Explore a diverse range of topics and engage with industry experts through carefully curated conference tracks. Gain valuable insights for the Ai-Era, expand your knowledge, and connect with like-minded professionals in Washington, D.C.
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12/06/2025
About
In 1976, Apple co-founder Ron Wayne made a decision that would become one of the most famous cautionary tales in business history. Worried about the potential financial risks and personal liability of the burgeoning startup, he chose to quickly sell his 10% stake in Apple.
At the time, Wayne believed he was making a smart, cautious move by selling his share for a modest $800, thus protecting himself from potential debt. His partners, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, went on to build a global empire, while Wayne retained no stake in the company.
That 10% stake in Apple would today be worth an estimated "$320 billion", making Wayne’s decision arguably the most costly financial mistake in modern business. His story serves as a powerful reminder of the huge, unpredictable rewards that can come from taking calculated risks.
11/29/2025
B.D.P.A. → Business Development • Proposals • Awards!
I.T. trade associations, local BDPA™ Chapters, and new technical special interest groups (SIGs), act as concentrated, highly relevant marketplaces that reduce small business sales cycles and marketing costs. Community technology associations such as BDPA™ facilitate introductions or "matchmaking" events during annual BDPACONs or regional innovation summits, connecting small businesses directly to decision-makers seeking specific solutions with technological expertise.
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Engage today. Join BDPA. Launch small businesses or new and relevant advisory SIGs!
11/27/2025
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11/26/2025
This Thanksgiving, we pause to recognize our innovation, collaboration, and resilience shaping tomorrow's advanced technology for our communities. Your personal and local chapter's commitments to addressing complex challenges while building better solutions that empower others is something BDPA™ deeply appreciates.
We wish everyone a Holiday season filled with relaxation, happiness, and fresh inspiration to create wonderful futures together. Our teams extend their heartfelt thanks to you, your families, and local BDPA™ chapters. Thank you for your advocacy, corporate support, and member participation within your community as we forge ahead to align and implement new digital workforce policies and initiatives.
From all of us at BDPA™ and bdpatoday®, we wish you and your loved ones a very safe, peaceful, and Happy Thanksgiving.
Season's Best!
Perry Carter
President, National BDPA, Inc.
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11/26/2025
Prairie View A&M University’s proud legacy of producing leaders is a beacon. It drew Torina Lewis, PhD, from Rhode Island to Texas in January 2024 to advance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through community engagement and multidisciplinary innovation.
Now, she is the director of the Science Innovation Demonstration Laboratory and an endowed professor at the University.
Happy Veterans Day to our proud members, alumni, shipmates, and families who proudly served!
We thank you very much for your commitments to community, support of our youth programs, and selfless sacrifices.
Yours, Semper Fidelis
~ Perry Carter
President, National BDPA, Inc.
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In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…”
The original concept for the celebration was for a day observed with parades and public meetings and a brief suspension of business. After a few date changes, it became quite apparent that the commemoration of this day was a matter of historic and patriotic significance to a great number of our citizens, and so on 20 September 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed Public Law 94-97 (89 Stat. 479), which returned the annual observance of Veterans Day to its original date of 11 November, beginning in 1978.
— Source: VA.gov
11/11/2025
. . . let’s start getting those new toys ready
Celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States Marine Corps by giving to Toys for Tots.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA—Founded in 1975 as Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA), BDPA™ with its global network of members and local chapters salute all Veterans and their families for selfless contributions and community service provided through local BDPA Chapters since inception. BDPA's History an...
11/08/2025
Montford Point Marines—Lest we forget . . .
BDPA™ and bdpatoday® wish our U.S. Marines, Veterans, and their families a Happy 250th Anniversary • Semper Fidelis!
Discover the untold story of the Montford Point Marines - America's first Black Marines who proved their heroism at Okinawa during WWII. Facing discriminatio...
11/01/2025
Remembering Terrence Ramon Head
BDPA Family, we are deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our esteemed colleague, Life Member, BDPA™ champion, mentor, and friend.
We can only wish that everyone had a wonderful time with Terrence at a local cigar lounge with mission-partners, during annual "CyberEarth" Earth Day Tech Summits, or during workshops and sidebar engagements at BDPACON25 and computer museum tours while visiting Atlanta.
An obituary with final homegoing service details was released by his family.
(L-R) Terrance Head, IBM Quantum, receives BDPA’s Life Membership credentials and his pin from BDPA’s National President, Perry Carter, during BDPACON25, the Association’s 50th Anniversary awards gala and annual pinning ceremony.
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