Category: Tech and Policy
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Chicago Public Schools CIO Recognized as 2025 Business Leader for Driving IT Innovation
CHICAGO (BDPA Chicago) — Norman Fleming, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Chicago Public Schools (CPS), has been recognized as a 2025 Business Leader of Chicago (BLC) by Chicago United. […]
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BDPA™ and SC24—The International Conference for High-Performance Computing
ATLANTA, GA /BDPA Atlanta/ — Established in 1975 as Black Data Processing Associates, BDPA continues to promote technical career alignments within our industrial base through its series of outreach programs […]
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AfroTech Conference 2024 Ignites City of Houston: Empowering Black Innovation in Tech
LOS ANGELES, CA—Blavity, Inc., the diversified digital media company behind Blavity, 21Ninety, Home & Texture, AfroTech, Travel Noire, Blavity House Party, Blavity360º, and Talent Infusion, hosted its highly anticipated AfroTech Conference. Making its Houston debut, […]
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Host Chapter: BDPA HOUSTON
PVAMU awarded $8 million for cutting-edge Ai, big data research project for DoD HOUSTON /BDPA Houston/ — AFROTECH 2024, recently held in Houston, TX, was an exciting celebration of Black […]
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White House National Cyber Director Announces Service For America Campaign
Cover photo: The Honorable Harry Coker, Jr. (right) addresses the 46th annual National Technology Awards gala and General Assembly of BDPA Members and Alumni during BDPACON24 in Atlanta, GA. (L-R) […]
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BDPACON24 Panel: The Datafication of Modern Industries
ATLANTA, GA—Powered by BDPA’s Columbus (OH) Chapter, Cardinal Health sponsored a very timely Data Science plenary session and panel entitled: “From Nicety to Necessity: The Datafication of Modern Industries.” Data […]
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Atlanta to Host BDPACON ’24
ATLANTA—Pre-registration opened last quarter for BDPACON ’24. BDPACON is the annual meeting of BDPA, local BDPA Chapter executives, and local community leaders with the Association’s sponsors, mission-partners, Academia, Public Sector […]
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Eddie Bernice Johnson: Trailblazing former Congresswoman and STEM advocate passes away at 88
WASHINGTON—Retired U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson has died accroding to her family via social media. She passed away at age 88. From 2001-2003, Congresswoman Johnson served as the chairwoman of […]
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USPTO announces Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program in support of CHIPS for America Program
WASHINGTON—To encourage research, development, and innovation in semiconductor manufacturing, the Commerce Department’s U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is announcing a new Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program developed to support the CHIPS for America program. […]
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National Capital Region I.T. Professionals Receive Top Honors During Industry Award Events
WASHINGTON—Raymond E. Bell, Jr., founder of tech industry’s renowned H.O.P.E. Project DC, is the President of National BDPA’s Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter (BDPA DC) who presented this year’s President’s Awards […]