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You only get to debut your product once, so make the most of it.
What if you could make your debut at the International CES — the springboard of new technology — all expenses paid. CES has kept geeks and gadget gurus drooling for years, and now only one hurdle stands between you and your digital destiny — i-stage.

i-stage invites all purveyors of the new and the cool — cool technology, cool devices, cool services, cool applications — to show us your stuff. We welcome everyone from the early stage start-up to established companies with new releases to compete for the opportunity to take your product to the next level.

Best of all, this contest is free. Enter and get ready to stand next to technology's elite.

Rules:

  1. The product is real.
  2. The product is new.
  3. The product can be demonstrated live.

What i-stage offers:
While other demonstration events promise a substitute to CES, we put you right in the middle of it! The winner of this competition will be rewarded with a turnkey exhibit at the 2010 International CES — pretty much the big bang of all tech creations — and a sweet $40,000 to develop your product line. Featuring media and more than 100,000 attendees, the International CES is where you show it if it's worth being shown.

  (* Denotes a required field.)
Company/School/Organization Name (*)
Product Name (*)
Mr./Mrs./Ms./Dr. (*)
Primary Contact First Name (*)
Primary Contact Last Name (*)
Alternate Contact First Name
Alternate Contact Last Name
Alternate Contact E-mail
Street (*)
City (*)
State (*)
Postal Code (*)
Country (*)
Phone (*)
E-mail (*)
Company/School/Organization URL (*)
The product is best described as a:
Can the product be demonstrated to a live audience?
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ELEVATOR PITCH: How would you sell this product to Average Joe in 500 words or less? (*)
Product launch date or stage of development (*)
(e.g. R&D, concept testing, beta testing)
Has this product won any previous awards? (*)
If yes, what award(s)? (* if 'Yes' to above)
Has this product been shown/demonstrated publicly before? If so, where and when? (*)
Seeing is believing. Upload product photos or screen shots.
(JPG photos only; max size of 500Kb each.)



Tell us about your principal and management team. (*, 500 words or less)
FUTURE OUTLOOK: What needs to happen for your product/service to take-off? (e.g. build brand awareness, partner with established industry players, sign distribution deal with a major retailer, build critical mass of users, more R&D to expand product/service features, etc.) (*, 500 words or less)
(*)

Confidentiality
Entrants may request a non-disclosure agreement for confidentiality. Finalists may be asked to submit logos, photos and other promotional materials for publicity prior to and at the i-stage event. To submit the confidentiality agreement, please fax this form to 703-907-7030.

The Fine Print
By entering participants, (a) agree to be bound by the official rules and the decisions of the judges; (b) agree to release the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and its officers, directors, employees and agents, from any and all liability, loss, damage or injury resulting from their participation in this program or awarding, receipt, possession use and/or misuse of any award presented herein and acknowledge that CEA, and its officers, directors, employees and agents, have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the program or any award including, but not limited to, its quality, mechanical condition or fitness for a particular purpose; and (c) consent to the use of his/her name, photograph and/or likeness for advertising and promotional purposes in connection with the program and award without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. Award recipients will be responsible for all applicable taxes on the award. The program and the award are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations. CEA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, suspend or terminate the program and the award without further notice.

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