Category: BDPA
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BDPA @ CES 2023
LAS VEGAS—Unveiled Las Vegas, the official tech and media events of CES, opened January 3, 2023 only to registered media. This year’s event was an outstanding opportunity for bdpatoday and PTTV staffers, BDPA Members, and the media to see ground-breaking products and technologies from global brands and start-ups two days prior to exhibits and show floors open to Industry. Product debuts from this year’s CES Innovation Awards honorees were on display. Photo ©2023 bdpatoday® Social Media…
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White House Announces Historic Actions to Advance National Vision for “STEMM” Equity and Excellence
At the White House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence, White House Unveiled New National Initiative to Coordinate Public, Private, and Philanthropic Efforts to Expand Access and Opportunity Across Science and Technology Fields WASHINGTON—The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is announcing new actions to transform the American science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) ecosystem by dramatically…
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Top Coders from St. Louis Capture Third Consecutive World HSCC Championship
ATLANTA—One of the nation’s leading technology inclusion conferences adjourned Saturday, August 20, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia, with the High School Coding Competition (HSCC) team from National BDPA’s St. Louis Chapter capturing its third consecutive world HSCC championship. This year’s 44th annual BDPA Technology Conference (BDPACON22) and Career Expo theme was “Honoring our Legacy, Accelerating the Pace.”…
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National I.T. Showcase Winners for 2022 Announced—HBCUs Capture Top Collegiate Awards at BDPACON22
ATLANTA—BDPACON22, one of the nation’s leading technology inclusion conferences, adjourned Saturday, August 20, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia, with a new cohort of I.T. Showcase winners selected from the nation’s colleges, universities, and high schools. Annual showcases feature white papers, oral poster presentations, selection panels from ICT Industry judges, and new scholarships for finalists. This year’s…
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A Leading Community Tech-Inclusion Conference Returns—BDPACON22 heads to Atlanta
ATLANTA—One of the nation’s leading technology inclusion conferences is back and in-person from Thursday, August 18, 2022, through Saturday, August 20, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. This year’s 44th annual BDPA Technology Conference (BDPACON22) and Career Expo theme is “Honoring our Legacy, Accelerating the Pace.” In special ceremonies throughout the year, BDPA continues to honor its…
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Google’s new office is a love letter to Atlanta
ATLANTA, GA—Google has been a part of Atlanta for more than 20 years. There are more than 1,000 full-time Google employees in Georgia — in two offices in Atlanta and a data center in Douglas County — helping to build and support our products, and help our partners and customers across the South and nationally. We…
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SBA Announces Landmark Collaboration with Historically Black Fraternities and Sororities to Address Wealth Gaps Through Black Entrepreneurship
First of its Kind Agreement That Will Focus on Improving Financial Literacy, Outreach, and Capital Access Opportunities Across Communities WASHINGTON – This week, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice for America’s 32.5 million small businesses in President Biden’s Cabinet, signed a Strategic Alliance Memorandum (SAM)–an authority unique to the SBA among…
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BDPA Co-Founder, IT Hall of Famer, and Tech Industry Legend Earl A. Pace, Jr. passes away at 79
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE By Norman Mays, Kenneth Wilson, and Sharrarne Morton, BDPA National BDPA photo by Charlie Perkins LARGO, MD (BDPA) – Earl A. Pace, Jr., a computer programmer trainee at the Pennsylvania Railroad who went on to become an entrepreneur, an iconic figure of civil rights in the tech industry, and a staunch proponent…
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Raymond Bell, Jr. Elected BDPA-DC President and Executive Committee Chair
WASHINGTON — Raymond Bell, Jr. has been elected to fill the vacancy of Vice President Business Management and President Elect for BDPA of Greater Washington, D.C. (BDPA-DC). Bell will assume President of BDPA-DC and Chair the Chapter’s Executive Committee on January 1, 2022. He will succeed outgoing President and Chair, Perry Carter, who supports Federal…