Sunday, July 19, 2009

Blacks Gone Geek Live! 2009 National BDPA Conference

Why Go Geek?




Who: Milt Haynes, Founder, Blacks Gone Geek

Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2009,
Time: 2:00 - 3:15 & 3:30 - 4:45 p.m., Youth Technology Camp

Date: Friday, August 7, 2009,
Time: 9:00 - 10:20 a.m., Adult Workshop

Where: Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC

Synopsis
How can I use social networking tools to build an online community?

What is Inbound Internet Marketing and how did it influence Barack Obama's presidential campaign?

What does it take to build a successful career in the IT Industry?

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http://blacksgonegeek.org/2009BDPAConference.aspx

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Friday, July 3, 2009

NATIONAL BDPA SELECTS CAREER, PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD WINNERS FOR 2009

LARGO, MD (June 30, 2009) - - - The National BDPA, Black Data Processing Associates (www.bdpa.org) the source for diversity talent, announced selection of three outstanding IT professionals to receive coveted Epsilon Awards for Career Achievement, Professional Achievement and Community Service for 2009. Epsilon Awards are presented annually to outstanding IT professionals who exemplify excellence among Blacks in the information technology industry. Epsilon Awards will be presented later this year at the 2009 National BDPA Technology Conference to be held August 5-9 at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, NC.

Click here for the full post announcing the 2009 National BDPA Individual Epsilon Award Winners.

http://blacksgonegeek.org/2009IndividualEpsilonAwardWinners.aspx

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NATIONAL BDPA AND WORKPLACEDIVERSITY.COM ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF THE 2009 BEST COMPANIES FOR BLACKS IN TECHNOLOGY AWARD

LARGO, MD and Parsippany, NJ (July 3, 2009) - - - The National BDPA, Black Data Processing Associates (www.bdpa.org), and WorkplaceDiversity.com (www.WorkplaceDiversity.com), the source for diversity talent, announced Allstate Insurance, American Airlines, Compuware, Eli Lilly and Company, Health Care Service Corporation, Merck and Company, Monsanto, State Farm Insurance, Sun Trust Bank, Wal-Mart Stores, and WellPoint as the winners of the 2009 Best Companies for Blacks in Technology Award. “These companies deserve special recognition for their outstanding community outreach and diversity recruiting programs and for promoting a significant number of African Americans into their IT management ranks,” said Milt Haynes, National BDPA Past President. “One of these companies will be announced as the Top Company for Blacks in Technology and receive the much coveted Epsilon Award.” The Epsilon Award is presented annually to the top company in the nation that promotes a workplace and environment that supports the advancement of Blacks in the information technology industry. The Epsilon Award will be presented later this year at the 2009 National BDPA Technology Conference to be held August 5-9 the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, NC.

Click here to read the full post announcing the 2009 Best Companies for Blacks in Technology Award Winners.
http://blacksgonegeek.org/2009bestompaniesforblacks.aspx

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