Welcome!
Pre-registration for BDPACON East 2024 (East ’24) opens in April of 2024. We look forward to everyone returning to Baltimore, Maryland during Juneteenth Weekend 2024, for BDPA’s Northeast Regional Conference and Innovation Summit—East ’24!  This regional conference is open to information technology (IT) professionals and students interested in STEM or digital transformation fields.  We also invite students interested in discovering new careers and those who are in professions or industries that rely on data technology. Join our annual convening during BDPACON ’24 in Atlanta, GA from July 31st through August 3rd, 2024, which is a highly immersive and transformative event.

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Vaccination Requirements & Exemptions
As we welcome conference attendees, we are prioritizing the health and safety of our community.  Keeping each other safe during events will require collaboration and we are grateful for your support.

Events will adhere to all local and state regulations on the conference site, which are subject to change on short notice depending on public health conditions.  Health and safety information will be updated here regularly and via email to conference attendees in advance of the event.

By registering for this conference, you are acknowledging notice of health measures required for events. Guests who do not comply with these policies will not be admitted and will not be refunded.

Registration Policy
Please note that registration for this conference is not refundable.  Registration for the conference includes the granting of permission for attendees to be included in photography and videography conducted at the conference.  If you have any questions, please contact us at helpdesk@bdpa.org.

BDPA is the premier organization focused on nurturing and developing diverse working professionals and future IT leaders in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and all digital technology fields. For nearly 50 years, BDPA has enabled the upward mobility of African Americans and other minorities in the Information Technology (IT) and STEM fields.