CEDIA 2021 And CES 2022 Event Updates

CES 2022 in Las Vegas will strictly be open for those attendees who have been vaccinated. There is no word if you also need to prove you’ve had a booster shot. As for CEDIA 2021, while the show seemed like a ‘go’ just weeks ago, today we have reports from many manufacturers who are choosing not to exhibit. Without many key (and minor) exhibitors, will CEDIA be ‘worth it’ to continue as an event during 2021? (UPDATE: CEDIA says they will hold the show as scheduled). Getting back to CES 2022, according to Gary Shapiro “As a CEO running a national trade association – the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) – these past 18 months put me on a roller coaster of emotion as I work to lead by example and make decisions that will have positive effects…. We know our decision to require vaccines — and potentially positive antibody tests — may not be popular for some, but for many others it will allow them to know they can experience CES once again — and get back to business as usual.”