Special Edition: 2008 International CES Preview

A Conversation with United States Trade Representative (USTR), Ambassador Susan Schwab
On Tuesday, January 8th, U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Susan Schwab, will discuss the state of trade in today’s global economy, pending Free Trade Agreements, and how the consumer electronics industry is affected by international trade policies.
                                                     
The event will be held from 3-4:00p.m. in the North Hall (N260)  of the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC).

2008 International CES Policy Panels
Don’t miss these policy panels addressing issues critical to the consumer 
electronics industry:

The True Cost of DRM: What Can’t We Do Now?
10:30– 11:30 a.m., Monday, January 7
LVCC, North Hall, N254

The New Face of America’s Elections
10:30– 11:30 a.m., Monday, January 7
LVCC, North Hall, N255-257

Nationwide Deployment of Broadband: Are We There Yet?
Noon – 1 p.m., Monday, January 7
LVCC North Hall N253

Digital Freedom Presents: Technology, Copyright and Making a Living – The Artists Speak
1:30 – 2:30 p.m., Monday, January 7
LVCC North Hall N253

Goodbye Analog Hello DTV
1:30 – 2:30 p.m., Monday, January 7
LVCC North Hall N262

Washington, Intellectual Property and Your Living Room
3– 4 p.m., Monday, January 7
LVCC, North Hall, N253

A Powerful Force: Energy Efficiency
3 – 4:30 p.m., Monday, January 7
LVCC North Hall N254

Congress Speaks
Noon – 1 p.m., Tuesday, January 8
LVCC North Hall N262

Keeping CE off the Curb
Noon – 1 p.m., Tuesday, January 8
LVCC North Hal N255-257

Tech’s Greener Pastures
3 – 4 p.m., Tuesday, January 8
LVCC North Hall N262

For additional panel sessions and the latest show information, please visit www.cesweb.org.  

2008 International CES Goes Green
Last month, CEA announced that the 2008 International CES is taking unprecedented steps to "go green" by becoming carbon neutral and incorporating the use of sustainable and energy efficient practices.

Additional Links: CEA Press Release 11/13/07 

World Tech Policy Leaders Join for International SuperSession at CES
As CE sales increase globally, a "new convergence" of digital content, services and products is giving consumers increasingly seamless access to communication, information and entertainment. What policy framework best supports future growth and access? What best practices are developing countries adopting? Some of the world’s leading technology policy makers will join this session on January 8th, including Tsutomu Sato, Japan's Senior Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications; Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Information Society and the Media with the European Commission; and Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy.

Additional Links: Information on the International SuperSession

Technology and Emerging Countries Program Introduced at CES
In its inaugural year, CEA is pleased to announce the 2008 Technology and Emerging Countries program, a conference program at the 2008 International CES.  The program will delve into the role of consumer technology and its role in long term development of emerging economies. Consisting of keynote addresses, panel sessions and demonstrations of the technologies used by developing nations, CEA expects this new program to explore technology's expanse from an economic, social and environmental standpoint.
                                                                             

Speakers will include, Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda; Nicolas Negroponte, founder of the One Laptop Per Child project and the MIT Media Lab; Paul Meyer, CEO, Voxiva; Dan Shine, program director, AMD’s 50x15 Initiative and Tae Yoo, senior vice president, corporate affairs, Cisco Systems Inc, among others. The program will be held on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Las Vegas Hilton Theater.  Visit www.cesweb.org for more information

Additional Links: CEA Press Release 11/14/07

FCC Chairman Martin to Address the 2008 International CES
Join FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and CEA President and CEO, Gary Shapiro for a conversation about the digital era, broadband, communications policy, the digital television transition, and other issues critical to the consumer electronics industry.

The event will be held on Tuesday, January 8 from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. in the LVCC North Hall N255-257.

More information is available at: http://www.cesweb.org/attendees/conferences/insiders.asp.

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin

Senate Passes Energy Bill
Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a comprehensive energy bill, which includes energy use disclosure requirements for consumer electronics and a national standard for external power supplies.  CEA helped shape provisions in this legislation and is happy with the result.

Contact: Doug Johnson


Federal Trade Commission Update of 'Green Guides'
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is updating their current ‘Green Guides’ which set forth a series of requirements for manufacturers/service providers to use as a basis for 'green' marketing.

A summary of the current Green Guides and more information is available at www.ftc.gov/bcp/grnrule/guides980427.htm.
 
Please contact Joanne Sonenshine (jsonenshine@ce.org) or Parker Brugge (pbrugge@ce.org) by December 31st if your company would like to provide comments to the FTC regarding updates to these guides.

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CEA Government Affairs Staff

Michael Petricone Senior Vice President, Government Affairs	Julie Kearney Senior Director & Regulatory Counsel
Parker Brugge Senior Director & Environmental Counsel	Veronica O’Connell Senior Director, Government Affairs
Douglas Johnson Senior Director, Technology Policy & International Affairs	Sage Chandler Senior Director, International Trade
Stacie Aman Manager, PAC & Grassroots	Joanne Sonenshine Manager, Environmental Policy
J. David Grossman Policy Analyst, Government Affairs	Christie McDonald Senior Government Affairs Coordinator