The BFTAW co-chairs, Damon Holmes and Cheryl Nedwell, along with our other Executive Members worked very hard to make 2011 Black Family Tech-nology Awareness Week a suc-cessful event. The event, held Saturday, February 26 at Abun-dant Life Christian Center, in Brooklyn, NY, featured local politicians, professionals, and entrepreneurs, all of whom stressed the importance of education and African Ameri-can involvement in Information Technology. Workshops included: Cyber Security/Cyberbullying, IT Ca-

reers in the Air Force, Commu-nication is More than 160 Characters, and Careers in the Gaming Industry. In addition, BDPA Delaware students pre-sented their IT Showcase presentations. Dr. Bilal Muhammad, an active BDPA member, was a dynamic Master of Ceremonies through-out the event, sharing many gems of wisdom with the young adults in attendance. There were also notable speeches by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and NY State Senator Sampson (D-Brooklyn), both of whom shared the importance of BDPA and the role of technolo-gy on an international scale. We would like to thank the following speakers who helped facilitate our different work-shops: Denise Hamilton, Sean Scott, Laquette Holmes,

Heather Roberts, Cecilia Jen-kins, Ivan Mossop, Yinka Adeg-benl, and Lekan Ikotun. Lastly, the chapter would like to thank the sponsors of this year’s event:

as well as the Abundant Life Christian Center for being gra-cious enough to provide a ven-ue for the event. Photos from the event can be viewed on page 5, and in our Fotki gallery at www.fotki.com/bdpanewyork. Submitted by Damon Holmes & Renetta English

2011 Black Family Technology Awareness Week A Success

Spring 2011

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Inside this issue:

2011 Black Family Tech-nology Awareness Week a Success

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2011 National Conference 1

President’s Message 2

In the Community 4

Photo Gallery 5 Student & Youth Opportuni-ties

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Upcoming Events 8

Women’s History Month Section

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Professional/IT Events 4

BDPA NY Featured in Di-versity Careers Magazine

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2011 Conference Fast Approaching The “Windy City”, a.ka. Chicago, IL, is set to be host for the 2011 National BDPA Conference, to be held from Aug 3—6, 2011, at the Hilton Chicago. The national conference is an annual forum dedi-cated to joining IT Professionals with the latest technology advances, and career and professional development opportunities. The mission is to provide access to the most innovative concepts in emerging technologies, theories, research and education. The 2011 Conference may be a few months from now, however National BDPA is providing the great

incentive to register early with discounted early bird registration. The early bird registration rates are $350 for members and $450 for non-members. To get this discount, you must register by 11:59 pm on March 31, 2011. Please visit http://www.bdpa.org/?page=Conference2011 for more information on the 2011 National Conference and to register. See you in Chicago! Submitted by Danielle Cauthen

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It’s 3 months into the new year and I, along with the rest of the BDPA NY Executive Board, have been working very hard to make sure BDPA is no longer the “best kept secret ‘ in New York. February was a very busy month for our chapter. As a new President, I learned so much by at-tending BDPA’s 1st quarter board meeting in Chicago. There, I had the opportunity to network with the officers on the National Board of Directors. Yvette Graham, our National President, and the National Executive Board have a number of goals that have been met to “Take BDPA To The Next Level.” One of the goals was to implement our new website. Have you logged on

and updated your profile? On February 3rd we were featured on the TV program “Caribbean Classroom”. I, along with Denise Hamilton, Director of Education & Community Outreach, were interviewed by the host, John Crow, to discuss the im-portance of our organization to IT professionals, small business owners and students alike. BDPA NY was also recognized in print on Blacksci-Fi.com and in the February/March 2011 edition of Diversity Careers Magazine. Moira Jack represented BDPA-NY as a presenter for Blacks at Microsoft (BAM) – Minority Student Day. Guy Duggins, Bilal Muhammad and Moira also represented BDPA at the Computer for Youth Family Computer event. Lastly, I along with members of the board represented the chapter at the Pace University Career Fair and Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Martin Luther King and Black History Month events. On February 26th, we hosted our first community event for 2011 - Black Family Technology Awareness Week (BFTAW) at Abundant Life Christian Center in Brooklyn, NY. All in attendance felt BFTAW was an awesome and informative event. I was also pleased that BDPA members Bilal Muhammad, Guy Duggins, Jasmine Miller, Daniel Jean-Toussaint, Terence Hall, Minta Royster-Burke, and Cheri Jack volunteered their time. On March 5th , we launched our IT Showcase Program at the Brooklyn Business Library. I would like to thank Carol Anthony, Director of IT Showcase for her hard work in recruiting our students. Please contact Carol at itshowcase@bdpa-ny.org if you are interested in being a mentor. Again, I want to remind everyone that we are actively seeking volunteers for our committees and 2011 events and initiatives. We need volunteers to lead and/or serve on committees in the following areas: Education, Membership, Community Service and Fundraising. I hope that many of you step up to volunteer in some capac-ity. Finally, the National BDPA Conference will be held from August 3-6th in Chicago, IL. Have you registered? Regis-ter now at www.bdpa.org/?page=Conference2011 .

Renetta English President, BDPA New York

President’s Message

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BDPA New York would like to con-gratulate Renee McClure, who was recently honored at the United Way's Fifth Annual "Power of Wom-en to Make a Difference" Awards Luncheon at Cipriani’s, in New York City, on February 24, 2011. For photos from the event, please visit www.photographybykurt.net/Events/United-Way-Awards-Luncheon/United-Way-5th-Annual-The/15970621_98f9H/2#1198036884_kZzUA Renee is an exceptional leader who has made a huge impact on BDPA as a former BDPA-New York and National BDPA President. Congratulations, Renee. Submitted by Renetta English

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Women’s History Month

Former National BDPA and New York President Honored by United Way

New York Events Honoring African-American Women

Schomburg Center Celebrates Wom-en’s History Month March 19 Women of Color in Film: Chisholm ’72 - Unbought and Unbossed *Free* 4:00 pm RSVP to schomburgrsvp@nypl.org March 21 Women’s Jazz Festival: Maggie Sings Abbey - A Tribute to Abbey Lincoln Featuring Maggie Brown Tickets: $20-$25 Visit www.nypl.org/locations/tid/64/node/105880?lref=64%2Fcalendar for more info Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture 515 Malcolm X Boulevard New York, NY

March 22-29

Women's History Month @ Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center Various Events Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Me-morial and Educational Center 3940 Broadway New York, NY For more info visit www.theshabazzcenter.net/events.htm March 24

25 Influential Black Women in Busi-ness

Hosted by The Network Journal 11:00 am—2:00 pm Tickets:$325 Marriott Marquis 1535 Broadway New York, NY Visit http://www.tnj.com/25-Influential-black-women-award-luncheon for more info and to purchase tickets March 24 Salute to Professional Women Hosted by The Professional Network 5:30 pm The K Lounge 30 West 52nd St New York, NY For more info contact professionalsinc@aol.com March 28 Women's History Month - An Evening with Women of Excellence in The Arts Featuring Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Carol Maillard, Ntozake Shange, Tamara Tunie and Glory Van Scott Tickets:$10-$25 Riverside Theatre @ Riverside Church 490 Riverside Drive New York, NY For more info visit www.theriversidetheatre.org/calendar.php

In celebration of Women’s History Month, President Renetta English has been chosen to receive the Chairman's Organizational Leader-ship Award at The Professional Network’s 10th Annual Salute to Professional Women. Please come out and join BDPA New York at the awards event, as we celebrate Renetta’s achieve-ment. The event will be held on Thursday, March 24th, at 5:30pm at The K. Lounge, 30 West 52nd Street, New York, NY. To RSVP please send an email directly to The Professional Net-work at professionalsinc@aol.com.

President Renetta English to be Honoree at Salute to Professional Women

March 24 Business Borrowing Basics Workshop *Free* Harlem Business Alliance 275 Lenox Ave New York, NY For more info and to register visit www.hbany.org/events/353-business-

borrowing-basics-workshop April 16

New York Cares’ Hands on New York Day Various Parks throughout NYC For more info and to register visit www.handsonnewyorkday.org/faf/

home/default.asp?ievent=463658 May 15

Aids Walk New York For more info visit www.aidswalk.net/newyork/

In the Community: March-May 2011

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March 18 L2 Clinic: Facebook, Indepth 9:00 am—3:30 pm New York University Stern School of Business 40 West 4th St New York, NY For more info and to register visit l2facebookclin-ic.eventbrite.com/ March 23 Structure Big Data Conference 2011 7:30 am—6:30 pm Pier Sixty at the Chelsea Piers New York, NY For more info and to register visit event.gigaom.com/bigdata/ March 29 Blog Well NY: How Big Brands Use Social Media 1:00 pm—5:00 pm Columbia University, Lerner Hall 2920 Broadway Avenue New York, NY For more info and to register visit gaspedal.com/blogwell/newyork2011/ March 31-April 1 Geeky by Nature 2 Days of Design, Art, and Code for Digital Designers/Developers School of Visual Arts Theatre 333 West 23rd St New York, NY For more info and to register visit www.geekybynature.com May 25 Technology, Engineering, and Security Clearance Career Fair Hosted by Dice.com Radisson Martinique 49 West 32nd St New York, NY For more info and to register visit www.targetedjobfairs.com/tjf/events/detail.jsp?eventid=3509

Professional/IT Events: March—May 2011

BDPA New York is featured in the February/March 2011 edition of Di-versity Careers In Engineering & In-formation Technology magazine. An article on our 2010 Scholarship & Awards Dinner, submitted by Dan-ielle Cauthen, BDPA NY VP of Com-munications, can be found on page

14. In addition, our new president, Renetta English, is recognized on page 98. BDPA New York thanks Di-versity Careers Editor-in-Chief Kate Colburn for includ-ing these articles. The magazine can be viewed online at online.qmags.com/DC0211. Submitted by Danielle Cauthen

BDPA New York Featured in February/March 2011 Diversity Careers Magazine

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Photo Gallery

Black Family Technology Awareness Event—February 26, 2011

1. BDPA members pose with Brooklyn Borough Presi-dent Marty Markowitz (3rd left) and Pastor Festus Adeyeye, Abundant Life Christian Center (3rd right) 2. NY State Senator John L Sampson (D-Brooklyn) (c)poses with BDPA members. 3. Audience members in attendance 4. Speakers and presenters at event. 5. Dr. Bilal Muhammed speaks during event

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Photo Gallery

Computers for Youth—February 5, 2011

BDPA members attend the Computers for Youth Family event, held at IS 204 in Queens, NY on Feb-ruary 5, 2011.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Black History Month Event—February 2, 2011

President Renetta English (l) and VP of Communi-cations Danielle Cauthen (r), pose with Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins, at Mayor Mi-chael Bloomberg’s Black History Month event, held at Gracie Mansion on February 2, 2011.

IT Showcase Kickoff—March 5, 2011 Carol Anthony, Director of IT Showcase, working with students at the IT Showcase Kickoff event, held at the Brooklyn Business Library, on March 5, 2011

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Google FUSE Summer Retreat

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Google is offering a select group of freshman computer science students the unique opportunity to network, learn and have fun at their New York City office, as a part of the Google FUSE program. Designed especially for underrepresented minorities, Google is providing up to 50 aspiring com-puter scientists the opportunity to participate in this all expense paid retreat. The application deadline is April 10, 2011. For more information and to apply please visit http://www.google.com/jobs/fuse/.

New York City Summer Youth Employment Program

The New York City Summer Youth Employment Program provides seven-week summer employment opportunities to youth from the ages of 14 to 21. Those selected work up to 25 hours a week, earning $7.25 per hour in assignments ranging from government agencies, hospitals, and summer camps to museums, and sports and retail organizations. The application process begins April 1, 2011, and applications are accepted until May 2011. For more information and to apply (starting

April 1) please visit www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/home/home.shtml

Student & Youth Opportunities

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New York Summer Internal Drive (iD) Tech Camps iD Tech Camps offers summer computer camps for kids and teens (ages 7-17) at 60 universities in the United States and Canada. In the New York City area, the colleges offering these camps are Adelphi University,in Garden City, NY, Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY, and Fordham, Colum-bia, and New York Universities,in New York City. Depending on the location, iD Tech Camps offers 2D & 3D Video Game Camps, ProgrammingCamps, Robotics Camps, Web Design Camps, Flash Animation Camps, and Movie Editing Camps. To learn more and sign up for a camp, visit http://

www.internaldrive.com/courses-programs/

The NYC Summer Internship program provides internship opportunities to college and graduate students within the city government. Internships are available between May and September for a maximum of 13 weeks. For available positions and more information on the program visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/html/employment/summerintern.shtml

New York City Summer Internship Program

Exploring Engineering at the University of Maryland (E2@UMD) is a one-week summer program for high school junior and senior females, who have interest in studying and pursuing a career in engi-neering. All selected students live on the University of Maryland campus, and have the chance to participate in engineering activities, experiments, workshops, and seminars led by professional engineers. The cost of the program includes a partial housing scholarship. Application deadline is March 28, 2011. For more information and to apply please visit www.wie.umd.edu/precollege/

e2umd.html

E2@UMD (Exploring Engineering at the University of Maryland)

BDPA NY Chapter PO Box 808 Murray Hill Station New York, NY 10156-0808

Phone: 212-802-5431 Fax: 212-591-6093 Email: info@bdpa-ny.org Website:www.bdpa-ny.org

Advancing Careers from the Classroom to the Boardroom

About BDPA

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BDPA-NY Contact Information

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BDPA-New York 2011 Executive Board President………………………………………………………...…………..Renetta English (pres@bdpa-ny.org) VP of Finance………………………………………………………..…...….Wanda Jackson (vpf@bdpa-ny.org) VP of Member Services…………………………………………....….....Joshua Wynn (vpms@bdpa-ny.org) VP of Strategy & Planning……….…………………………..….……………Alain Leroy (vpsp@bdpa-ny.org) VP of Communications…………………………….…………......Danielle Cauthen (comm@bdpa-ny.org) Director of Professional/Tech Development………..…….Damon Holmes (profdev@bdpa-ny.org) Director of Education/Community Outreach…..………..…..Denise Hamilton (educ@bdpa-ny.org) Director of IT Showase………..………………………….……..Carol Anthony (itshowcase@bdpa-ny.org) Director of External Support ……………………………………………………………....………....Evelyn Poole Immediate Past President………………………….....….Judaea Yarde Lane (pastpres@bdpa-ny.org) Black Family Technology Awareness Week Chair…………..……………………………………………………………….Cheryl Nedwell (bftaw@bdpa-ny.org) Co-Chair……………..……………………………………………………….Damon Holmes (bftaw@bdpa-ny.org)

Founded in 1975 by Earl Pace and the late David Wimberly, BDPA (formerly Black Data Processing Associates) is a premier networking organization for minorities and IT professionals alike. BDPA is a global, member focused organization that positions its members at the forefront of the IT industry. We are committed to delivering value to our members strategic partners, and to the community. BDPA-NY aspires to be a leading chapter in the national BDPA organization. Our members include individuals who are employed with corporations, government agencies, educational institutions, entrepreneurs, as well as high school and college students.

The New York Chapter is the 5th largest chapter of BDPA. Chartered in September 1982, our chapter has successfully reached out to our community through networking, education programs, seminars, workshops, and the annual conferences. Also, we serve as community partner for the Community Technology Centers and engage everyone to learn about technology, careers, and higher education.

BDPA-New York Upcoming Events

April 21 Program Meeting June 6-13 Internet Week New York June TBD Annual Scholarship & Awards Banquet August 3-6 National BDPA Conference Chicago, IL

Program Meeting topics are tentative and subject to change based on speaker availability. Program Meetings begin at 6:30pm. Location info will be posted on our website when available. To attend a meeting/event it’s extremely important to RSVP to vpms@bdpa-ny.org. Please visit www.bdpa-ny.org/events.htm for up-to-date information on all our events.