Part of the integration work of the newly created Alcatel-Lucent was a reassessment of the company's Foundation and the programs it supports.   As a result, the company has decided to change the focus of the Foundation going forward, including no longer funding the Conqueror of the Hill competition. 

The Foundation is changing its primary focus from science and math, which had been mostly U.S.-oriented and could not be adapted easily in other global locations.  Consequently, all previous programs that focused on science and math have been discontinued, with Conqueror of the Hill being the most notable. The Alcatel-Lucent Foundation will now primarily focus on education and volunteerism.

All of us at the Foundation are proud to have been a part of Conqueror of the Hill competition, and we enjoyed the many years of collaboration with the teachers, students, parents and volunteers who made the program such an overwhelming success.  

Because Alcatel-Lucent does not own the Conqueror of the Hill program,  teachers in New Jersey may contact Ted Latham at tedlath@netscape.net regarding the New Jersey program.