; Whereas, since 2000, CTA has been recognized with scores of awards for CES, a healthy work environment and as a great place to work; Whereas, in 2005, the Digital Patriots Dinner was set up to recognize leaders in the public sector who work to advance technological growth, and at the inaugural award ceremony, Intel CEO Dr. Craig Barret received the Industry Digital Patriot Award; Whereas, in 2012, the CTA Foundation was founded with the mission to support seniors and people with disabilities by connecting them with life-enhancing technology; Whereas, in 2012, CEA and other stakeholders joined a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) advisory committee to provide recommendations that would allow passengers to use handheld devices in airplane mode during taxiing, takeoff, and landing; Whereas the organization entered 2015 with a new name, the Consumer Technology Association, reflecting the reality that every company is a tech company; Whereas, in 2019, CTA established the Diversity Investment Fund, which is investing up to $10,000,000 into venture firms and funds focused on funding underrepresented founders, women-led startups, and diverse leadership teams; Whereas, in 2022, CTA partnered with the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS) to showcase the critical role of technology in support of the United Nations (UN) efforts to advance human security for all, and at a September 2023 event at UN headquarters in New York, CTA announced that technology would become the eighth pillar of the UN’s Human Security For All (HS4A) global campaign