PRWeb, 2/6/2016 (Calvetta Phair, Kevin Rabinovich)

TEDxYouth@ColumbiaSC

The On It Foundation Partners with 'TEDxYouth@ColumbiaSC' for By-Youth-For-Youth Conference March 5, 2016 in Columbia, South Carolina - The On It Foundation has partnered with TEDxYouth@ColumbiaSC - South Carolina’s by-youth, for-youth conference that unites high school students from almost 50 schools for a day’s worth of Ideas Worth Spreading - to assist in community outreach to promote the event and assume Fiscal Sponsorship for obtaining donations and corporate sponsors. All proceeds will benefit TEDxYouth@ColumbiaSC and youth initiatives in South Carolina.

Asked how collaboration of The On It Foundation and TEDxYouth@ColumbiaSC came about, Calvetta Phair, President of The On It Foundation, stated that she saw an article about Kevin Rabinovich’s work in a blog post by the Black Data Processing Associates, a group with which both are involved.

“I contacted Kevin to express my admiration and support for his work with TEDxYouth@ColumbiaSC. We met and the rest is history. I am truly honored to offer any support for this event and believe that our organizations’ alliance will not only benefit the youth in South Carolina, but also provide support for future initiatives…it’s so much bigger than about us,” said Ms. Phair.

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PRWeb, 3/13/2009 (LaTasha Gary, David Segura)

IT Executives Urged To Look Beyond the Glass Ceiling at ITSMF Symposium/Awards Gala Minority Executives Honored for Contributions to IT profession. The "Who's Who" of information technology (IT) leaders from the public and private sector gathered in Irving, Texas, last month to honor colleagues who have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of information technology while demonstrating proactive leadership in advancing diversity. This highly-anticipated event was part of the symposium "Globalization from a Business, Economic and Cultural Perspective," a forum designed to equip African American and Hispanic IT executives to compete in today's global marketplace. Events were co-sponsored by the Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF) and the Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC).

Two of the award members are current or former BDPA members:

• LaTasha Gary, BDPA Dallas chapter member and Senior Director of Global Channel Partner Information, HP, won the Member of the Year Award.


• David Segura, former BDPA Detroit chapter member, CEO of VisionIT and Vice-chair of HITEC won the Special Recognition Award.

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PRWeb, 8/13/2005 (2005 BDPA Conference)

BDPA 27th Annual Conference in Detroit Michgan, August 17 - 20, 2005 at Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center. Be in the drivers seat of success at the 27th Annual National BDPA Conference this will be a world-class conference event to be held August 17 - 20, 2005 at Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center, in beautiful downtown Detroit, on the banks of the Detroit River...

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PRWeb, 10/31/2003 (Dwight Hugget)

Dwight Hugget * HSCC Coordinator

ObjectPlanet Supports BDPA Youth Programs with Software Donation. Norwegian based ObjectPlanet , Inc (http://www.objectplanet.com/) has donated software to BDPA. The software will be used at the national high school computer competition on August 4-8, 2004 in Dallas TX. This donation elevates ObjectPlanet to the level of a ‘BDPA Conference Supporter'...

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