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Job Seekers Forum

Why is my job search taking so long?

Date: Monday, September 26, 2011

Time: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Central Time, 8:30-9:30 p.m. Eastern Time

Dial-in Number: 1-940-287-4000 (new number)

Participant Access Code: 671366

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http://blacksgonegeek.org/JobSeekerFocusGroup.aspx

BDPA iRadio Show - September 27, 2011

The BDPA iRadio Show creates a vibrant communications platform that speaks to all BDPA stakeholders. We have an exciting line-up for our show on September 27.

Todd Q. Adams, Co-owner, Visibility Marketing

Paulette Johnson-Davis, VP-Member Services, National BDPA

Wanda Gray, Chapter President, BDPA Cincinnati

Lahesha Williams, Founder, Career Help for Christians

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http://betf.blogspot.com/2011/09/bdpa-iradio-show-september-27-2011.html

Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, 9/21/2011 (BDPA Twin Cities)

BDPA Twin Cities Place 5th at National Computer Competition. The Twin Cities Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) Minnesota teams won first and fifth place at the 2011 National BDPA High School Computer Competition, which was part of the 2011 33rd Annual BDPA Technology Conference held August 3-6 in Chicago.

The members of the High School Computer (HSCC) team were Cedric Cyrus (Como HS), Samantha Spears (Woodbury HS), Jorian Wulf (St. Paul Central HS) and Douglas Callahan (St. Paul Central HS). The Twin Cities Chapter High School Competition Team took fifth place out of 45 teams. The Rochester team won first place, Detroit team placed second, Columbus, Ohio team placed third, and the Atlanta team placed fourth.

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http://www.spokesman-recorder.com/?p=6269

President Profile: Allison Aheart (BDPA Hampton Roads)

BDPA Hampton Roads chapter was founded in February 2009. It is one of the youngest chapters in BDPA with only two chapter presidents in its history. The current chapter president is Allison Aheart.

Allison Aheart has over 14 years of leadership and management experience in corporate and non-profit business environments with special focus on budgeting and resource management, business process improvement, technology implementation, business & research analysis, software application management & administration, and project management across multiple disciplines. She is diplomatic, an effective communicator, a problem solver, a relationship builder, and brings value to any leadership team.

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http://betf.blogspot.com/2011/09/president-profile-allison-aheart-bdpa.html

Take Five: Barbara Allen (BDPA Cleveland)

BDPA is transitioning its governance to include regional representatives. Barbara Allen became the first-ever BDPA Midwest Regional Vice President when she won the election held last month at the national conference in Chicago.

Barbara moved to Cleveland in January 2007 after spending the previous 27 years in northern California. She served as an officer in the past for both BDPA Bay Area and BDPA Cleveland chapter. We asked Barbara to share her insights as part of our 'Take Five' interview series.

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http://betf.blogspot.com/2011/09/take-five-barbara-allen-bdpa-cleveland.html

Obama's Weekly Address: Strengthening the American Education System

President Obama explains that states will have greater flexibility to find innovative ways of improving the education system, so that we can raise standards in our classrooms and prepare the next generation to succeed in the global economy.

I think that President Obama is absolutely correct when he talks about the need for us to significantly improve our educational system if America ever hopes to 'win the future'. It is disappointing to hear the Republican presidential candidates talking about abolishing the Department of Education. Don't they understand that our nation's future is tied to the improved competitiveness and education of our young people?

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http://betf.blogspot.com/2011/09/obamas-weekly-address-strengthening.html

bdpatoday - September 2011 Issue

bdpatoday

(September 2011 Issue)
http://www.bdpatoday.org/11/SEP11-Newsletter_Final.pdf

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Open Source Tools in a Web 2.0 World (BDPA Atlanta)

PHP! MySQL! Joomla! Drupal! Wordpress! What are these Open Source tools that have taken the online world by storm? How do they relate to the Blogosphere? What is their role in Web 2.0? How can adopting an open source strategy affect your company's IT road map? How can an IT professional personally migrate from novice to experienced practitioner?

Join us as noted IT entrepreneur Andre' Barnes defines these topics and more during an informative and interactive session on Wednesday, September 21, 2011.

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http://betf.blogspot.com/2011/09/open-source-tools-in-web-20-world-bdpa.html