Editing Consumer Technology Association (section)

=== CES ===
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CES is a major technology trade show held each January in [[Las Vegas]].

The first CES was held in 1967 in [[New York City]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=June |first=Laura |last2=Pierce |first2=David |date=January 4, 2013 |title=Incredible photos from the CES vault: 1967 to 2014 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/1/4/3828848/ces-photo-history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714054048/https://www.theverge.com/2013/1/4/3828848/ces-photo-history |archive-date=July 14, 2023 |access-date=August 7, 2023 |website=The Verge}}</ref> It was a spin-off from the Chicago Music Show,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avadirect.com/blog/the-history-of-ces-the-consumer-electronics-show/|title=The History of CES – the Consumer Electronics Show|website=AVADirect |date=January 5, 2016 |access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref> which until then had served as the main event for exhibiting consumer electronics. The event had 17,500 attendees and over 100 exhibitors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ces.tech/News/Press-Releases/CES-Press-Release.aspx?NodeID=0f8655a3-b69e-4b3d-9ca8-6bb44933fa6f|title=50 Year Anniversary of First CES in New York}}</ref> From 1978 to 1994, CES was held twice each year: once in January in Las Vegas, known as ''[[Winter Consumer Electronics Show]]'' (WCES), and once in June in Chicago, known as ''Summer Consumer Electronics Show''. In 1998, the show changed to an annual format with Las Vegas as the location. CES is one of the largest and longest-running trade shows held in Las Vegas, taking up to 17 days to set up, run, and break down.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freemanco.com/store/show/landing?referer=s&nav=02&showID=467735|title=Freeman Show Schedule}}</ref>