CES 2026 Exhibitor Personnel Registration Instructions and Best Practices
Follow these step-by-step instructions to register staff for your Exhibitor Showcase.
Primary Contact Assigns a Registration Coordinator
The Primary Contact must assign a Registration Coordinator to manage the exhibitor personnel registration allotment within the Exhibitor Dashboard. To assign a Registration Coordinator:
- Click on the Users button from the left-side navigation bar within the Exhibitor Dashboard.
- Click the Registration Coordinator option.
- Fill in the required information and assign a Registration Coordinator. If no person is assigned, the Primary Contact will have this role by default.
- Once assigned, the Registration Coordinator will receive an email to onboard into the Exhibitor Dashboard.
- If a change is required to the Registration Coordinator, the Primary Contact may clear the information and make the update. Please email exhibitorsupport@CTA.tech for additional assistance. Please note, if you make changes to the Registration Coordinator, you may also need to make additional changes within registration.
Registration Coordinator Accesses Registration Dashboard
- When a Registration Coordinator is assigned from the Exhibitor Dashboard, the Registration Coordinator will receive an email alerting them of their role with a link to access the Exhibitor Dashboard.
Description of image: Sign In screen showing fields for Email and Password, with buttons for 'Sign In', 'Forgot password', 'Unlock account', and 'Create Account'.
- To reset your CTA/CES Account password, click on “Forgot Password” and enter your email address to reset via email.
Description of image: Sign In screen and 'Reset your CES password' screen. The 'Forgot password' link is highlighted on the Sign In screen.
- Registration Coordinators who do not have a CTA/CES Account, will receive a temporary password in their notification email. You will be prompted to create a new password after signing in the first time.
Description of image: Sign In screen with fields for Email and Password.
Navigating the Exhibitor Dashboard
- Within the Exhibitor Dashboard, the Registration Coordinator will see a “Register” tile. This tile is only visible to Registration Coordinators.
Description of image: CES Exhibitor Dashboard view. It shows company profile completion, exhibitor directory metrics, a checklist, and a prominent 'Register for CES 2026' tile with a 'Go to Registration' button.
- After selecting the “Register for CES 2026" tile, you will be redirected to your registration Contact Profile. Complete the required fields here to move to your Registration Dashboard.
Description of image: Contact Profile screen for CES 2026, with fields to complete personal information.
- Once your profile is complete, you'll find the Dashboard. From the dashboard you may:
- Register yourself for CES 2026.
- View complimentary and paid badge allotments associated with your booth.
- Initiate Exhibitor Personnel so that they may complete their own registration.
- Search, filter or download your listing of initiated Exhibitor Personnel.
- Cancel Exhibitor Personnel.
- Send email reminders to Exhibitor Personnel, including confirmations or initiation emails.
- Invite your customers to CES using the Top Ten or 1000 Customer Invitation promotional codes.
- Order Lead Retrieval to scan CES badges and capture leads on-site.
Registration Coordinator Registers Themselves for CES 2026
- If you are attending CES 2026, you must complete your own registration by clicking on the "Add/Edit Personnel” button under the Manage Group option. You will need to select "Register" and confirm your registration type (Comp/Paid) before continuing.
Description of image: Registration Dashboard showing 'Manage Group' with 'Add/Edit Personnel' button highlighted. Below, a table lists personnel with 'Register' and 'Manage Your Registration' options.
- Select "Manage Your Registration” option next to your name and company and you will begin registration.
Registration Coordinator Initiates Exhibitor Personnel to Complete their own Registration
- As the Registration Coordinator, you are managing exhibitor personnel for your company. Click on the "Add/Edit Personnel” button under the Manage Group section of the Registration Dashboard. This will take you to the Exhibitor Personnel Overview page.
Description of image: Registration Dashboard view, highlighting the 'Add/Edit Personnel' button under 'Manage Group'. Registration activity shows 0 completed and 1 incomplete.
- From the Exhibitor Personnel Overview page you'll have several options to initiate booth staff. Including importing from 2025 if you are a returning exhibitor, initiating individually or importing from a downloadable template.
Description of image: Exhibitor Personnel Overview page. Options include 'Import Exhibitor Personnel', 'Download Exhibitor List', 'Initiate Exhibitor Personnel Registration', and 'Search Exhibitor Personnel'.
- Select the initiation option that works best for you. Once you've selected the best option, fill in the necessary contact details, including first name, last name, email address, personnel vs contractors and select whether the individual should come from your complimentary allotment or paid allotment.
TIP: Many exhibitors use their complimentary allotment first and wait to utilize any paid badges until absolutely necessary. If you select paid as the allotment type, you will need to enter payment information and process payment at the time of initiation.
Exhibitor Personnel Initiation Screen
Description of image: Initiate Exhibitor Personnel Registration screen. Fields include First Name, Last Name, Company/Organization, Email, Email CC, Role selection (Employee/Contractor), and Registration Type.
- After you add an individual, an invite will automatically be sent to the personnel asking them to complete their registration.
- It is critical that your initiated team begin the registration process using the email address you provided. If your team registers with a different email address they will not be associated with your exhibit and be listed as an Industry Attendee and will be asked to pay the standard registration fee of $149 or $350 depending on the time of registration.
- Your initiated exhibitor personnel must use the email address associated with their initiated record and use the registration link within their invitation email.
Personnel Import for Larger Groups
- For larger groups, you have the option to create and upload a list of Exhibitor Personnel using the provided template.
Note: The template header fields should not be altered and limited to 200 rows.
Description of image: Personnel Import section. Steps include downloading a template, choosing a file, and uploading it. A 'Continue' button is present.
- To invite more exhibitor personnel, repeat the process by selecting the “Initiate Exhibitor Personnel Registration” or “Import Exhibitor Personnel" options.
Exhibitor Personnel Completes Their Individual Registration
Once the Registration Coordinator sends an invite to an exhibitor personnel, the personnel will need to complete their registration.
- Click on the secure link embedded within your CES 2026 registration invitation email.
- Sign into your CTA/CES Account or create a new account. When signing in or creating a new account, you must use the email address you were invited with. If you use a different email address when signing in or creating your CTA/CES Account, you will not be recognized as an exhibitor and you will be charged the standard rate for your badge.
- Complete all the required fields including uploading a headshot photo. Photos are required to be uploaded during registration and will be printed on your CES badge.
- Once your registration is complete, you will see your own registration dashboard. You may use your personal registration dashboard to make any updates or changes to your registration, resend confirmation email, download a Visa Letter of Invitation (if needed), access CES hotels and more.
Badges and On-site Access
There are three distinctive groups at CES – Exhibitor Personnel, Industry Attendees and Media.
- Exhibitor Personnel: Anyone working at a company's booth must register for CES as Exhibitor Personnel. Exhibitor Personnel badges include access to the exhibit floor during move-in and show hours, as well as access to Keynote addresses, Great Minds sessions and select conference programming on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Industry Attendee: Badges are sold as either the Exhibits Plus Pass or the Deluxe Conference Pass. Industry attendees are not participating in an exhibit and do not have access to the CES show floor during move-in or move-out hours.
- Media: Badges are for working media that cover consumer technology. Media have access to Media Day events January 4-5.
Common Questions
Changing Badge Types
- Your exhibitor personnel are tracked by email address. The email address used to initiate the registration, must be the email address used when the individual completes their registration. If someone from your company uses a different email address to register, or registers prior to the initiation – they will be registered as an industry attendee and will not be listed as a part of your exhibit or have access to your space during move-in and move-out hours.
- If they've started registration using a different email address. In this instance, your exhibitor personnel can start a new registration using the email address they were invited with and complete their registration using that email address. If they have completed registration using a different email address, contact exhreg@CTA.tech for assistance. Please provide the registration ID of the person you would like to move into your exhibitor badge allotment. This person must be from the same company or subsidiary.
Company Name on Badges
- All badges under your exhibitor allotment must have the same company name. Your company name will appear on all CES materials, including badges, show maps and exhibitor directories with the company name list as your exhibit space contract. If you would like to do a company name change, please contact exhibitorsupport@CTA.tech.
Visa Letters
- If you have a registrant coming from outside of the US and they need a visa letter of invitation from CES, please make sure to initiate their registration for CES and have them complete registration as soon as possible. Registrants may request a visa letter of invitation during the registration process. Registrants must fully complete registration prior to the visa letter of invitation being emailed.
Notes
- Be mindful of your group's registration status. Send reminder emails to your team to make sure they complete their CES registration prior to arriving on-site.
- As the registration coordinator, you will not be able to register on behalf of Exhibitor Personnel.
- All exhibitor personnel must pick up their own badge on-site. As a reminder, a government-issued photo ID will be required to pick up your badge.
