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IT Showcase 2009
Advanced
computational technologies were among themed
topics presented by college and high school
participants during NBDPA's Technology
Conference.
Photo by Thomas Polk
© BDPA
NBDPA's 2009 IT
Showcase (ITSC) participants included (L-R) Mr. Marcus J. Smith,
Wilmington, DE, Pencader Charter High School; Mr. Naaman R.
Cephas, Newark, DE, Hodgson Vocational Technical High School;
Ms. Whitney E. Wilson, Wilmington, DE, Charter School of
Wilmington; Mr. Frederick L. Smith, III, Wilmington, DE,
California University [PA]; Mr. Bryan C. Bemley, Washington,
D.C., Bowie State University; Dr. Jesse L. Bemley, Joint
Educational Facilities and National ITSC Coordinator; Anthony V.
Clark, Washington, D.C., Edmund Burke School; Ms. Jovanna
Foreman, Bayside, NY, North Carolina Central University; Ms.
Kenyatta Malloy, Fort Washington, MD, Friendly High School. Not
pictured is Ms. Tiffany McCormick, North Carolina A&T State
(Durham, NC); Mr. Tyrell Ferguson, North Point High School
(Waldorf, MD) and Ms. Georgina Sealy, Medgar Evers College
Preparatory School (New York, NY).
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BDPA-DC
BDPA-DC
CAPTURES REGIONAL HSCC CHAMPIONSHIP
Pictured (L-R) is Mr. Pearson Wheatly,
Ms. TurKenya Herring; Ms. Denise Holland, President,
NBDPA; Ms. Mira Cruz; and Mr. Alex Claros. BDPA's top three
Regional HSCC teams DC-2,
DC-1, and NY-2
each won individual
copies of Office Project
Standard 2007 from Microsoft,
one of many sponsors on board in direct support of BDPA's STEM
initiatives. Local HSCC finalists will compete on the
national stage with HSCC finalists from around the country for
scholarships during NBDPA's Technology Conference, Career Fair,
IT Showcase, and National HSCC in the Raleigh Convention Center, August 5-8,
2009.
Bowie, MD --
Bowie State
University
(BSU) hosted
BDPA's 5th Annual High
School Computer
Competition (HSCC) and
Regional IT Showcase
(ITSC) on June 20, 2009.
Team-II, pictured
above, from BDPA's Washington, D.C.
Chapter captured the N.E. Regional HSCC Title. Bowie State University
hosted HSCC teams from Hartford, CT; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA;
Richmond, VA; and Washington, D.C.
BDPA's Washington,
D.C. Chapter also teamed
with Bowie State University to host the Regional IT Showcase
featuring teams from Delaware, New York, North Carolina, and
Washington, D.C. Students from New York and Washington later
ventured over to Arlington, Virginia to
participate in advanced computing exercises and presentations
during
TeraGrid '09.
Bowie, MD--Dr.
Daryl Stone (above inset), BSU Class of 1992,
successfully defended his Doctoral
Dissertation, at George Washington
University, on Election Day, November 4,
2008. The title of his dissertation is
“African-American Males in Computer Science
– Examining the Pipeline for Clogs”. His
goal is to find ways to recruit, prepare and
retain more minorities in the Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
(STEM) areas, specifically, the Computing
Disciplines.
Dr. Stone is the Washington, D.C. BDPA
Chapter's 2009 High School Computer
Competition (HSCC) champion at Bowie State
University as the University hosted BDPA-DC's 2009 Regional
Technology Conference.
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2009
NATIONAL OSDBU PROCUREMENT CONFERENCE
APRIL 22, 2009
Regional BDPA Sponsors and Exhibitors
recently held a
very successful procurement conference. STEM outreach moving
to the forefront of many industries as BDPA
addresses emerging technology requirements &
tomorrow's workforce.
Photo:
bdpatoday
BDPA Photo: (L-R) Jason Sherrod,
Infotek International (BDPA Charles County
SIG); Hala Strohmier, Strohmier Consulting
(BDPA-DC); and Dwight Handon, The
Alternative Board (President BDPA-NoVA.)
Federal
$TEMulu$
Procurements Available in GFY-09
Washington--The OSDBU Council is an informal organization of Federal small business program officials that comes together monthly to exchange and discuss information on acquisition methods, issues and strategies; small business program initiatives and processes; and small business related outreach events that permit their respective agencies to increase their utilization of small businesses as prime and subcontractors to meet their annual requirements for services and goods.
The OSDBU Council is led by the Directors of the Federal OSDBUs who individually work closely with the U. S. Small Business Administration in the implementation of the Federal small business contracting programs.
Each year the OSDBU Council convenes an OSDBU Directors' Procurement Conference which brings together small business owners and representatives, large corporations, and Federal small business officials from throughout the country. This year's conference
was held on Wednesday
April 22, 2009 (EARTH DAY) at the Dulles Expo Center (North Hall) in
Chantilly, Virginia featuring procurement
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Educate to Elevate
BDPA
Chapters Exhibit During Annual STEM
Conference
Baltimore–Students
from BDPA's Richmond Chapter representing
Fairfield Court Elementary School's
Eaglebots, successfully presented their
team's research project and demonstrated how
effective use of LEGO's intuitive NXT
software provides intelligence
to their robots. BDPA's Richmond team is
shown below, February 21, 2009, in the
Baltimore Convention Center with BDPA's
National President, Denise Holland (front
row, 3rd from the right) and BDPA team
leaders from Richmond, Northern Delaware,
Washington, D.C., and the host chapter, BDPA
Baltimore. BDPA offers workshops and
career opportunities during the Annual
BEYA STEM Global
Competitiveness Conference
held every February in Baltimore.
November
Gala Honors
Regional HSCC Champions and 30-Year Anniversary
Local
Teams Capture Top HSCC Awards
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WASHINGTON–Members of BDPA's Washington, D.C. and
Northern Virginia HSCC Teams are shown above shortly
after receiving National Awards and
Scholarships from
BETF
in Atlanta, GA.
Complete coverage of this month's Awards
Gala will be available in the Chapter's 30th
Anniversary
Souvenir Guide
and the December
2008 edition of
bdpatoday.
Below, Denise Holland (left), National
President BDPA and Diane
Groomes, Assistant
Chief, Patrol Services Bureau, of the
District's Metropolitan Police Department
shown shortly after regional High School
Computer Competition (HSCC), Youth
Technology Conference (YTC), IT Showcase,
and FIRST Robotics team members received
awards and certificates.
In 2008, BDPA-DC student members captured
$125,000 in scholarships and internships
closing out their record season and will
begin training for 2009 in a few weeks.
Others will be competing in this month's
Supercomputing 2008 Expo (SC08).
BDPA's Washington, D.C. Chapter remains
committed to its inner-city training,
technical support (CDDI), professional
online courseware (BDPA
IT Institute) and
our youth development programs. BDPA continues its work with senior officials in
the District and neighboring counties
in direct support of information,
communications, and technology (ICT)
industries.
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Atlanta, GA–Washington,
D.C. and Northern Virginia High School
Computer Competition (HSCC) teams are among
the nation's top five (5) this year. All
teams did remarkably well during the
National HSCC held in Atlanta, Georgia on
August 6-8, 2008. However,
only the top five (5) teams are eligible for
the Dr. Jesse Bemley Scholarship awards for
2008.
Our
top five teams in BDPA's 2008 National
High School Computer Competition are:
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BDPA
Southern Minnesota
This team defended the national
championship that they captured last
year. In fact, the young men and women
from Rochester MN won the championship
in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and are poised
for a 'three-peat' next year in Raleigh.
Each member of this year's team won
a $2,500 Bemley Scholarship!
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BDPA
Washington, D.C.
For the second year in a row
the young men and women from our
Nation's Capital each took home the
Silver Medal along with $2,000
Bemley Scholarships!
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BDPA
Chicago
This is the only team in the past five
years to beat Southern Minnesota for the
championship .... Chicago won all major
awards in 2006. For the second year in a
row, these young students from the Windy
City each are bringing home the HSCC
Bronze Medal and $1,500 Bemley
Scholarships.
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BDPA Northern Virginia
This chapter participated in the
National HSCC for the first time ever.
They 'came correct!' Their fourth place
finish earned each member of the team a
$1,000 Bemley Scholarship.
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BDPA
Atlanta
How cool is it to be the host chapter of
an annual conference and also have high
school students winning $500 Bemley
Scholarships? That is the
experience of the team from BDPA's Host
Chapter this year.
Visit our BDPA
Education and Technology Foundation's
(BETF)
blog and
BDPA CollectiveX
for updated photo galleries and feedback
from corporate sponsors, conference
attendees, new members, and other
announcements for upcoming 2009 HSCC
events.
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BDPA Photo by Thomas Polk
Members of the BDPA Washington,
D.C. Chapter's team collaborate during recent HSCC exercises in
Atlanta, GA. TurKenya Herring, above left, presents her team's
technical approach to one of the National HSCC Judges.
Tarik Massac, right, is one of the local BDPA Chapter's senior
application developers. The Washington, D.C. Team captured
its second consecutive National 'Silver Medal' award. |
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BDPA welcomes new sponsors and charitable contributions from corporate
and individual stakeholders. The Washington, D.C. BDPA Chapter is a 501(c)(3)
Public Charity. This year, BDPA-DC celebrates 30 years of community service
bridging the "Digital Divide" in the District of Columbia
and neighboring communities. You can also
purchase an ad in next
month's
bdpatoday
or
Gala's
Program Guide. |
BDPA-DC Celebrates 31 Years of Community
Service
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