The CES Show Approaches -- Less Hotel Space and Higher Pric

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What the following press bulletin doesn't note is the fact that fewer hotel rooms will be available in Las Vegas this January due the tearing down of old hotels in preparation for building new ones. Hotel prices are also on the rise along with the new brick and morter. Consumer Electronics CEO, Gary Shapiro, said yesterday in San Francisco that in order to increase the quality of those who do come to the CES the entry fee will be raised from $150 to $200. They anticipate 140,000, a number slightly less than last year's record.



2007 INTERNATIONAL CES EXPANDS TO SANDS/VENETIAN FOR ALL NEW LINEUP OF MUST-SEE EVENTS

<em>Keynotes, High-Performance Audio and Home Theater, Innovations Plus, TechZones, CES Unveiled and Press Conferences among Venue Highlights</em>

Arlington, Va., October 17, 2006 - CES keynotes, high-performance audio and home theater exhibitors, Innovations honorees, emerging technology exhibits, TechZones, and a range of special media events take center stage at the newest venue of the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES®) - Innovations Plus at the Sands. To accommodate these must-see events, CES is augmenting the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) with halls B, C and D of the Sands Expo and Convention Center and portions of the adjoining Venetian Hotel. The 2007 International CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology tradeshow, runs January 8-11, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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