Consumer electronics exhibition 2022 held live despite Omicron’s fears attracts 15,000 registrations
About 15,000 people have signed up in person to attend the global tech show CES in the past 10 days, organizers said on Friday, in a sign of momentum for live events despite global concerns. on the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
In total, “tens of thousands” of people have signed up for the show so far, the organizer said, without giving a specific number.
The Omicron The variant was first detected in southern Africa and Hong Kong last month, sparking global fears of a new version of the rapidly spreading virus and dampening prospects that an increase in travel will continue recently.
More than 1,900 companies have committed to attend Electronic consumer display in Las Vegas in January, about half of pre-pandemic levels.
Big companies like Sony and industry executives including General Motors’ CEO, Mary Barra plan to travel to Las Vegas, although some include Nvidia been planning a largely virtual presence for a while.
“We’re not fantasizing: the show will be smaller this year,” said Jean Foster, senior vice president of marketing and communications for the Consumer Technology Association, the group that organizes CES. “It allows us to widen our aisles and adapt to social distancing.”
She said interest in in-person attendance is still “flatulent ahead.”
All attendees will be required to present proof of completeness COVID-19 immunization program, open January 5-8.
© Thomson Reuters 2021
