SlideShare, 7/30/2010 (2010 BDPA Conference)

Federal IT Initiatives - BDPA Conference Executive Panel

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Slideshare, 7/30/2010 (Anthony Junior)

Science, Technology, Education and Mathematics (STEM) Funding. Dr. Anthony Junior (Office of Naval Research) shared information on STEM funding sources during a panel discussion at the 2010 BDPA Technology Conference in Philadelphia. Here are the .ppt slides that he used:

Science, Technology, Education and Math (STEM) Funding

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Global Virtual Opportunities, 7/30/2010 (Barbara Fuller)

Are You Ready to Be An Entrepreneur? Barbara A. Fuller of Focus on You Now! a firm that specializes in consulting and coaching small businesses and entrepreneurs speaks to an audience of IT and Project Management professionals at the BDPA National Conference in Philadelphia, PA.




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Slideshare, 7/30/2010 (Barbara Fuller)

Are You Ready To Be An Entrepreneur?  This is a copy of the presentation given by Barbara Fuller at the 2010 BDPA Technology Conference in Philadelphia PA.

2010 BDPA Conference Workshop: Entrepreneur Track

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SlideShare, 7/29/2010 (Ahmed Mahamad)

Ahmed Mahamad was a member of the national BDPA High School Computer Competition (HSCC) championship team trained by BDPA Southern Minnesota chapter in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Ahmad entered the University of Minnesota after graduating from high school. He competed in college division of the 2010 BDPA IT Showcase presenting a paper, poster and presentation on Robotics and Bioinformatics in the Healthcare Industry.

Here is the presentation:

BDPA IT Showcase: Robotics and Bioinformatics in Healthcare Industry

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YouTube, 7/29/2010 (Franne McNeal)

Ten Seeds of Success to Grow Your Business (Part 2-of-2). Franne McNeal, HR Energy business coach, gave this presentation during the 2010 National BDPA Technology Conference held in Philadelphia PA.

YouTube, 7/29/2010 (Franne McNeal)

Ten Seeds of Success to Grow Your Business (Part 1-of-2). Franne McNeal, HR Energy business coach, gave this presentation during the 2010 National BDPA Technology Conference held in Philadelphia PA.

Philadelphia Examiner, 7/29/2010 (2010 BDPA Conference)

Info 101: Where can I find a good career fair? BDPA in Philadelphia! BDPA Philadelphia is hosting a Career Fair as part of their 32nd Annual Technology Conference at the Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia. The Career Fair dates are July 30 and July 31. Career Fair Hours are Friday, July 30th from 12pm to 6pm, and Saturday, July 31st from 10am to 3pm.

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SlideShare, 7/29/2010 (Michael Davis)

2010 BDPA Natl Tech Conf Presentation Turning A Business Crisis Into A Revenue Stream

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SlideShare, 7/29/2010 (Khadijah Celestine)

Khadijah Celestine attends New York City College of Technology.  She is a member of BDPA New York Chapter.   She was a participant in the 2010 BDPA IT Showcase held in Philadelphia PA.  Her topic was, "SOME ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS IN THE MILITARY".

BDPA IT Showcase: Artificial Intelligence Applications in the Military (Khadijah Celestine)

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Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/29/2010 (BDPA Conference)

The Challenge of Fending of Cyberspace Threats. As scores of high school and college students raced from event to event, tracking down opportunities afforded by the business of information technology Thursday, a group of experts talked about the frightening challenges created by this ever-evolving field. Not just challenges, but actual threats to national and industrial security, from the Internet user in his or her home office to weather satellites feeding data to forecasters tracking a Category 5 hurricane.

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Blog Talk Radio, 7/28/2010 (Monique Berry, Marc DiFrancisco, Yvette Graham, Milt Haynes, Paulette Johnson-Davis, Jacqueline Lawson, Earl Pace)

Cloud Suite Smart Presents 2010 BDPA Technology Conference Highlights. We would like to highlight the conference on the cozzas BlogTalkRadio program "CloudSuiteSmart"! The show’s segment would include short interviews of senior BDPA officials to discuss their vision and dream for the organization.

Listen to internet radio with Jacqueline Lawson on Blog Talk Radio

Click here to listen to audio of this radio show episode.

PRLog, 7/28/2010 (Michael Davis)

Black Data Processing Associates Features Michael Davis, Customer Escalation Management Expert.  Customer Escalation Management Expert and Managing Director of MJD Management, Michael Davis, will address this year’s Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) during its 32nd Annual Technology conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 28 – 31.

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Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/25/2010 (2010 BDPA Conference)

Sabre Founder to Speak About Success at BDPA Conference. Philip Jaurigue, now 51, started Sabre, an engineering- and technology-consulting company, with the help of a home-equity loan, four employees, and a fair amount of gumption - a critical quality for any entrepreneur. Jaurigue plans to discuss his own and his company's growth at the National BDPA Technology Conference that starts Wednesday in Center City, sponsored by a group founded in Philadelphia 35 years ago as the Black Data Processing Associates.

Read the full Philadelphia Inquirer article here.

Rochester Post-Bulletin, 7/24/2010 (BDPA Regional Conference)

Community News: Data Processing Students Take First, Third. Teams from Rochester finished in first place and third place at the Black Data Processing Associates Minnesota regional youth competition July 10 at Century High School in Rochester. Teams from Rochester and the Twin Cities took part. The regional is considered a friendly warm-up for the national BDPA competition, which will be in Philadelphia at the end of July.

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BDPA Press Release, 7/12/2010 (Yvette Graham, Coram Rimes)

National BDPA Recognizes Prudential as Gold Level Sponsor. BDPA recognizes Prudential Financial, a global financial services leader, as a Gold Level Corporate Sponsor. Other Gold Level sponsors with over $50,000 commitment to BDPA are Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Mayo Clinic and Oracle.

Prudential: BDPA Gold-Level Corporate Sponsor

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Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology, 7/1/2010 (Milt Haynes)

News and Views. Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) and WorkplaceDiversity.com have named the 2010 Best Companies for Blacks in Technology award winners. They are Allstate Insurance, American Airlines, Compuware, Eli Lilly, Health Care Service Corp, IBM, Intel, Merck, Prudential Financial, State Farm Insurance, the U.S. Navy, Wal-Mart Stores, WellPoint and Wells Fargo.

“These companies deserve special recognition for promoting a significant number of African Americans into their IT management ranks, and for their outstanding community outreach and minority vendor programs,” says Milt Haynes, a past president of National BDPA.

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BlackEngineer.com, 7/7/2010 (Tyrone Taborn)

Top Naval Award for Civilian Leadership presented to Tyrone Taborn. The Publisher, Chairman and CEO of Career Communications Group, Inc., Tyrone Taborn, has been selected to receive the 2010 Charlie Tompkins for Distinguished Civilian Leadership Award from the National Naval Officers Association. Mr. Taborn will receive the award at the 38th NNOA/Association of Naval Services Officers Conference, taking place July 26-30th, 2010 at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center in Portsmouth Virginia. This is the first joint NNOA/ANSO conference. ANSO is the Association of Naval Services Officers created to address the concerns of Hispanic Officers.

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NOTE: Tyrone Taborn is a past member of the National BDPA Executive Committee in his role as an Outside Director.

Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology, 7/1/2010 (Jesse Bemley, Monique Berry, Phyllis Coleman, Milt Haynes)

BDPA Expects Hefty Crowds in Philadelphia.  'We’re really looking forward to having our meeting in Philadelphia,” says Monique Berry, who is a project manager with the Vanguard Group (Valley Forge, PA) and BDPA’s national president elect and VP of business management. “Sixty percent of the U.S. population is within a twenty-four hour drive so we expect even more people than we had last year in Raleigh.”

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SlideShare, 7/1/2010 (Curtis Jenkins)

BDPA Lunch & Learn Webinar. Outstanding 18-slide presentation created by National BDPA vice president Curtis Jenkins.

Prepare and Make Best Effective Use of the 2010 BDPA Technology Conference

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BDPAtoday Newsletter, 7/1/2010 (BDPA Washington DC)

BDPAToday (Washington DC, July 2010)

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