Consumer Electronics Association

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Consumer Electronics Association
CEA-logo.jpg
Type Trade Organization
Founded 1924
Headquarters 1919 S. Eads St., Arlington, VA 22202
Staff Kathy Gornik; chairman
Members 2,200 companies
Website http://www.ce.org

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the trade organization for the consumer electronics industry in the United States. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $173 billion U.S. consumer technology industry through technology policy, events, research, promotion and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. The CEA also puts on the annual International CES (Consumer Electronics Show).

CEA originally started as the Radio Manufacturers Association (RMA) in 1924. In 1950, it changed its name to Radio-Television Manufacturers Association (RTMA). In 1953, it changed its name to Radio-Electronics-Television Manufacturers Association (RETMA). It was then the Electronic Industries Association (EIA) from 1957 to 1998, when it became the Electronic Industries Alliance. In 1995, EIA's Consumer Electronics Group (CEG) became the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association (CEMA). In 1999, President Gary Shapiro announced the trade group's name change from CEMA to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and became an independent sector of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA).[1]

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[edit] Awards Program

CEA has several awards programs to honor industry leaders, inventors, and groundbreaking products and technologies.

  • Academy of Digital Pioneers: given out at the DTV Summit to recognize DTV leaders and those accomplishments that further the transition from analog television to digital
  • Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame: To recognize the contributions of the true pioneers of the consumer electronics industry, CEA announced the first 50 inductees into its Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame at the 2000 International CES. Each year another world-class group of inventors, engineers, business leaders, retailers and journalists are inducted into the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame.
  • The Mark of Excellence Awards has distinguished leaders in custom home electronic products, services and installed technologies. For past winners and details of the categories and how to enter:(MoE).

[edit] CE Timeline

2007
• CES celebrates its 40th anniversary.
• The first cell phones capable of receiving broadcast television are available.
• “Inkless” printing — no ribbons or cartridges – is demonstrated.
• The Windows “Vista” operating system is released.
• Apple introduces its first “iPhone” smartphone.
• Portable navigation devices (PND) become a mainstream category.

2006
• Nintendo’s Wii video game system goes on sale.
• Microsoft introduces its Zune digital music player.
• The first consumer high-definition DVD players go on sale in the U.S.
• The first videogame systems with high-definition DVD players hit the market.
• The first OCAP (Open Cable Applications Platform) cable systems begin operation and the first OCAP-enabled TVs are available.
• U.S. President Bush signs legislation to end analog television broadcasting on February 17, 2009.
• Hybrid format, chip sets for combining Blu-ray/HD-DVD high-definition DVD are announced.
• The first broadband HSDPA GSM cell phones are available in U.S.
• The one billionth Bluetooth device ships.
• The first 1080p plasma HDTVs go on sale.
• CEA and IT industries file a “consensus proposal” with the FCC to end plug-and-play two-way cable TV interoperability stalemate.
• The first RPTV HDTVs with LED lighting technology begin shipping.
• The first flash memory, DVD and hard disc drive-based highdefinition camcorders using AVCHD format hit the market.
• Sales of digital TVs surpass sales of analog TVs for the first time.
• The first dual cellular/WiFi, cordless/WiFi phones are available.
• A new WiFi 802.11n specification, enabling throughput of 100 Mbit/s for wireless local transmission of HDTV, is approved by IEEE.
• The first high capacity, 4-GB-plus, flash memory cards are available.

[edit] Market Research

For more than 75 years, CEA’s Market Activity Reports and Analysis (MARA) program has been providing consumer electronics industry statistics. For more information about the MARA program see CEA Market Research.

CEA consumer research reports contain a written analysis of the key points and essential take-aways, offering insightful analysis about what consumers want from consumer technologies. These reports can be purchased here.

[edit] Membership

CEA represents more than 2,200 corporate members. Membership is available for companies involved in the CE industry, including manufacturers, distributors, technology developers, retailers, dealers, and integrators. Associate membership is offered to companies providing B2B solutions for the CE industry, such as marketing and advertising firms, financial/investment institutes, and builders

Membership in CEA supports the CE industry, CEA policies and initiatives, and provides exclusive benefits to grow your CE business. Visit CEA Membership.

[edit] Leadership

Gary Shapiro [1]/ President and CEO

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Digital America". Consumer Electronics Association. http://www.ce.org/Press/CEA_Pubs/1964.asp. Retrieved 2007-09-19. 

[edit] External links

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