Wordless Wednesday: 2006 National BDPA HSCC Silver Medalists (Southern Minnesota)

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TD Bank Community Grants

The TD Charitable Foundation focuses on the following areas of giving: affordable housing, education/financial literacy, and the environment. The Foundation makes grants to nonprofit organizations in TD Bank communities. Applications are accepted online throughout the year.

For more information, http://www.tdbank.com/community/grants.html

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Rest In Peace: Jim Cunningham (1946-2011)

BDPA Cincinnati chapter member James M. ("Jim") Cunningham lost his two-year battle with cancer on February 11, 2011. Jim represented BDPA on Ohio's Third Frontier Initiative when it was being crafted by the governor. Jim also served as a director of the BDPA Cincinnati Entrepreneur Special Interest Group and was moderator of the BDPA-Telecommunications YahooGroup.

Jim had a long career with Cincinnati Bell and served as the Information Technology department director at National College in Cincinnati. Jim's skills, knowledge and talents will be missed by BDPA and the IT industry in southwest Ohio.

Rest in peace Jim.

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Scholarship: American Association of Blacks in Energy (2014)

For 2014, the Washington DC Metropolitan Area Chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy is delighted to announce that it will award three (3) scholarships to deserving high school seniors in the Washington DC area, who are of African American, Hispanic or Native American descent (underrepresented minorities in the energy industry).

AABE Scholarship - 2014 from BDPA Education and Technology Foundation

All scholarship awards are merit based. The AABE Washington DC chapter will award a total of $6,000 in scholarship monies:

1. First Place Award of $2,500
2. Second Place Award of $2,000
3. Third Place Award of $1,500. 

AABE Washington DC chapter plans to honor the winners in June at its Scholarship Awards Luncheon.

This Week in BDPA (February 9-15, 2014)

BDPA offers strong programs in 46 cities around the nation. Are you taking advantage of these programs? Here is a weekly preview of upcoming events gathered from the centralized BDPA calendar:

• Feb 9:  BDPA Chicago - Workshop, 'Learn More About Virtualization, Linux, Security and Cisco'
• Feb 11: BDPA Education and Technology Foundation - Podcast, 'BDPA iRadio Show' 
• Feb 13: BDPA Charlotte - Program Meeting, 'What Got You Here Won't Get You There'
• Feb 13: BDPA Indianapolis - Webinar, 'Digital Challenges and Opportunities in a Brave New Music World'
• Feb 15: BDPA Indianapolis - Computer Camp, 'Student IT Education & Scholarship (SITES) Program'
• Feb 15: BDPA Dallas - Computer Camp, 'Student IT Education & Scholarship (SITES) Program'

Please let us know of other BDPA events 

that we may have missed! 

You can always find BDPA programs, services or networking activity online at places such as:

• BDPA Facebook Group
• BDPA Foundation Facebook Page
• BDPA Foundation Twitter Account
• BDPA LinkedIn Network Group

BDPA supports your efforts for career advancement in the IT industry. Our hope is that you find reasons to provide tax-deductible support to our Causes, our HSCC Scholarship Funds or Your Causes! We encourage all BDPA leaders to take advantage of the centralized BDPA Groupsite Calendar to post your upcoming events.

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BDPA State of the Chapter (Philadelphia, January 2014)

BDPA Philadelphia hosted its annual 'State of the Chapter' meeting in last month. Featured speakers included BDPA Philadelphia chapter president Eileen Gadsden, National BDPA president Dr. Craig Brown and National BDPA founder Earl Pace. Enjoy this video clip from that meeting:

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Congressional High School App Contest

This year marks the first annual Congressional STEM Academic Competition, the “House App Contest.” This new competition is designed to engage student’s creativity and encourage their participation in STEM education fields. Established by Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2013, this competition is a nationwide event that allows high school students from across the country to compete by creating and exhibiting their software application, or “app,” for mobile, tablet, or computer devices on a platform of their choice.

The “House App Challenge” is open to all high school students in participating districts. Students entering the competition must submit their app’s source code online by April 30th.

Can I Participate?

• Members of Congress must opt-in for their district to participate in this competition. If a Member does not opt-in, constituents in their district will be ineligible to participate. Find out if I am eligible.
• The Competition is open only to high school students who reside in a participating district or who are eligible to attend public high school in that district. Individuals submitting on behalf of teams must meet the eligibility requirements for individual Contestants

To Register

To enter, the student must register for the House Student App Challenge under their participating Member of Congress’ profile and register on www.challengepost.com during the Competition Submission Period. All entries must be an original in concept, design and execution.

• Register for the House Student App Challenge 
• Register at http://housestudentapps.challengepost.com/

Encourage your member of Congress to participate today!

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