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Dedicated area for startups and entrepreneurs at 2014 CES

9th October 2013
Nat Bowers
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Featuring the latest and greatest homegrown innovations in consumer technology, the Eureka Park TechZone will expand by 30 percent to feature more than 200 exhibits at the 2014 International CES. In partnership with UP Global, the National Science Foundation, General Electric Company and AT&T, Eureka Park is a dedicated area showcasing budding startups and entrepreneurs. The 2014 CES takes place January 7-10, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Now in its third year, the Eureka Park TechZone will span more than 2,000 square meters and showcase more than 200 exhibitors at the 2014 CES. Eureka Park will be located on level one of The Venetian and returns as the vibrant hub for the entrepreneur and startup communities to learn, connect, inspire.

Karen Chupka, senior vice president, International CES and Corporate Business Strategy, CEA, comments: “The Eureka Park TechZone provides a stage for new companies with technologies for which we don’t yet have product categories, to market their innovation to venture capitalists, media and buyers. Eureka Park’s continued success solidifies the International CES as the ultimate proving ground for innovators of all shapes and sizes in consumer technology. We are thrilled to once again partner with UP Global and the National Science Foundation for the 2014 CES, and can’t wait to experience the ‘Eureka’ ideas that will fuel and transform our lives in the years to come.”

Also new for 2014, the Academia Tech TechZone will be floored within Eureka Park. Academia Tech focuses on the unique technologies coming from colleges and universities. The TechZone will showcase a collection of academic institutions at the 2014 CES, with Columbia University, N.C. State, University of Texas at Austin and Penn State University already confirmed as exhibitors.

CEA today also announces the launch of the Eureka Park: NEXT TechZone, a dedicated area at the 2014 CES, designed for mid-stage startups that have launched a product within the past year. Eureka Park: NEXT will be located on level two in The Venetian Ballroom.

The 2014 CES will feature more than 3,200 exhibitors unveiling the latest products and services across the entire ecosystem of consumer technologies.

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