Archive for the 'Washington Forum 2008' Category

If You Missed It, Catch the Pod!

I’m happy to announce that the Washington Forum podcasts are here. So if you were not able to make it to the Forum last week, or did attend but missed a session or two, you can listen to the podcasts at no charge.
You can pick from the following sessions:
Keynote: The Honorable Carlos M. Gutierrez, […]

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Thursday, April 10th, 2008

A DTV Coupon Program Update With the Honorable Meredith A. Baker

Introduced by CEA’s CEO and President Gary Shapiro:
A recent study conducted by CEA and PricewaterhouseCoopers shows that:
“The Consumer Electronics industry directly contributes over one trillion dollars to the U.S. economy.”
Whether it’s social networking sites, new wireless technologies or HDTV, the media is filled with consumer electronics related stories, more than we can count.
The amount of […]

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Friday, April 4th, 2008

Congressman Rick Boucher on the Digital TV Transition

The opening keynote for today (Thursday, April 3rd) welcomed the Honorable Rick Boucher (D-VA), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives. We’ll share his views on the digital TV transition.
Congressman Boucher: On February 17, 2009, analog broadcasting will cease and all television broadcasts will be in digital format. That transition would not be occurring […]

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Friday, April 4th, 2008

Trade is a Hot Issue

Anne Kim, director of the Middle Class Program and senior policy advisor for the Third Way was introduced by Michael Petricone, senior vice president, Government and Legal Affairs, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA).
Anne Kim starts by saying - resolutely - that all of us knew trade was going to be a hot issue during this […]

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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Live From the Forum

Today we’re live blogging from our Washington Forum. We’re pleased to share the excitement that’s in the air when representatives from the government and the consumer electronics industry come together, here in Washington.
First up at 10:00am: Opening Keynote Address from The Honorable Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce, US Department of Commerce.
We’re here at […]

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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Welcome to the Dialogue

Hello and welcome to CEA Digital Dialogue, the official blog site of the Consumer Electronics Association.
We have a bright and energetic staff of about 150 here at CEA with a wide array of knowledge and considerable interest in consumer electronics. A few of them are what I consider to be extreme CE consumers and we […]

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Monday, March 31st, 2008