (DAR), 2000
Microsoft Xbox, 2001
Plasma TV, 2001
Home Media Server, 2002
HD Radio, 2003
Blu-Ray DVD, 2003
HDTV PVR, 2003
HD Radio, 2004
IP TV, 2005
An explosion of digital content services, 2006
New convergence of content and technology, 2007
OLED TV, 2008
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Sponsor
The International CES is sponsored, produced and managed by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Show proceeds are used to fund industry services.
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Contact Us
Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)
1919 South Eads Street
Arlington, VA 22202 USA
Phone: 866-233-7968 (USA), 301-631-3983 (International)
Fax: 703-907-7601
CESinfo@CE.org
http://www.CE.org
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