CES 2011 sees a big boost in Attendance.

Another CES has come and gone and the Ninjalane report card?  Well let's say the whole experience was eye opening and very helpful.  I set out to get answers to some difficult questions and instead of sugar coating everything I told people how it was.  And guess what?  It worked.  I got some good info from everyone and made some better friends along the way.

The 2011 CES was supposed to be a lack luster collection of exhibitors and record lows in terms of overall visitors.  In fact there were upwards of 140k people visiting the LVCC this year which caused a multitude of transportation issues and extremely long lines. 

Was this good for the show?  I think so.

In other good news the CES event dates are being moved a week and forward 2 days so it will no longer occur over the weekend.  This will be good since finding a hotel is always more difficult over the weekend and shouldn't impact attendance on the last day as people are hurrying out to catch flights home.

Furthermore, we're being hit with even more amazing news from the show floor: the official show dates for 2012. Rather than pushing CES up against a pair of holidays in Christmas and New Year's Day, the Consumer Electronics Association has finally seen fit to bump things forward a week. CES 2012 will officially be held January 10th through 13th, and we're guessing that most of the press events will start on the 8th or 9th

The schedule change should be good for everyone, of course that only leaves one day for pre-show press events but I have never been a fan of those since they tend to be ALL over the place.

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