CES 2021 Goes On-line Solely in Face of Coronavirus

CES, the annual Shopper Electronics Present that that takes place in Los Angeles every year, is among the greatest occasions within the tech business and it is going digital for 2021. Gary Shapiro, President and CEO of the Shopper Expertise Affiliation (which runs CES), shared a video message on Twitter the place he outlined how subsequent yr’s CES will likely be on-line solely. CES was the final main tech occasion of 2020 to happen in individual — its often adopted by Cell World Congress, which takes place in February in Barcelona, however this yr’s occasion was cancelled because the unfold of COVID-19 began to develop into extra evident. Since then, increasingly occasions have been following go well with. 

“Amid the pandemic and rising international well being issues in regards to the unfold of Covid-19, it is simply not doable to soundly convene tens of 1000’s of individuals in Las Vegas in early January 2021 to fulfill and do enterprise in individual,” CTA Chief Govt Officer Gary Shapiro stated in a press release shared on Twitter.

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“Shifting to an all-digital format for CES is solely the appropriate factor to do. Our exhibitors, companions and thought-leaders will now have the time to plan, to suppose, to create compelling methods to interact digital audiences from world wide,” Shapiro added, and stated, “Just like the tech sector itself, CES consistently innovates and evolves. For greater than 50 years, CES has been the worldwide stage for innovation and that is the subsequent stage of our evolution.”

CES is among the greatest expertise occasions, and consists of every thing from smartphones to televisions to robots and way more. This would be the first time that CES goes digital — nevertheless, the plan appears to be for one yr solely, as Shapiro added in his message that he hopes to see folks in individual once more in 2022.