November 5, 2013 – Mouser Electronics, Inc., a leading global distributor of authorized semiconductors and electronic components, has received the top Electronics Choice Industry Award for Community Activism – Social or Educational Cause, from the Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) at the ECIA’s annual executive conference Oct. 27-29 in Chicago.
The ECIA, a leading non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the expanding needs and interests of the authorized electronics supply chain, honored Mouser for its support of the 2013 FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®) season.
“It’s a tremendous honor for us to receive this Community Activism Award from the ECIA,” said Kevin Hess, Mouser Vice President of Technical Marketing. “All of us here at Mouser are dedicated to inspiring young people's interest in science and technology, and we are proud to sponsor a program that supports the brightest young minds and future engineers. It’s our goal to build awareness for the program. FIRST® provides students with a platform for innovation and a chance to solve real-world engineering challenges while helping to build self-esteem.”
The ECIA Award for the Community Activism marketing campaign recognizes Mouser’s multi-faceted support and promotion of the FIRST Robotics Competition. Through FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), students in grades K-12 are engaged in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills. Through their support, Mouser helps FIRST® provide high-school students participating in FRC with “real-world engineering” experience.
As a sponsor, Mouser exhibited at this year’s FIRST Championship Event in St. Louis, Mo., featuring its unique capabilities as the design-fulfillment distributor offering the newest products and advanced technologies. The company was a supplier for the FRC Kit of Parts (KOP) for the 2013 FRC season. Mouser also supports the FRC Competition Event in Dallas, Texas as a “Friends of the Future” sponsor. To learn more about Mouser’s support of FIRST, visit, http://www.mouser.com/first.
With its broad product line and unsurpassed customer service, Mouser caters to design engineers and buyers by delivering What's Next in advanced technologies. Mouser offers customers 20 global support locations and the latest, most technologically advanced components for their newest design projects. Mouser Electronics' website is updated daily and searches more than 10 million products to locate over 4 million orderable part numbers available for easy online purchase. Mouser.com also houses an industry-first interactive catalog, data sheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, technical design information, and engineering tools.
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