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NC-Chinese Business Association presents evening with Ping Fu, Inc. Magazine’s 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year, “ The Magic of Thinking Differently”

Research Triangle Park, NC, January 15, 2007 – The NC Chinese Business Association proudly announces today the launch of their 2007 Marquee Speakers Series with Ping Fu, President and CEO of Geomagic, a highly regarded worldwide software and services company headquartered in the Triangle.

“The NC Chinese business community and our friends are honored to have Ping Fu share her key learnings in growing Geomagic to become the market leader in digital shape sampling and processing,” states Dr. YanChing Zhang, President of NC-CBA and Client Executive with IBM Healthcare and Life Sciences. “Ping’s nationally recognized entrepreneurial leadership skills are an inspiration to both fellow Chinese as well as our colleagues who have interest in China business.”

Hutchison Law Group PLLC and Cassell Design are joining NCCBA to bring the entrepreneurial business community this special evening with Ping Fu on Tuesday, February 13 at MCNC. Chinese dumplings, tea, and networking will precede Ms. Fu’s talk. Please RSVP to guarantee food and seats.

About NCCBA

As a premier nonprofit charitable and educational business organization, North Carolina Chinese Business Association (NCCBA)’s mission is to represent, serve, and promote the common interests of our membership and the North Carolina Chinese business community, particularly in promoting entrepreneurial and corporate development related to science and technology. NCCBA serves as a forum for networking and exchanging, for advancing our knowledge in creating and sustaining successful businesses, and for encouraging and facilitating coaching and consultation among our members. NCCBA will also serve as a major catalyst in bridging the China - North Carolina business relationship. www.nc-cba.org

About Geomagic

Geomagic® (www.geomagic.com) is a worldwide software and services company headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (U.S.A.), with subsidiaries in Europe and Asia and distributors worldwide. Geomagic is the market leader in digital shape sampling and processing (DSSP) with a vision of mass customization, technology innovation and business performance. Geomagic software enables customers to accelerate product development cycles and ensure quality at every step. More than 5,000 professionals use Geomagic software and services across diverse industries including automotive, aerospace, medical devices and consumer products. They benefit from unprecedented time savings, short learning curves, increased productivity and simplified processes.