The 2013 International CES will encompass an epic 1.8 million net square feet of exhibit space spread throughout the Las Vegas Convention and World Trade Center (LVCC), the LVH and the Venetian. Nestled within this space, you’ll find 3,000 exhibitors, including 20 themed TechZones featuring specialized technologies.
Digital Imaging/Photography
Escape to the LVH to find the primary location of the imaging product category as it takes center stage at PMA@CES. From capture to output, PMA@CES in its new location at the LVH is the place to be to learn about profitable products and services, reconnect with industry friends and establish vital new business connections.
Premier Education for Imaging Professionals. Join retailers, photographers, studios, labs and other imaging entrepreneurs from around the globe at the DIMA (Digital Imaging Marketing Association) and PSPA/SPAA (Professional School Photographers Association/Sports Photographers of America Association) Conferences at Bally’s Las Vegas, January 6-7, 2013.
Get the tools, information, and contacts necessary to help you grow your business.
• Ideas for connecting with and attracting new customers
• New product solutions to boost customer loyalty
• Build strategic partnerships with suppliers
• Learn from your peers what is working for them and what is not
Come and embrace new ideas, enrich relationships and explore technology! The PMA All Conference Pass lets you explore new ideas and solutions in photo retailing, school and sports photography and more. Get complete access to the DIMA and PSPA/SPAA conferences, including IS&T sessions as well as the PMA@CES Conference and exhibits at the LVH and 2013 International CES exhibits and keynotes.
In all, CES provides 800 speakers within 300 conference sessions that cover the consumer electronics industry’s vast topic areas. With more than a dozen partners, CES crafts a variety of tracks and SuperSessions that cover every aspect of the highly competitive, multibillion-dollar industry.
Two tracks cover retail strategy and technology trends, giving you a clear picture of opportunities in photo and the future of digital imaging. The PMA@CES educational sessions are the perfect complement to the exhibits in the PMA@CES TechZone and 2013 International CES.
Events and Awards
CES and its partners host a variety of special events and award programs to honor both industry leaders and groundbreaking products and technologies.
CES Innovations Awards. The Innovations Design and Engineering Awards have given consumer technology manufacturers and developers an opportunity to have their newest products judged by a panel of independent industrial designers, independent engineers and members of the press. It’s the place to see, touch, feel and understand the future of consumer technology.
The Best of Innovations designation is awarded to products with the highest judges’ scores. This year’s honorees will be featured in the Innovations Design and Engineering Awards Showcase in the Venetian at the 2013 International CES.
Best Shots. On January 11, the winners of the Best Shots contest will be announced at PMA@CES, located in the LVH. CEA in partnership with Eye-Fi, maker of the world’s first wireless memory card, will announce winners of the fourth annual Best Shots digital photo contest. Photos were submitted in four categories: people, travel, pets and smartphone shots. All photo entries will be displayed in the Best Shots area within the PMA@CES exhibits at the LVH. A slate of expert judges will select finalists from each category. Winners will then be chosen via an online vote that runs during CES.
PMA@CES Retailer Hot Picks. One of the most interactive and useful sessions for photo retailers is back by popular demand. PMA assigned a cadre of reporters to scour the show floor to find the cutest, quirkiest and coolest photo-related products that could help you differentiate your product offerings at very good margins. All you have to do is sign up for this session to get the inside scoop. The session will be held January 9, 2013, 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Track: Retailer Strategy, ID PMA10.
2013 CES Hot Stuff Awards. Stuff, a best-selling gadget magazine, is back at the CES to announce the third successive CES Hot Stuff Awards, showcasing the 10 most desirable, most exciting and most innovative products to launch at the show. Stuff’s international team of editors will be considering newly launched products from every category in order to unearth the very best that the show has to offer, resulting in a Hot Stuff Awards roster that’s guaranteed to get gadget fans worldwide hot under the collar.
Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards. Launched in 1948, the Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards honor development and innovation in broadcast technology and recognize companies, organizations and individuals for breakthroughs in technology that have a significant effect on television engineering. Awards are presented to an individual, company or a scientific or technical organization for developments and/or standardization involved in engineering technologies that represent an extensive improvement on existing methods or are so innovative in nature that they have affected the transmission, recording or reception of television.
The 64th Annual Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards will be on January 10, 2013 at the Bellagio (reception 6:30 p.m., dinner 7:30 p.m.) in the Bellagio Ballroom. cesweb.org
