AMD@CES 2009 in Las Vegas, Activities for Social Media

At the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2009 in Las Vegas, NV, from January 6-11, 2009, AMD plans to participate in the following activities that are open to, and in some instances, specifically oriented towards social media and key technology blogger/influencers.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (Business Wire EON) December 22, 2008 -- For media unable to attend CES, AMD-generated digital media from and related to CES 2009 activities, including daily blogs from Pat Moorhead and Ian McNaughton, videos, photos, and web broadcasts can be found at www.amd.com/ces. Social media content will also be available at www.friendfeed.com/amdunprocessed.

WHAT: AMD Industry Insider Session

WHO: Dirk Meyer, President and CEO of AMD

WHEN: 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 8, 2009

WHERE: Las Vegas Hilton Theater

MORE: Session will highlight AMD technology partners, platform innovations, and joint visions like Cinema 2.0 that demonstrate the promise of fusing the cinematic with the interactive by combining CPU and graphics processing technologies. A video recording of the live event is planned to be available on-demand following the session at www.mogulus.com/amdunprocessed.

For more information about the session, please see http://www.cesweb.org/sessions/IndustryInsiders.asp.

WHAT: AMD at CntrStg (CenterStage)

WHO: Nigel Dessau, Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President, AMD

AMD executives from Graphics, Notebook & Desktop teams

WHEN: 5:00 – 6:00 p.m., Thursday, January 8, 2009

WHERE: The Wynn

MORE: This exclusive hour with AMD is oriented for technology bloggers and social media. New hardware and software demonstrations will be on display. Attendees must pre-register. See www.cntrstg.com for details.

WHAT: The Third Annual "It Won't Stay In Vegas" Blogger Party

WHO: Hosted by the Parnassus Group and blogger icon Robert Scoble

WHEN: 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 9, 2009

WHERE: Atomic Testing Museum, Las Vegas

MORE: AMD is co-sponsoring this event and AMD representatives will be in attendance. Must be registered to attend. The AMD Party Shuttle will be available to transport attendees to and from the event. For registration and more information please see http://itwontstayinvegas.com

WHAT: CES Unveiled

WHO: Dozens of Top Tech Newsmakers including AMD

WHEN: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 6, 2009

WHERE: The Sands/Venetian, The Venetian Ballroom

MORE: A sneak-peek at a variety of new technologies, including new AMD technology-based hardware, on display two days prior to the opening of floor exhibits.

For more information about AMD@CES 2009, please see www.amd.com/ces.

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