11/01/10

2010 International CES Show Close

 

Gary Shapiro at 2010 International CES Show

Gary Shapiro, CEA president and CEO, delivers his annual state of
the industry address at the 2010 International CES.
Photo © 2010 CEA - Courtesy CEA

 

Microsoft's Steve Ballmer, Ford's Alan Mulally, Intel's Paul Otellini, Nokia's Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Qualcomm's Dr. Paul Jacobs and Hisense's Zhou Houjian.

More than 250 conference sessions took place over the four days of the 2010 CES spanning industry topics ranging from distracted driving to social media.

At show close, preliminary registration figures indicate more than 120,000 industry professionals attended the 2010 International CES, up from the 2009 CES which hosted 113,085 verified attendees. International attendance also increased over the 2009 CES by more than 1,000 attendees. More than 5,000 reporters, analysts and bloggers attended the show, generating significant global media coverage of the 2010 CES. CEA conducts an independent audit of International CES attendance and the final verified figures will be released in the spring.

The 2010 CES welcomed government officials from the U.S. and around the world, including U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski and FCC Commissioners Meredith Atwell Baker, Mignon Clyburn and Robert McDowell. Some 100 other government officials attended CES.

The 2010 International CES was a celebrity-filled event with entertainment and sports figures on the CES show floor, including Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Dr. Dre, Drew Carey, P.Diddy, Tommy Lee, Joba Chamberlain, Prince Fielder, author James Patterson, Bette Midler and CBS Sportscaster James Brown.

 

Lady Gaga, Jimmy Lovine, Dr. Dre and Noel Lee

Lady Gaga makes an appearance with Monster Cable's CEO Noel Lee,
Jimmy Lovine and Dr. Dre at the 2010 International CES.
Photo © 2010 CEA - Courtesy CEA

 

The 2011 International CES will be held in Las Vegas, January 6-9, 2011.

 

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