2001 Show Expected To Be The Largest International CES Ever

5-Oct-00

Showcasing the latest innovations in the worldwide consumer technology industry, 2001 International CES - ìYour Source For Workstyle And Lifestyle Technologyî to be held Saturday, January 6 through Tuesday, January 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada, is expected to be the largest CES ever.With more than 1.1 million net square feet of exhibits already sold, CES will feature product and technology demonstrations from more than 1,500 international companies in digital audio and video, wireless communications, information technology, home networking, broadband, mobile electronics, satellite radio, content media, delivery systems and the Internet. More than 110,000 industry professionals from 125 countries are expected to attend the 2001 show. Although retail buyers still flock to CES with 89 percent of the retail buying power of the industry at the show each year, CES also draws more than 20,000 non-retail corporate buyers, financial/market analysts, content providers and creators, broadband developers and government officials. Online registration is open for the show at www.CESweb.org. ""The consumer technology industry is an $85 billion business in the U.S. alone, and the majority of that business starts at CES every year,"" said Karen Chupka, Vice President of Events and Conferences for the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the producer, sponsor and manager of CES. ""Not only is CES the launch pad for all major consumer technologies such as satellite radio, next-generation digital television (DTV), interactive set-top boxes and wireless information devices, the show is the meeting place for executives throughout the world involved in consumer technology hardware, content and delivery systems.""Some of the hottest leading companies in consumer technology will showcase their newest technology developments at CES, including 3Com, Alpine, America Online, Audiovox, Canon, Casio, Clarion, Cobra, Coby, Creative Labs, Dataplay.com, Delphi, DIRECTV, Harman, Hatzlachh, Intel, JVC, Kenwood, Microsoft, Mitek, Motorola, Palm Computing, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Real Networks, Recoton, Samsung, Sanyo Fisher, Sharp, Sony, Sun Microsystems, TiVo, Toshiba, Unisonic, Yamaha, ZapMedia.com and Zenith. CES is creating special conference sessions and exhibit areas for attendees so that they understand the newest advances in workstyle and lifestyle technology. The 2001 International CES will focus on at least 25 product areas with a dozen exhibit pavilions spread throughout the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Las Vegas Hilton, the Riviera Hotel and the Alexis Park Hotel. This year's pavilions include 1394, Bluetooth, DSL, Digital Car, Digital Imaging, E-Commerce, Emerging Technologies, Home Security, Intelligent Data Bus (IDB), MP3 & Internet Audio, Timepiece and Upside's Digital Living Room. To help attendees discover the latest trends, strategies and profit opportunities in the consumer technology industry, the 2001 CES conference program will offer more than 90 targeted sessions through ten tracks -Business Solutions, Dataquest, Digital Hollywood, Emerging Technologies, Home Entertainment, Habitech Institute, Mobile Electronics, Networking, Wireless and Workstyle.The CES conference program starts off with keynotes by two industry leaders - Craig Barrett, President and CEO, Intel Corp., and Bill Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect, Microsoft Corp. Five additional supersessions focus on digital car technology, outfitting the digital consumer, third-generation wireless technology, home networking standards and technologies, and multichannel surround music. For more news on CES before, during and after the show, visit www.CESweb.org, the interactive source for CES information.

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