Fuentek To Host Webinar Training For Technology Transfer Professionals And Interns
TTOs Gain Skills In Social Media And Technology Screening.
- Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (1888PressRelease) February 24, 2011 - Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (http://www.fuentek.com), a local technology consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology management services, has announced that the firm is launching a series of webinars this spring. Designed to help technology transfer offices (TTOs) gain the skills they need to operate efficiently, effectively and proactively in this challenging economic climate, the webinars feature practical, how-to advice from Fuentek's highly experienced staff.
Registration is now open for the first webinar, titled How I Rode the Social Media Wave: Lessons Learned from a Technology Marketing Effort, which will take place on Thursday, April 7 at 2 p.m. EDT. Based on actual experiences with Fuentek clients, this 90-minute webinar for tech transfer professionals gives participants an insider's peek at a real-world technology marketing campaign that strategically and proactively used social media along with traditional marketing tools.
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"I am pleased that we are introducing this important new service to TTOs at universities, government labs and private companies," said Schoppe. "We know budgets are tight, and these webinars give these professionals a chance to receive high-quality, practical training that they can put to work right away in their daily work without incurring travel expenses."
DETAILS:
- Information and registration for the social media webinar is available online: http://www.fuentek.com/webinars/social-media-webinar.php
- The social media webinar will be led by Fuentek's Schoppe and Karen Hiser, who have taught numerous trainings on this topic.
- The cost for the live webinar is $185, and registrants can purchase a high-quality video recording for just $50 more.
- Technology transfer professionals are invited to complete a five-minute survey on their use (or non-use) of social media, the results of which will be shared at the webinar and on Fuentek's website: http://www.fuentek.com/social-media-survey.php.
- The second webinar in Fuentek's series, titled Putting Your Interns to Work: A Step-by-Step Process for Technologies Screenings, will be held on Thursday, May 19 at 2 p.m. EDT.
NEW MEDIA CONTENT:
Fuentek Blog:
http://blog.fuentek.com
Fuentek Insights on Social Media:
http://www.fuentek.com/insights-hot-topics.php?i=1
Fuentek Twitter Page:
http://www.twitter.com/fuentek
ABOUT FUENTEK, LLC:
Fuentek, LLC is a consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology management services. With a specialization in technology commercialization and the Symbiotic Innovation approach to open innovation, 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 one of the largest NASA contractors in North Carolina and has helped organizations around the world find the technology they need through licensing as well as collaborative research and development (R&D) partnerships. Led by President Laura A. Schoppe, a 2008 recipient of the prestigious Triangle Business Journal Women In Business award, Fuentek also offers training workshops, guidebooks, white papers, and websites to help clients and other tech transfer professionals improve effectiveness in managing their intellectual property. Recognized as a top women- and minority-owned small business in North Carolina for the past five consecutive years, Fuentek has been featured on National Public Radio and in the book The New Small: How a New Breed of Small Businesses is Harnessing the Power of Emerging Technologies. The firm has received numerous awards for its work, including an entrepreneurial Pinnacle Business Award from the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. For more information, please call (919) 249-0327 or visit Fuentek's website at http://www.fuentek.com.
Brittney Storm
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brittney ( @ ) mmipublicrelations dot com
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