January 4, 2007 [Judy Cushman]

CES (The Consumer Electronics Show)

The Consumer Electronics Show held every year in Las Vegas is slated to attract close to 240,000 attendees with registration opening Saturday, Jan, 6th and the exhibits open to the public starting January 8th. I will be attending starting Saturday leaving late Tuesday evening and hope to meet PR and media colleagues.

As many who subscribe to my newsletter know, I developed a special niche at the late lamented COMDEX show putting together a website and party/events list for the PR community and the media. I will be exploring the idea of providing that service again.

Please respond with details about press events, media receptions and shows within the show, such as Pepcom’s Sunday evening media reception. Also, please let me know if you will be attending and if you’d like to set a time to get together. I have set up a special email address just for CES: jcushmanCES@jc-a.com or you can always send a note to: jcushman@jc-a.com with CES in the subject line. Thank you. Judy.

Here are notes about Showstoppers and Pat Meier’s Lunch@Piero’s at CES.

ShowStoppers -- the press-only special events where reporters, editors, columnists and industry analysts discover the future of business, consumer, lifestyle and digital technologies, for work, for home, for play -- is sold out for CES 2007. 120+ companies will demo products to 1,200 press. Go to http://www.showstoppers.com for information or contact Dave Leon, 845-638-3527, dave@showstoppers.com.

Lunch@Piero’s started more than 20 years ago. Next week it will take place during two days, Monday and Tuesday January 8 and 9 from 11:30am to 2pm. Journalists will see tabletop demos from innovative companies. (The event is sold out.) “We personally check the credentials of each and every invitee to make sure they are current active media.” For additional details go to: http://www.lunchat.com/becomeasponsor.html and http://www.lunchat.com/welcome.html.

Other organizations or attendees that wish to list CES media/PR activities may do so on my blog. Please mention CES/blog in the subject line and indicate if the information is for attribution or to be posted without naming the source.

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