[December 10, 2014]

Tops in Tech: CEA Receives NVTC's Associate Member of the Year Award

The following statement is attributed to Gary Shapiro (News - Alert), president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^® and honorary member of the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) board, in response to the NVTC naming CEA as its Associate Member of the Year:

"What an honor to receive this award from such an important and influential group of technology leaders. CEA strives to make Northern Virginia more business-friendly, help attract the best and brightest tech talent to the area, and advocate for pro-innovation policies that make the commonwealth an attractive and effective place to do business.

"We're especially proud of our work with leaders from NVTC and Monster Worldwide, among others, to launch USTechVets.org. This online community connects the nearly one million U.S. service members who are transitioning back into civilian life to employment opportunities within the technology industry. And now that we've teamed up to bring in groups such as CEDIA, CSAA, CompTIA, ESA, NAB, PCIA, PSC, SIA and TIA (News - Alert) our collaborative effort has created the largest collection of available technology jobs anywhere.

"Whether it's fighting for tech innovators Uber and Lyft in the face of cease-and-desist orders, advocating for innovation through the expedition of federal rule-making on commercial drones, or hosting a town hall with Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) so local voters can ask tech policy-related questions, CEA wants the world to know Virginia stands for innovation."

About CEA:

The Consumer Electronics Association (News - Alert) (CEA) is the technology trade association representing the $211 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research, technical training and education, industry promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA also owns and produces the International CES (News - Alert) - The Global Stage for Innovation. All profits from CES are reinvested into CEA's industry services. Find CEA online at www.CE.org, www.DeclareInnovation.com and through social media: http://www.ce.org/social

UPCOMING EVENTS

• CES Unveiled Las Vegas
  January 4, 2015, Las Vegas, NV

• 2015 International CES
  January 6-9, 2015, Las Vegas, NV

• CES Unveiled Tokyo
  February 18, 2015, Tokyo, Japan

• CEA Winter Break
  March 5-8, 2015, Snowmass Village, CO

• 2015 International CES Asia
  May 25-27, 2015, Shanghai, China

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