Innovation Award

Entries must be submitted online through the Call for Entries portal by September 13, 2019, by 11:59 PM EDT. There will be no extensions granted under any circumstance.

• All entries must comply with the official program rules.
• Entries must be submitted into the relevant product category. See the category descriptions.
• Products entered must be available for sale to the public, for the first time, in U.S. retail outlets or online between April 1, 2019, and April 1, 2020.
• Non-exhibiting companies may apply; however, they may not display their product in the Innovation Awards Showcase at CES or be listed in the honoree directory in It Is Innovation (i3).
• Entry fees must be paid at the time of submission using a credit card. Check and invoice payments are not accepted.
• Entries submitted in previous years are not eligible for resubmission unless significant unique and innovative enhancements have been made to the original product and a new model is submitted.
• A minimum of two (2) different product photographs must accompany each entry. Photos must be submitted in a .jpg format and be less than 10MB. All photos must be submitted via the online application process.
• The same entry may be submitted into multiple product categories and is eligible to win in each category entered, provided the entry meets the requirements for the product category and a separate application fee is paid for each category submitted.
• To evaluate an entry, CTA or program judges may ask for additional information.
• If improperly categorized, an entry may be moved to a different category based on the recommendation of the judging panel without consent from the entrant.
• If the awarded company is a CES 2020 exhibitor, one (1) sample of the submitted product (prototype or final product) must be available for display in the Innovation Awards Showcase at CES 2020, January 7-10, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Best of Innovation Honorees must allow a sample to be held by CTA for up to one (1) year.