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The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is a standards

Standards organization

A standards organization, standards body, standards developing organization , or standards setting organization is any organization whose primary activities are developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, reissuing, interpreting, or otherwise producing technical standards that are...

and trade organization for the consumer electronics

Consumer electronics

Consumer electronics are electronic equipment intended for everyday use, most often in entertainment, communications and office productivity. Radio broadcasting in the early 20th century brought the first major consumer product, the broadcast receiver...

industry in the United States

United States

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. 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

The International Consumer Electronics Show is a major technology-related trade show held each January in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Not open to the public, the Consumer Electronics Association-sponsored show typically hosts previews of products and new...

(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).

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
Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame
The Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame, founded by the Consumer Electronics Association , honors leaders whose creativity, persistence, determination and personal charisma helped to shape the industry and made the consumer electronics marketplace what it is today...

: 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).

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.

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.

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