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bdpatoday APRIL | Volume 35 | 04.15.10 |
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NROTC Scholarships
now on deck @ BDPA!
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Spring 2010 Print Edition
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CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS TO KEYNOTE 35TH ANNIVERSARY AWARDS GALA
Philadelphia to Host 2010 National BDPA Technology Conference and Career Fair
 WASHINGTON, DC (April 15, 2010) - The 29th Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Gary Roughead, USN will be the guest of honor and keynote speaker at the annual premiere event of the National BDPA (NBDPA), formerly Black Data Processing Associates. This event will be held on July 31, 2010 at the Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Admiral Roughead will address this distinguished audience of congressional leaders, senior staff, industry leaders, state and local government representatives, other senior uniformed and civilian Department of Defense leaders, college interns and high school students from NBDPA Chapter cities, NBDPA Corporate Sponsors, and NBDPA members.
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the senior military officer of the Department of the Navy. Having earned the rank of four-star admiral, Admiral Roughead is responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the command, utilization of resources and operating efficiency of the operating forces and shore activities for the Navy assigned by the Secretary. As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the CNO is the principal naval adviser to the President and to the Secretary of the Navy on the conduct of war, and is the principal adviser and naval executive to the Secretary on the conduct of activities of the Department of the Navy.
NBDPA will convene their 32nd Annual National BDPA Technology Conference, National High School Computer Competition (HSCC), National IT Showcase (ITSC), Youth Technology Conference (YTC), National Career Fair and Technology Expo from July 28 to July 31, 2010. The Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia, PA will serve as this year's conference headquarters. Photo: US Navy |
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2010 Second Quarter Outlook for BDPA Chapters
 The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) Interagency Council will host their 20th Anniversary Annual Procurement Conference in Washington, D.C., April 21, 2010 at the Dulles Expo Center, North Hall, in Chantilly, Virginia. For BDPA Chapters and Entrepreneurs, this annual event is a national conference fostering business partnerships between the Federal Government, state and local governments, their Prime Contractors, and small, minority owned, service-disabled veteran owned, veteran-owned, HUBZone, and women-owned businesses. |
Government Relations - National & Capital Area Events
April 1 - CENSUS Day, mail completed forms to U.S. Census Bureau
April 15 - 2010 Tax Day, IRS filing date for CY-2009
April 20 - CES On the Hill | Consumer Electronics & Congress [Eastern Market/North Hall]
April 24 - National Naval Officers Association (NNOA) Esther Boone Scholarship Awards Banquet, Washington, D.C. Navy Yard Conference Center. ( Tickets: 703.922.1924 - CDR Beulah.)
May 15 - Non-Profit Organization (NPO) filing date for Form 990 | Accounting period 01 JAN 09 to 31 DEC 09
May 15 - Pre-Registration deadline with BDPA-DC for speakers, presenters, regional High School Computer Competition (HSCC) and IT Showcase (ITSC) teams at Bowie State University for annual BDPA Regional CS-STEM Conference: hscc@bdpa-dc.org
May 15 - Advertising insertion order deadlines for corporations, agencies, or organizations in annual BDPA-DC Regional Conference Program Guide.
May 20 - Advertising insertion order deadlines for corporations, agencies, or organizations | bdpatoday, June 2010 and Summer 2010 print editions
June 4-5 - Regional BDPA HSCC, IT Showcase, Cyber Technology & STEM Advanced Program Briefings to Industry ( APBI) and Interns ( APBi) at Washington, D.C. Navy Yard and Bowie State University. ( Select here for Groupsite.)
June 20 - Annual Father's Day Weekend Picnic & Fund-Raiser (hosted by Freeman's Barbershop & Kappa Alpha Psi) at Watkins Park, Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
July 28-31 - Our 35th Anniversary!
National BDPA Technology Conference and Career Fair - Marriott Downtown, Philadelphia, PA Select here for details.
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