Powered Together – A Revolution of Excellence • 2021 Virtual National BDPA Technology Conference
BDPA's 5th Annual Earth Day Tech Summit (Virtual)
April 22-24, 2021 • #CyberEarth21 • View this year'sAgenda
Call for Presenters, Student "SMART City" Projects, and Co-Sponsored Webinars. Email topics, content, or videos to: events@bdpadc.org. Pre-recorded STEM, Cybersecurity, or Smart City presentations welcomed before April 17, 2021 for this year's virtual Earth Day Tech Summit events.
BDPA-DC in partnership with the H.O.P.E. Project receives new Community Skills Grant from Microsoft
I.T. certification training and prep with job placement • ITF+ • A+ • Network+ • Security+
Photo credit: H.O.P.E. Project DMV/CC-Prep
IT programs across the National Capital Region are popular among students in the District hoping to enter IT fields. Microsoft and CompTIA certifications are among top credentials in the District that do not require a college degree to enter entry level IT roles or some STEM positions. According to Glassdoor.com, average entry-level salaries are trending north of $40,000 per year, slightly more for credentialed IT employees. Above, District residents attendI.T. Career Info-Sessions at Community College Preparatory Academy (CC-Prep).
Microsoft is working with nonprofits to ensure every person has the skills, knowledge, and opportunity they need to succeed in the digital economy. Contact our teams: grants@bdpadc.org for stronger up-skilling partnerships with BDPA and the H.O.P.E. Project to develop new grant programs. Review developing success stories bdpatoday.com.
National Capital Region SITES Programs and Innovation Summits
StudentInformation Technology, Education, and Scholarship •
Contact our teams: hscc@bdpadc.org before April 30, 2021 to co-sponsor, support, or engage with upcoming summer and fall 2021 back-to-school and career-day events!
Tech Careers in Northern Virginia! Post updated resumes to BDPA's new career portal https://careers.bdpa.org
BDPA Members! View, download, or print your latest edition available on line at bdpatoday.com.
Discover some of the consumer technology industry's latest innovations in tech, cyber, automated vehicles, and Smart City initiatives.
bdpatoday | Black History Month Edition
BDPA Members! View, download, or print your latest 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.
Events
Industry and Community Events
Does your team plan or host technical events in Washington, D.C.? If so,
send teaming information or requests for proposals:
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.
#CyberEarth18 presenters and mission-partners included AWS, FEMA, MMTC, IBM, In3DC, and Wells Fargo
Tablets for Teens
Mobile App Development
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.
BDPA Mobile App Showcase
BDPA IT Showcase
BDPA Regional or National HSCCs
Hack-A-Thons
Additional information and partnerships are available by visiting: tabletsforteens.org .
Tech Partnerships with Academia
Welcome Reception
Sep 20, 2017
Industry Welcome Reception @ for Bowie State at Holland & Knight LLP
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.
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
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.
International and National Engagements
#BDPACon20
August 20-22, 2020
The City of Atlanta will host #BDPACon21 and National BDPA's annual international Technology Conference and Career Expo next year. This year's venue will be a 100% Virtual BDPA2020 experience.
National BDPA celebrates its 45th year! This 42nd gathering and conference of Coders, Data Scientists, Developers, Gamers, Hackers, Interns, Professors, Software Engineers, and Systems Engineers features an IT Showcase, a Mobile App Showcase, and the National BDPA High School Coding Competition (HSCC).