| The world's largest annual trade show for consumer | | | | "The New Face of America's Elections" |
| technology, International CES (Consumer Electronics | | | | "Take the Blogosphere Seriously" |
| Show), will take place in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas | | | | "Keeping CE off the Curb Through E-Cycling |
| Convention Center, Las Vegas Hilton and Sands Expo | | | | Tech's Greener Pastures" |
| & Convention Center/The Venetian from January 7 to | | | | "Finding Private Equity" |
| January 10, 2008. | | | | "The Power of Social Networking" |
| The International CES features 2,700 exhibitors and | | | | "Making Room for the Boom" CE for Aging |
| draws more than 140,000 attendees annually from | | | | Consumers" |
| more than 140 countries such as retailers, | | | | "Mobile TV: Looks Great. How Do You Sell It?" |
| manufacturers, broadband developers, content | | | | "The Top 10 Technologies You Never Heard Of" |
| providers and creators, wireless carriers, cable and | | | | "Finding the Right Bandwith" |
| satellite TV providers, installers, government leaders, | | | | "Display Trends: What's Next?" |
| corporate buyers, financial analysts and the media. | | | | In addition, 2008 CES Keynote speakers will include |
| The 2008 International CES will feature the hottest | | | | Microsoft's Bill Gates (Sunday, January 6, 2008, 6:30 |
| product debuts covering more than 30 product areas, | | | | PM), Panasonic's Toshihiro Sakamoto (Monday, |
| including the latest in content, wireless, digital imaging, | | | | January 7, 2008, 8:30 AM), Intel's Paul Otellini (Monday, |
| mobile electronics, home theater and audio. | | | | January 7, 2008, 4:30 PM), Comcast's Brian L. Roberts |
| Approximately 200 conferences will take place during | | | | (Tuesday, January 8, 2008, 9 AM) and General Motors' |
| the 2008 International CES, which is sponsored by the | | | | Rick Wagoner (Tuesday, January 8, 2008, 4:30 PM). All |
| Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). | | | | CES keynote addresses will take place at the |
| Topics for the 2008 International CES will include: | | | | Venetian's Palazzo Ballroom. |
| "IPTV: The Television of Tomorrow?" | | | | "What an incredible line up of industry visionaries to |
| "Preparing for the Analog Shutoff" | | | | kick off the 2008 International CES," said Gary Shapiro, |
| "The New Definition of TV" | | | | president and CEO of CEA. "We look forward to |
| "Home Theater in 3D" | | | | hearing their visions for the future of consumer |
| "Home Entertainment and the Home PC" | | | | technology, particularly the impact new consumer |
| "Back on the Air: Mobile TV" | | | | technology products will have on digital content and |
| "The Drive for Gaming in 2007" | | | | services." |
| "Installation: Is it for the Average Joe?" | | | | The first CES trade show took place in the summer |
| "The Golden Age of Digital Imaging" | | | | of 1967 with a total of 200 exhibitors and |
| "Bringing Automation Home" | | | | approximately 17,500 attendees. Products that have |
| "Accessory to Success: The Power of Add-Ons" | | | | made their debut at CES over the years include |
| "Innovation Through Design" | | | | videocassette recorder (1970), laserdisc player (1974), |
| "World of Wireless" | | | | camcorder (1981), compact disc player (1981), digital |
| "The High-End Audio Demo in an iPod World" | | | | satellite system (1994), digital versatile disk (1996), high |
| "Downloading and Streaming HD over the Air - Home | | | | definition television (1998) and plasma TV (2001). |
| Video's Future | | | | "If you are planning to attend 2008 International CES, |
| "Mobile on the Move: What's in Store for Car | | | | remember that hotel rooms sell out months in |
| Electronics?" | | | | advance," said Kyle Collins, Director of Interactive |
| "Market Navigation for the Navigation Market" | | | | Marketing for |
| "What's This Button Do? Ease-of-Use and the | | | | "Fortunately, still has room availability at many of our |
| Consumer" | | | | Las Vegas partner hotels but you should definitely |
| "The True Cost of DRM: What Can't We Do Now?" | | | | reserve your room as soon as possible. |