Bdpatoday Publications

02/08/2025

BDPA™ | Commemorating Black History Month 2025!

Dr. Tyrone D. Taborn holds the positions of publisher, chairman, and CEO at Career Communications Group (CCG), a media services company. CCG is committed to bridging the gap between top technology talent and employers who can help fulfill tech career ambitions. Since its inception in 1985, has operated under a distinctive mission to celebrate and promote significant accomplishments in our fields of , , , and ( ). Discover more . . .

→ BDPACON25 | BDPA's 50th Anniversary Conference & Tech Awards | August 13-16, 2025 • https://lnkd.in/eHMUFYxW

→ The BDPA Legacy™ | Docuseries • https://lnkd.in/ec6sus6K

→ BDPA-TV | Videos • https://lnkd.in/erXgVrrk

→ The BDPA Story | Book • https://lnkd.in/drcWAEp8

→ Archives | Historical pictures, posters, videos, and memes • https://lnkd.in/dC2FuEz

→ Join local BDPA Chapters, now | Renew sponsorships and memberships. Engage. Upskill. Stay connected. • BDPA.org • bdpatoday.com
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02/08/2025

02/08/2025

BDPA™ | Commemorating Black History Month 2025!

Emmit J. McHenry

Emmit J. McHenry is a distinguished American entrepreneur, engineer, and technology innovator recognized for launching Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI). Following his tenure as a Communications Officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, Mr. McHenry and NSI played pivotal roles in transforming domain name system (DNS) registrations and hosting, significantly impacting the ".COM" evolution across the Internet as we understand it today. Discover more . . .

→ BDPACON25 | BDPA's 50th Anniversary Conference & Tech Awards | August 13-16, 2025 • https://lnkd.in/eHMUFYxW

→ The BDPA Legacy™ | Docuseries • https://youtu.be/yXHsmjPaBxM

→ The BDPA Story | Book • https://lnkd.in/drcWAEp8

→ Archives | Historical pictures, posters, videos, and memes • https://lnkd.in/dC2FuEz

→ Join local BDPA Chapters, now | Renew sponsorships and memberships. Engage. Upskill. Stay connected. • BDPA.org
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02/07/2025

BDPA™ | Commemorating Black History Month 2025!

Raven Stevenson
The BDPA Legacy™ Episode 4 (S1.E4)

Raven Stevenson is a BDPA High School Computer Competition (HSCC) alumna, a graduate of Duke University, and a U.S. Navy Officer commissioned through the university's Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Program. She currently serves as National BDPA's Vice President for the Midwest Region.

The NROTC Program educates and trains qualified young men and women for service as commissioned officers in the Navy's unrestricted line communities, the Navy Nurse Corps, and the United States Marine Corps.

BDPA's Student I.T. Education & Scholarship (SITES) Program educates and trains junior developers (Jr. Devs). BDPA's HSCC, IT Showcase, Mobile Apps Showcase, and Robotics Academy are among the few modules under the Assocation's SITES portfolio. Discover more . . .

→ BDPACON25 | 50th Anniversary Conference & Tech Awards | August 13-16, 2025 • https://lnkd.in/eHMUFYxW
→ The BDPA Legacy™ | Docuseries • https://lnkd.in/dViP5ktA
→ The BDPA Story | Book • https://lnkd.in/drcWAEp8
→ Archives | Historical pictures, posters, videos, and memes • https://lnkd.in/dC2FuEz
→ Join local BDPA Chapters, now | Renew sponsorships and memberships. Engage. Upskill. Stay connected. • BDPA.org
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02/07/2025

TBT | ThrowbackThursday



Central High School in Philadelphia, PA hosted in 2022. For that year's off-season competitions, bdpatoday® co-sponsored two teams—Central High School’s team and Philadelphia High School for Girls’ RoboJawn team. In 2024, Central High School's "RoboLancers" won the worldwide "FIRST Robotics Competition" championship in Houston, TX outlasting 600 teams.
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Join and engage local BDPA™ Chapters (bdpa.org), today. Sponsors, coaches, instructors, BDPA Members and new Student Members are cordially invited to participate in the next round of 's Robotics Academy initiatives for 2025.



https://bdpatoday.com/2022/05/07/robots-compete-during-robojawn-as-philly-tech-week-returns/

PHILADELPHIA — Robots take the field for their initial rounds of competition during RoboJawn ‘22. FIRST Tech Challenge RoboJawn is similar to an official tournament in many ways. Teams bring their …

02/05/2025

BDPA™ | Commemorating Black History Month 2025!

Kenneth L. Wilson
The BDPA Legacy™ Episode 1 (S1.E3)

Kenneth L. Wilson is the Co-Author of "The BDPA Story". He is a former Chapter President of BDPA's Cleveland Chapter in Ohio. Kenneth is a successful entrepreneur who served on BDPA's inaugural executive committee in 1980 and launched Wilco Information Managment, Inc. in 1984 which he later grew to a $10 million IT firm.

Discover more . . .
→ BDPACON25 | 50th Anniversary Conference & Tech Awards | August 13-16, 2025 • https://lnkd.in/eHMUFYxW
→ The BDPA Legacy™ | Docuseries • https://lnkd.in/dkcnq-65
→ The BDPA Story | Book • https://lnkd.in/drcWAEp8
→ Archives | Historical pictures, posters, videos, and memes • https://lnkd.in/dC2FuEz
→ Join local BDPA Chapters, now | Renew sponsorships and memberships. Engage. Upskill. Stay connected. • BDPA.org
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02/05/2025

BDPA™ | Commemorating Black History Month 2025!

Norman Mays
The BDPA Legacy™ Episode 1 (S1.E1)

A U.S. Army Intelligence Officer, delivers computer security presentations to the banking industry. Upon retirement from Ft. Meade, Maryland, launches National BDPA's Washington, D.C. (1978) and Cleveland, OH (1980) BDPA Chapters.

The Federal Reserve System and the banking industry established ACH payments in the 1970's. Most of National BDPA's first chapters and cities are collocated with Federal Reserve Banks. Several founding members of these chapters supported the banking industry's transition to Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments in the early 1980's. Discover more . . .

→ BDPACON25 | 50th Anniversary Conference & Tech Awards | August 13-16, 2025 • https://lnkd.in/eHMUFYxW
→ The BDPA Legacy™ | Docuseries • https://lnkd.in/dkcnq-65
→ The BDPA Story | Book • https://lnkd.in/drcWAEp8
→ Archives | Historical pictures, posters, videos, and memes • https://lnkd.in/dC2FuEz
→ Join local BDPA Chapters, now | Renew sponsorships and memberships. Engage. Upskill. Stay connected. • BDPA.org
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02/04/2025

BDPA™ | Commemorating Black History Month 2025!

Dr. Jesse L. Bemley
The BDPA Legacy™ Episode 2 (S1.E2)

Since 1986, National BDPA, Inc. (BDPA) launched a series of advanced computing programs for college and high school student members designed and directed by Dr. Jesse L. Bemley, founder of Joint Educational Facilties (JEF). Today, after tens of thousands of students and BDPA Members have participated with these programs, BDPA's Student I.T. Education & Scholarship (SITES) portfolio continues to grow. Discover more . . .

→ BDPACON25 | 50th Anniversary Conference & Tech Awards | August 13-16, 2025 • https://lnkd.in/eHMUFYxW
→ The BDPA Legacy™ | Docuseries • https://lnkd.in/dkcnq-65
→ The BDPA Story | Book • https://lnkd.in/drcWAEp8
→ Archives | Historical pictures, posters, videos, and memes • https://lnkd.in/dC2FuEz
→ Join a local BDPA Chapter | Renew sponsorships and memberships. Engage. Upskill. Stay connected. • BDPA.org
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02/04/2025

BDPA™ | Commemorating Black History Month 2025!

Dr. Valerie L. Thomas

With math and physics experiences in college, computer science training and experience at NASA, and computer science studies in grad school, Dr. Thomas' determination prepared her with the knowledge, skill, and confidence to take on the NASA's Landsat challenges. Discover more . . .

→ BDPACON25 | 50th Anniversary Conference & Tech Awards | August 13-16, 2025 • https://lnkd.in/eHMUFYxW

→ The BDPA Legacy™ | Docuseries • https://lnkd.in/dkcnq-65

→ The BDPA Story | Book • https://lnkd.in/drcWAEp8

→ Archives | Historical pictures, posters, videos, and memes • https://lnkd.in/dC2FuEz

→ Join a local BDPA Chapter | Renew sponsorships and memberships. Engage. Upskill. Stay connected. • BDPA.org
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02/02/2025

BDPA™ | Commemorating Black History Month 2025!

Earl A. Pace, Jr. Co-Founder, Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA.org)
Popular Technology TV™ Inaugural Episode

→ BDPACON25 | 50th Anniversary Conference & Tech Awards | August 13-16, 2025 • https://lnkd.in/eHMUFYxW

→ The BDPA Legacy™ | Docuseries • https://lnkd.in/dkcnq-65

→ The BDPA Story | Book • https://lnkd.in/drcWAEp8

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01/31/2025

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How does a $25.00 student member investment in 2009 become a $180,000 to Duke University? Discover more as BDPA launches Ensign Raven Stevenson, U.S. Navy . . .

→ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2mewuQY31I&list=PLwwkfkXZ4yRoOVlS15L06IM1css8u0AZ2

The BDPA Legacy™ is a National BDPA, Inc. (BDPA™) docuseries produced by bdpatoday® for Popular Technology TV™ (PTTV).

*** EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATION DISCOUNT$ for with special Golden Anniversary events end very soon! Visit BDPA.org to join and register early. All-inclusive registration for BDPA's LIFE MEMBERS and new LIFE MEMBERS who join today is complimentary. ***
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The BDPA Legacy™ is a documentary series curated for BDPA's Golden Anniversary engagements through 2025. This docuseries features untold stories of an assoc...

01/24/2025

* REMINDER *

BDPA Members! Get ready for the first Tech & Career Talk of the year!

Your complimentary Zoom Registration Link follows:
→ https://t.co/GLD2OyymNg

Date & Time (*today*)

Jan 24, 2025 11:30 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Description & Topic:
"Unlocking Potential Through Accessible STEM Education"

Our Speaker:
Bernard Nealy, Sr. - STEM SQUAD, Executive Director

01/17/2025

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At the turn of the century, top-coders from National BDPA's Detroit Chapter captured the national high school computer competition (HSCC) title in Washington, D.C. during 2000. The Association's 25th Anniversary and general assembly of BDPA Members with technical professionals from Government and Industry was co-hosted by BDPA-DC.

It's 25 years later, as BDPA celebrates its 50-year milestone featuring Golden Anniversary events with participating U.S. chapters and special receptions during BDPACON25 next August in Atlanta.

Visit BDPA.org to pre-register.



— photo ©2000 BDPA

01/17/2025

BDPA Member Nominated for White House STEM Award

DETROIT, MI (BDPA Detroit) — Mr. Keith Young, the founder and CEO of Ecotek Lab and an active member of BDPA, has been nominated for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, a…

01/16/2025

DETROIT, MI (BDPA Detroit) — Mr. Keith Young, the founder and CEO of Ecotek Lab and an active member of BDPA, has been nominated for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) for his work with youth in STEM research and education. Ecotek Lab was established in 2005 at Techtown-Detroit and has since expanded its lab programs to communities in Metro Detroit, Philadelphia, Orlando, Baltimore, and Houston....

DETROIT, MI (BDPA Detroit) — Mr. Keith Young, the founder and CEO of Ecotek Lab and an active member of BDPA, has been nominated for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, a…

01/04/2025

2024 In Review •

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSjca_TxkG4&list=PLwwkfkXZ4yRqAiMIDUYDxJ3GQWruLPwwa

Register today for BDPACON '25, a once-in-a-lifetime Golden Anniversary tech industry event! → https://bdpa.org

50 years later, 2024 in Review.This short "sizzle-reel" is a vignette presenting some of last year's highlights with Industry, Government Agencies, and Acad...

01/03/2025

*** WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BDPA MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST REGIONS ***

Winter Storm Blair to bring widespread ice and snow to Central and Eastern US—follow local weather and news for the latest alerts . . .

Snowfall from an upcoming winter storm this weekend will be very significant, possibly 12″to 18″ over large areas from Kansas City (BDPA-KC) to Washington, D.C. (BDPA-DC). Freezing rain and sleet to the south of the colder air also will have an impact.

• Storm will sweep through central and eastern U.S. this weekend into Monday
• Snow and ice will hamper travel in the Plains and Midwest this weekend
• Sunday night into Monday, wintry mix or heavy snow spreads into our mid-Atlantic region.

Stay connected with your BDPA membership (bdpa.org).
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Sources: NOAA, Weather Channel, and weathermodels.com
Date: 02 JAN 25
Time: 05Z07 (12:07 AM EST)
Data: NOAA GFS