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CES Up to the Minute

Craving attention on a global scale? Is the future of technology forefront in your mind? Are you fond of a free ride? Then this edition of CES Up to the Minute was crafted with you in mind.

But first, register for free for the 2009 International CES, January 8-11, Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s where to explore the digital landscape, 2,700 consumer electronics (CE) exhibits and 30 product categories from digital imaging to home networking.

Register now, and it’s free. A $100 registration fee starts November 1.



Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer, Sony’s Sir Howard Stringer and Ford’s Alan Mulally are preparing to unveil the next generation of technology at the upcoming International CES, January 8-11, in Las Vegas.

“These exciting keynote speakers demonstrate that the 2009 International CES is the hub of activity in the consumer electronics, entertainment content, and automotive industries,” said CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro. “Steve Ballmer and Sir Howard Stringer are driving forces behind the continued growth of the consumer technology industry. Alan Mulally is a true visionary spurring technology innovation in the automotive market. These leaders are changing the way technology is being incorporated into new markets….”

See the keynote lineup.

Steve Ballmer Microsoft CEO  6:30 p.m. Wed., Jan. 7 The Venetian, Palazzo Ballroom

Sir Howard Stringer Sony Chairman and CEO 8:30 a.m., Thu., Jan. 8 The Venetian, Palazzo Ballroom

Alan Mulally Ford Motor Company Pres. and CEO 4:30 p.m. Thu., Jan. 8 The Venetian, Palazzo Ballroom

In each issue of CES Up to the Minute, we give you at least one way to save money. Just call us your friendly bottom-line boosters. This time around, learn about how to get serious high-tech street cred and save $200 doing it. 

You’ve worked hard to transform your products from ideas to reality. Now get the recognition you deserve. Compete for top honors against the industry’s finest designers and engineers in the International CES Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Awards.

As an honoree, you can expect the press to flock around you. You’ll be the talk of the consumer technology town as your peers recognize your product as the next innovation to change the digital landscape. If you take home top honors, your innovation may be featured at the Innovations Showcase in the Sands Expo and Convention Center throughout the 2009 International CES.

The best part? You can save $200 if you submit your entry by Sept. 5.

The Innovations 2009 online entry process is as intuitive as the products your company creates. It lets you do cool things like make a single payment for multiple submissions and get help through an online chat.

Deadlines
Online Entry Process: Opened  August 18, 2008
Early-bird Deadline: September 5, 2008
FINAL DEADLINE: September 24, 2008
Innovations Judging: October 8-19, 2008
Entrants Notified: October 31, 2008
Innovations Honorees Announced
at the 2009 International CES New York Press Preview: November 11, 2008

The Program Fees (Per Entry)

CEA Member, Exhibitor Non-member, Exhibitor Member, Non-exhibitor Non-member, Non-exhibitor

Early-bird Entry (Deadline: Sept. 5) $225 $450 $600 $750

Regular Entry Fee $425 $650 $800 $950

Become a member of CEA.

Get the full scoop on the Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Awards.

How do you get a seat at one of the keynote addresses? Can your daughter attend CES with you? When is it free to register, and when does it cost? Our frequently asked questions (FAQs) section will help you answer these and many, many more questions.

Our Web designers revamped this section of CESweb.org to give you more insightful information and to let you find it with fewer clicks. Our questions are organized by category to make your information hunt pretty darn quick (PDQ). Browse our general FAQs or FAQs for press/analysts, exhibitors and speakers sections.

The International CES covers multiple venues, and between meetings and running back to your hotel for a little shut-eye, we know you have a lot of ground to cover. Let us help you get around. The International CES offers complimentary shuttle service on all four days of the International CES, Thursday, January 8-Sunday, January 11, as well as limited shuttle services on Wednesday, January 7. We'll even help you get to the airport as you head home after several successful days of networking and deal making.

One system runs back and forth between the Las Vegas Convention Center and all official CES hotels. Another system runs back and forth between the same official CES hotels and the Sands Expo and Convention Center/The Venetian, home to emerging technology exhibitors, high-performance audio & home theater exhibitors and many CE Spotlights, including market-specific CES TechZones.

Download the full shuttle schedule and map (pdf).

CES also provides discounts on car rentals.

Please remember parking is very limited at CES this year. Make your transportation choices wisely, and let us be your chauffeur.

Other Las Vegas transportation options include:

• Limos
• Taxi (fares range from $10-15 per trip)
• Bus
• Private Cars

More on the CES shuttle service.

If you’re a content producer and like a lot of attention, then the Global Media Awards are just your thing. But you better hurry. When it comes to the entry deadline countdown, we’re already out of the double digits. Entries must be postmarked by September 12 for the Global Media Awards, produced by the creators of the world-renowned Emmy Awards.

The Global Media Awards recognize content and technology excellence in seven categories: Short Form Media, Advertising, Web Site, Internet, Repurposed Linear/Traditional Content, Long Form Media, Technology Platform, User Experience/Program Guide. Winners will be announced at the International CES in Las Vegas. Entries must be postmarked by September 12, 2008. Learn more about the program, its producers and entry guidelines.


Want more information about CES? Let us help you find exactly what you’re looking for. Here are a few other ways to get the information you need:

Want a general history about CES? Try the CES Fact Sheet. (.pdf)
Interested in CES on social networking sites? Find CES on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.
Want to tap into CES connections all year? Try the MyCES Personal Planner.
And as always, check CESweb.org each week for breaking news about the upcoming show, January 8-11, 2009, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Register for the 2009 CES.
What are the two latest demographic groups to take hold of the consumer technology industry? What Las Vegas hotels are hopping on the official CES hotel bandwagon to offer CES attendees nightly discounts? Read this CES Up to the Minute to find out.

While you’re at it, don’t forget to nudge your colleagues who haven’t registered. If they sign up for CES before November 1, 2008, we’ll waive the $100 registration fee. Registration fee increases to $200 on Jan. 2, 2009. Remind them that they can avoid extra airfare expenses. After all, why make dozens of business trips when you can meet all of your critical consumer technology contacts in one place?



Babies cut their first teeth on remote controls. By the time they reach high school, these same kids will likely dabble in video production and own a drawer-full of prized personal consumer electronics. On the other end of the spectrum, Baby Boomers visit their grandkids via video conferencing and navigate the back road in their GPS-enabled SUVs. Both generations are maximizing the benefits of the digital age, and CES is shining the CE spotlight on the technology that helps them do it. Kids@Play Summit and Silvers Summit at CES.

Location: Sands Expo and Convention Center
Sponsor: Living In Digital Times
If you're a retailer, content provider, distributor, game developer, educator, policy maker or manufacturer of CE devices that appeal to this important market, make plans to visit the Kids@Play Summit to explore the way being digital today creates a smarter world tomorrow.

Location: Sands Expo and Convention Center
Sponsor: Living In Digital Times
The Silvers Summit showcases the products and services that keep boomers engaged, entertained, connected and healthy. Visit this CES destination to meet with distributors, journalists, research firms and manufacturers that will demonstrate the products and services that help mature consumers maintain a high quality of life.

If you are interested in participation opportunities contact Brian Moon at 703-907-7618 or bmoon@CE.org

We know the unsettled economy has impacted everybody. So in each issue of CES Up to the Minute, we’ll give you at least one way to save money. This time around, learn about how to book accommodations in Las Vegas and how to go easy on your wallet when you do it. Get this money-saving tip.

More than three dozen Vegas hotels offer CES rates, but just like your high school economics teacher taught you, those rates could likely rise as supply diminishes. So the best advice is this: Reserve your room now. Book online and receive discounts by using CES codes.

CES welcomes six new hotels to the “official CES hotel” list for the ’09 show: Trump International Hotel & Tower, Courtyard Las Vegas South, Holiday Inn Express South, Fairfield Inn Las Vegas South, Residence Inn Las Vegas South and Palms Place. Check rates and availability now.



Head to the Gaming Showcase for the Underground Gaming Series (UGS), the premier professional-level video gaming event and tournament circuit that doubles as a "sniper-shot" guerrilla-marketing vehicle. The professional gaming circuit sets its sights on NexGen games, advertising and technology. And you can find it this January at the Gaming Showcase at CES. Can you compete?

The Gaming Showcase at the International CES features gaming hardware and software with the entire range of consumer electronics products — from online PC and HD gaming, plasma HDTV and home theater furniture to surround sound and power conditioning hardware.

The Underground Gaming Series is a competition open to all skill levels that features next-gen and multi-genre gaming events. Here's what you can expect to see here: 

• Multi-platform and multi-genre video-gaming
• Fair and fun rules
• Intense competition, the best of the best 
• The who's who in the digital gaming market

Location: LVCC, South Hall 2

Want to know where at CES to find all the thumping cars packed with in-vehicle technology? Curious about what technology you might see at The Venetian this year? With one handy map, you can get the lowdown on what happens at the International CES in each of its venues — the Las Vegas Convention Center/Las Vegas Hilton and the Sands Expo and Convention Center/The Venetian.

Get the 2009 CES show map now.


Long before the CES show doors open, the Consumer Electronics Association and its partners sponsor a variety of events — for the entire industry and individual niches within it — to educate the masses and unite manufacturers, retailers and market movers. Mark your calendar now for one October event and two November events.

Future of Television East
Don’t miss out on the Future of Television East, to be held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City, November 18-19. Sponsorship opportunities still available! To request sponsorship or exhibitor information, please contact Ellen Gildersleev at ellen@digitalmediawire.com or 310-855-0033. Event information: www.televisionconference.com/east.

Digital Hollywood
Digital Hollywood is the premier entertainment and technology conference in the country with over 2,000 leading executives from the entertainment, media and technology executives in attendance. Join us at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica, California, October 27-30. Digital Hollywood is currently booking exhibitors and sponsors. The agenda is posted and speaker selection has begun. (linkto: http://www.digitalhollywood.com/LAFall08Agenda.html)

EHX
Get Amped-Up for EHX Fall 08, November 4-7, 2008.  EHX is the industry event for custom electronics. Check out a packed expo floor. See new products, Destination Stations focusing on the latest technologies, Demo Alley and over 175 exhibitor booths. CEA Members save 20 percent on most training – use Priority Code: CEA1. August 6, 2008
Do you have an opinion on what’s hot – and what’s not – in the consumer electronics industry? Do you love stumbling on a good deal that saves you money? Then this CES Up to the Minute will be your favorite e-mail of the week. Make sure to remind your colleagues about free registration. If they sign up for CES before November 1, 2008, we’ll waive the $100 registration fee. Registration fee increases to $200 on Jan. 2, 2009.


What will be the most innovative consumer electronics products in 2009? You decide. The International CES is now accepting judge applications until August 22, 2008, for the Innovations Design and Engineering Awards. See if you qualify.

The Innovations Design and Engineering Awards program recognizes the most innovative consumer electronics products in 34 categories and has become a hallmark for the best-designed products in consumer technology.

Each awards category is judged by a three-member panel consisting of an independent industrial designer, independent engineer or industry analyst and a member of the trade press. The judging process is conducted online and will begin October 8, 2008, and end on October 19, 2008.

The Innovations Design and Engineering Awards are announced online in the fall. During the 2009 International CES, Jan. 8-11, Las Vegas, Nev., the honorees are featured in a special display at the Sands Expo and Convention Center/The Venetian.



We know the economy has impacted everybody’s wallet. So in each issue of CES Up to the Minute, we’ll give you at least one way to save money. This time around, we’re going to tell you how towhen it comes to booking airfare to Vegas, there are ways to save. There are many things to consider when it comes to business trips, but there are also ways to curb costs. Rather than traveling to multiple cities around the globe, CES could be THE ONE business trip you make, connecting you with more than 130,000 consumer technology professionals and more than 2,700 exhibitors from 140 different countries.

Here are ways to get the best deal on airfare to the International CES:

• Buy your ticket now. A 14-day advance purchase used to be good enough, but with oil prices in such flux – with many speculating that the prices will only continue to rise – locking in airfare now is likely prudent.
• Travel midweek. Tuesdays through Thursdays are generally less expensive times to fly, and lucky for you, the 2009 International show begins Thursday and ends Sunday (January 8-11). Consider staying the entire duration of the show to get the best airfare.
• Often flights that depart very early or late in the day are more affordable than mid-day flights.
• Shop around. If you are booking on a travel website, sanity check the rates by visiting the airline’s website, too. Plus, travel sites don’t feature every airline that flies into Las Vegas.
• Many flights are beginning to charge for checked bags. If you book before the policy is enacted, you mostly likely will avoid fees.
• Check out McCarran International Airport’s site for information on which airlines service the airport, flight information, local transportation and more.

You don’t have to be an exhibitor at CES to get major attention. CES offers a variety of respected awards programs, and many are open to exhibitors and non-exhibitors alike. CEA and The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) are now accepting entries for the new Global Media Awards program which honors how the world of technology and entertainment have merged to advance both the creativity and science of media worldwide, and it’s time to submit your entry.

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) are accepting entries for the following Global Media Awards categories: short form, advertising, website/Internet, repurposed linear/traditional content, long form, platform and user experience/program guide.

In prior years, media — like technologies — were clearly defined by decades of usage and tradition, as well as culture and country. As the digital age dawned, these distinctions have virtually evaporated as technologists, creators, producers and distributors have dedicated their skills to accomplishments in all forms of media, distributed simultaneously to international audiences.

Important dates:

• September 12, 2008: Deadline for entries to be postmarked
• September/October 2008: Blue Ribbon Panel judging
• October 19-22, 2008: Nominations announced in Las Vegas during the CEA Industry Forum
• January 8, 2009: Winners announced at CES January 8, 2009, The Venetian, Las Vegas, Nevada
  

We know that many consumer technology professionals who attend CES are innovators who have ground-breaking technology in hand but don’t quite have the ability to host an exhibit. What if you could make your exhibiting debut at the International CES — the springboard of new technology — all expenses paid?

CES has kept geeks and gadget gurus drooling for years, and now only one hurdle stands between you and your digital destiny — i-stage.

i-stage invites all purveyors of the new and the cool — cool technology, cool devices, cool services, cool applications — to show us your stuff. We welcome everyone from the early stage start-up to established companies with new releases to compete for the opportunity to take your product to the next level. Best of all, this contest is free. Enter i-stage and get ready to stand next to technology’s elite.

The winner of the all-new i-stage competition will be rewarded with a turnkey exhibit at the International CES — pretty much the big bang of all tech creations — and also receive $50K! Featuring 4,500 media and more than 130,000 attendees, the 2009 International CES is where you show it if it's worth being shown. Get on the i-stage now.



More than a dozen official CES hotels offer nightly rates under $250, but some of the 35+ hotels already are sold out of the CES rate during show days (January 8-11). Let CES help you book your room.

CES goers can book single reservations online or can book blocks of 10 or 20 rooms, depending on the property.

If you are contacted by a group claiming to be the official CES housing agency, please e-mail CEShotels@CE.org immediately. For more information, please e-mail CEShotels@CE.org.

Want more information about CES? Let us help you find exactly what you’re looking for. Here are a few other ways to get the information you need:

Want a general history about CES? Try the CES Fact Sheet. (.pdf)
Interested in CES on social networking sites? Find CES on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.
Want to tap into CES connections all year? Try the MyCES Personal Planner.
And as always, check CESweb.org each week for breaking news about the upcoming show, January 8-11, 2009, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Register for the 2009 CES.

• Register for FREE before Nov. 1
• Exhibitor registration now open
• Underground Gaming Series plans a stop at '09 CES