Microsoft Corp. has planned the following press activities for 2005 International CES, to be held in Las Vegas, Jan. 6--9.

Bill Gates' Keynote Address

Timing. Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect at Microsoft, will deliver the 2005 International CES keynote address at 6:30 p.m. PST Wednesday, Jan. 5, at the Las Vegas Hilton Theater.

Admission requirements. Admission to the keynote address will be granted to accredited members of the media and analysts on a first-come, first-served basis. Reporters and analysts must have their official CES badges and badgeholders for admission to the keynote address. Credentials can be picked up in the CES pressroom at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Room S229, between the Central and South halls. Attendees may only pick up their own badge. The doors to the keynote presentation will open at 5:45 p.m. Members of the media and analysts are encouraged to arrive at the theater well in advance of the opening to ensure their admission.

Following are some important notes regarding security at the Bill Gates keynote event:

Members of the media and analysts carrying bags into the keynote event will be asked to present their badge; bags will be subject to search.

Still cameras will be allowed for credentialed photographers, but camera bags are subject to search and will be checked before photographers enter the keynote auditorium; flash photography will be permitted for the first minute only.

Broadcast crews will not be allowed to set up video cameras at the keynote event; only recording decks are permitted. An audio/video mult box will be provided. Broadcasters planning to plug into the mult box must contact mediarelations@wctv.com to make arrangements before the event.

No live broadcasting or webcasting of the keynote address will be allowed, nor will rebroadcasting of the keynote address in its entirety.

Videotapes of the keynote address will be available upon request in the Microsoft® booth and Microsoft press tent on Thursday and throughout the show. Transcripts and view-on-demand portions of the keynote address will be posted to the CES virtual pressroom on the Microsoft PressPass Web site beginning Thursday morning.
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Source : Microsoft.com