Fuentek Sponsoring NC FIRST Robotics Competition

Technology Consulting Firm To Serve As Team Pit Area Sponsor For High School Science And Engineering Event. End Quote

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (1888PressRelease) March 22, 2011 - Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (http://www.fuentek.com/), a local technology consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology transfer services, has announced that the firm will be a team pit area sponsor for the NC FIRST Robotics Competition to be held Thursday, April 7 through Saturday, April 9 at Dorton Arena on the N.C. State Fairgrounds. The competition challenges teams of high school students and their mentors to solve a common problem using a standard "kit of parts" and a common set of rules. Teams are assigned 9x10 foot areas within the team pit area for working on their robots during the event.

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) engages, celebrates and inspires students as they discover that they can be successful in science and technology, and contribute meaningfully to the nation's technological enterprise.

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"We're excited to be sponsoring NC FIRST Robotics Competition pit area," said Schoppe. "The competition is a great way for high school students to experience the challenges and rewards of engineering. Fuentek is proud to support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education efforts in North Carolina and beyond."

DETAILS:
- Fifty four teams will be competing in the NC FIRST Robotic Competition. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit http://www.ncfirstrobotics.org/.

- Fuentek's Schoppe and senior consultant Danielle McCulloch participated in the 2010 NC FIRST Robotic Competition.

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Fuentek Blog:
http://blog.fuentek.com/2011/01/ncfirst-coming-soon.html
http://blog.fuentek.com

Fuentek Twitter Page:
http://twitter.com/fuentek

ABOUT FUENTEK, LLC:
Fuentek, LLC is a consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology transfer services. With a specialization in technology commercialization, Fuentek works with a wide variety of clients to identify promising technologies and assist them in converting their ideas and inventions into marketable products. Drawing upon its unique combination of technical, business and commercialization expertise, the firm is the largest NASA contractor in North Carolina and has helped organizations around the world find the technology they need. Led by Laura A. Schoppe, a 2008 recipient of the prestigious Triangle Business Journal Women In Business award, Fuentek also offers training workshops, guidebooks and Web sites to help clients improve effectiveness in managing their intellectual property. DiversityBusiness.com has recognized Fuentek as a top women-owned, diversity-owned and small business in North Carolina for the past five consecutive years. The firm has received numerous awards for its work, including an entrepreneurial Pinnacle Business Award from the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. Fuentek was most recently named a finalist in the NCTA 21 awards in the category of most innovative technology company. For more information, please call (919) 249-0327 or visit Fuentek's website at http://www.fuentek.com.

Brittney Storm
MMI Public Relations
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