New York – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), producer
of International CES, announced venue changes for the 2010 event, two returning
keynote speakers and a new spotlighted area called Living In Digital Times.
CES will now be centralized at the Las Vegas Convention Center
(LVCC) and the Las Vegas Hilton, with the Sands Convention Center
no longer being part of the 2010 show. The Venetian will still have display
space for high-performance audio, according to Jason Oxman, industry affairs
senior VP.
Since planned construction at the LVCC has been postponed
indefinitely, more temporary structures can be built there for exhibits, Oxman
said.
The show itself will be smaller, with CEA estimating there will
be 100,000 attendees and 2,000 exhibitors for the 2010 event – which takes
place Jan. 7-10 – with exhibit space in the “seven-figure area,” according to
Oxman, “and it is still early yet.” CEA is traditionally conservative when it
comes to predicting CES attendance or exhibit space prior to any show.
In comparison, 2009
attendance was estimated in late January by CEA to be 110,000, featuring
2,700 exhibitors and 1.7 million square feet of exhibit space, lower than the
141,150 that attended
the 2008, due in part to the recession that began last fall.
Oxman repeated a longtime view of CEA, saying in effect that the
quality of the attendees at CES is better than quantity. He added that CEA is
increasing tickets on-site from $100 in 2009 to $200 for
2010, to eliminate consumer attendees, “and that works.”
CEA also announced two returning keynoters for the 2010 show: Steve
Ballmer will kick off the 2010 International CES keynote lineup at 6:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, Jan. 6, in the Hilton
Center.
Paul Otellini, president/CEO of Intel, will speak at 4:30 p.m. on
Thursday, Jan. 7, in the Hilton
Center.
Information on other 2010 International CES keynotes will be
released in the next few months, CEA said.
The new CES spotlighted section is Living in Digital Times, which
is focused on technology’s impact on consumer lifestyles.
Karen Chupka, CEA’s events and conferences senior VP, said in a
prepared statement, “We’re thrilled to bring Living in Digital Times to the
2010 CES, where attendees will experience the latest technology products that impact
every consumer lifestyle – from children and college students to parents and
senior citizens.”
Living in Digital Times will be located in the North Hall of the
LVCC. Returning to the International CES as part of Living in Digital Times
will be the Kids@Play conference program and TechZone, which will explore the
role technology plays in children’s education, and the Silvers Summit
conference program and TechZone, which will showcase consumer technology aimed
at keeping seniors healthy, entertained and connected.
New this year are three additional conferences and TechZones:
Digital Health Conference Program and TechZone: Products
and services can lower health costs while increasing the quality of the health
experience. Digital Health will focus on the emerging market of digital health
and wellness devices, related applications and services, and will address
consumer and B to B spending on health-related products.
HigherEd Tech Conference Program and TechZone: College
students are among the first to adopt new technologies and determine the next
big trend. HigherEd Tech will bring academics and technologies together to
examine what’s happening on the high tech campus.
Mommy Tech Conference Program and TechZone : Moms have
often been called the chief technical officer of the home. Mommy Tech will
focus on the latest technology trends aimed at the $90 million “mommy market.”
One more note: the iLounge area of Apple-related product
accessories, which started a few years ago at 4,000 square feet, will now take
up 25,000 square feet, Oxman said, with dozens of exhibitors.
For more information and to register for the 2010 International
CES, visit www.cesweb.org.
