ARLINGTON, Va.--(Business Wire)--
To address mounting interest in submissions, the Consumer Electronics
Association (CEA)® today extended the deadline for its Innovation Movement "Apps
for Innovation" contest until Monday, December 14, 2009. The grand prize winner
will be announced on Thursday, January 7, at the 2010 International CES in Las
Vegas by CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro.
The winner will also receive $10,000 and a free trip to the 2010 International
CES®, January 7-10 in Las Vegas. CEA will notify the winner the week of December
20 if the panel of industry judges has selected his or her app for the grand
prize.
"The `Apps for Innovation` contest is an opportunity for software developers to
impact both the private and public sectors by helping us visualize how
innovation and entrepreneurial activity are at work across America," Shapiro
said. "App submissions might incorporate government data, while some might use
interactive components such as photo-sharing or social-networking sites to
encourage participation in the innovation debate."
The contest is looking for developers to build apps that demonstrate how
innovation and entrepreneurship are impacting the U.S. economy. The contest will
also accept submissions from developers who create apps to help consumers
advance policy goals that support innovation. The contest is open to apps for
any type of device or any Web platform.
As an example, an app might take data from the U.S. government`s
http://www.recovery.gov, its site to track the spending and use of stimulus
funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Using that data, the app
might reveal science and technology project spending and enable interactive
features to allow comments from constituents or perhaps an easy way for them to
e-mail their member of Congress.
In addition to the grand prize winner, judges will award a second place of
$5,000 and a third place of $3,500. The best apps will be included in the "Apps
for Innovation Library," where apps will be available for free to the public as
a way to help them learn about the innovation economy. The "Apps for Innovation
Library" will be displayed on the show floor at CES via a Web kiosk, where the
hundreds of thousands of CES attendees will have an opportunity to see the best
submissions.
The contest is part of the Innovation Movement
(http://www.innovation-movement.com), the grassroots campaign launched in June
by CEA to mobilize Americans in support of public policies such as broadband and
international trade that will play a key role in the global economic recovery
and U.S. job creation. The mission of the Innovation Movement is to encourage
the U.S. government to reward innovation and investment and support policies
that foster entrepreneurship in a free-market system. More than 35,000 Americans
have already joined the Innovation Movement.
To review the full rules of the contest and submit an "App for Innovation,"
visit http://www.appsforinnovation.com.
About CEA:
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association
promoting growth in the $172 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More
than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership, including legislative
advocacy, market research, technical training and education, industry promotion
and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA also sponsors and
manages the International CES - Where Entertainment, Technology and Business
Converge. All profits from CES are reinvested into CEA`s industry services. Find
CEA online at www.CE.org.
UPCOMING EVENTS
* CES New York Press Preview featuring CES Unveiled @ NY
November 10, 2009, New York, NY
* Future of Television East
November 18-19, 2009, New York, NY
* 2010 International CES
January 7-10, 2010, Las Vegas, NV
Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)
Megan Pollock
tel: 703-907-7668
e-mail: mpollock@CE.org
www.CE.org
or
Laura Hubbard
tel: 703-907-4326
e-mail: lhubbard@CE.org
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