CompuSystems and Consumer Technology Association Sign Deal
Downers Grove Ill. – 9/26/17 – CompuSystems has been selected as the new registration partner for CES® by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™. CompuSystems will provide full-service registration, which includes advance and onsite registration, lead retrieval services and call center services, for CES in 2018, 2019 and 2020. The next event will be held in Las Vegas, January 9-12, 2018.
CES is the world’s largest tradeshow for consumer technology and America’s largest annual tradeshow of any kind. With more than four decades of success, CES reaches across global markets, connects the “who’s who” of the industry and enables consumer technology innovations to grow and thrive.
“We’re excited about the opportunity to service the largest annual tradeshow in the country and believe we are a great fit for CTA,” said Chris Williams, President of CompuSystems. “We have a strong track record of developing innovative technology and providing a high level of service to help our clients take their event to the next level.”
“CompuSystems has extensive experience servicing large-scale trade shows,” said Laurie Lutz, Vice President, CES Operations, CTA. “We are happy to partner with them and confident they have the customer-focused and data-centric expertise and technology to help us achieve our goals.”
About CES:
CES® is the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. It has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for 50 years-the global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace. As the largest hands-on event of its kind, CES features all aspects of the industry. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM, it attracts the world’s business leaders and pioneering thinkers. Check out CES video highlights. Follow CES online at CES.tech and on social.
About Consumer Technology Association:
Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™ is the trade association representing the $321 billion U.S. consumer technology industry, which supports more than 15 million U.S. jobs. More than 2,200 companies – 80 percent are small businesses and startups; others are among the world’s best known brands – enjoy the benefits of CTA membership including policy advocacy, market research, technical education, industry promotion, standards development and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CTA also owns and produces CES® – the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. Profits from CES are reinvested into CTA’s industry services.
About CompuSystems:
CompuSystems is a leading provider of registration, data management and lead retrieval services. Our mission is to help event organizers, exhibitors and attendees achieve the best possible trade show experience. For more information about CompuSystems industry-leading services please visit www.compusystems.com.
General Data Protection Regulation
International visitors and exhibitors are an important segment of trade show participation. Some organizers even offer special visitor programs and exhibitor pavilions to their overseas participants. The rules that govern how we handle the personal information associated with these participants have changed.
You may already be aware of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) since it has made the news with some regularity recently. But what it is and what it entails may still be a mystery. This will help to clarify the GDPR.
What is GDPR?
The GDPR, agreed upon by the European Parliament and Council in April, 2016, which on May 25, 2018, will replace its predecessor, the Data Protection Directive, is Europe’s primary law regulating how companies protect European Union (EU) citizens’ personal data.
What constitutes personal data?
According to the GDPR website (http://www.eugdpr.org/), ‘personal data’ is any information related to a natural person (a ‘data subject’), that can be used to directly or indirectly identify the person. It can be anything from a name, a photo, an email address, bank details, posts on social networking websites, medical information, or a computer IP address.
What does GDPR do?
In short, the GDPR imposes a uniform data security law on all EU members so that each member state no longer needs to write its own data protection laws, and so that laws are consistent across the entire EU. Furthermore, any company that provides goods or services to EU residents, regardless of its location, is subject to the regulation. Consequently, GDPR will have an impact on data protection requirements globally.
Some of the key privacy and data protection requirements of the GDPR include:
- Consent of subjects for data processing
- Anonymizing collected data to protect privacy
- Providing data breach notifications
- Safely handling the transfer of data across borders
- Requiring certain companies to appoint a data protection officer (DPO) to oversee GDPR compliance
What should we do?
The most important thing we can do is to familiarize ourselves with the GDPR rules and requirements (http://www.eugdpr.org/). By beginning to implement data protection policies and solutions now, we will be in a much better position to avoid penalties and achieve GDPR compliance when it takes effect.
