The BDPA Insider – August 29, 2010
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BDPA IT Institute: PMP Exam Preparation Enrollment
African Americans Discouraged From Pursuing STEM Careers
Deloitte, 2010 Chicago Diversity Conference, 9/9/2010 (BDPA Chicago)
HSCC Testimonial * D Ephraim (Twin Cities, 2008-2009)
Building your brand (and keeping your job)
Mayo Clinic to launch social media center
Where is BDPA When It Comes to Innovation? Todd Q. Adams (Cleveland)
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The National BDPA, Black Data Processing Associates (www.bdpa.org), and WorkplaceDiversity.com (www.WorkplaceDiversity.com), the source for diversity talent, announced the 2010 Top Companies for Blacks in Technology. The Epsilon “Star of the Highest Magnitude” Awards are presented annually to the TOP companies in the nation that promote a workplace and environment that support the advancement of Blacks in the information technology industry.
2010 Epsilon (“Star of the Highest Magnitude”) Award Winners are:
Tenure and Promotions: U.S. Navy
Career Path Programs: BlueCross BlueShield of IL, NM, OK, & TX
Minority Vendor Programs: IBM
Community Outreach Programs: State Farm
Top Company for Blacks in Technology: Eli Lilly
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http://blacksgonegeek.org/2010EpsilonWinners.aspx
The Fall 2010 enrollment period is still open for the BDPA IT Institute. The course scheduled for the Fall term (September 6th through December 10th) is the PMP Exam Prep taught by Gregory Brown, PMP. The course has been updated to align with the 4th edition of the PMBOK Guide and awards all 35 PDUs required to sit for the PMP Certification Exam.
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Some people continue to question the relevance of groups like BDPA. The harsh reality is that we will never get enough African Americans in high-paying and fulfilling information technology careers unless BDPA is proactive in delivering on its mandate.
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2010 Chicago Diversity Conference. Join the Deloitte Black Employee Network (BEN) and Hispanic/Latino(a) Employee Network (HNET) on September 9 for the 2010 Chicago Diversity Conference. Sponsored by the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Chicago Chapter and BDPA Chicago Chapter, the conference seeks to connect top talent with hundreds of opportunities throughout the United States.
Read the rest of the event information here.
Read the rest of the event information here.
No chapter has improved more over the last four years in the national High School Computer Competition (HSCC) championships than BDPA Twin Cities. One reason for their success is the powerful training offered by Michael Wulf and others. Another reason is the powerful intelligence and drive of its students ... such as D Ephraim.
He shared his thoughts with us.
He shared his thoughts with us.
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FORTUNE -- Scott Monty's personal brand doesn't take a back seat to anyone else's -- not even that of Ford Motor Co., his employer. "I'm not somebody who can be accused of using Ford's brand to benefit my own," says Monty, the car giant's first global digital and multimedia communications manager. "If anything, the opposite is true."
Is somebody's thinking due for a tune-up? Ford Motor Co. (F, Fortune 500) is, after all, the 107-year-old industrial brainchild of the iconic Henry Ford, birthplace of the Model T, originator of the modern assembly line. Scott Monty? He's a 40-year-old father of two who coined the word used to describe a gathering organized on Twitter: tweetup. (Okay, so it's hardly in the OMG category. But it beats "staycation.")
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ROCHESTER, MN – The new Center for Social Media, slated to launch at Mayo Clinic in late September, seeks to accelerate effective social media use at the clinic – as well as for hospitals, medical professionals and patients worldwide.
The Mayo Clinic Health Social Media Network, a service of the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media, will provide access to tools, resources and guidance for organizations and individuals wanting to apply social media in health and healthcare.
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Todd Q. Adams is a longtime member of BDPA Cleveland chapter. He shared his thoughts on the open-ended query, Where is BDPA When It Comes to Innovation?:
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Please accept our invitation to join us in the City of the Big Shoulders by registering for the 33rd Annual National BDPA Conference, August 3-6, 2011 at the Hilton Chicago.
Early bird registration for $350 now open!
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