HP showcases technology during BDPA annual conference. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) Wednesday announced its sponsorship of the 24th annual Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) national conference.
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Monday, August 5, 2002
Thursday, August 1, 2002
Monday, July 1, 2002
Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology, June/July 2002 (Milt Haynes, Wayne Hicks)
BDPA Conference will Emphasize Entrepreneurship and Networking. African Americans in IT should strongly consider business ownership, declares Milt Haynes, national president of Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA, www.bdpa.org, Largo, MD). The organization’s 24th annual conference, which runs from August 7 -11 in Orlando, FL, is designed to help them get started. The theme of the conference is “Changing the culture of IT: from access to ownership,” reports R. Wayne Hicks, BDPA president-elect and head of the Cincinnati chapter.
Read the full media story here.
Read the full media story here.
Saturday, June 1, 2002
Thursday, May 9, 2002
ITBusiness Canada, 5/9/2002 (Leesa Barnes, Wayne Hicks)
Black IT Professionals Forge Global Alliances. To Black Data Processing Associates president-elect Wayne Hicks, the recent alliance forged between his group and Canada's BITePRO offers a new twist on the old boys' network. The old boys' network, he says, has traditionally worked against women and people of colour, but by forging their own networking associations, Black IT professionals on both sides of the border are finding strength in numbers.
Read the full ITBusiness Canada article here.
Monday, April 1, 2002
Wednesday, March 13, 2002
General Atlantic, 3/13/2002 (Wayne Hicks)
Intelliseek Moves to Cincinnati's 'Digital Rhine'. Intelliseek today announced it is expanding its corporate headquarters and relocating all of its Greater Cincinnati employees to accommodate the technology company's unprecedented growth. Despite the current economic downturn, Intelliseek revenues have grown 300% annually since 1999, the company has gained remarkable customer momentum in 2001 and it is poised to deliver 300% growth again in 2002...
Read the full media story here.
Read the full media story here.
Friday, March 1, 2002
Friday, February 22, 2002
Business Wire, 2/22/2002 (BDPA Dallas)
Dallas Convention Center to Host Diversity Career Fair On March 5; Top Employers, Hundreds of Professional Jobs, Multiple Industries. For several thousand professionals from all communities and leading local and national employers, opportunity comes in the form of the NAACP Diversity Career Fair which will take place from 11 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2002 at the Dallas Convention Center. This event is presented by the NAACP Region VI and the Texas State Conference of NAACP Branches and is sponsored by Merck. Partnering with the NAACP Career Fair to promote workforce diversity are Asian American Professionals of Dallas, Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) -- Dallas Chapter, the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME) and the National Society of Hispanic MBAs -- Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter.
Read the complete media story here.
Read the complete media story here.
Friday, February 1, 2002
Thursday, January 10, 2002
The Free Library, 1/10/2002 (BDPA Los Angeles)
Martin Luther King Day NAACP Career Fair to Feature Top L.A. Employers on Jan. 21. For several thousand professionals from all communities and more than 45 leading local and national employers, opportunity comes in the form of the NAACP. Partnering with the NAACP Career Fair to promote workforce diversity are Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) Los Angeles Chapter, Forty Plus, LULAC - California and the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME).
Read the full press release here.
Monday, January 7, 2002
Business Courier of Cincinnati, 1/7/2002 (Franklin Mayfield, Marshall LaNier)
Dot Cincinnati: Cincinnati chapter of BDPA. A Walnut Hills Web designer is predicting "interactive fun" for those cruising the new and upgraded site from the Cincinnati chapter of Black Data Processing Associates.
Read the full media story here.
Read the full media story here.
Sunday, January 6, 2002
Cincinnati Enquirer, 1/6/2002 (Gina Billings, Blaine Clark, Wayne Hicks, Frank Hill)
Group Trains Teens in Technology Skills. The Cincinnati chapter of the Black Data Processing Association (BDPA) has in recent years run programs training teens interested in computers or technology. Called the Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship Program, or SITES, the program consists of a computer camp, a youth technology seminar series and the formation of a team for the National Computer Competition.
Read the full Cincinnati Enquirer story here.
Tuesday, January 1, 2002
Tuesday, December 11, 2001
TrueCareers, 12/11/2001 (Renee McClure)
Diversity in IT. The U.S. population is a smorgasbord of diversity. One would think then, if recollections of probability theories from statistics classes are correct, that our various populations would be represented in similar proportions within the IT industry. However, such is not the case...
Read the full media story here.
Read the full media story here.
Saturday, September 1, 2001
Monday, August 20, 2001
Business Courier of Cincinnati, 8/20/2001 (Gina Billings, Wayne Hicks, Frank Hill)
Hicks Named National BDPA President. Wayne Hicks, president of the Cincinnati chapter of Black Data Processing Associates, was named the national president-elect of the association at a ceremony during BDPA's national conference this past weekend. "Part of what got me elected is the belief that what we've done in Cincinnati, we can replicate in other chapters in the United States," he said.
Read the rest of the Cincinnati Business Journal article here.
Business Courier of Cincinnati, 8/20/2001 (Gina Billings, Wayne Hicks, Frank Hill)
Hicks Named National BDPA President. Wayne Hicks, president of the Cincinnati chapter of Black Data Processing Associates, was named the national president-elect of the association at a ceremony during BDPA's national annual conference this past weekend...
Read the full media story here.
Read the full media story here.
Friday, August 17, 2001
Chicago Sun-Times, 8/17/2001 (Ricky Penick)
Speaker Got Wired Early. Back in 1964, Ricky Penick jumped at the chance to take the first computer class Roosevelt High School in Gary, Ind., offered. He was one of only a few students because the class was at 7 a.m., before school started."I was a little amateur futurist," he said. "I thought 'Oh, yeah, in the future computers are going to be a big thing.'"
Read the full media story here.
Read the full media story here.
Wednesday, August 15, 2001
SlideShare, 8/15/2001 (Gina Billings)
BDPA Chapter Building Workshop: Leadership (2001). Chapter Building Workshops were offered to BDPA leaders at the 3rd quarter National BDPA board of directors meeting in 2001. The session on 'Leadership' was led by (then) BDPA Cincinnati chapter president-elect Gina Billings.
Do any of these leadership tips from 2001 still apply today?
Do any of these leadership tips from 2001 still apply today?
Monday, July 30, 2001
Business Courier of Cincinnati, 7/30/2001 (Toyota Motor)
BDPA lands Toyota as sponsor. The Cincinnati chapter of Black Data Processing Associates landed Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America as a corporate sponsor.
Read the media story here.
Read the media story here.
Monday, June 4, 2001
Business Courier of Cincinnati, 6/4/2001 (Cincinnati Bell, The Circuit)
BDPA Racks Up Sponsorships. The Cincinnati chapter of the Black Data Processing Associates has attracted Cincinnati Bell and The Circuit as corporate sponsors. The Circuit, formerly Greater Cincinnati Software Association, is contributing to BDPA's Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship (SITES) program -- which includes a high school-level computer camp, technology seminars and participation in a national BDPA student competition. The Cincinnati BDPA student team placed second in the national contest last year.
Read the full Cincinnati Business Courier article here.
Wednesday, May 9, 2001
City of Cincinnati, 5/9/2001
High School Level Citywide Computer Competition: Showcasing the Demand for a High School Computer Competition. The Black Data Processing Asscoiates has agreed to drive the implementation for this Citywide Computer Competition. The City of Cincinnati's role in the event can be to assist in promoting the event, to provide proclamations regarding the event to help in its promotion, and to offer City recognition as extra recognition to a select number of schools, students and educators who participate. We expect there will be opportunity for the Mayor and Council Members to be visible in their support of this initiative by attending scheduled activities.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2001
Business Courier of Cincinnati, 3/20/2001 (BrassRing)
BDPA Keeps BrassRing as Sponsor. The Cincinnati Chapter of Black Data Processing Associates retained BrassRing as one of its 13 corporate sponsors. BrassRing is a high-tech recruiting firm that produces more than 300 career events annually in 60 markets.
Read the rest of the Cincinnati Business Courier article here.
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