Registration Information

Who Can Attend

CES is a trade-only event for individuals 18 years of age or older and affiliated with the consumer technology industry. All show attendees must follow health and safety protocols while at CES 2023. Learn more. 

• CES is not open to the general public.  

• Friends, family and children under the age of 18 will not be granted access to the event.  

• To attend CES, you must meet the registration requirements set for your individual registration type – industry attendee, media or exhibitor. ​

Industry Attendee Registration

What You Get with Registration

CES Industry Attendee registration includes access to the CES 2023 exhibit floor, keynote addresses, Great Minds sessions and select conference programming on a first-come, first-served basis, as well as access to the CES Digital Venue. To attend additional conference programming, you may purchase the Deluxe Conference Pass or an individual conference track in the fall.

All show attendees must follow health and safety protocols while at CES 2023. Learn more.

Proof of Industry Affiliation

CES will accept any of the following credentials as proof of your industry affiliation. Please do not submit any private or personal information.  

• Business card that matches the name of the company you are representing.  

• Verification of your employment on company letterhead.  

• Link to your company website showing your name on an employee roster. Company websites without employee rosters will not be accepted.

• Link to recent media article (print, digital, broadcast) that you wrote or in which you were quoted or cited as an industry professional; article must be published within the last year.  

CES will not accept credentials that do not associate you with the company you are representing. CES reserves the right to request additional business credentials if deemed necessary.  

Media Registration

What You Get with Media Registration

Media registration is complimentary and includes access to CES Unveiled Las Vegas, Media Days, the exhibit floor, keynote addresses, Great Minds sessions and more than 100 conference sessions. Media will also receive complimentary lunch.  

Who Can Register as Media

Media registration at CES will be granted to working media that cover consumer technology (across any vertical).  

Media accreditation will not be granted to publishers, general managers, account managers, sales representatives, brand ambassadors, PR/marketing and non-editorial media professionals or anyone whose principal purpose for attending CES is for reasons other than covering the show as working news media.  

All show attendees must follow health and safety protocols while at CES 2023. Learn more.

Proof of Media Affiliation 

CES will accept any of the following credentials as proof of your media affiliation. Do not submit any private or personal information. If you do not meet these specific media requirements, please register as an Industry Attendee.  

• Employed by Media Company  

  • Three articles published within the last nine (9) months with your byline.   

  • Letter from editor or producer on station/network letterhead or from a company email address that states you are covering CES on assignment.  

  • An about page or masthead from newspaper, publication or blog listing you as an editorial contributor.   

• Industry Analyst  

  • Article published within the past nine (9) months with your byline.  

  • ​Article published within the past nine (9) months quoting you as an industry analyst. 

  • Cover of a market research report from the past nine (9) months listing you as a contributor. 
    
    Reports must be made independently and not solicited by exhibiting companies.  

• Digital Content Creator 

  • A recent monthly traffic/follower report from the platform verifying your account and traffic activity documenting the minimum views, followers or streams listed below by platform

    • 50,000 or more monthly views on YouTube; OR 

    • 75,000 or more monthly views on TikTok; OR

    • 50,000 or more Instagram followers; OR 

    • 30,000 or more Twitter followers; OR 

    • 25,000 or more LinkedIn followers AND

      • Three tech-centered articles on LinkedIn; OR

      • Named one of LinkedIn “Top Voices” in Technology category within the last 6 years

    • 10,000 or more monthly podcast streams.  

• Freelancer  

  • Three articles published within the last nine (9) months with your byline. 

  • Letter from editor or producer on station/network letterhead or from a company email address that states you are covering CES on assignment. 

  • An about page or masthead from newspaper or publication listing you as an editorial contributor.  
    
    Communities, forums, newsletters and user groups will not be considered for media accreditation.  

• Blogger  

  • An article or blog post published within the past nine (9) months with your byline.  

  • Online Media must also provide a recent monthly traffic report from an external web analytics service like Google Analytics (or its equivalent), verifying the online publication get 10,000 or more unique visitors monthly (UVM). 

• Production/Contractor 

  • Letter from editor or producer on station/network letterhead stating that you are working at CES.  

Exhibitor Registration

Interested in being an exhibitor at CES 2023? Apply to exhibit or learn more. 

The standard badge associated with exhibitor registration is an Exhibitor Personnel badge. This badge includes access to the exhibit floor during exhibitor move-in and show hours. The Exhibitor Personnel badge also includes access to keynote addresses, Great Minds sessions, and select conference programming on a first-come, first-served basis.  

To attend additional conference programming, you may purchase the Deluxe Conference Pass or an individual conference track this fall.

All show attendees must follow health and safety protocols while at CES 2023. Learn more.

For Confirmed CES 2023 Exhibitors

You must work directly with the individual managing registration for your company to receive an Exhibitor Personnel badge. If you will be registering as an exhibitor, contact the person responsible for your space to initiate your registration.

Exhibitor Personnel Registration Process for Primary Contacts

As the Primary Contact, you may assign the role of Registration Coordinator to someone else if you will not be managing your company’s registration. If a Registration Coordinator is not assigned, you will be responsible for registering your exhibitor personnel. The Primary Contact and/or assigned Registration Coordinator will have control over the company badge allotment distribution. Primary contacts/ Registration Coordinator must initiate the registration for each exhibitor personnel so that individuals may complete their own registration. Anyone who needs access to the show floor, during show hours, must have a CES badge and meet the health protocols.  

All Primary Contacts received or will receive an email with instructions on how to access your Exhibitor Dashboard. Once you have accessed your Exhibitor Dashboard, click on the “Register Exhibitor Personnel” tile to access the registration page. Only the Primary Contact or the assigned Registration Coordinator will have access to this section of the Exhibitor Dashboard.  

Once in the registration page, you can invite your exhibitor personnel to register. You will have the ability to enter their first name, last name, business job title and email address to initiate the registration process. An email will be sent inviting the exhibitor personnel to complete their registration.  

All completed registrations will receive a confirmation email. Registrations without a photo will not be printed on-site. 

Badge Photos

Everyone in attendance must upload a photo to be printed on your CES badge. Badges will not be printed without a recent photo headshot.  

Having Trouble Uploading a Photo?

Make sure the photo you’re attempting to upload is a recent headshot. Offensive or obscene photos will be declined and will not be printed on-site. Photos of cartoons, caricatures or avatars will not be accepted.  

• Make sure the photo is an approved format format type - .jpg, .png, or .gif and below the maximum size of 5 MB.   

• Use a clear, color image of your face. Do not use filters.  

• Photos of cartoons, caricatures or avatars will not be accepted.  

• Zoom in to your face, especially if there is a busy or distracting background.  

• Wearing hats or sunglasses are discouraged and may cause your photo to be declined.  

If you are still having trouble uploading your photo to your CES registration, submit your inquiry to CESreg@CTA.tech. Be sure to include your name and registration ID for assistance.  

Do not upload sensitive personal information in the photo or proof of industry affiliation section of registration.