CES, Macworld to Overlap in 2007

Normally held on separate weeks to allow interested parties to attend both conferences, Macworld and the Consumer Electronics Show will start on January 8, 2007 and run for the better part of the week. Both CES and IDG, which runs Macworld, say the overlap is a result of a lack of available open dates at the venues where the events are held.

Both halls host dozens of conventions each year, and organizers must account for the amount of time it takes to assemble and tear down each convention, as well as holding the actual event itself. "The Las Vegas Convention Center and Moscone Center in San Francisco have busy schedules and available dates are determined by hall demand," the Dow Jones NewsWire reported Thursday.