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The Week Ahead 
   
  
NBDPA event calendars are enhanced by   
  
BDPA Chapters | September 27th bdpatoday|Chapter news and daily serial publications continue with monthly or Fall 2009 coverage. Select your current issue to discover more ...  
  
BDPA Philadelphia | Monday, September 28th Microsoft Windows 7 Launch Event:  
 Philadelphia, 7:30am-11:30am (Franklin Mills)  
   
  BDPA Northern Delaware | Tuesday, September 29th Career Fair: New Castle, DE; 4-7:30 PM  
  
  
BDPA Richmond | Tuesday, September 29th 
Program Meeting: Starting Your Own IT Business 
  
BDPA Baton Rouge | Tuesday, September 29th 
Program Meeting: Social Networking Pros & Cons 
  BDPA Dallas |  Tuesday, September 29th
Program Meeting: Grooming our Next IT Professionals   
   
2-For-1 Membership Special Ends | September 30th 
  Grace Hopper Celebration of Women In Computing 
  NBDPA All Chapters| Thursday, October 1st
GFY 2010 Begins: ARRA [Stimulus] and STEM GRANT$  
 BDPA Washington/NoVA|  Friday, October 2nd  
First Friday 2.0: Networking Social; 5-7:30 PM 
National Harbor | Marriott Residence Inn  
Select here for details ... 
  
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Congress:   
  
U.S. Senate 
Reconvenes, Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 at 11:30 am to resume consideration of H.R.3326, the Defense Appropriations bill.
  
U.S. House of Representatives  
The House meets at 12:30 pm EDT, Tuesday, September 29th, 2009.   
  
Community: Other BDPA/IT Events Near You 
  
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