CES 2009 events calendar

CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro will precede the Sony keynote with his State of the CE Industry Address. Following, Sir Howard Stringer, Chairman and CEO, Sony Corporation, will then officially kick off the 2009 International CES. Sir Howard has been chairman and chief executive officer of Sony Corporation since June 2005.

For the 6th year, CNET will host the Next Big Thing SuperSession. This year's event, themed Life in the Cloud, will be hosted by Editor at Large Brian Cooley, and executive editors Tom Merritt and Molly Wood. The session will focus on the evolution of Internet services, such as Google docs, and their rapid adoption as consumers realize the convenience of accessing personal information at anytime, anyplace, on any platform.

Join us as we announce 30 nominees for the Best of CES Awards. And don't forget to vote for your favorite to win the People's Voice Award!

Since 2006, CNET has presented the Best of CES Awards, given to the top product in 10 categories as well as one coveted Best in Show award. See the gadgets that topped our list for this year, and find out the People's Voice winner, decided by more than 10,000 member votes.