ZEISS Sponsors 32nd Annual Festival of the Cranes

Sponsorship Supports Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge Annual Festival

White Plains, NY – November 19, 2019

ZEISS announces sponsorship and exhibit for the 32nd Annual Festival of the Cranes. The event is set to take place from Tuesday, November 19th through Sunday, November 24th. Guests will be able to take part in a wide variety of activities including tours, seminars, workshops, and hikes along with other events at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in San Antonio, New Mexico.

Attendees will be able to visit the ZEISS exhibit at the Expo Tent. The tent will be open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located on the Bosque del Apache Plaza west of the bus stop. The festival is also set to feature Stephen Ingraham, ZEISS Senior Brand Advocate for Birding and Nature, who will be hosting multiple photography workshops at the event.

“This is huge event for the birding and nature viewing community and we are thrilled to play our part in the festival,” said Tom Andrews, Vice President – Sports Optics for Carl Zeiss SBE, LLC. “Not only can attendees get their hands on and experience first-hand a variety of ZEISS products, but they will even have the chance to learn from ZEISS ambassador Stephen Ingraham who has more than proven himself in the industry.” 

To find out more about the Festival of the Cranes, please visit:

https://www.friendsofbosquedelapache.org/festival-of-the-cranes.aspx

To find out more about ZEISS Sports Optics, please visit: 

https://www.zeiss.com/sports-optics/en_us/home.html

Press contact 

ZEISS Public Relations
Cathy Williams
Email: cathy.williams@murrayroadagency.com

www.ZEISS.com/newsroom

About ZEISS

ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue totaling more than 5.8 billion euros in its four segments Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, Consumer Markets and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (status: 30 September 2018).

For its customers, ZEISS develops, produces and distributes highly innovative solutions for industrial metrology and quality assurance, microscopy solutions for the life sciences and materials research, and medical technology solutions for diagnostics and treatment in ophthalmology and microsurgery. The name ZEISS is also synonymous with the world's leading lithography optics, which are used by the chip industry to manufacture semiconductor components. There is global demand for trendsetting ZEISS brand products such as eyeglass lenses, camera lenses and binoculars.

With a portfolio aligned with future growth areas like digitalization, healthcare and Smart Production and a strong brand, ZEISS is shaping the future far beyond the optics and optoelectronics industries. The company's significant, sustainable investments in research and development lay the foundation for the success and continued expansion of ZEISS' technology and market leadership. 

With around 30,000 employees, ZEISS is represented in nearly 50 countries, with approximately 60 of its own sales and service companies and 30 manufacturing and development centers around the globe. Founded in 1846 in Jena, the company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. The Carl ZEISS Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Germany committed to the promotion of science, is the sole owner of the holding company, Carl ZEISS AG.

For more information, please visit www.ZEISS.com

ZEISS Consumer Products
ZEISS Consumer Products comprises the company’s business with cameras and cine lenses, binoculars, spotting scopes and hunting optics. The area is part of the Consumer Markets segment and is represented at the sites in Oberkochen and Wetzlar.