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October 2010 | Volume 32 | 10.21.10

OCTOBER 2010

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BDPA Oracle Scholarship Announcement

Largo, Maryland--National BDPA is now accepting applications for 2010 Oracle scholarships.

BDPA student members may submit applications to win one of ten (10) $5,000 Oracle Scholarships. College and high school seniors seeking an undergraduate degree in Engineering, Computer and Information Science, Computer Engineering or Mathematics are encouraged to apply.

The application deadline is 11:59 PM EST, Thursday November 25, 2010. Students will be notified by December 20, 2010 regarding the status of their applications. Oracle representatives will select each winner. The scholarship announcement is posted on the National BDPA website with a direct link to the scholarship details page.

The application process and eligibility rules are posted on the link provided below.

http://www.bdpa.org/DOCS/Oracle_BDPA_Scholarships_2010.pdf

National BDPA encourages all eligible BDPA Student Members to apply.

Monique F. Berry
Vice President Business Management
National BDPA
vpbm@bdpa.org

Photo: BDPA-DC High School Computer Competition (HSCC) Team Captains, Francisco Nunez and TurKenya Herring were among NBDPA's Oracle Scholarship finalists last year. BDPA student members and local HSCC teams from across America will meet again during next year's annual National BDPA Technology Conference, Career Fair, and National HSCC in Chicago, IL. Where are they now? Discover these and other success stories during your local BDPA Chapter's Annual Scholarship Awards Gala or your next BDPA Chapter Holiday Event . Select here for NBDPA's Calendar of events.

photo © Honda Motor Company

BETF - The American Honda Foundation approved a $25,000 grant proposal this quarter submitted by the BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) for NBDPA's SITES Program. In an email received late last week paraphrased by R. Wayne Hicks, BETF's Executive Director, "...American Honda Foundation's Board of Directors has decided to partner with NBDPA in its efforts of making a difference in the lives of our youth. In fact, the SITES program ranked number one out of the top 15 finalists! Not to mention there were over 500 other proposals we had to review for consideration this quarter..." For more information about these and other pending awards, subscribe to the Technology [BETF] Foundation's blog.

For more photographs or news from this year's conference, visit NBDPA's home page, Facebook, and other NBDPA Social Network Groupsites now enhanced by

2010 Washington, D.C. Chapter
Technical Sponsor of the Year

Click here for local BDPA Chapter details, times, & locations

Community Technology & Other Events Near You

REMINDER | BDPA members, sponsors, and new stakeholders are reminded to update their online profiles today. Take advantage of member discounts and today's pre-registration specials. For Federal and local STEM grant applications, membership renewals are very important for local BDPA Chapter sustainability and are requested to keep your local BDPA Chapter's status in Good Standing. Join or renew corporate and individual memberships today!

Career Opportunities

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Become a stronger STEM advocate for your community

Add or update your next STEM or technical event to BDPA's Groupsite or blog about local IT/STEM success stories in your community to share with public officials, local media outlets, industry viewers and other BDPA members. Select here to visit a media market near you. Real-time RSS feeds are now available.

Recent News & Events from Host Chapters...

BDPA DC* - Science and Engineering Festival | OCT 23rd-24th

BDPA South Florida* - NMSDC National MBE Fair | OCT 24-27th

BDPA NY - Cybersecurity Month Event | OCT 27th

BDPA Hampton Roads - NSA & Norfolk State University

BDPA Dallas* - Women of Color Conference | OCT 28-30th

BDPA DC - Annual HSCC Awards Gala | NOV 9th

BDPA New York - Scholarship & Awards Dinner | NOV 10th

BDPA South Florida* - 4Q10 NBOD/HSCC Meetings | NOV 12-13th
BDPA Northern Delaware - Scholarship Banquet | NOV 13th
SC10* - Supercomputing Conference | NOV 13-19th
BDPA DC* - NDIA Small Business Conference | NOV 17-18th

BDPA Orlando* - I/ITSEC ModSim Expo| NOV 29th - DEC 2nd

BDPA Philadelphia - Annual Awards Gala | DEC 4th
BDPA DC* - 25th Annual BEYA/STEM Awards | FEB 17-19th

BDPA Chicago* - NBDPA Technology Conference | AUG 3rd-6th

* BDPA Members, contact local BDPA chapters or NBDPA's office for special invitations, bdpatoday media or press credentials, and professional career networking opportunities with sponsors who participate with above listed events.

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