Join Brian Pichman and his Consumer Electronic Show (CES) recap. CES is the ultimate tech conference that unveils the latest and greatest in tech gadgets and gizmos. Brian will share his findings of the next must-have technology announced at the event, along with some library partnerships that can help evolve your library's maker spaces.
2. Todays Discussion
• Join Brian Pichman and his Consumer
Electronic Show (CES) recap. CES is the
ultimate tech conference that unveils the latest
and greatest in tech gadgets and gizmos. Brian
will share his findings of the next must-have
technology announced at the event, along with
some library partnerships that can help evolve
your library's maker spaces.
3. What is CES
• Consumer Electronic Show
• History of CES. The first Consumer
Electronic Show kicked off in 1967, with
250 exhibitors and 17,500 attendees in
New York City. Since then, CES has grown
by more than 10-fold and now
encompasses both traditional and non-
traditional tech industries.
4. By The Numbers:
• Nearly 2.2 million net square feet of exhibits
• 3200+ exhibitors, including 1000 new exhibitors
• Over 115,000 attendees (pre-audit figures)
• Over 40,000 international attendees from more than 140 countries (pre-audit figures)
• 4800 global media from 69 countries (pre-audit figures)
• 60% of Fortune 500 companies represented