Founded in 1991, China Entertainment Technology Association (CETA) is a national first-class social organization as a legal person in the charge of the Ministry of Culture, People's Republic of China, and an authorized representative in the entertainment equipment industry of China, leading and coordinating the economic and technical development of the national entertainment equipment industry. CETA was elected as " China's Class 5A Social Organazation" in 2009, also was elected as "China's Advanced Social Organization ", "2009 Excellent Social Organazation".
CETA now has more than 1400 unit members throughout China, who are the units engaged in scientific research production, distribution and engineering for the entertainment equipment industry, covering a large number of outstanding enterprises specializing in pro-audio, pro-lighting, Chinese and western musical instruments, stage machinery, venue equipment, etc. There are 133 individual members, who are the professors, experts, and senior engineering and technical personnel, etc., from cultural units at all levels, art institutions, performing troupes, scientific research institutions and leading enterprises.
Since its establishment, CETA has carried out a number of activities and formed fairly complete work system: organization of "China International Exhibition on Pro Audio, Light, Music & Technology", "China International Entertainment Technology Summit" and "CETA Members Information Exchange and Business Forum"; creation of the magazine Entertainment Technology and establishment of its website; development of industry technical standards, arrangement of "Evaluation of the Technical Grades of Theatrical Equipment Enterprises", "Quality Product Assessment for the Entertainment Equipment Industry", "Professional skills and qualifications assessment for individuals in the industry", and provision of technical training and technical advisory services; organization of member regional group activities and management of the members.
The policy and objective of CETA in the new era are: under the guidance of Deng Xiaoping's Theory and the important thought of "Three Represents", adhering to scientific outlook on development and building a harmonious society, implementing two strategies throughout the industry and achieving one objective, namely, implementing the industry technology-based, standardization and regularization strategy and implementing the product brand strategy; aiming to build the Chinese entertainment equipment industry into a new hi-tech, group-based and international industry. In this way, the entertainment equipment industry will become an industry full of vigor and vitality in China's modernization process.
We will achieve the following strategic objectives in five to ten years:
A first-class trade association;
A first-class international professional expo;
A first-class industrial technology journal;
A first-class technical work organization system and work system;
A first-class member team.