CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro to Present Luncheon Keynote at Tenth Annual CONNECTIONS(TM) Conference; Event Also Features Executive Insights from Microsoft, Intel, AT&T and Accenture.

Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)

WHAT:       Consumer Electronics Association (CEA(R)) President and
            CEO Gary Shapiro will connect the dots between digital
            technology, content and consumers during his luncheon
            keynote on Wednesday, May 3rd at the tenth annual
            CONNECTIONS(TM) Digital Home Conference and Showcase.

            Consumers are gobbling up consumer electronics products
            today to the tune of $125 billion as new digital products
            alter the way consumers experience movies, television
            programs, music and other digital content.  As the 2006
            International CES demonstrated, technology and content
            companies are responding to consumers' voracious appetite
            for all things digital, announcing deals right and left
            for new content and delivery services.  But even as the
            ink is drying, an age-old debate lingers about the balance
            between consumers' home recording and fair use rights and
            the content community's intellectual property rights.

WHEN:       Wednesday, May 3, 2006
            12:40 p.m.

WHERE:      CONNECTIONS 2006
            Exhibit Hall A-1
            Santa Clara Convention Center
            Santa Clara, CA

WEBSITE:    www.CE.org/events or www.connectionsconference.com

ABOUT CEA:

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade
association promoting growth in the consumer technology industry
through technology policy, events, research, promotion and the
fostering of business and strategic relationships.  CEA represents
more than 2,100 corporate members involved in the design, development,
manufacturing, distribution and integration of audio, video, mobile
electronics, wireless and landline communications, information
technology, home networking, multimedia and accessory products, as
well as related services that are sold through consumer channels.
Combined, CEA's members account for more than $125 billion in annual
sales.  CEA's resources are available online at www.CE.org, the
definitive source for information about the consumer electronics
industry.

CEA also sponsors and manages the International CES - Defining
Tomorrow's Technology.  All profits from CES are reinvested into
industry services, including technical training and education,
industry promotion, engineering standards development, market research
and legislative advocacy.