Bring CES to Chicago
CES, perhaps the world’s largest consumer electronics trade show, may be looking to move on from Las Vegas according to an article on MSNBC.com. After Frank (my TECH cocktail co-founder) and I were made aware of that via one of our friends we thought why shouldn’t CES move the show to Chicago.
Chicago would be a great host for CES. The facilities in Chicago are more than adequate, the restaurants and night life are top notch, the culture (art museums and the like) is world class, the city is centrally located and easy to fly to and there are a lot of great tech companies in and around Chicago including consumer electronics giant Motorola and huge electronics seller CDW.
Bringing CES to Chicago would also help to bring the Chicago and midwest technology scene to the forefront which is something we have been working hard on at TECH cocktail (oh, and of course there would be general economic benefits for the city too).
If you’re interested in helping with the movement please check out the Facebook group Frank set up and join it. Also, you can comment on the TECH cocktail post or e-mail Frank and I at cofounders [at] techcocktail [DOT] com.
We think this will be something that will take a lot of cooperation from a lot of groups like the Mayor’s Office, the ITA, the CEC, World Business Chicago, etc. (in fact, we have heard there are groups already working on this). So let’s bring everyone together and make CES in Chicago a reality.
For more check out the post on TECHcocktail.com and a quick video Frank and I put together which is a tad rough but not bad considering Frank was in San Francisco and I was in NYC.
