With more than four decades of success, the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) reaches across global markets, connects the industry and enables CE innovations to grow and thrive.

The International CES is owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $186 billion U.S. consumer technology industry. CEA represents more than 2,000 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.

2012 International CES Exhibit Hours

Tuesday, January 10: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Wednesday, January 11: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Thursday, January 12: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Friday, January 13: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Future Show Dates

Jan. 8-11, 2013 (Tuesday-Friday) Jan. 7-10, 2014 (Tuesday-Friday) 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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Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

• Las Vegas Convention Center and World Trade Center (LVCC)/Las Vegas Hilton
• The Venetian

Note: The Las Vegas Hilton is changing its name to LVH (Las Vegas Hotel & Casino) on January 3, 2012. For purposes of the 2012 International CES, we will continue to refer to it as the Las Vegas Hilton.

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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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An independent audit, performed by Veris Consulting Inc., verifies all attendance, and the numbers for 2011 are in! More than 2,700 exhibitors showcased their latest products on more than 1.6 million net square feet of exhibit space, with a total of 149,529 in attendance.

CES attracts the "who's who" of the technology and related industries, including 40,335 senior level executives from the entertainment, wireless and consumer electronics industries. Also in attendance were more than 12,000 retail buying organizations and nearly 30,000 final purchasing decision makers.

Want more detailed information? Download the 2011 Attendee Audit Summary.

Snapshot: 2011 International CES Attendees

Exhibits-only Attendees: 89,776 Exhibitors: 48,776 Conference Session Attendees: 2,877 Press: 5,849

Bloggers: 672 Industry Analysts: 1,060 Speakers: 529 Total: 149,529

Verified registrants representing the United States, Canada, Mexico and 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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The International CES is the industry's largest educational forum to help companies expand their businesses and understand new technology. Approximately 200 sessions and 500 expert speakers encompass International CES conference tracks and SuperSessions to discuss hot industry trends and topics.

Keynote addresses 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 October 1 for the complete conference program schedule.

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The International CES features products — and the companies that create them — from 15 consumer technology markets. The show floor is organized by color-coded halls, allowing attendees to easily find each exhibitor as they navigate through the largest consumer technology tradeshow.

Audio Automotive Electronics Computer Hardware & Software Connected Home Content Distribution Digital Health and Fitness

Digital Imaging/Photography Electronic Gaming Emerging Technology Entertainment/Content Internet-Based Multimedia       Systems

Lifestyle Electronics Telecommunications        Infrastructure Video Wireless & Wireless Devices

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With the help of important partners like Global Experience Specialists, Aramark, Las Vegas Convention and World Trade Center (LVCC) and The Venetian/Palazzo, CES attendees now have more opportunities than ever to recycle while conducting a year's worth of business in one prime, environmentally friendly location.

See all the efforts to minimize CES' environmental footprint.

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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 ten-fold.

Products that Debuted at CES

Videocassette Recorder (VCR), 1970  
Laserdisc 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
3D HDTV, 2009
Tablets, Netbooks and Android Devices, 2010
Connected TV, Smart Appliances, Android Honeycomb, Ford’s Electric Focus, Motorola Atrix, Microsoft Avatar Kinect, 2011



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The International CES is owned and produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Show proceeds are used to fund industry services.

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Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)
1919 South Eads Street
Arlington, VA 22202 USA
Phone: 866-233-7968 (U.S.), +1 301-631-3983 (Outside U.S.)
Fax: 703-907-7601
CESinfo@CE.org
CE.org

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