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On the Road Again, TechKnowOverload Tour(R) Visits Eastern Schools; CEA and Mr. Youth Reach Out to Coveted College-Aged Market.


ARLINGTON, Va. -- The new school year brings falling leaves, football games and consumer electronics (CE). College students in the mid-west and along the east coast will have a chance to sample the newest CE products and technologies when the TechKnowOverload (TKO(R)) Tour drops by their campus this fall.

Visitors to the TKO Tour exhibit will be able to sample some of the latest products in a comfortable, festival style environment where students can feel at home and acclimate themselves with the products without worrying about pushy push·y  
adj. push·i·er, push·i·est
Disagreeably aggressive or forward.



pushi·ly adv.
 sales people. Sponsors include Adobe adobe (ədō`bē): see rammed earth.
adobe

Handmade sun-dried bricks formed from a mixture of heavy clay and straw found in arid regions.
, Asus Computer, Audiovox, Gibson Guitar, NVIDIA, Skype and Sony.

"Technology is changing the way college students study, play and live," said Consumer Electronics Association (CEA CEA carcinoembryonic antigen.

CEA
abbr.
carcinoembryonic antigen


CEA (Carcinoembryonic antigen) 
(R)) President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  Gary Shapiro. "Students are now downloading their lectures onto their MP3 players A digital music player that supports the MP3 format, which was the audio format that started a revolution in online music downloads and distribution. All portable music players, the iPod being the most popular, support MP3 along with one or more other audio formats.  so they can listen to them again before an exam. Professors are teaching remotely using webcasts. The TKO Tour is the place for the college crowd to get direct access to these technologies that are helping them grow, both as students and people."

Powered by CEA and managed Mr. Youth, the tour will visit 23 college campuses and spend two days at CollegeFest in Boston on September 9 and 10. The tour starts in Ohio at the University of Toledo National recognition
In its 125-year history UT has garnered several national accolades. The University’s programs, faculty and facilities have been highlighted in the media, including
 and will close in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded  at the University of New Orleans History
UNO was founded in 1958 as the New Orleans branch of Louisiana State University, originally as "Louisiana State University in New Orleans" or "LSUNO", but became more independent and changed the name to "University of New Orleans" in 1974.
.

The main attraction is the chance to win the Ultimate Dorm Room, a 2000 sq. ft. replica Earlier document exchange software from Farallon Communications, Inc. that converted a Windows or Mac document into a proprietary viewing format. The viewer could be distributed separately or embedded within the document itself, turning it into a single-document viewer.  complete with up to $10,000 worth of all the tech gear a college student needs to succeed. Some products featured in this semester's Ultimate Dorm Room are a custom gaming computer and an LCD TV A flat panel TV that uses LCD technology or a rear-projection TV that is based on LCD microdisplay panels. See flat panel TV, rear-projection TV and LCD. . Thousands of students register each semester se·mes·ter  
n.
One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year.



[German, from Latin (cursus) s
 and one lucky winner is picked at the conclusion of the tour. Last semester's Ultimate Dorm Room winner was Aaron Milmeister, a junior at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. .
Fall 2006 TKO Tour Schedule
               Dates and schools are subject to change


School                                City & State         Date
------------------------------------- -------------------- -----------
University of Toledo                  Toledo, OH                 8/28
Bowling Green University              Bowling Green, OH          8/29
Kent State                            Kent, OH                   8/31
University of Akron                   Akron, OH                   9/5
SUNY Albany                           Albany, NY                  9/7
Collegefest                           Boston, MA                  9/9
Collegefest                           Boston, MA                 9/10
University of Mass - Amherst          Amherst, MA                9/12
University of Connecticut             Storrs, CT                 9/14
Virginia Commonwealth                 Richmond, VA               9/18
George Washington                     Washington, D.C.           9/20
George Mason                          Fairfax, VA                9/21
North Carolina State                  Raleigh, NC                9/25
Univ. North Carolina - Greensboro     Greensboro, NC             9/27
Univ. North Carolina - Charlotte      Charlotte, SC              9/28
Clemson University                    Clemson, SC                10/2
Georgia State University              Atlanta, GA                10/3
College of Charleston                 Charleston, SC             10/5
Florida International University      Miami, FL                 10/10
University of Central Florida         Orlando, FL               10/12
University of North Florida           Jacksonville, FL          10/17
Florida State University              Tallahassee, FL           10/19
University of Mississippi             Oxford, MS                10/23
Tulane                                New Orleans, LA           10/25
University of New Orleans             New Orleans, LA           10/26


About Mr. Youth:

Mr. Youth leverages critical relationships and unparalleled experience to provide marketing, partnership, and promotional solutions to top corporate advertisers looking to reach the 14-22 demographic. Mr. Youth is a premiere provider of strategic consulting, mobile tour management, promotional marketing, and youth media services. For more information, please go to: www.MrYouth.com or call (212) 779-8700.

About CEA:

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent  
adj.
Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted.



[Middle English, from Latin prae
 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 Land based. Refers to standard telephone and data communications systems that use in-ground and telephone pole cables in contrast to wireless cellular and satellite services.  communications, information technology, home networking, multimedia and accessory accessory, in criminal law, a person who, though not present at the commission of a crime, becomes a participator in the crime either before or after the fact of commission.  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.
UPCOMING EVENTS

--  CEA Industry Forum
    October 16-18, 2006, San Francisco, CA

--  New York Press Preview
    November 8, 2006, New York, NY

--  CES Unveiled@NY
    November 8, 2006, New York, NY

--  CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe: Strategies for Digital Living Markets
    November 14-16, 2006, Berlin, Germany

--  CES Unveiled: The Official Press Event of the International CES
    January 6, 2007, Las Vegas, NV

--  2007 International CES
    January 8-11, 2007, Las Vegas, NV
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