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bdpatoday | 2019 Annual Legislative Edition
BDPA Members! View, download, or print this month's special edition available on line at bdpatoday.com.
Discover new technology and cyber initiatives or related legislation that may impact investments, community engagements, STEM Programs, or fund local BDPA SITES Programs.
Select here to register for your annual
H.O.P.E. Project IT Summit 2019 in
Washington, D.C. on October 19, 2019!
Industry and Community Events
Does your team plan or host technical events in Washington, D.C.? If so,
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Programs
Presentations + Testimonials
National Capital
Region Engagements
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Career Fairs and Tech Expos
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Tech and Youth Summits
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Tech Seminars
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Webinars
Join. Renew. Update Profiles.
TECH Meet-Ups & Summits
Professional Development Programs
High School Coding Competitions
Download your local BDPA Chapter's flyer for participation and strategic partnerships
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2019 Flyer (View or download)
2019 HSCC Trifold
Youth Coding and Technology Programs
Apr 20, 2019
Earth Day Tech Summit 2019
BDPA’s annual Earth Day Tech Summit, #CyberEarth19, was presented in Washington, D.C. to Industry, BDPA Members, Student Members, parents, and regional high school coding competition (HSCC) team leaders during Earth Day weekend. Dr. DaNa Carlis (left), Meteorologist, Mathematician, and Program Manager at NOAA was this year's featured presenter.
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Our full article is on bdpatoday
#CyberEarth19
Neighborhood Engagements
Apr 20, 2018
Earth Day Tech Summit 2018
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Program Guide
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#CyberEarth18 presenters and mission-partners included AWS, FEMA, MMTC, IBM, In3DC, and Wells Fargo
#CyberEarth18
Neighborhood Engagements
Tablets For Teens
Mobile Apps and Tablets for JrDevs
Our Tablets for Teens (T4T) initiative provides new mobile learning and application development platforms to students participating in the following programs.
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BDPA Mobile App Showcase
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BDPA IT Showcase
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BDPA Regional or National HSCCs
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Hack-A-Thons
Additional information and partnerships are available by visiting: tabletsforteens.org .
Mobile App Development
Tablets for Teens
Sep 20, 2017
Industry Welcome Reception @ for Bowie State at Holland & Knight LLP
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Washington welcomes
Dr. Aminta Breaux -
BDPA-DC Partnership Remarks
(view or download)
Welcome Reception
Tech Partnerships with Academia
CBC TECH 2020
In May 2015, the Congressional Black Caucus launched CBC TECH 2020 to bring together the best minds in the tech, non-profit, education and public sectors to chart a path forward to increase African American inclusion at all levels of the technology industry.
National BDPA's plan is linked below.
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Congressional Black Caucus
TECH 2020 landing page
#CBCTECH2020
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CBC TECH 2020 Plan
(National BDPA 2015)
U.S. Congress and BDPA
Government Relations
Feb 20, 2019
CWDP | Senate Bill 615, signed in May 2018 by Governor Hogan, became law on July 1st. The bill established the Cyber Warrior Diversity Program (CWDP) at multiple Maryland institutions of higher education. SB 432 expands CWDP to include additional schools and organizations.
BDPA-DC Supports SB 432 @ Maryland General Assembly
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SB 615 (2018 Session)
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SB 432 (2019 Session)
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BDPA-DC FY20 Support Letter
BDPA in Annapolis
Government Relations
Feb 15, 2018
ACCESS | The Achieving Computer Science Collaborations for Employing Students Statewide Act of 2018
BDPA-DC Supports HB 350 @ Maryland General Assembly
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HB 350 (2018 Session)
BDPA in Annapolis
Government Relations
Oct 1, 2016
BDPA-DC at H.O.P.E. Project DMV's IT Summit and Town Hall
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Opening Remarks by
BDPA-DC President
(view or download)
H.O.P.E. Tech Summit
Community Relations
May 20, 2015
BDPA-DC attends Patriots Technology Training Centers (PTTC) 5th Annual Cyber Security Awards Dinner
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Cyber Competitions
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STEM Hack-A-Thons
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BDPA and HBCU/MIs
Patriots Cyber Awards
Community Relations
National BDPA's Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship (SITES) programs are successfully executed with mission partners and participating local BDPA Chapters. These integrated project teams are dedicated to ensuring BDPA Members, Start-Ups, Small Businesses, and Department of Defense (DoD) workforce candidates are aligned to effectively and efficiently meet or exceed future force and National Security Innovation Base requirements.
Cyber Warfare and C4ISR
Defense and National Security Engagements
August 1-3, 2019
The City of Atlanta is hosting #BDPACon19 and National BDPA's annual international Technology Conference and Career Expo.
The 41st gathering of Coders, Data Scientists, Developers, Gamers, Hackers, Interns, Professors, Software Engineers, and Systems Engineers will feature an IT Showcase, a Mobile App Showcase, and the National BDPA High School Coding Competition (HSCC).
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Deloitte's ERG Team (right photo) with BDPA during BDPACon18. © 2018 bdpatoday
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Registration and Agenda
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Industry trends + Success Stories
#BDPACon19
International and National Engagements
#bdpacon19 | August 1-3, 2019
#CyberEarth2020 | April 18, 2020
