ATLANTA, GA — The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) and National BDPA (founded in 1975 as Black Data Processing Associates) are hosting international conferences and tech career expositions in Atlanta, Georgia during the first week of August 2019. #AAJA19 launches this week beginning July 31, 2019 at Atlanta’s Loews Hotel in Midtown. #BDPACon19 convenes August 1, 2019 at Atlanta’s Hyatt Regency Hotel.
During #AAJA19, members will gather to train journalists of all career levels so they can return to their respective multimedia companies with the latest and emerging skills for Industry. Journalists and potential employers will build meaningful recruiting relationships both on-site and throughout each year. Visit aaja19.org for an agenda, registration, annual gala, and corporate hospitality venues.
Among #AAJA19’s presenters are (above L-R) Congressman John Lewis (D-GA 5th); Emmy Award-winning co-anchor of ABC News’ “Nightline”, Juju Chang; and Elaine Quijano, anchor for CBSN, the CBS News 24-hour digital streaming network.
Founded in 1981, AAJA is a not-for-profit educational and professional organization with more than 1,500 members across the United States and Asia. Since its founding, AAJA has been at the forefront of change in the journalism industry. AAJA’s primary mission is to provide a means of association and support among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) journalists, and to advance AAPI journalists as news managers and media executives.
As a nonprofit educational organization with more than 1,500 members in 20 chapters across the U.S. and Asia, AAJA’s largest membership bases are generally concentrated in large metropolitan areas on the West Coast (Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle), East Coast (New York City and Washington, D.C.) and Midwest (Chicago.) Members are also organized in other areas throughout the U.S. (Arizona, Atlanta, Chicago, Florida, Hawai’i, Michigan, Minnesota, New England, North Carolina, Philadelphia, Portland, Sacramento, Texas and San Diego).
AAJA, BDPA-DC, NAHJ, SAJA, and WABJ attend VOX Media Diversity media mixer in Washington, D.C.
Members of National BDPA’s Washington, D.C. Chapter communications teams, bdpatoday staffers, and Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ) recently attended a diversity media mixer (above) with AAJA, South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA), and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) co-hosted by digital media company Vox Media.
Later this week, technology companies including Cox Enterprises, Deloitte, Google, Microsoft, federal agencies including the United States Air Force and the National Security Agency (NSA), are participating in National BDPA’s 41st Annual Technology Conference and Diversity Career Fair with HBCU/MIs and non-profit IT, Cyber, and STEM mission-partners.
Co-founded by Earl A. Pace, Jr. (above left), National BDPA and technology industry executives provide several professional development and technical workshops with the association’s mission-partners tailored for coders, junior developers (Jr. Devs), hackers, gamers, and interns to enhance technical, project management, and leadership skills while expanding professional networks and promoting new solutions, services, and brands. #BDPACon19 launches August 1-3, 2019. Visit bdpa2019.com for an agenda, registration, national awards gala, and corporate hospitality venues.
— Sources and photos courtesy AAJA, National BDPA, and BDPA-DC.
Top photo: BDPA Atlanta’s High School Computer Competition (HSCC) Team captures 2016’s National HSCC Title.
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