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Students Compete in the 2008 Arizona Middle School Science Bowl at Arizona State University
| Source: Arizona Technology Council
PHOENIX, AZ--(Marketwire - April 7, 2008) - Arizona's brightest math and science students
will be gathering on ASU's campus to compete in the distinguished 2008
Middle School Science Bowl on April 19, 2008, which has been proclaimed as
Arizona Middle School Science Bowl Day by Governor Napolitano to help
promote the values and importance of science and math education in the
State of Arizona.
More than 5,000 students compete in the annual Middle School Science Bowl
competitions nationwide. At least 12 teams representing schools throughout
Arizona will be competing for a fully paid trip to the U.S. Department of
Energy's National Science Bowl® taking place in Denver, Colorado, June 19
- 22, 2008. The National Science Bowl® is a nationwide academic
competition that tests students' knowledge in all areas of science. Teams
are comprised of four students and a teacher, who serves as an advisor.
Dr. Matt Kim, Founder and President of QuantTera, will kick-off the event
as the honorable guest speaker. Dr. Kim has a background in the
microelectronics industry and has developed innovative LASERs, detectors
and amplifiers, the enabling components for telecommunications. He is
Chair of the Arizona Nanotechnology Cluster, a fully non-profit 501c3 for
nanotechnology education of the general public. Dr. Kim received a Ph.D.
in Physics from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and B.S. in
Engineering Physics from Cornell University.
The 2008 Middle School Science Bowl is co-sponsored by Arizona companies
Televerde and Solugenix Corporation, and organized by the Arizona
Technology Council. Arizona's corporate sponsors are committed to
equipping children with the proper resources so they can succeed
academically. Visit www.azsciencebowl.us for more information.
ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
The Arizona Technology Council is the largest technology association in
Arizona serving all technology sectors across the state representing nearly
500 member companies. The Arizona Technology Council is a member-driven,
private, not-for-profit technology trade association. The Council focuses
on the interests of technology companies, support firms, educational
institutions and state-wide economic development groups that collectively
form Arizona's technology community. For more information, visit
www.aztechcouncil.org.
TELEVERDE
Televerde provides actionable marketing insight, qualified sales lead
generation and integrated marketing solutions that accelerate sales revenue
and generate net new business for high-tech companies. We have specialized
expertise defined by 13+ years of developed relationships with business
leaders and decision-makers in over one million companies. By leveraging a
unique blend of go-to-market best practices, innovative technologies and
intuitive reporting tools, we deliver performance-based solutions with
fully measurable ROI. Our end-to-end portfolio solves complex and strategic
customer acquisition objectives. Core services include lead generation,
lead qualification, lead management, market intelligence, event
recruitment, sales support and sales results analysis. Televerde is ISO
9001:2000 certified. Contact us at info@televerde.com, or call
888-925-7526. For more information, visit www.televerde.com.
SOLUGENIX
For almost four decades, Solugenix has helped its clients succeed through
tremendous changes in both technology and business environment. As one of
the first IT consulting firms, Solugenix works hard to develop a
professional culture that both respects and empowers our most critical
resource, our people. Our ability to attract and retain highly skilled
talented individuals is both a benefit for our clients and the envy of our
peers. Solugenix was founded in 1969 by T. Russell Shields. It was known
then as Shields Enterprises Incorporated, and later as SEI Information
technology. Solugenix has offices in Arizona, California, Illinois, Canada
and India. For more information, visit www.solugenix.com.