CES Technology Event Will Take Place Online
2020-08-04
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1CES, one of the world's biggest technology conferences, will be an online event this coming January due to the coronavirus health crisis.
2The decision marks a change for event organizers, who said in May it would take place as a smaller, in-person gathering in Las Vegas, Nevada.
3The decision also creates additional problems for Las Vegas.
4Like other popular vacation destinations in the United States, the city is suffering economically.
5More than 170,000 people attended the four-day show this past January, shortly before COVID-19 began to spread across the country.
6In Nevada over the past two weeks, the average number of daily new coronavirus cases has increased 27 percent.
7The state is now listed sixth in the country for new cases of COVID-19 per capita.
8The crisis has affected major technology events around the world.
9Europe's biggest consumer electronics trade event, Germany's IFA, usually runs for six days.
10Last year, nearly 25,000 people attended the event.
11This year, it will run half as long and there will be no public access to the event, which will take place in September.
12Web Summit, an event in Portugal that includes well-known heads of technology companies and famous people, will be online this time.
13Organizers aim to still hold a physical conference in Lisbon in December.
14But no final decision will be made until early October.
15Trade shows are a place where people meet members of the industry, try new devices or make sales.
16The Events Industry Council reports that they represent $2.5 trillion in worldwide spending.
17Much of that is likely to be lost if events go online.
18The Consumer Technology Association organizes CES.
19It had said in May that it planned to hold some events in Las Vegas next year.
20But Gary Shapiro, the group's CEO, said the group's thinking changed as COVID-19 cases rose sharply around the world.
21That makes it impossible to hold an indoor event in January 2021.
22It is also unknown whether employees of big technology companies will be permitted to travel by next January.
23For example, Google said this week that its employees should work from home until at least July 2021.
24The four-day online form of the CES show begins January 6.
25I'm Pete Musto.
1CES, one of the world's biggest technology conferences, will be an online event this coming January due to the coronavirus health crisis. 2The decision marks a change for event organizers, who said in May it would take place as a smaller, in-person gathering in Las Vegas, Nevada. 3The decision also creates additional problems for Las Vegas. Like other popular vacation destinations in the United States, the city is suffering economically. More than 170,000 people attended the four-day show this past January, shortly before COVID-19 began to spread across the country. 4In Nevada over the past two weeks, the average number of daily new coronavirus cases has increased 27 percent. The state is now listed sixth in the country for new cases of COVID-19 per capita. 5The crisis has affected major technology events around the world. 6Europe's biggest consumer electronics trade event, Germany's IFA, usually runs for six days. Last year, nearly 25,000 people attended the event. This year, it will run half as long and there will be no public access to the event, which will take place in September. 7Web Summit, an event in Portugal that includes well-known heads of technology companies and famous people, will be online this time. Organizers aim to still hold a physical conference in Lisbon in December. But no final decision will be made until early October. 8Trade shows are a place where people meet members of the industry, try new devices or make sales. The Events Industry Council reports that they represent $2.5 trillion in worldwide spending. Much of that is likely to be lost if events go online. 9The Consumer Technology Association organizes CES. It had said in May that it planned to hold some events in Las Vegas next year. But Gary Shapiro, the group's CEO, said the group's thinking changed as COVID-19 cases rose sharply around the world. That makes it impossible to hold an indoor event in January 2021. 10It is also unknown whether employees of big technology companies will be permitted to travel by next January. For example, Google said this week that its employees should work from home until at least July 2021. 11The four-day online form of the CES show begins January 6. 12I'm Pete Musto. 13Joseph Pisani reported on this story for the Associated Press. Pete Musto adapted it for VOA Learning English. Ashley Thompson was the editor. 14_______________________________________________________________ 15Words in This Story 16conference(s) - n. a formal meeting in which many people gather in order to talk about ideas or problems related to a particular topic, such as medicine or business, usually for several days 17destination(s) - n. a place to which a person is going or something is being sent 18per capita - adv. by or for each person 19consumer - n. a person who buys goods and services 20access - n. a way of getting near, at, or to something or someone 21We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments Section.