Waves of Change (WOC) STEM Competitiveness Conference brings together innovators and professionals for 30th Anniversary Events
BALTIMORE, Maryland (bdpatoday®)—30th Annual Waves of Change (WOC) STEM Conference • October 23-25, 2025 • Powered by CCG
In today’s dynamic professional landscape, women leaders continue to navigate the dual challenge of being seen and heard—often in environments where their presence is underrepresented or undervalued. One of the most impactful sessions this year was a powerful call to action for women at all stages of leadership to embrace their worth, articulate their value, and lead with unapologetic confidence.
Through personal insights, practical strategies, and real-world examples, conference panelists and their audiences explored how to:
• Recognize and own unique leadership values
• Communicate with clarity, conviction, and authenticity
• Navigate bias and amplify one’s voice in high-stakes conversations
• Build influence and visibility without compromising identity
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Northern Virginia’s Teams Win National HSCC Coding and eSports Titles at BDPACON
LORTON, Virginia (bdpatoday®)—National BDPA’s Northern Virginia Chapter (BDPA NoVa) team for the 2025 National High School Computer Competition (HSCC) season captured first place during final BDPACON25 coding competition rounds in Atlanta, Georgia.
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National BDPA’s 50th Anniversary • 47th Annual BDPA Technology & Career Expo • 39th HSCC Anniversary • 22nd I.T. Showcase Anniversary
August 13— August 16, 2025 | WESTIN Peachtree Plaza | Atlanta, Georgia
ATLANTA, GA(bdpatoday®)—National BDPA’s Northern Virginia Chapter (BDPA NoVa) has successfully emerged at the top of the 2025 National High School Computer Competition (HSCC) leader board, achieving 1st place during final BDPACON competition rounds held this year in Atlanta, Georgia. National BDPA’s Southern Minnesota Chapter from Rochester, MN finished second by only two (2) points, and BDPA’s Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter (BDPA-DC) placed third out of the nation’s top coders from nine (9) qualifying teams.
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A “Golden Night” @ America’s “Computer Museum” with BDPA
ROSWELL, Georgia (bdpatoday®)—National BDPA’s Professional and Student Members attending BDPACON25 were treated to a very special Golden Anniversary reception, book signings, and computer museum tour co-hosted by Media Sponsor bdpatoday® at the Mimms Museum of Technology and Art.
The museum asserts that computing history is important enough to warrant its very own preservation and scholarly attention. Their core conviction is that the history of computing contains many revelations about human innovation and creative problem solving within our communities. They especially embrace making technology careers accessible to everyone, including underserved populations.
BDPACON25 attendees explored and experienced a punch-card machine, an electric typewriter, first-generation gaming consoles and personal computers, and large computers with tape machines from Cray, Digital Equipment Coproration (DEC), HP, IBM, Silicon Graphics (SGI), and Sun Microsystems (Oracle.) Past National BDPA Presidents also provided a fireside chat inside the museum’s Gravity Ballroom moderated by the association’s current national president, Perry Carter.
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National BDPA’s 50th Anniversary • 47th Annual BDPA Technology & Career Expo • 39th HSCC Anniversary • 22nd I.T. Showcase Anniversary
August 13— August 16, 2025 | WESTIN Peachtree Plaza | Atlanta, Georgia
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BDPA™ Celebrates 50 Years!
BDPACON ’25, this year’s new digital workforce tech conference, features a very special Golden Anniversary reception inside the Mimms Museum of Technology and Art (formerly Computer Museum of America), Cyber Feud live, annual Tech & Career Expo, national collegiate I.T. Showcase, national High School Computer Competition (HSCC), Ai-Inspired Robotics events, Gaming, and eSPORTS competitions.
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National BDPA’s 50th Anniversary • 47th Annual BDPA Technology & Career Expo • 39th HSCC Anniversary • 22nd I.T. Showcase Anniversary
August 13— August 16, 2025 | WESTIN Peachtree Plaza | Atlanta, Georgia
LARGO, MD—Established in Philadelphia, PA as “Black Data Processing Associates”, BDPA’s 50-year celebration this year during BDPACON25 is more than just an annual event or a reunion of technology professionals. It is an epic testament to the organization’s enduring commitment to advancing the careers of African Americans and underserved communities across the United States for tech industries and the Defense Industrial Base (DIB).
Over the Association’s past five decades, BDPA continues to play crucial roles in providing education, mentorship, and career opportunities to countless individuals, small businesses, and HBCUs.
This milestone event is set to honor a very rich past, celebrate the present, and provide advanced previews into a future era of rapid industrial scaling with local BDPA Chapter engagements.
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Dr. Tyrone Taborn to receive 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award from BDPA during Association’s Golden Anniversary Gala
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July 28, 2025 | Washington, DC
LARGO, Maryland (bdpatoday) — WASHINGTON, D.C. (bdpatoday®) — Dr. Tyrone D. Taborn is nominated to receive one of BDPA’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Awards. BDPA’s Lifetime Achievement Award is reserved for individuals whose careers and impact have not only shaped our tech industry and communities, but also uplifted the people and local BDPA Chapters within them.
Dr. Taborn’s nomination is a testament to the enduring impact of his voice, his vision, and his leadership. BDPA is celebrating his achievements during BDPACON25, the Association’s Golden Anniversary Technology Conference events and annual Awards Gala on Saturday, August 16, 2025 in Atlanta, GA.
BDPACON25 convenes August 13th through August 16th, 2025 at the WESTIN Peachtree Plaza Atlanta. BDPACON’s theme for 2025 is: A Legacy of PACEsetting Innovation
BDPACON25 features presentations and panels with interactive working groups for BDPA Members, BDPACON attendees, and the public.
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Space Tech Expo USA 2025
Space Tech Expo USA 2025:
Air. Space. Cyber.
June 6, 2025 | Long Beach, California
LONG BEACH, CA (bdpatoday®) —Space Tech Expo USA is the premier exhibition and conference for space technology and innovation on the West Coast. During this year’s exhibition, emerging technologies in space manufacturing processes were prominently featured. NASA, U.S. Space Force, and U.S. Air Force also showcased their interagency partnerships during the Expo.
BDPA™ SITES PMO Co-PI’s and staff attended industry’s leading showcase for space manufacturing, testing services, components, research and development (R&D), and systems engineering for spacecraft, launchers, and satellite programs.
(Photo) BDPA Members and SITES PMO staff understand that these expos provide an unparalleled platform for networking with our aerospace and defense mission partners
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BDPA STEAM Honored at Louisiana State Capitol
BDPA™ STEAM Academy:
Digital Workforce Transformation
June 5, 2025 | Monroe, LA
MONROE, LA (bdpatoday®) —In Monroe, Louisiana, our BDPA™ STEAM Academy is committed to fostering excellence and providing students with unique tech industry experiences and learning opportunities inside and outside the classroom for your industry.
(Photo) BDPA™ Student Members and STEAM Academy staff attended BDPACON24 in Atlanta last year and recently visited their state’s capital in Baton Rouge, LA to speak directly with legislators and appropriators.
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Earth Day Tech Summit 2025
CyberEarth25:
Air. Land. Sea. Space. Cyber.
April 26, 2025 | Columbia and Ft.Meade, Maryland
FT. MEADE, MARYLAND (bdpatoday®) —CyberEarth ’25 and annual BDPA™ tech summits are a series of professionaly delivered advance program briefings to Industry (APBI) and interns (APBi). This year’s tour of the Technology Advancement Center (TAC), the National Cryptologic Museum (NCM), CyberEarth info sessions, and related cybersecurity topics included: Encryption, Firewalls, GPS spoofing, Network Security, OPSEC, PQC, Quantum Safe, Supercomputing, Zero Trust, and overviews of related current events.
(Photo) CyberEarth25 attendees, who were parents, students, and chaperones, visited exhibits at the National Cryptologic Museum (NCM) at Ft. Meade, Maryland with technical professionals from industry and government. CyberEarth™, BDPA’s Earth Day Tech Summits, feature presentations and panels with interactive working groups for BDPA Members, BDPA Student Members, and the public prior to attending annual BDPA™ technology conferences (BDPACONs).
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BDPA @ NSBE50
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National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Convention 2025
March 5, 2025 | Chicago, IL
CHICAGO (bdpatoday®) —BDPA executives and BDPA Members attended the annual NSBE Convention in Chicago, IL. BDPA’s Chicago Chapter served as our Host Chapter supporting our meetings with Software, Systems, and new Digital Engineer members.
The NSBE Annual Convention is a premier event hosted by the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), designed to empower and connect Black engineers, STEM professionals, and students. It is a multi-day gathering featuring workshops, career expos, competitions, and showcases.
(Photo) BDPA at NSBE with mission partners from Industry — bdpatoday® photo © 2024
BDPACON25 convenes August 13th through August 16th, 2025 at the WESTIN Peachtree Plaza Atlanta. BDPACON’s theme for 2025 is: A Legacy of PACEsetting Innovation
BDPACON25 features presentations and panels with interactive working groups for BDPA Members, BDPACON attendees, and the public.
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BDPA @ SC24
BDPA Atlanta SC24
Supercomputing 2024
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November 22, 2024 | Atlanta, Georgia
ATLANTA (bdpatoday®) —BDPA executives and BDPA Members attended the International Conference for High-Performance Computing (HPC) as the Association nears its 50-year milestone. SC24, short for the International Conference for HPC, Networking, Storage, and Analysis, brings together thousands of experts every year from around the world to share their latest innovations and ideas. National BDPA’s Atlanta Chapter served as the Association’s Host Chapter for SC24 and BDPACON24, this year. BDPA Executives, Student IT Education & Scholarship (SITES) alumni, and BDPA Student Members have attended SC Conferences with Industry mission partners since SC06.
(Photo) Local high school students stop by BDPA’s Booth #700 during SC24 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. The annual International Conference for High-Performance Computing (HPC), Networking, Storage, and Analysis convened November 17–22, 2024 in Atlanta, GA. — bdpatoday® photo © 2024
BDPACON25 convenes August 13th through August 16th, 2025 at the WESTIN Peachtree Plaza Atlanta. BDPACON’s theme for 2025 is: A Legacy of PACEsetting Innovation
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PVAMU awarded $8 million for cutting-edge Ai, big data research project for DoD
BDPA Houston and BDPA PVAMU:
Praire View A&M University HBCU site visit
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November 14, 2024 | Houston, Texas
ATLANTA (bdpatoday) —Every year, BDPA’s Host Chapters and BDPA Members participate in local BDPA Chapter engagements and HBCU or Community College site visits while attending annual technology events. This year, during AFROTECH ’24, BDPA executives and SITES PMO program managers held planning meetings with BDPA Houston and Praire View A&M University (PVAMU) students on campus.
Last month, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) awarded PVAMU an $8 million grant for a new research project focused on advanced data analysis and artificial intelligence. The project, titled “CREDIT+: Advancing Data Analysis for Mission-Critical Applications in the Era of Artificial Intelligence,” is led by Dr. Lijun Qian, an endowed professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at PVAMU’s Roy G. Perry College of Engineering.
(Photo) Kamilah Stroy, (left) President BDPA Houston, hosts Dr.Jesse Bemley (seated) with National BDPA and BDPA SITES PMO managers during a recent campus visit at Prairie View A&M University’s (PVAMU) Center for Information Technology Excellence (C.I.T.E.) in the SR Collins Building. PVAMU recently captured a new $8 million grant from the Department of Defense (DoD) for Artificial Intelligence (Ai) and Big Data. — bdpatoday® photo © 2024
BDPACON25 convenes August 13th through August 16th, 2025 at the WESTIN Peachtree Plaza Atlanta. BDPACON’s theme for 2025 is: A Legacy of PACEsetting Innovation
BDPACON25 features presentations and panels with interactive working groups for BDPA Members, BDPACON attendees, and the public.
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National Cyber Czar Addresses Industry Executives and Community Leaders During BDPACON24
BDPACON™ 2024
46th Annual BDPA Technology & Career Expo • 21st Anniversary I.T. Showcase
July 31 — August 3, 2024 | Atlanta, Georgia
ATLANTA, GA—The Honorable Harry Coker, Jr. (left) delivered this year’s keynote address on Saturday, August 3, 2024 during BDPACON24’s Awards Gala. Director Coker was nominated by President Biden in July 2023 and confirmed by the Senate on December 12, 2023 as the National Cyber Director in the White House. Director Coker is a retired Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) senior executive, former National Security Agency (NSA) senior executive and career Naval Officer. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy (USNA), the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), and Georgetown University Law Center.
This year’s theme was “Big Data & Predictive Analytics (B.D.P.A.): Forged by the Power of AI.” Director Coker shared with BDPA his office, the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), acts as the advisor to the President for cybersecurity strategy and policy. ONCD works with all levels of government, international partners, non-profits, academia, and the private sector to shape and coordinate Federal cybersecurity policy.
Director Coker highlighted current challenges for consideration such as cybersecurity workforce shortages, protection of critical systems, and shifting cybersecurity responsibilities to those best equipped to handle it.
BDPACON is the Association’s impactful annual gathering of computer and data science professionals with tech industry’s thought leaders.
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BDPA Atlanta Wins High School Computer Competition and eSPORTS National Championships at BDPACON24
BDPACON™ 2024
46th Annual BDPA Technology & Career Expo • 21st Anniversary I.T. Showcase
July 31 — August 3, 2024 | Atlanta, Georgia
ATLANTA, GA—BDPA Atlanta wins High School Computer Competition (HSCC) and eSPORTS National Championships at BDPACON24. During this year’s BDPACON, BDPA’s national esports tournament and tech exposure expo was powered by State Farm, STEAMSport, Inc., and participating U.S. BDPA Chapters.
Discover more. Read the full story to review our lists of new award winners for 2024.
2024’s National High School Computer Competition (HSCC) winners from BDPA Atlanta (L-R) Suchit Vemula, Rajaselvam Jayakumar, and Suchas Devarapalli receive their awards from BDPA’s National President, Perry Carter. BDPA Student Members, sponsors, and attendees participated in Coding Competitions, I.T. Showcase R&D presentations, STEM workshops, eSports elimination gameplay, and youty tech exposure expo (YTE) during BDPACON24 in Atlanta, GA.
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Black History Month and
The BDPA LegacyTM
National BDPA Headquarters
February 1, 2024 | Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON (bdpatoday) — Founded in 1975 as Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) in Philadelphia by the late Earl A. Pace, Jr. and David Wimberly, BDPA™ was created to bring underrepresented minorities together who were working in the information technology and computer science fields for the purpose of professional development and academic enrichment.
The Association rebranded to BDPA™ near the turn of the century and continues to provide videos, trailers, creatives, books, publications, and archived content to its members and the general public. A new documentary trailer is available on Popular Technology TV™ featuring excerpts from The BDPA Legacy™.
(Clockwise from top left) The late Earl A. Pace, Jr., BDPA Co-Founder and 2011 I.T. Hall of Fame inductee; Emmit J. McHenry, Dot-Com Pioneer and Co-Founder of Network Solutions, LLC, the “Original Domain Registrar”; Admiral Michelle J. Howard, U.S. Navy and 38th Vice Chief of Naval Operations; David Stewart, Chairman and Founder, World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT) and billionaire; Dr. Jesse Bemley, Founder of Joint Educational Facilties (JEF), BDPA’s renowned national High School Computer Competition (HSCC) program, and JEF’s IT Showcase with BDPA; Ensign Raven Stevenson, U.S. Navy and BDPA HSCC Alumna; Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO, Bill Gates, Microsoft Co-Founder, Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO, and John Thompson, former Symantic CEO and BDPACON™ 2001 Keynote Speaker; Ursula M. Burns, former Xerox CEO and Xerox Intern—”from the classroom to the boardroom”; and a copy of BDPA’s iconic front cover of bdpatoday® featuring the Obama Family during his election night victory rally on November 4, 2008, in Chicago, Illinois. — Discover more in your Febrary 2024 edition of bdpatoday®
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Women’s History Month and
The BDPA LegacyTM
National BDPA Headquarters
March 1, 2024 | Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON (bdpatoday) — Founded in 1975 as Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) in Philadelphia by the late Earl A. Pace, Jr. and David Wimberly, BDPA™ was created to bring underrepresented minorities together who were working in the information technology and computer science fields for the purpose of professional development and academic enrichment.
The Association rebranded to BDPA™ near the turn of the century and continues to provide videos, trailers, creatives, books, publications, and archived content to its members and the general public. A new documentary trailer is available on Popular Technology TV™ featuring excerpts from The BDPA Legacy™.
(Clockwise from top left) Stephanie [Lampkin] Van Putten, BDPA HSCC Alumna; Ensign Raven Stevenson, U.S. Navy, BDPA HSCC Alumna; Admiral Michelle J. Howard, U.S. Navy (Retired), IBM Board Member; Margaret Wood, Founder and CEO of WOOD Consulting; Deena Pierott, Founder and Chief Innovator of iUrbanTeen; Kimberly Bryant, Founder, Black Girls Code; Major General Lorna Mahlock, U.S. Marine Corps, Commander, Cyber National Mission Force; and Captain Cunningham, U.S. Coast Guard, CGCYBERCOM. — Discover more in your March 2024 edition of bdpatoday®
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At BEYA38, JROTC’s STEM and Cyber Engagements Unfold
BDPA Baltimore
Baltimore Convention Center
February 16, 2024 | Baltimore, MD
Career Communications Group, Inc. (CCG) is an industry-leading media company that supports organizations in promoting multiculturalism and diversity in STEM fields. For over three decades, CCG and the National Naval Officers Association (nnoa.org) have been staunch supporters of systems and software engineering pipeline programs with BDPA™, NSBE, NSBEjr, JROTC, and several other grassroots talent acquisition programs.
This year, tomorrow’s STEM “Playmakers” and future data scientists from Suitland High School’s Navy JROTC (NJROTC) Unit in Maryland, attended the annual Stars & Stripes Dinner with Service Chiefs, Flag and General Officers, members of the Senior Executive Service, Senior Enlisted Leaders, and Industry executives during the 38th annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA.org).
The NJROTC program was established by Public Law in 1964 which may be found in Title 10, U.S. Code, Chapter 102. The program is conducted at accredited secondary schools throughout the nation, and taught by instructors who are retired Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard officers and enlisted personnel. The NJROTC accredited curriculum emphasizes citizenship and leadership development, as well as our nation’s maritime heritage, the significance of sea power, and naval topics such as the fundamentals of naval operations, seamanship, navigation and meteorology.
Classroom instruction is augmented throughout the year by extra-curricular activities of community service, academic, athletic, drill and orienteering competitions, field meets, flights, visits to naval or other activities, marksmanship sports training, and physical fitness training. Electronic classroom equipment, textbooks, uniforms, educational training aids, travel allowance, and a cost-share of instructors’ salaries are provided by the Department of Navy.
(L-R) Perry Carter, National President, BDPA™ (bdpa.org) with Brigadier General Omar Randall, USMC; Deputy Commander Marine Forces Reserve; NJROTC Cadet Commander; and Commander Robert Clements, USN (Retired), Senior Naval Science Instructor at Suitland High School, Maryland. BDPA and regional BDPA Chapters participated in #BEYA2024, community outreach, and talent acquisition support activities.
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BDPA NoVa Co-Hosts SITES Season Opener for National Capital Region’s Youth Technology Programs
BDPA Northern Virginia (BDPA NoVa):
Lorton Community Center
January 27, 2024 | Lorton, VA
WASHINGTON—National BDPA’s local chapters from Washington, D.C. (BDPA-DC) and Northern Virginia (BDPA NoVa) launched their 38th annual youth technology, coding, and application development season at the Lorton Community Center in Lorton, VA. The Student Information Technology Education and Scholarship (SITES) program falls under BDPA’s STEM+ pillar. This program was created to expose young men and women to the concepts of computers, data science, and graphics design while providing application development expertise.
The annual kick-off and info session was preceeded by warm welcome remarks from each chapter and BDPA’s National President, Perry Carter. Mr. Carter emphasized the importance of team work, research, and collaboration as students enter and prepare to embrace very exciting technical career opportunities.
(Left) Kayla Quarles, a senior Cloud Computing major at Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD), joins a team of distinguished BDPA SITES and HBCU alumni, who continue to train, coach, and mentor regional high school computer competition (HSCC) students. Mr. Lou Shack (right) is the SITES Program Director for BDPA-DC.
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Lifetime BDPA Member, Dr. Juan E. Gilbert, receives National Medal of Technology and Innovation
The White House
October 24, 2023 | Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON—President Biden awards the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to a number of Americans who have made exemplary achievements in science, technology, and innovation to strengthen our nation’s well-being. View full story.
(Right) Lifetime BDPA Member, Dr. Juan E. Gilbert, receives National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Biden.
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BDPA Chapters host Earth Day Tech Summits with Industry Mission-Partners
RESTON, VA —For Earth Day, D.C. area high school student coding competition (HSCC) and robotics teams visit oLabs™, Octo’s innovation center. oLabs™ is where cross-functional teams of engineers, academics, technologists, thought leaders, and domain experts rapidly prototype emerging technology solutions for the US Government’s intractable problems. CyberEarth™, BDPA’s annual Earth Day Tech Summits, have evolved to allow young IT professionals, or those interested in ICT career opportunities currently attending College, Community College, Vocational Technology, High School, JROTC, and GED programs, to establish new relationships, launch tech start-ups, and partner with Industry during tech and career expos
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BDPA Members return to CES 2023 with emerging Tech Industries
ARLINGTON, VA — Owned and produced by CTA, CES 2023 will take place in Las Vegas on Jan. 5-8, 2023, with bdpatoday and PTTV staffers attending Media Days taking place Jan. 3-4, 2023. According to CTA, attendees will experience new technologies from global brands, hear about the future of technology from thought leaders and collaborate face-to-face with other attendees. This year’s show will highlight how innovations in sustainability, transportation and mobility, digital health, the metaverse and more are addressing the world’s greatest challenges. CES audiences and BDPA Members will hear from industry experts during live keynotes.
(Photo) Rodney Williams, LISNR Co-Founder and CEO, addresses the audience at CES 2018 during a CES Smart Cities panel. Mr. Williams is a Howard University Alumnus and BDPA Member. Photo credit LISNR
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BDPA Monroe to Host BDPACON™ South ’23 Regional Summer Tech Splash
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South Regional Summer Tech Splash • July 24, 2023
MONROE, LA—National BDPA’s Monroe Chapter (BDPA) is a non-profit organization (NPO) focused on nurturing and developing diverse working professionals and future IT leaders in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) and all digital technology fields. BDPA Monroe will host BDPA’s 2023 Southern Summer Camp, (BDPACON South ’23) from July 24-28, 2023, at the Emily P. Robinson Center, 3504 Jackson Street, Monroe, LA 71202. Registration is free.
In Louisiana, BDPA Monroe offers a unique opportunity to connect with others to share knowledge amongst a community of peers through various programs such as Youth STEM Programs, High School Programs, College Programs, Adult Digital Workforce Transformation Programs, and Leadership Development Programs.
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Career Awareness Day in Philadelphia with BDPA
Career Day with local schools • April 19, 2023
PHILADELPHIA, PA—BDPA’s mission-partners support tomorrow’s digital workforce at community outreach events with classmates and shipmates. During Earth Week 2023, Regional BDPA members co-hosted events while visiting next generation innovators at Pennell Elementary School and other campus locations.
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