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CES 2021 Changes Include Masks, Wider Aisles, Says CTA

CTA plans to proceed as scheduled with CES 2021 Jan. 6-9 in Las Vegas, though the show will have changes, emailed the association Tuesday. “Almost every major exhibitor has signed up.” The show will “implement changes to enable social distancing,”…

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said CTA. “These include widening aisles within our exhibit facilities, more space between seats in our conference program and other areas where attendees congregate.” The association will issue “best practices for exhibitors on demonstrating products and for attendees, such as wearing masks and avoiding shaking hands,” it said. CTA is working “on options to expand the show digitally,” it said. “Construction work continues during the pandemic on the new West Hall expansion at the Las Vegas Convention Center, said CTA. Local authorities recently began the work of pouring 600,000 square feet of concrete flooring in the main exhibit hall, it said: “The process will take between four and five months to complete -- a major step forward in the expansion construction, which is now 77% complete.”