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Credentials & Registration

Below are CEDIA’s policies for press credentials. CEDIA reserves the right to decline applicants for press credentials at the discretion of the CEDIA Marketing & Public Relations team.

Alumni Press

Alumni press attendees are automatically pre-approved for press credentials. Members of the press who attended CEDIA EXPO in 2010 are considered alumni.

Alumni may register for press credentials onsite in the CEDIA EXPO Press Room, room 131-133 at the Indianapolis Convention Center.

New Press (Online Registration Not Available)

Online pre-registration is not available for members of the press who did not attend CEDIA EXPO in 2010. New press attendees can pre-register by emailing the completed registration form to press@cedia.org or by faxing the form to 317.735.4012. Please also include the required materials listed below.

New Press may also register onsite in the CEDIA EXPO Press Room, room 131-133 at the Indianapolis Convention Center.

Please see below for additional requirements:

Print Media	Full-time writers must provide two bylined articles written by the applicant relevant to the technology industry and published within the past three months. If published online, send links to stories; if published in print, send tearsheets via PDF. Before being provided a badge on-site, writer will need to present a company business card with editorial title and picture ID.
Online Media	Writer must be of a Web site with a readership of more than 1,000 monthly and a paid reporting staff and must post original tech industry-related news at least weekly. Writer must provide a live link to his/her publication’s home page and a bylined industry-related article of no older than one month written by the applicant. If applicant is a blogger, he/she must provide a live link to the blog. Blog must reflect current, tech industry-related news, with new posts created on a weekly basis or greater frequency by a paid staff.
Broadcast Media	Broadcast reporters and producers from news organizations may pre-register, but on-site must provide a business card and proof of assignment. Camera/sound crews must provide broadcast station ID and proof of assignment.
Freelance Writers	Freelancers requesting credentials must provide a letter of assignment from the assigning editor at a recognized news outlet and two tech-relevant, bylined articles written by the applicant and published within the past six months. If published online, send links to stories; if published in print, send tearsheets via PDF.
Industry Analysts	Writers from nationally or internationally recognized market research institutions who consistently write for regularly published newsletters and/or reports may pre-register, but on-site must provide both a business card with an editorial title and a sample of an industry-related report published within the past six months.
Financial Analysts	Writers from nationally or internationally recognized financial institutions who consistently write for regularly published newsletters and/or reports may pre-register, but on-site must provide both a business card with an editorial title and a sample of an industry-related report published within the past six months.

Questions? Contact CEDIA at press@cedia.org.