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Dec 08, 2008
Arlington, Va., December 8, 2008 – Three hundred new
first-time exhibitors are among the more than 2,700 exhibiting companies across
a wide range of categories, including gaming, in-vehicle electronics,
information technology, content and broadband service providers, unveiling new
technology products at the 2009 International CES, the world’s largest consumer
technology tradeshow. Owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics
Association (CEA)®, the 2009 International CES returns to Las Vegas,
January 8-11, 2009. The product categories of gaming, digital imaging, entertainment content and
location based services (LBS) are growth leaders for the holiday sales season
and on the 2009 CES showfloor. New exhibitors in 2009 include such marquee
companies as Blockbuster, Chumby, Electronic Arts, Eye-Fi, Huawei, Hyundai/Kia,
Mattel, ooma, Phoenix Technology, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Verizon Wireless.
CEA projects 5.6 percent growth for the gaming category this holiday season,
6.9 percent growth for digital imaging and 30 percent growth in holiday sales
for GPS/LBS products, with an increased showing from exhibitors in these
categories at the 2009 International CES. Overall, the 2009 CES will feature
2,700 exhibitors from 30 product categories across 1.7 million net square feet
of space.
“The 2009 International CES momentum is strong,” said Gary Shapiro,
president and CEO, CEA. “In this challenging economy, our industry knows that
CES is more important than ever to grow business. With each CES attendee
holding an average of 12 meetings at our tradeshow, there is no better strategy
for generating leads and jumpstarting new business than attending the 2009
International CES. In tough economic times, tradeshows make the most business
sense and CES is the must-attend event of the year for our industry.”
Athletes for Life will bring world class athletes, including its founder
Willie Gault, and medical professionals to the 2009 International CES to “Save
Lives One Heart at a Time” by spreading information and education about the
impact of heart disease. CES attendees are invited to visit their mobile
diagnostic facility with revolutionary cardiovascular monitoring and testing
technology in the LVCC Central Plaza and within the Digital Health TechZone at
the Sands.
The 2009 International will feature an amazing array of 200 conference
sessions with 500 expert speakers. New for this year is the Social Media
Jungle, on January 7, which will address how social media is changing the way
we work and live. A full day of program sessions includes state of the industry
updates and a candid look at how companies can motivate consumers through
social media to drive product sales without increasing costs. Another new
conference program is the Cable Conference, with multi-day sessions January
7-9, geared to address key cable industry business issues. In addition, Scott
McNealy, chairman of Sun Microsystems, is a featured speaker at the CES
Government 2009 conference.
Exhibitors like NBC Universal and Sony Pictures Television will showcase a
wide variety of content across digital platforms at the 2009 International CES.
NBC Universal will broadcast live from the CES show floor with a range of
broadcast and cable properties including: The Today Show, the NBC
Nightly News with Brian Williams, Access Hollywood and CNBC with
Maria Bartiromo. Sony Pictures Television will film daily episodes of Jeopardy!
on a specially built set on the CES show floor.
For the full lineup of the events and attractions, and to register to attend
the 2009 International CES, visit www.CESweb.org, the interactive source
for CES information.
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