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consumer technology association wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 trade shows toggle trade shows subsection 1 1 ces 2 awards programs 3 lobbying 4 position on right to repair legislation 5 ctapac 6 cta foundation 7 hall of fame 8 name changes 9 see also 10 references 11 external links toggle the table of contents consumer technology association 6 languages català deutsch français 한국어 اردو 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from consumer electronics association standards and trade organization this article contains promotional content please help improve it by removing promotional language and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic text written from a neutral point of view see our advice if the article is about you and read our scam warning in case someone asks for money to edit this article november 2018 learn how and when to remove this message consumer technology association cta cta headquarters in crystal city arlington virginia formerly consumer electronics association 1999 2015 type trade organization predecessor consumer electronics association founded april 16 1924 102 years ago 1924 04 16 as radio manufacturers association 1999 as consumer electronics association 2015 as consumer technology association u s headquarters 1919 s eads st crystal city virginia u s area served worldwide key people kinsey fabrizio president ceo gary j shapiro executive chair revenue 81 449 941 united states dollar 2022 total assets 331 555 219 united states dollar 2022 number of employees 150 website www cta tech the consumer technology association cta is north america s largest standards and technology trade organization representing more than 1 200 technology companies 1 cta is led by ceo kinsey fabrizio trade shows edit ces edit main article ces annual technology trade show ces is a major technology trade show held each january in las vegas the first ces was held in 1967 in new york city 2 it was a spin off from the chicago music show 3 which until then had served as the main event for exhibiting consumer electronics the event had 17 500 attendees and over 100 exhibitors 4 from 1978 to 1994 ces was held twice each year once in january in las vegas known as winter consumer electronics show wces and once in june in chicago known as summer consumer electronics show in 1998 the show changed to an annual format with las vegas as the location ces is one of the largest and longest running trade shows held in las vegas taking up to 17 days to set up run and break down 5 awards programs edit cta has several awards programs for industry leaders inventors products and technologies since 1976 the innovations design and engineering awards has given consumer technology manufacturers and developers an opportunity to have their newest products judged by a panel of designers engineers and members of the trade press lobbying edit cta is a registered federal lobbyist and one of the largest trade association spenders on technology policy in the united states according to the center for responsive politics opensecrets cta reported 4 980 000 in federal lobbying expenditures in 2024 and 3 920 000 in 2023 with 24 of its 32 registered lobbyists in 2024 having previously held government positions 6 the bill cta most frequently lobbied on in the 118th congress was h r 3413 the am radio for every vehicle act with 12 reports filed other heavily lobbied bills included the american privacy rights act of 2024 8 reports and the repair act h r 906 7 reports an automotive right to repair measure 7 each january cta sponsors travel by u s house staffers and members to its annual consumer electronics show in las vegas an arrangement permitted under a narrow exception in the honest leadership and open government act of 2007 for trade association programming an investigation by the howard center for investigative journalism at the university of maryland found that cta was the largest single sponsor of house travel to ces paying for approximately 400 staffer trips and 34 trips by members of congress between 2012 and 2023 in 2024 cta sponsored at least 42 house staffers 21 of whom worked on the house energy and commerce committee or for committee members 8 cta ceo gary shapiro has publicly criticized the 2007 statute as overly restrictive on lawmakers ability to learn about emerging technology 8 position on right to repair legislation edit cta has lobbied against state and federal right to repair legislation for electronics since at least the mid 2010s in 2017 new york state lobbying records compiled from filings with the joint commission on public ethics identified cta as among the organizations registered against the state s fair repair act s618a alongside apple verizon toyota lexmark caterpillar asurion and medtronic 9 10 cta representatives have testified against right to repair bills in numerous state legislatures including vermont 2018 washington 2020 massachusetts 2020 and nevada 2021 11 12 13 14 cta s stated objections have generally focused on cybersecurity consumer safety and brand reputation risks from third party repair in nevada testimony cta lobbyist walter alcorn told legislators that manufacturers are concerned that repairs done with substandard parts could harm the customer experience 14 a 2021 federal trade commission report to congress nixing the fix found scant evidence supporting the cybersecurity arguments commonly offered by manufacturers as a basis for restricting independent repair 15 ctapac edit ctapac is cta s political action committee registered with the federal election commission in march 2002 fec committee id c00375048 and headquartered in arlington virginia 16 the committee is a corporate pac that solicits contributions from cta member company executives and disburses them to federal candidates leadership pacs and party committees in the 2017 2018 cycle ctapac raised 478 819 and made 380 194 in contributions to federal candidates split approximately 60 to republicans and 40 to democrats in the 2021 2022 cycle the committee raised 430 312 and made 212 300 in candidate contributions split approximately 60 to democrats and 40 to republicans 17 18 including individual contributions from cta affiliated personnel organization wide federal contributions in the 2024 cycle totaled 519 287 44 92 to democrats 55 08 to republicans with the largest single recipients being the national republican senatorial committee and the national republican congressional committee at 30 000 each followed by representatives mariannette miller meeks 19 900 and john curtis 15 000 19 the 2016 cycle was cta s highest at 577 226 70 41 republican 20 oversight of ctapac has historically been part of the portfolio of cta s vice president of congressional affairs 21 cta foundation edit in 2009 cta established a charitable foundation dedicated to providing seniors and the disabled with technology in order to enhance their quality of life 22 selfhelp community services an eldercare service organization in new york city received the first grant issued by what was originally called the cea foundation the grant was dedicated to reducing social isolation and providing better access to community services among homebound seniors using computer and internet technology hall of fame edit main article consumer electronics hall of fame the cta maintains a hall of fame to which notable contributors to the field of consumer electronics are named name changes edit former cta logo used from 1999 until 2015 cta originally started as the radio manufacturers association rma in 1924 in 1950 it changed its name to radio television manufacturers association rtma in 1953 it changed its name to radio electronics television manufacturers association retma it was then the electronic industries association eia from 1957 to 1998 when it became the electronic industries alliance in 1995 eia s consumer electronics group ceg became the consumer electronics manufacturers association cema in 1999 president gary shapiro announced the trade group s name change from cema to the consumer electronics association cea and became an independent sector of the electronic industries alliance eia 23 the name of cea was changed to consumer technology association cta in november 2015 24 see also edit cea 2030 multi room audio cabling standard references edit cta member directory members cta tech june laura pierce david january 4 2013 incredible photos from the ces vault 1967 to 2014 the verge archived from the original on july 14 2023 retrieved august 7 2023 the history of ces the consumer electronics show avadirect january 5 2016 retrieved february 23 2019 50 year anniversary of first ces in new york freeman show schedule consumer technology assn profile summary opensecrets retrieved april 27 2026 consumer technology assn profile lobbying opensecrets retrieved april 27 2026 1 2 balachandar daranee quinn steph ibrahim mennatalla december 30 2024 tech lobby uses glitzy electronics show to woo key house policymakers capital news service university of maryland retrieved april 27 2026 koebler jason may 18 2017 apple is lobbying against your right to repair iphones new york state records confirm vice retrieved april 27 2026 doctorow cory may 18 2017 apple cta and big car are working in secret to kill new york s right to repair legislation boing boing retrieved april 27 2026 right to repair task force previous meetings vermont general assembly 2018 retrieved april 27 2026 purdy kevin january 22 2020 big tech doesn t like diy repair but won t say why in public ifixit retrieved april 27 2026 the battle of boston manufacturers war with fixers at repair bill hearing ifixit retrieved april 27 2026 1 2 metz sam march 30 2021 right to repair bills spark debate between tech companies independent shops in nevada associated press retrieved april 27 2026 nixing the fix an ftc report to congress on repair restrictions report federal trade commission may 2021 consumer technology association pac committee overview federal election commission retrieved april 27 2026 pac profile consumer technology assn 2018 opensecrets retrieved april 27 2026 pac profile consumer technology assn 2022 opensecrets retrieved april 27 2026 consumer technology assn profile summary opensecrets retrieved april 27 2026 consumer technology assn profile totals opensecrets retrieved april 27 2026 consumer technology assoc adds lobbyist tvnewscheck december 9 2015 retrieved april 27 2026 cta foundation about us permanent dead link digital america consumer electronics association archived from the original on august 21 2007 retrieved september 19 2007 group behind consumer electronics show is changing its name las vegas sun november 13 2015 retrieved january 10 2016 external links edit cta corporate report authority control databases international isni viaf national united states retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title consumer_technology_association oldid 1374188102 categories consumer electronics technology trade associations standards organizations in the united states entertainment companies based in california companies based in san francisco american organizations established in 1924 companies established in 1924 hidden categories 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