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NATALI DEL CONTE NAMED 2010 CEA LINE SHOWS CONFERENCE CHAIR

CBS/CNET Correspondant to Speak at CEA Line Shows, Which Will Feature Dynamic Keynotes, Innovations and Engaging Panels
Arlington, VA, February 3, 2010 – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced that Natali Del Conte will chair the CEA Line Shows Conference Program and speak at the event on June 22-23 in New York City. Natali Del Conte is a correspondent for The CBS Early Show and WCBS and a host on CNET’s Loaded.

The CEA Line Shows bring together the industry’s top media, trade, analysts and key technology thought leaders for two days of new product exhibitions, conference panels and presentations focused on market trends, the unintended consequences of technologies and the future development of hardware and software that fits into an active and engaged digital life.

“I’m really excited to help put together an event that will be informational and informative,” explained Natali Del Conte. “I attend conferences to get excited about the industry and also to exchange ideas about where we are going and where we’ve been. I look forward to chairing such a key technology event that benefits the entire industry.”

The CEA Line Shows Conference Program will include the following session highlights:
•    Beyond the Geeks – Gadgets for every demographic
•    The Digital Divide- Why it matters
•    The How, What and Whys of ROI - What business technologies are working
•    Content Delivery Systems- Who will win and when?
•    Dare to Share- Why social networks and web applications capitalize on our need to share and disseminate

For conference updates and announcements, follow the 2010 CEA Line Shows on Twitter via the @CEAfeed #lineshows.

Additional event information can be found at www.cealineshows.com.

About the CEA Line Shows
These events are being organized in association with CEA, the producer of the International CES®, along with Martin Porter Associates and Consumer Technology Publishing Group/NAPCO, publisher of Dealerscope, Custom Retailer and E-Gear Magazines.

About CEA:
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $165 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research, technical training and education, industry promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA also sponsors and manages the International CES – Where Entertainment, Technology and Business Converge. All profits from CES are reinvested into CEA’s industry services. Find CEA online at www.CE.org.

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CEA Line Shows and Digital Downtown made headlines in 2009 throughout the major news media, consumer press, trade press and blogger community. Here’s a sample of news from CEA Line Shows 2009:

White House CTO Lauds Google’s 20% Time (The Wall Street Journal)

The Daily Start-Up: Biz Grads Keep Pouring Into Venture Capital (The Wall Street Journal)

CEA Line Show, June 2009 (cnet.com)

Major Exhibitors and New Technology Events Added to CEA Line Shows and Digital Downtown Conference (TMC.net)

Monster, Toshiba, Mitsubishi Highlight CEA Digital Downtown SuperThin HDMI cables, Regza HDTVs, 3D-ready DLP TVs all on display (CEPro)

Mobile apps to spur broadband spending: U.S. tech czar (Reuters)

Lotsa Monster (Home Theater Magazine)

U.S. CTO: America Needs To Rekindle Tech Innovation (ChannelWeb - crn.com)

Sign of the Times - Scott Wilkinson’s Blog (Ultimate AV Mag)

Averting another format war, this time in 3D TV (International Business Times)

Industry Address by U.S. CTO Caps Successful CEA Line Shows (Reuters)

CEA Line Shows and Digital Downtown Conference Offer “Consumer Tech Reality Check” for Media and Industry (Reuters)

Inaugural CEA Line Shows and Digital Downtown Conference in New York City (sbtv.com Daily News)

Tech Czar Suggests Mobile Apps Could Bring Money For Broadband (RedOrbit.com)

CEA Line Show, June 2009 (ZDnet)

CEA Line Show, Beam It! iPhone app, Minigore (Macnn.com)

Mitsubishi commits to the 3-D TV future (SmartBrief)

Schlage LiNK Wins CEA Line Shows’ “Mobile Apps Shootout”

Mitsubishi’s Big Sound (Home Theater Magazine)

CEA Sees A Second-Half Turnaround; Challenges Still Predicted (Twice)

CEA’s CEO Gary Shapiro Embraces (or is that Braces For?) The DTV Transition (Big Picture Big Sound)

Tech executives praise netbooks as up-and-coming (NJBIZ)

Siso Tablo optical sensor turns any laptop display into a touchscreen (Liliputing.com)

New Eviant Widescreen 7-Inch Portable DTV Makes Perfect Gift for Both Dads and Grads (Consumer Electronics Net)

CEA Line Show Tech Meet Picks Winners (Picture Business)

Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics (BNET)

Industry Address by U.S. CTO Caps Successful CEA Line Shows (News Blaze)

CTO of the USA: Aneesh Chopra on the Role of Government in Technology (Big Picture Big Sound)

Mitsubishi Marvels (UltimateAVMag.com)

Keynotes to Highlight Day 2 of CEA Line Shows (DealerScope)

Smartfish Makes Computing Easier With Keyboard, Mouse (EGear)

Monster shows universal remote, HDMI cables, more (Electronista)

"CEA�s Line Shows have become critical events for my teams at Engadget, Switched, TUAW, and Download Squad. In a tech editorial environment that is increasingly (and understandably) remote and mobile, in-person shows like these are a welcome rarity. Not only do they get my guys and girls out of their home offices, but they have also created innumerable hands-on and breaking stories chock-full of the video and images our readers have come to love and expect. What�s more, the smaller size of CEA Line Shows means that my journalists can get their job done in a consumable environment as compared to the multi-day, exhausting conferences. Both have their place, but I am for one forever a fan of the smaller CEA Line Shows."
— Joshua Fruhlinger, Editorial Director, AOL Tech.

"All in all, the CEA Line Shows was a big success, especially for an initial effort. I urge other manufacturers of home-theater products to sign up for next year — you'll save loads of money compared to putting on an individual line show, and you'll save journalists loads of time, a commodity in very short supply these days. It's a win-win in an otherwise lose-lose economy."
— UltimateAVmag.com Editor, Scott Wilkinson. For the complete article, click here.