BDPA Applauds Career Communications Group Corporate Support

BDPA applauds the corporate support from Career Communications Group of BDPA’s 39th Annual National Technology Conference and Career Fair from July 26-29 at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. The career fair is free and open to the public. BDPA is the largest African American Information Technology association in the U.S., and the largest national non-profit organization continually involved in training students underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education across the country.

Dr. Tyrone Taborn

Dr. Tyrone Taborn, Career Communications Group Publisher and CEO stated, “Career Communications Group is pleased to partner again with BDPA’s national conference. BDPA has been a leader for information technology professionals since 1975 and high school students since 1986. Career Communications Group is proud of its historical links to BDPA Baltimore chapter, which were established in June 1987. We have a strong relationship with BDPA that also includes our partnership as a founding organization in the Global Leadership Forum (GLF). GLF’s mission is to inspire and ignite untapped potential in the global community."

BDPA was founded in 1975 by Earl Pace and David Wimberly to close the digital divide for underrepresented minorities in STEM fields. BDPA has over 40 chapters nationwide with more than 2,500 STEM professional and student members. BDPA offers over $100,000 in scholarships annually to hundreds of high school and college students who wish to pursue STEM careers.

Mike Williams

National BDPA President Mike Williams said, "It is an honor to partner with one of the leading organizations in promoting STEM and diversity in the workforce. We looked forward to continuing this partnership."

For more details about the BDPA corporate sponsorship program or National Technology Conference, contact the corporate sales support team at (301) 584-3135 ext.108 or corpsales@bdpa.org.  Additionally, please visit www.bdpa.org.

Blacks in Science and Technology

Tyrone Taborn, the publisher of Career Communications Group, served on the BDPA Board of Directors for a number of years. Tyrone uses the media to document the progress of African Americans in science, engineering and technology. His company created the following video that shares our legacy in these fields.

Soulclap to Black Digerati for bringing it to our attention. What are your thoughts about our legacy in the IT industry?

Webcast: Minorities in Cyber Security Symposium

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) invites you to watch the webcast of the Minorities in Cyber Security Symposium held at UDC on December 11, 2010.

Keynote Address

Rear Admiral (Select) Willie Metts
Director of Intelligence 

United States Cyber Command

  

Why Cyber Security?

Moderator:
Zach Tudor
Program Manager

 SRI

Panelists:
Devon Bryan
Deputy Associate CIO for Cyber Security 

Internal Revenue Services

Perry Carter
Chapter President

BDPA Washington DC

Darryl Arnold
Lead Associate, Analytics 

Booz Allen Hamilton

Diane Miller
Director, Operations Cybersececurity

 Northrop Grumman

 Global Champions of Cyber Security  

Moderator:
Garland Thompson
Contributing Editor

 Career Communications Group

Panelists:
Charles A. Williams
President

 Intekras, Inc.

  
Bill Searcy
Chief, Enterprise Engineering Section

FBI

  

Cynthia Miller
Senior Adviser and Chief of Staff

Intelligence Community Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Office (ICEEOD)

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Perry Carter

It was great to see BDPA chapter president Perry Carter engaged in this symposium. It is always good when BDPA provides IT thought leadership in these types of industry events.

I also like the way that the symposium leaders put their event on UStream. Are any BDPA chapters considering this as a way to document their program meetings for posterity?

Anyhow, what were your thoughts as you viewed this webcast?

Black Family Technology Awareness Week (February 15-21, 2009)

One of my favorite personalities in the IT industry is Tyrone Taborn. He was a member of the National BDPA Board of Directors back in the day. He runs the Career Communications Group (CCG) in Baltimore. CCG founded Black Family Technology Awareness Week (BFTAW) over a decade ago.

Many BDPA chapters host BFTAW activies in their local area. While the agenda for National Black Family Technology Awareness Week lists the activities on a specific day, you are free to hold any activity at anytime within the month of February.

• Black Family Technology Sunday
  
• Business Empowerment Day
  
• Family Technology Day
  
• Tech Health Day
  
• Tech Education Day
  
• Discover Technology Day
  
• Technology Leaders Day
  
• Black Engineer of the Year Awards celebration

Grants (in-kind and cash) are still available. You can request information from CCG (410.244-7101) or National BDPA (800.727-2372).

Are you aware of any BFTAW activity in your city?