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National BDPA Recognizes Prudential as Gold Level Sponsor

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NATIONAL BDPA ANNOUNCES HONORARY CHAIRS FOR 2010 CONFERENCE

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NATIONAL BDPA AND WORKPLACEDIVERSITY.COM ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF THE 2010 BEST COMPANIES FOR BLACKS IN TECHNOLOGY AWARD

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NAVY ADMIRAL GARY ROUGHEAD WILL KEYNOTE 2010 NATIONAL BDPA TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE

The 29th Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Gary Roughead, USN will be the guest of honor and keynote speaker at the annual premiere event of the National BDPA (NBDPA). This event will be held on July 31, 2010 at the Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Admiral Roughead will address this distinguished audience comprised of congressional leaders, senior staff, industry leaders, state and local government representatives, other uniformed and civilian senior Department of Defense leaders, college interns and high school students from NBDPA Chapter cities, NBDPA Corporate Sponsors, and NBDPA members.

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the senior military officer of the Department of the Navy. Having earned the rank of four-star admiral, Admiral Roughead is responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the command, utilization of resources and operating efficiency of the operating forces and shore activities for the Navy assigned by the Secretary. As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the CNO is the principal naval adviser to the President and to the Secretary of the Navy on the conduct of war, and is the principal adviser and naval executive to the Secretary on the conduct of activities of the Department of the Navy.

NBDPA will convene their 32nd Annual National BDPA Technology Conference, National High School Computer Competition (HSCC), National IT Showcase (ITSC), Youth Technology Camp, National Career Fair and Technology Expo from July 28 to July 31, 2010. The Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia, PA will serve as this year’s conference headquarters.

“Chance opportunity changed the future”

Written by Angela Haskell Tribune Correspondent Tuesday, 23 February 2010 19:50

Earl Pace’s computer job at the Pennsylvania Railroad led him to develop a national networking group for Blacks

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“Transforming while Performing…as we take BPDA to the Next Level”

These are the famous words of our new National President, Yvette Graham after a busy weekend and safe return from snowy Philadelphia.

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BDPA Requests Your Support for Haiti Rescue and Relief

Message from our National President Yvette Graham

"BDPA Family, it is with sadness that I send this message to you, but by now each of you have seen and heard of the devastation that has occurred in Haiti”. So many lives have been lost and communities destroyed. I am asking each of you to support the citizens of Haiti. Many prayers are going out for the people in Haiti as well as the families and friends across these United States who are trying so desperately to locate their loved ones there. National BDPA urges its members and supporters to donate to Haiti to aid in the recovery of this nation. I am urging you to contribute what you can as soon as possible. Below are recommendations:

	The American Red Cross' primary focus during the initial response of an emergency is feeding, sheltering and supplying any other basic needs. To donate: Go to RedCross.org, hit donate now button at top and then International Response Fund. You also can text " Haiti " to 90999 to donate $10 to the International Response Fund. The money will go directly to relief efforts in Haiti . Visit RedCross.org or call 1-800-Red-Cross.
	Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) is a humanitarian organization that delivers medical care to people caught in crisis. Donations to its Haiti relief efforts will go toward repairing the obstetrics and trauma hospitals in Haiti that were damaged in the earthquake. They also will go to transporting an additional 70 doctors and medical supplies to the island in an effort to set up makeshift emergency medical response centers. To donate, go to www.doctorswithoutborders.org or call 1-888-392-0392.
	Founded by Wyclef Jean, Yéle Haiti creates projects to improve the quality of education, health, environment and community development in Haiti . To donate to its Haiti relief efforts, go to yele.org or text YELE to 501501 to donate $5.

September 2010