The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is an organization
that unites 2,000 companies within the consumer technology industry. Led by its
dynamic President and published author of several books, Gary Shapiro, the
members of CEA tap into valuable and innovative members-only resources:
“unparalleled market research, networking opportunities with business advocates
and leaders, up-to-date educational programs and technical training, exposure
in extensive promotional programs, and representation from the voice of the
industry.”
CEA is the organizer of the most efficiently and effectively
managed International CES (Consumer Electronic Conference) held every year in
early January. I attend as a credentialed member of the Press
representing ASIAN JOURNAL USA.
It also runs the CE Week in New York that is held every summer,
which I also attend regularly.
On April 30, 2014, I will be at the CES On The Hill – an
invitation-only event that is also produced by the Consumer Electronics Association
(CEA).
As stated in their announcement, CES On The Hill has been
organized precisely “to provide policymakers the opportunity to interact with
the technology companies and products that are changing the way we live, work
and play. Members of Congress, key Hill staff and DC media will experience the
innovative technologies at the center of today’s policy debates.”
The event will be held at the Rayburn House Office Building
Cafeteria (Rm-B-357), which is located at the intersection of Independence Avenue
and South Capitol Street in Washington, DC.
I was just reminded of the fact that it was in this same place
where our organization, Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce (APACC)
hosted the late Philippine President Cory Aquino during her first Presidential
State Visit in the middle 1980s.
Any group that seeks to initiate or change policies must go to
the Hill. Among the Public policy issues that CEA is interested in are the
following:
1. Increasing Spectrum
and Mobile Broadband;
2. Enabling
Innovation by the Best and Brightest through Support for Immigration Reform;
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3. Encouraging
Industry-Led eCycling Policies;
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4. Stopping Patent
Litigation Abuse;
5. Furthering Industry
Sustainability and Green Initiatives;
6. Ensuring Access to
Innovative Technologies;
7. Advancing Energy
Efficiency Programs and Initiatives;
8. Supporting
Industry-Driven Solutions for Design, Labeling, and Use Mandates;
9. Promoting Safe
In-Vehicle Technology; and
10. Expanding Free
Trade Agreements.
Noted
exhibitors at the CES on the Hill include but limited to the following:
