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Upcoming BDPA, Cyber Security and STEM Events

	BDPA Richmond - Membership Meeting and Technology Forum: Mobile Programming	May 24, 2011
	BDPA Atlanta/SIM* - Atlanta, GA CIO Forum \| MAY 25th-26th	May 25, 2011
	BDPA DC - Program Meeting: Social Media & Home/Office Operational Security (OPSEC) \| May 26th	May 26, 2011
	BDPA Cincinnati - Mobile Technology in Corporate America	May 26, 2011
	BDPA Charlotte/SIM* - Charlotte, NC CIO Forum \| JUN 1st-2nd	June 1, 2011
	*BDPA DC - STEM Diversity Career Expo \| JUN 3rd**	June 3, 2011
	*BDPA Cincinnati - Regional HSCC/ITSC \| JUN 11th**	June 11, 2011
	BDPA DC/Hampton Roads - Student UAS Competition , NAVAIR PAX River\| JUN 15th-19th	June 15, 2011
	*BDPA DC/NoVA - Regional HSCC/ITSC @ Bowie State \| JUN 17th-18th**	June 17, 2011
	BDPA Chicago - June Meeting & Membership Drive	June 17, 2011
	BDPA DC/NoVA* - Summer Begins \| Sunset Parade @ Iwo Jima Memorial \| JUN 21st	June 21, 2011
	BDPA Greater Columbia - HSCTP/HSCC Fund-RAI$ER	June 24, 2011
	*BDPA NY - 15th Annual Scholarship & Awards Dinner**	June 29, 2011
	BDPA Chicago - July Program Meeting (Members Only)	July 15, 2011
	BDPA DC/NoVA* - FOSE \| Federal Cyber and STEM Expo \| JUL 19th-21st	July 19, 2011
	*BDPA Los Angeles - NAACP National Convention \| Diversity Career Fair \| JUL 26th-27th**	July 26, 2011
	*BDPA Chicago - NBDPA Technology Conference \| AUG 3rd-6th**	August 3, 2011
	*NBDPA Classic - NBDPA 2011 Annual Golf Classic \| AUG 6th**	August 6, 2011
	NBDPA OCONUS/SIM* - Toronto, ON CIO Forum \| SEP 7th-8th	September 7, 2011
	BDPA Pittsburgh/SIM* - Pittsburgh, PA CIO Forum\| SEP 13th-14th	September 13, 2011
	*BDPA DC/NoVA - CBCF Annual Legislative Conference \| SEP 21st-24th**	September 21, 2011
	BDPA DC/NoVA/SIM* - Washington, DC CIO Forum \| OCT 11th	October 11, 2011
	BDPA Northwest Region/SIM* - Portland, OR CIO Forum \| OCT 26th-27th	October 26, 2011
	*BDPA Atlanta - NMSDC Business Opportunity Fair \| OCT 30th - NOV 2nd**	October 30, 2011
	*BDPA Dallas - 16th Women of Color STEM Conference \| NOV 3rd-5th**	November 3, 2011
	BDPA Greater Columbia/SIM* - South Carolina CIO Forum \| NOV 8th-9th	November 8, 2011
	BDPA DC/NoVA - Scholarship & HSCC Awards Banquet \| NOV 9th [TBD]	November 9, 2011
	BDPA NY - Annual Scholarship & Awards Banquet \| NOV 10th [TBD]	November 10, 2011
	BDPA NJ - Annual Scholarship & Awards Banquet \| NOV 11th [TBD]	November 11, 2011
	BDPA Northern Delaware - Scholarship Banquet \| NOV 12th [TBD]	November 12, 2011
	*BDPA Northwest Region - Supercomputing 2011 Conference (SC11) \| NOV 12-18th**	November 12, 2011
	*BDPA Southeast Region/BDPA Orlando - I/ITSEC (2011) \| NOV 28th - DEC 1st**	November 28, 2011
	BDPA Triangle (RTP)/SIM* - Raleigh, NC CIO Forum\| NOV 29th-30th	November 29, 2011
	BDPA Philadelphia - Annual Awards Gala (2011) \| DEC 3rd [TBD]	December 3, 2011

*Visit local chapter websites or local chapter newsletter editions for professional networking venues associated with this event.

HSCC

National BDPA's High School Computer Competition (HSCC) has grown to become one of industry's most exciting venues for local, regional, and national application development competition and camaraderie among talented high school students interested in our nation's Cyber and STEM initiatives. Top teams own bragging rights for their chapter, their community, and sponsors. Moreover, our student members capture funded internships, earn industry, ROTC, or BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) scholarships to further their education in our nation's leading colleges and universites.

Don't just take our word for IT...

Here's what HSCC participants have to say! Select here to read what some of these young professionals are saying. Your next regional HSCC and IT Showcase events follow:

Midwest Regional - June 11, 2011 | BDPA Cincinnati
Eastern Regional - June 18, 2011 | BDPA DC at Bowie State University
Sponsors, Judges, and more teams wanted - www.bdpa.org | 1.800.727.BDPA
BDPA's Oracle $cholar$, Class of 2011 - 50,000 new reasons to join BDPA.

HSCC 2010 Championship team members with R. Wayne Hicks, BETF Execuive Director

Members of BDPA's 2010 National HSCC Championship team Southern Minnesota

share a moment with BETF Executive Director, R. Wayne Hicks.

BDPA/BETF photo courtesy for bdpatoday: Charlie Perkins

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