About CES

The Global Stage for Innovation

CES is the world's gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. It has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for 50 years — the global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace. As the largest hands-on event of its kind, CES features all aspects of the industry.

CES, formerly The International Consumer Electronics Show (International CES®), showcases more than 3,900 exhibiting companies, including manufacturers, developers and suppliers of consumer technology hardware, content, technology delivery systems and more; a conference program with more than 300 conference sessions and more than 170K attendees from 150 countries.

And because it is owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™ — the technology trade association representing the $292 billion U.S. consumer technology industry — it attracts the world’s business leaders and pioneering thinkers to a forum where the industry’s most relevant issues are addressed.

Find out more about the thought leaders who come to CES by checking out the CES 2017 Audit Summary (PDF).

World-Changing Innovations Announced at CES

The first CES took place in New York City in June 1967. Since then, thousands of products have been announced at the yearly show, including many that have transformed our lives.

See a timeline of technology milestones. (PDF)

Videocassette Recorder (VCR), 1970 Laserdisc Player, 1974 Camcorder and Compact Disc Player, 1981 Digital Audio Technology, 1990 Compact Disc - Interactive, 1991 Digital Satellite System (DSS), 1994 Digital Versatile Disk (DVD), 1996 High Definition Television (HDTV), 1998 Hard-disc VCR (PVR), 1999 Satellite Radio, 2000 Microsoft Xbox and Plasma TV, 2001 Home Media Server, 2002 Blu-Ray DVD and HDTV PVR, 2003

HD Radio, 2004 IP TV, 2005 Convergence of content and technology, 2007 OLED TV, 2008 3D HDTV, 2009 Tablets, Netbooks and Android Devices, 2010 Connected TV, Smart Appliances, Android Honeycomb, Ford’s Electric Focus, Motorola Atrix, Microsoft Avatar Kinect, 2011 Ultrabooks, 3D OLED, Android 4.0 Tablets, 2012 Ultra HDTV, Flexible OLED, Driverless Car Technology, 2013 3D Printers, Sensor Technology, Curved UHD, Wearable Technologies, 2014 4K UHD, Virtual Reality, Unmanned Systems, 2015

Future Show Dates

Show surveys over the years have shown that the majority of people prefer a weekday pattern for CES. We do our best to schedule accordingly, but in some future years, the show pattern shifts to include the weekend to fit within the Las Vegas event schedule. Future dates include

• Jan. 7-10, 2020 (Tuesday-Friday)

• Jan. 6-9, 2021 (Wednesday-Saturday)

• Jan. 5-8, 2022 (Wednesday-Saturday)

Contact Us

Consumer Technology Association (CTA)
866-233-7968 (U.S.)
+1 703-907-7605 (Outside U.S.)
customerservice@cta.tech

About the World Trade Center Las Vegas

The World Trade Center Las Vegas (WTCLV), one of the busiest facilities in the world, is a 3.2 million-square-foot convention center located within a short distance of the famous Las Vegas Strip. 

The WTCLV engages in trade activities, provides trade and exhibition services, and provides reciprocal services to other members of the World Trade Centers Association network.

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