Parks Associates is a media partner of Smart Silvers Event at CES.

The Silvers Summit, a full day program to be presented on Saturday, January 9, at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), will showcase the products and services that keep boomers engaged, entertained, connected and healthy.

Digital Health Summit at CES

Harry Wang, Director, Health & Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates will be a panelist on the session "Consumers Driving Healthcare: Capitalizing on the Opportunities" on January 9 from 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM.

In the US alone spending for chronic disease management is expected to increase from $500 billion a year to $685 billion by 2020. Consumers are on–the-go demanding always-on and connected information and care sources. What are the hot segments and healthcare technologies to watch? How are businesses positioning themselves to lead and profit in this field? And who will pay?

The Digital Health Summit is an important new conference and exhibition at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show. The Summit focuses on the emerging market of consumer-based digital health and wellness devices, related applications and services. This premiere event will expose developers, manufacturers, distributors and service providers to the opportunities, partnerships, business models, distribution channels, and standards of the rapidly evolving industry of digital health technologies.

Digital Media Insider @ CES

Kurt Scherf is speaking in the Analyst and Press Roundtable What's the Scoop at CES?, Friday, January 8, 3:15-3:55 P.M. at The Venetian, Las Vegas, Ballrooms 3204-05/3304-05.

Leading analysts and members of the CE industry press discuss highlights and top news from 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). What devices/technologies are the most promising this year? What has been the biggest difference in CES 2010 as compared to 2009? What signs of future developments in display, distribution and consumption of media and entertainment content can be deferred from this year's show?

The 3rd Annual Digital Media Insider @ CES is an exclusive event for the digital media industry’s key movers and influencers at the Venetian in Las Vegas at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The afternoon/evening event will include two panels and a keynote focused on "Distribution and Monetization of Digital Content". The speaking sessions will be followed by an exclusive networking reception honoring the 2010 "25 Digital Entertainment Executives to Watch." This is a high value intimate event attended by top executives from the leading media and entertainment companies.

CONNECTIONS™ SUMMIT

CONNECTIONS™ SUMMIT features multiple sessions, held January 7, 2010, the first day of CES. Moderated by Parks Associates analysts, these sessions provide an interactive environment for networking and discussion.

During CES, visit Parks Associates during CES in South Hall 1, Booth 21750.
 

Parks Associates is an analyst sponsor of Storage Visions® 2010.

The Storage Visions® 2010 Conference Theme is Bytes into Bucks — Digital Storage Creates New Wealth! 2010 is the beginning of a new decade, ushering in enormous changes in the way we know the world and the people around us. The 2010 Storage Visions Conference is where you can become part of these new STORAGE VISIONS and meet the people who will make it a reality

Parks Associates is supporting Future TV Advertising Forum.

The Future TV Advertising conference will bring together broadcast and advertising to analyze and debate the evolution of TV advertising. Television is inexorably losing ground to online that is gradually offering greater accountability. The conference will address how the advertising community can work with broadcast so that this threat, embodied by new technologies and user behavior, becomes an opportunity. The event will provide a great opportunity to hear and network with key stakeholders in TV advertising: Brands, Media Holding Companies, leading European Cable, Satellite, IPTV Pay-TV providers and Content Owners.

When:   December 11, 2009
Where:  London, UK

Parks Associates is supporting IPTV World Forum Asia.

Across Asia, network operators are evolving into service providers, and service providers into television companies, and some IP television companies into media giants. From South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore and Macao, who are all in the worlds top 20 countries with regards to broadband penetration, to the accelerated markets of China and India, the IPTV World Forum Asia highlights and focuses on the route of this evolution and how to best to exploit it.

Parks Associates is supporting the Future of Film Summit.

Join the film industry’s key movers and influencers for Variety’s and Digital Media Wire’s inaugural Future of Film Summit focused on emerging business, legal, finance and technology trends in the $28.1 billion film industry. The inaugural event brings together top executives, creators and professionals from major and independent movie studios, film distributors, talent agencies, law firms, financiers and digital media companies for high-level discussions and debate, intimate meetings and unrivaled networking about the future of the movie business.

Parks Associates is supporting GreenBeat 2009.

The seminal conference on the Smart Grid, GreenBeat 2009 will bring together leading entrepreneurs, investors, utilities, technology executives, and policymakers to accelerate the development of a leaner, more efficient electrical grid. GreenBeat 2009 is the place to connect with the people leading Smart Grid initiatives, including Noble Peace Prize winner Al Gore and John Doerr. Join the most influential leaders of the national discussion around the Smart Grid, when John Doerr kicks off GreenBeat 2009 with a keynote on the eve of November 18 followed by a full day of provocative panel discussions, roundtables, and start-up company presentations — with the highlight being a keynote presentation from Al Gore.

Parks Associates is supporting Future of Television East.

Kurt Scherf, VP of Research & Principal Analyst, Parks Associates will be moderating the session, "The Convergence of the Internet & the Television: Who Will Be the Winners and the Losers?" on Thursday, November 19th at 11:00 AM.

Worldwide shipments of consumer-electronics devices capable of supporting Internet video, including televisions, set-top boxes, Blu-ray DVD players, videogame consoles and dedicated video platforms, are projected to increase 500% from 2009 to 2013, according to research firm iSuppli. What does this mean for traditional television broadcasters, Internet advertising networks, like Google and Yahoo, cable companies, ISPs, and consumers? Who will be the winners and the losers in a world where consumers can access anything, anytime through the big screen?

Join Television Industry Leaders - including senior participants from major studios and networks, social networks, online distributors, mobile companies, online content distributors, association heads and more.

Parks Associates is supporting Future of Television East.

Kurt Scherf, VP of Research & Principal Analyst, Parks Associates will be moderating the session, "The Convergence of the Internet & the Television: Who Will Be the Winners and the Losers?" on Thursday, November 19th at 11:00 AM.

Worldwide shipments of consumer-electronics devices capable of supporting Internet video, including televisions, set-top boxes, Blu-ray DVD players, videogame consoles and dedicated video platforms, are projected to increase 500% from 2009 to 2013, according to research firm iSuppli. What does this mean for traditional television broadcasters, Internet advertising networks, like Google and Yahoo, cable companies, ISPs, and consumers? Who will be the winners and the losers in a world where consumers can access anything, anytime through the big screen?

Join Television Industry Leaders - including senior participants from major studios and networks, social networks, online distributors, mobile companies, online content distributors, association heads and more.

Parks Associates is supporting IPTV World Forum Middle East and Africa.

IPTV World Forums Middle East & Africa always provide the opportunity to benefit from established local deployments of IPTV and also meet those from further afield, along with other seasoned attendees from the IPTV World Series. This year, the event once again featured the series’ unique operator-centric formula, bringing together local and worldwide IPTV service providers and telcos along with key technology vendors, broadcasters and systems integrators.