The 46th Annual National BDPA Technology Conference and Career Expo will convene at the WESTIN Peachtree Plaza Atlanta from July 31st through August 3rd, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Visit BDPA.org to book rooms, reserve exhibit booths, and pre-register. bdpa.org | bdpatoday.com | @populartechnology-tv

The BDPA Legacy™ is a documentary series curated for BDPA's Golden Anniversary engagements through 2025. This trailer is a bdpatoday® production available in limited release. The docuseries features untold stories of an association of professional "Black Computer People" founded in Philadelphia as the "Black Data Processing Associates" in 1975. This docuseries also features interviews with unsung heroes, new vignettes, and special programs covering the explosive growth of a multi-trillion dollar tech industry along with the rapid emergence of monetizing "Black Data", and the rise of an influential "Black Digerati" voting block. Re-branded near the turn of the century as "BDPA", the association's mission has remained unchanged since its inception. BDPA promotes computer and data science career awareness, emphasizes tech inclusion across the industrial base, and remains committed to upskilling today's workforce for tomorrow's innovations. Today, through advocacy and philanthropy, BDPA's professional networks of chapters and mission partners continue to serve their respective communities as impact centers of excellence for mentors, coaches, role models, and protégés. Discover more by visiting BDPA.org, bdpatoday.com, or purchasing the book: "The BDPA Story."

On behalf of BDPA and the BDPA Atlanta Technology Foundation, our teams are glad to introduce you to a review of events recently shared during our 45th Annual BDPA National Conference in Atlanta Georgia! We were very excited to meet those from academia, government and industry who joined us in Atlanta, and look forward to our time together again next August in Atlanta, GA during BDPACON24. Consistent with our BDPACON23 theme, "Future Now", we offered a range of relevant topics, including sharing lessons of technical thought leadership, exploring techniques to succeed in emerging technology, highlighting the important models of talent development, as well as Black entrepreneurship in tech, just to name a few. Thank you for joining us in Atlanta to empower others. Together, we continue to expand greater opportunities for technology professionals and students in artificial intelligence (Ai), data science, gamification, high performance computing (HPC), and robotics, to effect positive change from the classroom to the boardroom. As we continue our journeys toward our 50th anniversary in 2025, we look forward to seeing you next August! Stay connected. Visit BDPA.org and bdpatoday.com. ___________________ #Atlanta #BDPA #BDPACON #BDPACON23 #BDPACON24 #bdpatoday #BETF #BATF #SITES #HSCC #ITshowcase #MobileAppShowcase #technology #computer #cyber #career #conference #coding #competition #DataScience #CloudAcademy #CIOpanel #Cybersecurity #workforce #gaming #gamification #eSports #robotics #scholarship #internship

A bdpatoday® Production National BDPA's President, Perry Carter, delivers a very insightful and inclusive message for Black History Month (BHM) 2024. BDPA™ was founded as "Black Data Processing Associates" and established in 1975 by the late Earl A. Pace Jr. and the late David Wimberly. The two met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to discuss their concerns about minorities in rapidly expanding data processing fields. As an integral part of BDPA's history and growth, "The BDPA Story" was recently published by the late co-founder Earl A. Pace, Jr., Norman Mays, and Kenneth Wilson. It is available today on Amazon.com or during BDPA™ events. "The BDPA Legacy™ " is a new series of soon-to-be-released documentaries, archived programs, shorts, and vignettes curated with mission partners and sponsors from Industry; Academia; Federal, State, Local, Education (Fed/SLED) agencies, and grassroots Non-Profit organizations. Collaboration with other "HIDDEN FIGURE$" across Industry verticals continues to commemorate the Association's unique 50-year history and Golden Anniversary. A new trailer is available on this playlist. BDPACON™, BDPA's 46th annual technology and career conference, returns to Atlanta, Georgia this year from July 31st to August 3rd, 2024, as BDPA™ closes out the Association's fifth decade to launch its next generation in 2025. Discover more by visiting → https://bdpatoday.com and https://populartechnology.tv.

Check out BDPA Huntsville Chapter's college student member Raven Moore! She shares one of our latest testimonials highlighting how "BDPA has helped shape (her) into a leader", helped land an internship in tech, and opened doors to new career pathways and opportunities with NASA!

Durham, NC—Ensign Raven Stevenson, USN, becomes National BDPA’s first High School Computer Competition (HSCC) alumna to receive a Commission in the United States Navy and U.S. Armed Forces. She received her commission via Navy ROTC from Duke University in May of 2013.

Think BDPA and 2030 . . . In May of 2022, IBM announced education initiatives with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Specialisterne Foundation, and six Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) to provide no-cost STEM job training to U.S. military veterans, neurodivergent learners worldwide, and university students from underrepresented communities in the U.S. These collaborations underscore IBM’s focus on providing STEM job training to traditionally underrepresented communities as part of its commitment to skill 30 million people worldwide by 2030 to create equitable, inclusive economic opportunities while also addressing a longstanding STEM job skills shortage impacting the business community. Select our link below to view the full article: https://newsroom.ibm.com/2022-05-10-IBM-Tackles-Talent-Shortage-and-Cybersecurity-Crisis-with-New-and-Expanded-Partnerships Key words: #Cybersecurity #STEM #Veterans #HBCU #career #training #workforce #technology #skills #Think2022 #TECH20230 ibm.com | bdpa.org | bdpatoday.com | pttv.us | @populartechnology-tv

An encore presentation of a local BDPA Chapter's participation with industry stakeholders. One of the first episodes of Popular Technology TV (PTTV) was filmed on location at The Microsoft Store, Pentagon City, in Arlington, Virginia.