Data Pros Coach High Schoolers to National Victory. Anyone who voluntarily, without pay, spends five hours inside a classroom with 50-some teenagers each Saturday for six months -- including those sweet springtime Saturdays in late April and May -- deserves a payoff. Joseph Taylor and Todd Green got theirs last August.
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Monday, January 24, 2005
Saturday, January 1, 2005
Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology, Dec 2004/Jan 2005 (Edward Jones)
At Edward Jones, Inclusion is a Business Strategy. The company recruits diverse tech professionals through the BDPA, NSBE, and Professional Women in Information Technology (PWIT), and at HBCUs and non-HBCU schools that have strong minority representation. It also has an in-house referral program and uses diversity-focused Web recruiting and career fairs...
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Read the full media story here.
Friday, December 31, 2004
Sunday, November 14, 2004
TechJournal South, 11/14/2004 (BDPA Triangle)
Group Profile: BDPA Triangle Chapter - Blacks in Technology. In what ways do you help the overall Triangle technology community? BDPA Triangle Chapter helps the overall Triangle technology community by bridging the digital divide and supporting ongoing career and professional development, entrepreneurial development, and assessment of tech industry trends. We provide the vehicle many employers and organizations seek to reach qualified minority IT professionals and minority entrepreneurs. In addition, because the BDPA Triangle Chapter recognizes the importance of filling the pipeline of talent for the future, we are also actively developing the next generation of IT professionals, executives, and entrepreneurs.
Read the full chapter profile here.
Monday, October 18, 2004
ComputerWorld, 10/18/2004 (George Hall, Melissa Thompson)
The Extra Mile: If you're ready to really commit to diversity in your IT shop, here's how to achieve it. Unlike the wild hiring of the '90s, the slow rebuilding of bare-bones IT shops over the next few years will provide an opportunity to staff up thoughtfully. It's another chance to get diversity right. Lots of IT organizations talk about diversity, but some are better at achieving it than others. We spoke with representatives of five IT groups that have been repeatedly cited as diversity leaders by the Black Data Processing Associates to discover how companies can find, recruit and retain top minority talent in IT...
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Read the full media story here.
Friday, September 24, 2004
Business Courier of Cincinnati, 9/24/2004 (Janice Lee)
BDPA trains minority students for competitive programming. Lots of people have spent hours camped in front of the TV in recent weeks, watching young people compete in the Olympic Games. Far fewer would take an interest in the mental gymnastics involved in a computer programming competition, or appreciate the training it takes to excel in that intellectual "sport."
Read the media story here.
Read the media story here.
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
University of Memphis News Room, 7/28/2004 (BDPA Memphis)
National Champion BDPA High School Computer Team Sets Sights on Another Win with Help from the University of Memphis. The University of Memphis' FedEx Institute of Technology (FIT) and two of its associated organizations - the Institute for Intelligent Systems and the Advanced Learning Center - have teamed up this year to host the high school computer camp of the Memphis chapter of the Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA)...
Read the full media story here.
Read the full media story here.
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
PR Newswire, 7/27/2004 (Marriott International)
Marriott Named as One of the 'Best Companies for Blacks in Technology'. Marriott International announced that Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) and WorkplaceDiversity.com have presented the company with their "Best Companies for Blacks in Technology Award." Marriott was one of six winners selected from a survey of Fortune 1000 companies. This annual award recognizes Marriott for creating a positive organizational climate and career development opportunities for African Americans working in technology.Read the rest of the PR Newswire article here.
Monday, July 19, 2004
Online Recruitment, 7/19/2004 (Will Bundy, Wayne Hicks)
National BDPA and Workplacediversity.com announce winners. The National BDPA (Black Data Processing Associates (http://www.bdpa.org) and WorkplaceDiversity.com (www.WorkplaceDiversity.com), the source for diversity talent, announced Allstate Insurance, Blackwell Consulting Services, Delta Air Lines, HSBC, Marriott International, and Merck & Co as the winners of the 2nd Annual Best Companies for Blacks in Technology Award. One of these companies will be announced as the Top Company for Blacks in Technology and receive the much coveted Epsilon Award that will be presented at the BDPA 2004 26th Annual National Conference being held August 4-8, 2004 at the prestigious Adam’s Mark Hotel in Dallas, TX. The Epsilon Award is presented annually to the top company in the nation that promotes a workplace and environment that supports the advancement of Blacks in the information technology industry...
Read the full media story here.
Read the full media story here.
Tuesday, July 6, 2004
CSRwire, 7/6/2004 (Gina Billings)
BDPA's Gold Level Corporate Sponsors. Bank of America, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Merck & Company have each donated over $50,000 to the Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) making them Gold Level Corporate Sponsors. Funding will be used for a variety of programs and services offered by BDPA as well as the national conference.
Read the full media release here.
Read the full media release here.
Monday, February 23, 2004
Institute for Intelligent Systems, 2/23/2004 (BDPA Memphis)
FedEx Institute of Technology and IIS Host Memphis Black Data Processing Association's (BDPA) High School Computer Camp (HSCC). Recently, members of the BDPA along with Memphis area high school students visited IIS at the FedEx institute and were given a taste of the research the IIS performs on a daily basis. From this brief visit, the potential for learning was visibly great. The goal to expose these students to high-end technology and facilitate non-technical training is easily within our grasp. The camp will run from the beginning of February and will continue until late August.
Read the media story here.
Read the media story here.
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Corporate Social Responsibility News, 2/10/2004 (HSCC)
BDPA Announces HSCC Challenge Grant Winners. BDPA is pleased to announce the winners of the first annual FleetBoston Financial High School Computer Competition Challenge Grant. FBF pledged $50,000 funding to the four chapters demonstrating the best preparation for this year's competition. The four winning chapters hail from Albany NY, Boston MA, Hartford CT and Providence RI...
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Read the full media story here.
Monday, January 12, 2004
Cincinnati Enquirer, 1/12/2004 (Gina Billings, Wayne Hicks)
Minorities Appointed. Two local people have been elected to offices of the National Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA), a professional organization to help strengthen the expertise of minority members working in information technology. The group is headquartered in Philadelphia.
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Friday, October 31, 2003
PRWeb, 10/31/2003 (Dwight Hugget)
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Thursday, October 30, 2003
Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology, Oct/Nov 2003 (Gina Billings, Wayne Hicks, Joe Smialowski)
In Philly in August, BDPA Throws a Swinging Twenty-Fifth. Black Data Processing Associates returned to its roots for its twenty-fifth annual convention and career fair. The organization's first chapter started in 1975 in Philadelphia, PA, and the city was a great backdrop for the 2003 version of BDPA's yearly get-together.
Read the full media story here.
Read the full media story here.
Wednesday, August 13, 2003
Business Wire, 8/13/2003 (Joseph Smialowski)
More Than 30 Major Employers Including FleetBoston Financial, Compuware, Merck and Toyota Motors. Shomex, a national event producer and leader in live recruitment solutions, announced today the list of companies that will be participating at the BDPA National Conference Career Expo, www.shomex.com/bdpa, on August 15-16, 2003, at the Philadelphia Marriott. The BDPA National Conference Career Expo is designed specifically to connect IT professionals with employers from a wide cross section of industries looking for IT talent...
Read the full media story here.
Read the full media story here.
Monday, August 11, 2003
ComputerWorld, 8/11/2003 (Milt Haynes)
IT Careers: BDPA focuses on career growth, entrepreneurs. When more than 2,500 individuals meet for the annual Black Data Processing Association Conference in Philadelphia Aug. 13-17, they'll get a rich blend of three critical career components--technical expertise, mentoring and coaching of individuals, and skills to lead start-up and established businesses...
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Read the full media story here.
BroadVision News Room, 8/11/2003 (Milt Haynes)
BroadVision Joins FleetBoston as a Sponsor of the 25th Annual BDPA National Conference Awards Banquet; Conference Highlights the Importance of Building a Diversified Workforce and Working to Bridge the Digital Divide. BroadVision, Inc. , the leading provider of enterprise portal applications, has joined FleetBoston Financial as a sponsor of the 25th Annual BDPA National Conference Awards Banquet. BDPA, founded in 1975, is the premier organization for African-American professionals in the Information Technology industry. The BDPA National Conference Awards Banquet culminates a five-day event August 13- 17 in Philadelphia, PA focusing on Information Technology: From the Classroom to the Boardroom...
Read the full media story here.
Read the full media story here.
Monday, August 4, 2003
CSRwire, 8/4/2003 (Chris Scalet, Wayne Hicks)
Merck CIO is Keynoter for BDPA Conference. BDPA is pleased to announce that Chris Scalet, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Merck & Company, will be keynote speaker for its 25th Annual National Conference Opening Ceremonies. The event will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003, at the Philadelphia Marriott. Mr. Scalet will address the conference theme, Information Technology: From the Classroom to the Boardroom.
Read the full media story here.
Read the full media story here.
Monday, July 28, 2003
CSRwire, 7/28/2003 (Allison Clark, Juan Gilbert, Milt Haynes, Wayne Hicks)
BDPA Plans Gala Silver Anniversary Conference. BDPA is bringing its 2003 national conference back to Philadelphia this year. The conference will run from August 13-17. "Philly is the birthplace of BDPA," says Milt Haynes, BDPA's national president. Haynes is an IT project manager at Lucent Technologies (Naperville, IL). IT pros Earl Pace and the late David Wimberly started BDPA in Philadelphia almost thirty years ago. This will be the organization's twenty-fifth national conference. "We expect the conference to have a big impact this year," Haynes says. He estimates that attendance may top last year's figure of 2,000 by 25 percent.
Read the full media story here.
Monday, June 30, 2003
Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology, June/July 2003 (Roxanne Clinton, Milt Haynes, Wayne Hicks)
BDPA plans a gala twenty-fifth in Philadelphia - Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA, www.bdpa.org) is bringing its 2003 national convention back to Philadelphia this year. The conference will run from August 13-17.
Read the rest of the media story here.
Read the rest of the media story here.
Friday, May 30, 2003
Tech News, 5/30/2003 (Shirley Monrose)
Black Data Processing Associates Offers Training, Performs Community Service. Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) is a nonprofit professional association founded in Philadelphia in 1975, which has grown to more than 2,000 members in over 40 chapters spanning 35 states. The New York chapter was chartered in 1983 and is now the third largest, with over 150 members.
Read the media story here.
Read the media story here.
Thursday, May 22, 2003
BlackEngineer.com, 5/22/2003 (Sandra Walker)
BDPA Richmond Gets Grant for Student Training. The Richmond, Va., chapter of Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) has been awarded a $15,000 cash grant by The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia, to help support the BDPA Richmond's successful High School Computer Competition program. The money will be used to send 40 Richmond-area students in grades nine through 12 to a national computer skills competition at the 2003 National BDPA Conference, which will be held in Philadelphia this August.Read the rest of this BlackEngineer.com story here.
Friday, February 28, 2003
Business Courier of Cincinnati, 2/28/2003 (Sara Lee Foods)
Sara Lee Foods Joins BDPA as a Sponsor. The Cincinnati chapter of Black Data Processing Associates said it has added Sara Lee Foods to its roster of corporate sponsors.
Read the rest of the Cincinnati Business Courier article here.
Thursday, January 16, 2003
Business Courier of Cincinnati, 1/16/2003 (The Circuit)
The Circuit Signs On as a BDPA Sponsor. The Cincinnati chapter of Black Data Processing Associates said it has landed The Circuit as an associate level corporate sponsor.
Read the full Cincinnati Business Courier article here.
Tuesday, December 3, 2002
WorkPlaceDiversity Press Room, 12/3/2002 (Milt Haynes)
National Black Data Processing Associates and WorkPlaceDiversity.com Form Partnership. WorkplaceDiversity.com (www.WorkplaceDiversity.com), the source for diversity talent, and National BDPA (Black Data Processing Associates (http://www.bdpa.org)) today announced a joint venture to recognize the ten best companies for Blacks in technology as well as to honor one of the ten companies as Company of the Year. The award for Company of the Year will be presented at BDPA's 2003 Annual National Conference to be held August 13-17, 2003 at the Marriott Hotel in Philadelphia, PA.
Read the media story here.
Read the media story here.
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