CEA Announces Finalists For 2007 Mark Of Excellence Awards

Awards Highlight Cutting Edge Products in Home Technology Industry

February 8, 2007

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA(R)) today announced the finalists for the 2007 Mark of Excellence Awards, presented by CEA's TechHome Division. Winners will be recognized at the Mark of Excellence Awards Dinner on Friday, March 9, 2007 at the Rosen Centre Hotel, during the 8th annual Electronic House Expo (EHX) Spring 2007, which returns to the Orange County Convention center March 6-10. CEA's Mark of Excellence Awards honor outstanding innovation and achievement in custom home electronics, services and installation technologies setting trends in the custom home electronics industry. Award entries are reviewed by a panel of industry experts and submitted in three categories: Supplier, Systems Integrators and Training and Support Programs. In honor of these achievements, the Mark of Excellence Awards Dinner will be held at The Rosen Centre Hotel, Grand Ballroom D, on Friday, March 9 from 6-9 p.m. Tickets to the banquet are $99 for CEA members and $109 for non-CEA members. Larger parties may reserve a table for 10 attendees at the price of nine. To make a reservation, or for more information on the Mark of Excellence Awards program, please visit http://www.CE.org/MOE. For additional inquires, contact moe@CE.org or (703) 907-7432. The eighth annual EHX Spring 2007, sponsored by the CEA's TechHome Division and produced by EH Events & Education, runs Tuesday, March 6 through Saturday, March 10, with exhibits on March 8 - 10. The EHX conference program will feature 60 conference sessions, seven boot camps, nearly 100 free manufacturer training courses and a number of other special presentations. The exhibit floor will include more than 350 manufacturers and distributors of custom electronics products for the home including home theater, multi-room audio, media centers, home networking, home automation, lighting control, structured wiring, security and advanced electrical products. More than 11,000 industry professionals are expected to attend. To see the finalists for the 2007 Mark of Excellence Awards, please visit http://www.ce.org/Press/CurrentNews/press_release_detail.asp?id=11234. About EHX: Electronic House Expo, a Tradeshow Week magazine Fastest 50 event for three years running, is the fastest growing trade event of the $13 billion custom electronics industry. Held twice annually and sponsored by CEA's TechHome Division, EHX attracts a large and dynamic audience of custom electronics integrators, retailers and allied trades to interact with leading suppliers of audio/video entertainment, digital convergence, networking and communications, comfort and control, and security and electrical products. About EH Events: EH Events, a division of EH Publishing, Inc., develops and produces world-class expositions and conferences for the technology and construction industries. The EH Events portfolio includes: Electronic House Expos (EHX) Spring and Fall, the TechHome Builder Conference and Expo (TBX), and Worship Facilities Conference & Expo (WFX). EHX Fall was named the fastest growing show in America by Tradeshow Week magazine in 2003, and both EHX Spring and Fall were named among the fastest 50 growing tradeshows by Tradeshow Week magazine in 2004 and 2005. About CEA: The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the consumer technology industry through technology policy, events, research, promotion and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA represents more than 2,100 corporate members involved in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and integration of audio, video, mobile electronics, wireless and landline communications, information technology, home networking, multimedia and accessory products, as well as related services that are sold through consumer channels. Combined, CEA's members account for more than $140 billion in annual sales. CEA's resources are available online at http://www.CE.org, the definitive source for information about the consumer electronics industry. CEA also sponsors and manages the International CES - Defining Tomorrow's Technology. All profits from CES are reinvested into industry services, including technical training and education, industry promotion, engineering standards development, market research and legislative advocacy.

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