Agenda:
Introductions
--Come prepared with your elevator pitch!
Discussion Topics:
--Q&A
Bring your tough job search questions to the meeting.
Roundtable:
--Good News
--Upcoming events
--Volunteer Opportunities
Date: Monday, September 12, 2011
Start Time: 07:30 PM Central Daylight Time, 8:30 PM Eastern
End Time: 08:25 PM Central Daylight Time, 9:25 PM Eastern
Participant Access Code: 671366
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September 6th, 2011
By Ricardo Wilkins
As
IT Professionals, we spend many years developing our crafts and
investing in our careers. Along the way, we have all been fortunate
enough to get help from many sources, including colleagues and mentors
who decided to take the time to share their knowledge and experience
with us.
As
a result, we grow in our profession. Most of us inevitably ask the
question - what can I do to give back and make the same investment in
others someone made in me? Fortunately, there are many ways in which we
can 'return the favor' in the IT Community while making a positive
impact on our industry.
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BDPA
iRadio Show host Franne McNeal hosted a Special Edition of the
Internet radio show that featured student participants in the 2011 BDPA
Youth Technology Camp (YTC) held last month in Chicago. This annual
event provides interactive, hands-on workshops, seminars, and activities
for students seeking to gain valuable exposure in leading edge
technology topics. This event gives students the opportunity to network
with young entrepreneurs and other youth from around the country who
are pursuing academic and professional futures in the computer
technology industry.
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L-R: William Morgan, Samuel Gonzalez, Brian Stempin (trainer), Norman Morrison, Hayward West (chapter president) and Pedro Soto
The
Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship (SITES)
program hosted by our BDPA Philadelphia chapter covers a variety of
topics in the world of information technology. Instruction is provided
in creating databases using MySQL, programming, Java, Linux and web
development. The training not only prepares students to compete in
regional and national competitions, but also provides them with skills
in team building that can be valuable as they enter into the workforce.
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Article by Kai Dupé, Cross-posted from Atlanta Post
There
are over 425,000 mobile apps available on Apple's App Store for the
iPhone. The Android Marketplace now has well over 30,000 apps for their
devices. According to the website TechCrunch, there has been more than 1
Billion downloads from the App Store as of April 2009. Here is a
question? How many of these apps are produced by African Americans?
I
would venture to guess we are producing very little. Mobile phones are
the most ubiquitous way people communicate and interact with
information. With more than 5 billions users communicating and
interacting on these devices, the lack of African Americans producing
mobile apps has to change.
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Soulclap
to the folks at Black Web 2.0 for letting us know that the
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation will dedicate some time in their
annual conference to talk about a topic that is increasingly popular by
the day, technology. Technology entrepreneurs and venture capitalists,
along with members of the African American tech community will take
part in the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative
Conference in Washington, D.C at the Walter E. Washington Convention
Center.
During
the Annual Legislative Conference, held on September 23rd from 10:00
a.m. - 12:00 p.m, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) will host an issue
forum, entitled 'African Americans Joining the Leading Edge of the High
Tech Boom'.
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Interviews
can be daunting, but you can rock them with a little preparation and
practice! Not sure how to make a great impression in an interview?
Impress your future employer with these interview tips:
- Prepare for the interview
- Dress well
- Arrive on time
- Act confident
- Ask intelligent questions
- Say "Thanks"
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PS:
Please share this information with your friends, co-workers, church
members, etc so that they can help us pass the word. The key is that we
must share what we know with others so we can all grow and prosper.
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