CES Largely to Repeat Enhanced Security Measures of Last Show, Says CTA

The enhanced security measures CTA put in place for the last CES (see 1512170062) will largely be repeated for the upcoming January show, Karen Chupka, CTA senior vice president-CES and corporate business strategy, told us at last week’s CES Unveiled New York event. The security measures, including airport-style metal detectors and tight restrictions on bags that could be carried onto show property, were imposed after the Paris and San Bernardino, California, terrorist attacks in fall 2015. “For the most part, we’re going to stick with the same rules,” Chupka told us. “We’re at the point where we have to do what’s right for the show,” she said. “We do have to protect people. That’s the way it is now. We have things in place now, and we have the ability to tighten them, or maybe shift them a little bit.” At last CES, “as we got through the show, we weren’t stopping everybody,” Chupka said. “We were using our best judgment to do things. But had something changed, and we had to go into that lockdown, we would have been able to do that. So we still have to plan for that expectation.” A new change for the upcoming show is asking CES attendees to provide additional personal data such as date of birth when they register, she said: “That’s just one more piece of security.” CES opens Jan. 5 for a four-day run.