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Showing posts with label regional HSCC event. Show all posts
Showing posts with label regional HSCC event. Show all posts
BDPA Washington DC hosts its Annual Regional Technology Summit, Open House, High School Computer Competition (HSCC) and IT Showcase (ITSC) at Bowie State University on Father's Day Weekend, Saturday, June 15, 2013 from 8:30am to 3:30pm in the computer science building on the campus of Bowie State University. The Technology Summit is co-sponsored by Best Buy, Bowie State University, CSC, FireEye, Hewlett Packard, and the United States Navy.
RADM Will Metts
Rear Admiral Will Metts (National Security Agency) will deliver the keynote address. The theme for the regional summit is 'Career Opportunities and Disruptive Technologies'.
There are no registration fees this year at the Regional Technology Summit. There will be special announcements and door prizes from BDPA Washington DC via Google, Microsoft, Northrop Grumman, and Oracle. Interested BDPA Chapters should bring at least two HSCC participants and one IT Showcase participant in order to help our students fully embrace and leverage key practice rounds, HSCC strategies, or ITSC tactics needed to win scholarships during National competitions held later this year.
For more information, please contact: Dr. Jesse Bemley (IT Showcase Coordinator, 202.468-1497), Lou Shack (HSCC Coordinator, 301.379-2014), Sharrarne Morton (Communications Committee Chair, 240.463-6915), Dr. Daryl Stone (Education & Technology Coordinator, 301.860-3973) or Perry Carter (BDPA Washington DC chapter president, 703.627-8257.
Delaware is currently planning to host a regional educational showcase and 2012-2013 kick off of our student program. We will be hosting this event at Wilmington University on September 22, 2012. This event will include an opportunity to identify college students as candidates for internships and open the door for new students (high school and college) to participate in the Northern Delaware student program(s). During this event we will showcase students from the past as well as demonstrate career pathways for those with a talent in the STEM fields.
You and your chapter members (i.e. stakeholders) are welcome to join us! However, If any of your students are interested in showcasing their talents or attending as a participant please register online. In order to showcase we ask that they share in advance one or more artifact (project, paper, presentation, poster board, HSCC team project) that demonstrates their talents. There is no cost for participation. We hope to see a few students from the Northeast region in attendance!
The objectives of this event include:
Promotion of the BDPA Brand
Execution of the "Classroom to the Boardroom" mantra
This event is hosted by the BDPA Northern Delaware Chapter. We will be collecting resumes from College Juniors/Seniors (Exceptional Sophomores will be considered) who have a 3.25 or above in the field of computer science, information technology, engineering, business, accounting or finance. These resumes will be submitted for consideration for 2013 Summer internships in select JPMC locations (including: New York, NY; Jersey City, NJ; Dallas TX; Tampa FL; Columbus OH; and various locations in Delaware).
Sincere Regards, Karen Smith, chapter president
BDPA Northern Delaware
BDPA Los Angeles chapter students (see photo) shocked the HSCC community with their recent victory in the 2012 BDPA West Region HSCC Championship. The final results were as follows:
1st place - Los Angeles, Team A (Pooja Chebolu, Akindele Davies, Trayer Harvey, John Isaacs and Justice Mozell-Guy)
2nd place - Southern Minnesota - Team A
3rd place - Los Angeles, Team B (Austin DeYoung, Steven Moreno, Marcus Schumann and Steven Zavala)
4th place - Twin Cities
5th place - Southern Minnesota - Team B
Chapters around the nation have been preparing for the national championship by competing in regional competitions held in Cincinnati (OH), Columbia (SC) Minneapolis (MN) and Washington (DC). The national championship should be truly an outstanding event. Who do you think will win this year?
The BDPA Southeastern Regional High School Computer Competition (HSCC) was held on Saturday, June 18th, at IT-oLogy, a local sponsor of the event. BDPA Greater Columbia chapter hosted the event with participants arriving in South Carolina from as far away as Atlanta, Charlotte and Raleigh/Durham. The regional HSCC championship is a warm-up for the national HSCC championship held August 3-6, 2011 at the National BDPA Technology Conference in Chicago.
BDPA is an internationally recognized organization of IT professionals whose goals include preparing young people who are interested in becoming the next generation of 'Information Technology Thought Leaders' in academia and Corporate America. The regional and national HSCC championships are part of the BDPA science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) pipeline summarized in its motto, 'From the Classroom to the Boardroom'.
Each year BDPA chapters across the country offer website and database design classes to middle and high-school students. In addition to technical subjects, students are also exposed to soft skills training, current technology topics and speakers from various professions.
At the national level, BDPA hosts a computer competition at its annual conference and each chapter is invited to bring a five-member team to compete. Winners at the national level are rewarded with scholarships and sponsor-donated items, up to and including laptop computers.
For students who are not on competition teams, the National BDPA Technology Conference holds a Youth Technology Camp where students attend seminars and hands-on workshops on technology, entrepreneurship and soft skills topics offered by leaders in their fields. The X-Box competition workshops are always a favorite.
This year’s BDPA Southeast Regional HSCC featured 38 students, representing 19 middle and high schools from Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina plus over 30 instructors, chaperones, parents and spectators. The competition consisted of a written test, oral team round-robin test and a web/database design problem – all timed.
BDPA Atlanta Wins 1st Place
Winners of the 2011 SE Regional HSCC:
BDPA Atlanta
BDPA Triangle
BDPA Greater Columbia
BDPA Charlotte
For more information about the BDPA Southeast Regional HSCC you can contact BDPA Greater Columbia chapter president Phyllis Coleman at (803) 414-2461.
In the new global economy, America needs a workforce with the knowledge and skills to compete. A new workforce of problem solvers, innovators and inventors who are self-reliant and able to think logically is one of the crucial foundations that drive innovation capacity in the nation. A key to developing these skills is strengthening science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competencies in every student and worker.
Conference participants were inspired by the opening remarks given by Cincinnati State president O'Dell Owens and BDPA Cincinnati chapter president Wanda Gray.
Two students from Detroit, Austin Little (University Academy HS) and Daniel Rothchild (Pioneer HS), demonstrated excellence throughout the event to take home the gold medal for their first-place performance.
The silver medal went to Cincinnati students: Hadiya Harrigan (Xavier HS), Christian Johnson (Mason HS) and Curtis Mimes (Taft HS).
The bronze medal went to a team of three students that participated via Skype from Los Angeles: Pooja Chebolu (California Academy of Math and Science), Akindele Davies (California Academy of Math and Science) and August Robinson (Hamilton HS).
Cincinnati Bell chief information officer Kevin Murray visited the regional competition to personally observe the work being done by the students. He noted that one of the high school students on the Cincinnati team recently accepted a summer internship within the Cincinnati Bell information technology department. He is looking for an opportunity to create a collaborative experience in the coming weeks and months between BDPA, Cincinnati Bell and Taft Information Technology High School.
Many of the students in this weekend's regional HSCC championship will have opportunity to travel to Chicago later this summer for the 26th annual National BDPA HSCC Championship in an effort to dethrone the 4-time defending HSCC champions from Rochester, Minnesota.
Another inspiring aspect of the event was the BDPA IT Showcase. This event aspires to create young people with skills and interest in pursuing STEM-based Ph.D. degrees after they graduate from college. There are too few people of African descent getting doctoral degrees in computer science and other STEM-based curriculum. BDPA hopes to create a pipeline of such academic superstars with its BDPA IT Showcase.
The four Cincinnati-based students who participated in the IT Showcase were: Jahaan Maiden (University of Cincinnati), Li-Ara Jackson (Mason HS), Landon Jackson (Mason HS) and Tariq Maiden (University of Cincinnati). These young people gave detailed presentations on a variety of topics including: 'History and Current Uses of GPS', 'Virtual Reality in Second Life' and 'How Global Processing Units Have Changed the World'.
The parents, volunteers, judges and sponsors were inspired by the performance of all the students who traveled by highways and cyberspace to participate in the BDPA Midwest Regional HSCC and IT Showcase. The hard work put in by Joseph Parker (Procter & Gamble) and his planning committee paid off in a major way.
BDPA is committed to prepare our children for careers in science and engineering much begin long before they are of college age. BDPA has a number of programs that enrich the pre-college STEM curriculum in the nation’s K-12 school systems, and encourage young students to take the requisite courses for careers in those fields. While the lack of preparation crosses all demographics, it is particularly acute in under-served communities.
We encourage you to find a way to support BDPA programs as either a volunteer or donor. Please contact BDPA Education and Technology Foundation executive director Wayne Hicks on (513) 284-4968 if you have questions or wish to discuss further.
BETF provided an $850 grant to support the Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship (SITES) program implemented by BDPA Greater Columbia chapter.
The funds helped the high school computer competition (HSCC) team trained by BDPA Greater Columbia to participate in the Southeast Regional Competition. The three students on the team (Dominique Geiger, Sami Patel, Raven Stevenson and Courtland Thomas) took home the silver medal at the regional event in Charlotte NC.
Later the team travelled to Raleigh NC to compete in the national championships. The team finished in 19th place.
However, an unexpected serendipity happened at the Awards Gala during the conference. The United States Navy offered a $180,000 scholarship for Raven Stevenson to study biomedical engineering at Duke University!
Please call BETF on (513) 284-4968 or email us if you want to make a tax-deductible pledge in support of the restricted Greater Columbia Chapter Fund.
BDPA Education & Technology Foundation (BETF) approved $1,000 grant to BDPA Charlotte chapter. This grant is in response to request from BDPA Charlotte chapter president Charles Moore.
The funding supports the BDPA Southeast Regional High School Computer Competition (HSCC) held at the ImaginOn Center on 6/27/2009. Regional competitions are scaled down versions of the National competition. Students trained by chapters in Charlotte NC, Columbia SC and Raleigh NC plan to participate in this regional competition.
All BDPA chapters are encouraged to explore fundingopportunities with the BDPA Foundation.
Open to the Public--Free Admission Pre-Registration is requested
Saturday June 21, 2008
8 AM to 3:30 PM Click here to Register! Regional High School Computer Competition (HSCC) Teams Tune-Up for Nationals! Regional HSCCIT ShowcaseINDUSTRY DAY (Part-II)
This year's Regional Technology Conference features two (2) marquee events for area youth, chapter program development, and STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics] participation. Bowie State University will host this year's BDPA Regional High School Computer Competition (HSCC) and BDPA's Regional IT Showcase. INDUSTRY DAY (Part-II) features a Q&A forum outlining emerging [IT] technologies and career opportunities for professionals in any industry.
Congratulations to Team CHAOS (Cincinnati Holds All Opposition Speechless)! The five youngsters from Cincinnati took home the gold medal from the 2008 Midwest Regional High School Computer Competition (HSCC) on Saturday, June 7, 2008 at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College.
Left to right - DeRicco Swan, senior at Withrow International. Brandon Bowen, senior at Clark Montessori High School, Simeon Ellis, sophomore at Cincinnati’s Creative and Performing Arts, Brook Hines, sophomore at Lakota High School, Raynisha Greene, sophomore at Cincinnati’s Creative and Performing Arts.
The next step for Team CHAOS is the national HSCC in Atlanta, GA on August 6-8, 2008 competing against 23 other chapter teams. Meantime, BDPA Cincinnati chapter president Janice Lee wants to express appreciation to the BDPA Midwest Regional Committee:
Frank Hill, Hiltronics - Midwest Technical Coordinator
Sharon White, Cincinnati State - Midwest Regional Liaison
Were any of our blog readers in attendance at the Midwest Regional Competition this year? If so, please share your thoughts on what you observed! What say u?
The BDPA Foundation approved $ 2,500 grant funding to BDPA New York chapter. The funds will be used to support chapter participation in the Northeast Regional HSCC (Newark NJ) and Mid-Atlantic Regional HSCC (Washington DC). Remaining funds will support participation for chapter HSCC students, chaperones and coordinator at the national competition in Atlanta, GA on August 8-9, 2008.
BETF provided full funding for this $2,500 request submitted by the chapter last month.
This funding request was supported by a recent MetLife volunteer grant. We need others to step-up and make tax-deductible donation to the BDPA Foundation so that we might continue to fund these programs in the future. It is important for us to have funds necessary to advance the careers of African Americans in the IT industry from the 'classroom to the boardroom'.
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