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Parks Associates
and CONNECTIONS™ to host pre-show workshop and sessions at 2005
International CES
Parks Associates today announced plans for a pre-show workshop and four
interactive sessions at 2005 International CES, events which will feature
the latest consumer research and expert analysis on the digital home.
Parks Associates will host the pre-show workshop The Digital Home Highway
on January 5, 2005, and
CONNECTIONS™ will host four interactive sessions during CES, which
will take place in Las Vegas, January 6-9, 2005.
These events will feature Parks Associates’ leading analysts and
provide insight into the current and future developments for home
entertainment services, home networking, and broadband. Parks Associates’
research shows that the demand for Internet-based video services will push
the number of users over 15 million by 2008, indicative of the immense
potential for these on-demand markets.
“CES always provides a great atmosphere to discuss the future of
high-tech markets,” said
Tricia Parks,
president of Parks Associates. “Our sessions and workshops will feature
stimulating discussion as well as the consumer data necessary to craft
appropriate strategies and business plans.”
The pre-show workshop will feature Parks Associates’ latest consumer
research and industry analysis on portable entertainment devices. Parks
Associates will host this workshop on January 5, 2005, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sessions will include:
The Digital Home Highway: Opportunities, Pot Holes, and Speed Bumps
- Paving the Digital Expressway: Broadband and Connectivity Outlook
- The Digital Toll Road: Content-on-Demand Services
- Gridlock Up Ahead: The DRM Dilemma
The Digital Home Highway: The Consumer and Multimedia Vehicles
- Drivers Wanted: Understanding Consumers in the Digital Home
- Crossroads: The PC’s Emergence as a Multimedia Hub
- Are We There Yet? Connected Consumer Electronics
The four interactive
CONNECTIONS™ sessions will each host a panel of executives and explore
the latest developments for on-demand entertainment, content, Internet
services, and home networking. The session titles are:
For more information and to register for these sessions, please visit
www.parksassociates.com
or visit www.ce.org or contact Parks
Associates at 972-490-1113.
About CONNECTIONS™
CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference and
Showcase, hosted by leading research firm Parks Associates in
partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®), is
the premier executive event focused on the market developments
and growth factors for advanced digital lifestyle solutions.
CONNECTIONS™ sessions provide high-level
research, knowledge, and analysis to over 1,000 executives from
the converging industries developing products and services for
consumers. Topics include IPTV and “TV 2.0,” bundled services,
consumer storage, mobile applications and content, social and
digital media, and home and lifestyle management.
For twelve years, the following industries have
participated at CONNECTIONS™: new media, digital entertainment
and gaming, home networks, Internet and television services,
software and middleware, digital health, mobile applications and
services, consumer electronics, and home control systems and
security.
For information about CONNECTIONS™,
contact
sales@parksassociates.com or call 972-490-1113. For information on speaking,
sponsoring, or attending, please visit
www.connectionsconference.com.
About Parks Associates: Parks Associates is an
internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing
in emerging consumer technology products and services. Founded in 1986, Parks
Associates creates research capital for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to
small start-ups through market reports, primary studies, consumer research,
custom research, workshops, executive conferences, and annual service
subscriptions.
The company's expertise includes new media, digital
entertainment and gaming, home networks, Internet and television services,
digital health, mobile applications and services, consumer electronics, and home
control systems and security.
Each year, Parks Associates hosts executive thought
leadership conferences CONNECTIONS™, in
partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®), and CONNECTIONS™ Europe. In addition, Parks
Associates produces the online publication Industry Insights in
conjunction with the CONNECTIONS™ Conference series.
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