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Entertainment Industry, Diversity Programs And Fellowships,

James — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:51:31 GMT

Greetings Family,
(Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page)

It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smile

As the Executive Producer of Fresh Faces2u, one of my primary missions is to expose new talent to the entertainment industry. This is why a majority of my readers, subscribers, and friends are involved in the entertainment industry.

I'm a strong advocate of traditional education, such as a degree from a top rated college, but I realize that college is not for everyone. Therefore as a technologist, I'm always promoting the advantages of the Internet, as a tool for personal empowerment and expanding opportunities.

So for those that can't partake of a formal education, the Internet provides a wealth of information, programs, and possibilities for you take advantage of. All you have to do is look...

Below is just a small example of the jewels of knowledge that exist in this treasure chest of information, we call the Internet.

Remember, We Must Share The Knowledge (Network)... To Share The Dollars!!!

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Entertainment Industry, Diversity Programs And Fellowships,

Cosby Writing Fellowship:
http://www.CosbyProgram.com

Established by Drs. Bill and Camille Cosby in 1993, at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. The fifteen-week intensive workshop was designed with a two-fold purpose: To assist writers in the completion of a film or television script and to deepen the participants appreciation for and comprehension of African American history and culture.

Disney Writing Fellowship
http://abctalentdevelopment.com/programs_writers.htm

Begun in 1990 in partnership with the Writers Guild of America, west, this has become one of the industry's best known and most respected writing fellowships. Fellows receive a weekly salary for a one-year period (currently amounting to $50,000/year plus benefits). The program is an intensive, hands-on experience that involves workshops, seminars and mentorships with creative executives from ABC, ABC Television Studio, Disney Channel, ABC Family, Lifetime and Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group.

Fox Diversity Program
http://www.fox.com/diversity/creative/writer_submission.htm

The Fox Entertainment Group again invite submission of original television pilot scripts in the multi-camera comedy, single-camera comedy, animated and drama formats. Writers selected this year will be invited to attend a six week session at Writer's Boot Camp and subsequent consultation with WBC mentors during which their scripts will be rewritten and improved. The goal is to achieve scripts at a level of professional execution that may be submitted to Fox programming executives.

CBS Television Program
http://www.cbscorporation.com/diversity/cbs_network/institute/index.php

This program links aspiring writers with mentors from the ranks of CBS Network and CBS Paramount Studio executives. Also, writers are mentored by producer mentors from series airing on CBS. Additionally, there are weekly sessions with successful writers, producers and show runners examining in very specific and practical terms many aspects of the experience of being a television writer in Hollywood.

the Nickelodeon Writers' Program
http://www.nickwriting.com/

Developed to broaden Nickelodeon's outreach efforts, the Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship is designed to attract, develop and staff writers with diverse backgrounds and experiences on Nickelodeon Network productions. Operating in a three-phased structure, the Fellowship provides a salaried position for up to one year and offers hands-on experience writing spec scripts and pitching story ideas in both live action and animation television.

Warner Brothers Comedy and Drama Writing Program
http://www2.warnerbros.com/writersworkshop/

For over 30 years, Warner Bros. TV has committed to fostering new talent and providing opportunity for aspiring television writers. The Writers Workshop is the premier writing program for new writers looking to start and further their writing career. The Workshop teaches every aspect of spec script writing and features exposure to Warner Bros. TV's top television writers and executives, all with the goal of staffing graduates on a Warner Bros. TV show.

NBC Diversity Initiative for Writers
http://www.nbcunicareers.com/entry_leadership/diversity_initiative_for_writers/

NBC is proud of the existing diversity of the writers who pen its Primetime Series. In order to further encourage diversity among our writers, NBC provides funding for a minority staff writer position for all scripted NBC Primetime Series. These positions are filled with writers selected and hired by the showrunner/producers of each show, with the guidance of the network and studio(s). Scripts are accepted year-round for screening, however, positions are generally filled during the March - June staffing season.

**Editors Note**
(The WGA site below is one of the best list of online resources I know)

The Writers Guild of America
http://www.wga.org/subpage_writersresources.aspx?id=1042

The WGAW's Diversity department works with producers, studio and network executives, and writers to increase employment opportunities and to develop access/talent development programs and also hosts events, panels, and seminars to promote a more positive image of historically underemployed writers, to increase the industry's awareness of the unique obstacles often faced by these writers, and to encourage positive change in hiring practices.

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Webinar Topics

Kimberly — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:51:19 GMT

Hello Everyone,

The Member Services team is planning to provide webinars for the professional development of our members.

We're currently planning to offer a "PMP Overview" webinar and a webinar on a Business Analysis topic.

Are there any other suggestions ... such as a technical topic or discipline?

All the best,

Kim

BDPA IT Institute, Fall 2008 - Register Today!

Kimberly — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:06:44 GMT

Hello Everyone!

Time is running out to enroll for the Fall 2008 courses. The courses scheduled for the Fall term, beginning September 8th through December 13th, are the IT Professional Certification taught by Will Bundy, Ph.D. and the PMP Exam Prep taught by Gregory Brown, PMP.

Apply Now for Fall 2008 courses at www.auburn.edu/bdpa.

For more information, please contact us at institute@bdpa.org.

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SVP - General Manager Area Sales

Deena — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:59:39 GMT

Greetings BDPA members, I'm seeking a candidate in the Pittsburgh or surrounding area for my client. It's not an IT job, however, you may know someone that could be a good fit..

Here's the scoop....

Salary: Base $135k +/Commission & Bonus

The Senior Vice President - General Manager/Area Sales Director is part of the regional management team, and provides overall leadership and sales management strategy/execution for an office or group of offices. This position is ultimately responsible for meeting the financial objectives of the office(s) as well as providing personal sales to a selected number of key accounts..

Major Responsibilities:

Financial/Operations

Has final accountability for meeting all financial KPIs and achieving office revenue and PBT.
Collaborates with Regional Operations Director who handles day to day expense management, A/Rs, forecasting, real estate and quality delivery ratings.

Sales and Marketing Strategies

Develops effective sales strategies for both Career Transition and Leadership Consulting lines of business to achieve the total revenue target and revenue targets by line of business.
Builds presence in the community with the goal of "owning the local market" and positioning the client as the market leader.
Creates selling solutions for multiple layers within organizations including the C-level, line managers, human resource professionals and procurement.
Provides input on competitors, market dynamics and changing customer requirements.
Produces annual sales and marketing plans.

Sales Processes and Team Collaboration

Manages the Breakaway Selling Sales Process and holds sales teams accountable for selling to this process.
Collaborates with members of the Global Accounts Team (GAT) and all other sales resources to achieve sales objectives within the office(s) and for the client globally.
Oversees market segmentation, sales processes, forecasting and pipeline management processes that are consistent with company procedures.
Builds strong relationships with own regional team as well as GMs/Sales Directors in other regions.

Requirements:

Demonstrated ability in sales planning and sales strategy development.

Strong track record of managing salespeople across multiple locations and growing both existing and new service offerings.

Capable of leading and managing the sales processes.

Able to recruit, direct, supervise and motivate numbers of individuals of varying skill levels.

Proven record of consultative sales success with large national and local accounts

Strong marketing capability and ability to organize trade shows and marketing events.

History of professional association and community involvement.

Strong interpersonal skills and track record of leading effectively in a matrixed work environment.

Highly organized, disciplined and success-motivated.

Willingness to travel as needed.

Superior communication and presentation skills.

Sound understanding of internal and external technology tools including Salesforce.com, PowerPoint, MS Excel, CMS, Outlook and their report capabilities.

Willingness to serve on task forces and committees on topics of organizational need.

Bachelor's degree (at minimum) preferred.

Where to apply: www.mosaicblueprint-jobs.info

Thanks all...

Deena Pierott
Mosaic Blueprint
Careers - Succcess - Diversity

10 Email Marketing Tips From Arlena The ePublicist

James — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:37:41 GMT

Greetings Family,
(Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page)

As a Digital Drummer, I'm always looking for something good to put on this virtual drum line...smile

Arlena Richardson, is a relatively new friend, I met on We Are Creative People (see www.wacptv.ning.com) I've watched this sister selfishly put out positive, proactive and empowering information for the last year.

She exemplifies what social networking is all about; sharing, supporting, and encouraging those of us in the Black online Diaspora. The sister has her act together and is quickly becoming a recognized name on the Net.

Seeing her background as an established sports publicist and Dot.com entrepreneur, her rise in popularity is understandable (see http://www.arlena.com/arlena_richardson.htm) Arlena is doing big things and deserves our acknowledgement and support.

Please take the time to send Arlena Richardson an email (arlenapr@sbcglobal.net) and/or public comment, thanking her for all her time and efforts to make the Net a better and more vibrant place for Blacks online.

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"Top Ten Tips For Email Marketing"
Republished From http://www.arlena.com/

1. You need to get your email opened and read, how do you help your cause? Through the subject line! But remember, email readers cut off the subject line if it's too long so get your message across with a few short words.

2. "From Label" faux pas - make sure that your email comes "from" whomever your recipients have established a relationship with. If they see that it's coming from someone with whom they aren't familiar, you're likely to see an increase in your unsubscribe rate and possibly receive some SPAM complaints.

3. Personalization is key! It's a great way to get your message read and Vertical Response can help you set it up easily. Catch your recipient's attention using it in the subject line, in the introduction or even the in closing of your email. Personalization is a powerful way to bring you closer to your recipient.

4. Identify with your recipients in the first paragraph "You told us you wanted to receive information on [Product X] so we're sending you this information today!" Help them remember the connection you've had with them from previous correspondence. Sparking the memory of your recipient can also help to lower your unsubscribe rate.

5. Pictures, pictures, pictures. We see up to 10 times the response rate for emails using pictures vs. those with only text. Vertical Response has the tools to help you easily upload your images so why not give yourself the advantage. Just make sure the images aren't too large (i.e. file size) as it will take longer to load for your dial-up recipients. Don't run the risk of losing a potential customer because they got frustrated waiting for your images to load.

6. Got a product? Make your offer up front and provide only the most pertinent information (i.e. price, model #, availability) in the email. Don't waste your customer's time by making them search for these details as this can have a negative effect on your sales. As long as you also provide them with a link to get more information about your offer they should have everything they need.

7. Create urgency with your offers. Apply expiration dates and enforce them. This can jump start your recipients behavior if they feel like a delay on their part will result in a missed opportunity.

8. Keep it short and sweet. If you send a monthly email and have a lot to say, try to convey your message in a concise manner. Get your message across with a few sentences and then include a link where they can get more information. You might think about switching your monthly email to a bi-weekly one to prevent your newsletters from being too long.

9. When you mail can be as important as what you mail. Keep in mind that certain times of the year people will be focusing more of their attention on get-togethers with friends and family than to their email inboxes. Schedule your mailings accordingly for the holiday seasons (i.e. Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, 4th of July) to ensure that your messages are not left unread for longer than you expected. This is especially important for any time-sensitive offers or announcements contained within your email.

10. For success in the future you'll want to consult the past! Study campaign performance to learn from your achievements (and your mistakes!) by monitoring your clicks and open rate. Test, Test, Test: try different offers with your lists and compare the results. See which days of the week and especially subject lines garner the best response

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The first BounceBack Meeting

Lois — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:23:28 GMT

Wow, what a great BounceBack meeting. St. Louis is trying to make it
happen.

I enjoy meeting everyone and as promised I'm send you my contact
information.

I've also scanned in the Washington University Job opportunities. (the jobs are out there)

I had a call from a recruiter this morning who has a SQL DBA position. If
anyone is interested send me your resume.

Lovis Daniels

E-Mail Lovis.Daniels@fbol.com

BDPA-St Louis Chapter President

College Student Programs

Kimberly — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:34:02 GMT

Hello Everyone!

I would greatly appreciate hearing from our college student members and from our local chapters that have college student programs.

I've received some feedback, but I would love speaking with others to see how we can better support you at the national level!

All the best,

Kim

Jim Neusom on WJOL radio - Marilyn's Cafe Society

James — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:58:50 GMT

Greetings Family,
(Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page)

It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smile

Let me take the time to invite all my friends and supporters to join me on Marilyn's Cafe Society this afternoon at 1:20 p.m. (CDT)/11:20 (PST) on WJOL 1340 AM radio.

Marilyn's Cafe Society (www.marilynscafesociety.com) radio show is in its fourth year of broadcasting in the Chicago area and is in its first year streaming live via the internet at www.wjol.com. It's a weekly 2 hour radio talk show that airs Saturdays from 12:05 p.m. (noon) to 2 p.m. (CDT).

The topic this afternoon will be on How To Read eMail Headers. How many times have you received an email from yourself...that you didn't send! We will be discussing how to protect yourself from Spoofing and Phishing scams.

Marilyn May has nearly 20 years of experience in the field of communications and is a dynamic and entertaining radio host. After speaking with Marilyn last night, let me assure you that this is going to be a fun filled and enlightening interview.

Marilyn has been hosting Marilyn's Cafe Society since the spring of 2005 and is very grounded in the issues and concerns of the South side Chicago community. I first met Marilyn in a Yahoogroup I moderate, Black Filmmakers and Crew (http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/blackfilmmakersandcrew/). She is good people and very down to earth.

Join us this afternoon and make sure you call in or email, to show your support for Black radio. Remember, We Must Share The Knowledge (Network)... To Share The Dollars!!!

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DC & Cleveland | Ivy League & HBCU College Tours

Perry — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:53:25 GMT

"It's not too late, but hurry, seats go fast"

Attention high school students, graduates, veterans, and young adults interested in "game-changing" opportunities of a lifetime!

Not a student? Pass along to someone in your family or office who is.

Visit www.bdpa-dc.org and join us for exciting advanced technology opportunities in your area or view "events" for this semester's BDPA-DC Chapter Student membership specials.

The following Ivy League and HBCU tours are provided by:

The Village Connection¹and

Cyber-World Educational Foundation

Present

Our 2008 HBCU COLLEGE TOURS

With over 15 years of HBCU and Traditional College Tours for students from the

Washington Metropolitan area and the Cleveland, Ohio area.

Ivy League Tour September 15-19

Pennsylvania University, Princeton University, Columbia University, Brown University, Harvard University, Yale University, Dartmouth University, Cornell University and Non-Ivy League School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)

Southern HBCU College Tour November 9-14

North Carolina A&T University, North Carolina Central University, Bennett College, Shaw University, Johnson C. Smith University, Fayetteville State University, Morehouse College, Spelman College, Clark-Atlanta University, Florida A&M University, Non-HBCUs - Duke University, Emory University, and Florida State University

The Village Connection¹ and Cyber-World Educational Foundation share a vision that our youth reach their full potential as well-educated, emerging scholars and entrepreneurs with a strong foundation of history, knowledge, skills & abilities.

Website: www.theconnectedvillage.org

Contacts for information call or email:

Tour Director, Jamil Hameed at 216-849-9400 (Cleveland)

email at: cwefoundation@yahoo.com

Avis White Thomas, Tour Director at 202-657-1235 (Washington)

email at: the_village1@msn.com

¹ A 501 (c) (3), tax exempt organization.

Job Opportunity - Portsmouth, VA

Joe — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:57:39 GMT

Looking for top talent to fill the following positions described below. Salary is very competitive. If interested enter resume online at www.sabresystems.com/careers.asp and forward a copy to me at jmcmahon@sabresytems.com.

Best regards,

Joe McMahon, Business Director, Sabre Systems

Click here to join me at Linked In:

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Oracle Forms Developer to work in Portsmouth, VA

Job Description:

Candidate will design, develop, implement, maintain and administer secure and highly available web based systems employing Oracle products, primarily Application Server 10g and Developer Suite 10g. In addition, the candidate will handle multiple implementations of Single Sign-On (SSO), Oracle Internet Directory (OID), and Secure Socket Layer/Private Key Infrastructure (SSL/PKI) Security; migrate Oracle Forms applications as Oracle upgrades releases; maintain multiple implementations of Oracle Application Server (AS10g) in support of web-based deployments of Forms/Reports applications; and administer, upgrade, and patch Linux based installations of Oracle Application Server.

Current systems are installed on Linux platforms (now Red Hat at Version 4); however, candidates experienced with similar configurations on Microsoft Windows platforms will be considered.

Sabre is currently recruiting for an Application Server Support Specialist to work in Portsmouth, VA

Job Description:

Current systems are installed on Linux platforms (now Red Hat at Version 4); however, candidates experienced with similar configurations on Microsoft Windows platforms will be considered.

How To Read e-Mail Headers

James — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:20:06 GMT

Greetings Family,
(Contact Information At The Bottom Of The Page)

It's your friendly neighborhood "Digital Drummer" again...smile

Spam is a consistent problem in our online world. Now personally, I believe everyone has a right to tell you about their business/products/service. It is called free speech or in this case "Business Speech", and protected by Constitutional law. But that does not change the fact the Unsolicited Commercial E-mail or UCE is more then just an inconvenience (like traditional junk mail), it is a serious problem, that slows productivity, wastes bandwidth and infuriates us all.

There is nothing worse then receiving an email from yourself, that you know is pure SPAM. Many of us wonder how many of our friends and business associates were fooled into opening a UCE or virus, simply because they recognized our name or email address. So the question becomes, how do you recognize a real email message, from one that has spoofed (forged) your name, your banks name, or another trusted source? This can be done by simply reading the email header.

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I know, E-mail headers, as a topic is not as exciting as the latest get rich quick scheme, Kobe scoring 40 points, or the latest "Black folk need to get their act together" group thread. But learning how to quickly determine the authenticity of e-mail is important-especially if someone is abusing your network, or your name/email address. Spammers have gotten so good that there's nothing that can stop them from manipulating e-mail headers, and they're generally not verifiable unless you understand how to read them. When you receive a letter by snail mail, it has a postmark. If e-mails followed the same logic, you'd be able to see where the message originated before you opened it.

The email header is the information that travels with every email, containing details about the sender, route and receiver. It is like a flight ticket: it can tell you who booked it (who sent the email), the departure information (when the email was sent), the route (from where it was sent and how did it arrive to you) and arrival details (who is the receiver and when it was received). As when you would book a flight ticket with a false identity, the same goes for emails: the sender can partially fake these details, pretending that the email was sent from a different account (common practice for spammers or viruses).

Regardless of your operating platform (Windows, Mac, Linux) or application software (Outlook, Eudora, Netscape or Mutt), all can display message headers with a simply click of the mouse. How you view the headers (before opening or while viewing) depends on the program that you use.

In Outlook: Select: View->Options
In Eudora: Click the Blah Blah Blah button.
In Netscape: Select: View->Headers->All
In Pine: Type H. (Requires the enable-full-header-cmd feature.)
In WebMail: Click View Full Headers.

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Here are the actual headers from a forged UCE courtesy of the
TechRepublic.com (www.techrepublic.com):

From collegebabe@aol.com Mon Mar 27 16:54:12 2006
Return-Path: collegebabe@aol.com
Received: from trademeca.co.kr (unknown [211.219.20.86])
by mail.someplace.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 2304964253A
for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:54:10 -0500 (EST)
Received: from smtp0422.mail.yahoo.com (80.237.200.67)
by trademeca.co.kr (211.219.20.86) with [Nmail V3.1 20010905(S)]
for from ;
Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:55:00 +0900
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 11:34:52 GMT
From: "Prendawen" collegebabe@aol.com
Subject: Hey buddie! What's going on?

RECEIVED: HEADERS

The Received: headers of any email message will tell you where the message originated and what route it took to get to you. That's What You Need To Nnow To Complain About And Report SPAM.

You read Received: headers in reverse order. The sequence from the last Received: header in the message's headers -- that is, the one furthest down in the headers -- to the first Received: header -- the one at the top -- should take you from the email server where the message originated, to a local incoming email server, and finally, to your inbox.

In this case, the last "Received" header tells the real story of this poor forgery, but you have to examine several of these to truly understand the details. This particular e-mail is identifiable because
it doesn't make any sense for a person with an AOL account to use one of Yahoo's e-mail servers to relay e-mail through a server in the .kr top-level domain, which is Korea.

Furthermore, a DNS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System) lookup failed to find smtp0422.mail.yahoo.com, so this IP address doesn't exist. Even if it did, the IP address
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address) 80.237.200.67 belongs to a network in Germany, which I discovered by checking the online American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) <http://www.arin.net/> database. So don't waste your time sending a nasty reply, because chances are that collegebabe@aol.com didn't have anything to do with it.

Since forgeries are becoming more difficult to identify, gain experience examining e-mail headers so you can differentiate the good from the bad. This knowledge will help you report junk e-mails to ISPs or reporting agencies such as Spamcop.net that track junk e-mailers.

Remember, We Must Share The Knowledge (Network)... To Share The Dollars!!!

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BounceBack-The Network for Tech Talent In Transition

Lois — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:44:22 GMT

Bounce Back Schedule, 2008

Bounce Back is a network for IT professionals from throughout the St. Louis area who find themselves in transition due to circumstances outside their control.

There is no charge to attend the network meetings.

August 26, 6:00 - 8:30 pm

Featuring: "Been There, Done That: Tips for Landing Your Next Great IT Job"

Webster University Library, 101 Edgar Road

September 16, 6:00 - 8:30 pm

Featuring: "Hot IT Jobs and Where to Find Them"

Webster University Library, 101 Edgar Road

October 28, 6:00 - 8:30 pm

Featuring: "Updating Your Skills: What's Available and How to Pay for It"

Webster University Library, 101 Edgar Road

November 10, 6:00 - 8:30 pm

Featuring: "Becoming the Entrepreneur You Always Wished You Could Be"

Webster University Center , Sunnen Lounge, 175 Edgar Road

December 16, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Featuring: "Your Network is Your Net Worth"

Webster University Library, 101 Edgar Road

SAP Certification

Adrienne — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:11:23 GMT

I am interested in changing my career and becoming SAP certified but I dont know what track would benefit me? what courses do I take? how many course do I take before taking the test? which test do I take? I know that I want to take it online with the SAP company, but I am unsure about courses. Anyone have any suggestions?

Tampa BDPA Request for Aug 28th Speaker on Nat'l Conf

FRANK — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:26:46 GMT

The Tampa Bay chapter recently re-launched and we are seeking someone who might be able to speak to our members via conf call on 28 Aug at 6:30 or 7:00 PM (ET) for about 30 minutes on the highlights of our recent national conference in Atlanta.

Please respond to this notice or email direct to Tampa@bdpa.org, Frank Shines, Tampa President.

Thank you.

Southern Minnesota HSCC Team in the News

Nathaniel — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:54:58 GMT

Our Southern Minnesota HSCC team who won the 2008 National Competition in Atlanta received recognition in Rochester via Local Television station, KTTC and the local News paper - The Rochester Post Bulletin. You may view this information via the links below. The High School Computer Competition, HSCC, is an excellent example of accomplishments that will occur when students are motivated to achieve.

The championship team-- Lauren Pemberton, Yaa Kwansa, Kunle Roberts, Ahmed Mahamad and Adwait Walimbe -- consisted of students who scored the highest during the 2007-2008 YCTP.

Zachary Garbow is the YCTP Education Coordinator and HSCC Coordinator. Jongy Howard-Calvert is the YCTP Administrative coordinator.

We in Rochester, MN are very proud of our students. We also are very proud of all teams that competed this year in the HSCC. Everyone did an outstanding job in developing their web based loan application .

Congratulations to everyone who participated because you all are winners in your preparation to meet life's challenges.

Attached is the link to the article that was in the Rochester Post Bulletin.

http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=356946

The following link contains a video News-clip from KTTC TV in Rochester. The newscast occurred at the Rochester Municipal airport upon the arrival of the students from Atlanta, 2008-08-10.

http://www.kttc.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=2792534&at1=News&h1=BDPA National Competition

The following link contains text associated with the video...

http://www.kttc.com/global/story.asp?s=8818441

Do you aspire to live Wealthy?

Akilah — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:56:36 GMT

If the anwer is YES, you do not want to miss. . .

"Harvest Building: Breaking through the City of Debt to live in the Kingdom of Wealth!"

Thursday, August 21, 2008 and Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 6:30 PM "Harvest Building: Breaking through the City of Debt to Live in the Kingdom of Wealth." - Please join the Marketing Ministry of Ford Memorial Temple, Inc. for a two part series on Wealth Management and Professional Development. Join us as guest speaker Valerie McCoy, Mortgage/Credit Counselor with First Genesis Financial Group and other professional organizations from Smith Barney, May Financial, City Year, National Black MBA Association and more share how to building wealth in an unforeseeable economy. Tickets are $10.00 per session

If you would like to purchase tix or have questions concerning setting up a booth for your business, please let feel free to contact me.

Thanks!

Akilah Lindler

Marketing Communications Ministry

Ford Memorial Temple, Inc.

4031 Germantown Avenue - Philadelphia, PA 19140

Phone: 215-225-5069

Email: datbrngal@aol.com or fordtemple@aol.com

Web: http://www.myspace.com/fordmemorial or http://www.fordmemorial.com

Milwaukee

Yolanda — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:03:42 GMT

BDPA Milwaukee was founded in 2006. We are located at 316 N Milwaukee Street, Suite 317, Milwaukee, WI. Our website is www.bdpa-milwaukee.org. All interested parties are welcome in our chapter.

Six Sigma Importance

Jonathan — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:37:27 GMT

Morning All,

I work as a DBA and I'm looking to increase my value in the market and get into a more lucrative role as an IT professional. Generally looking to move into management, consulting or just overall increase worth to a company. I have to IT certifications but would also like to work towards a masters in IT. I would like to discuss the Six Sigma Green belt etc... programs. Are they worth it for advancement?

Career Opportunity - AVP Enterprise Architect

Deena — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:08:13 GMT

Asst Vice President Enterprise Architecture
Portland, Oregon (don't laugh at Portland, it's beautiful here )

The Assistant Vice President, Enterprise Architecture will lead the overall direction of a world-class technical architecture competency recognized for creating business value by enabling business leaders to make informed technology decisions aligned with enterprise technology strategy. This includes providing architectural thought leadership and direction, being the strategic spokesperson to the architecture organization, articulating the value proposition of enterprise architecture, overseeing applied architecture and contributing to architectural governance.

Responsibilities
• Architecture Leadership: Provide leadership in developing and managing a high impact architecture competency focused on delivering business value while effectively communicating the enterprise architecture vision and value proposition. Ensure company remains aware of technology best-practices, trends and opportunities to enable innovation, operational efficiency and strategic agility. Maximize IT effectiveness by developing and managing a practical architectural governance function to align projects with common conventions and standards. Ensure business constituent communications and expectations are well managed. Provide leadership and direction to architecture professionals within the enterprise architecture organization including staff development, performance management, recruiting and skill demand forecasting in support of the business and IT objectives. Forecast demand of strategic and applied architecture to incubate a proactive environment.

• Manage Strategic Architecture: Create business/technology alignment for the risk and asset management businesses by defining a strategic direction and migration roadmap. Perform gap analysis between current state architecture and future state objectives. Outline architectural road map to sequence and coordinate transitional states to business and technology objectives. Understand and articulate a point of view on prospective roles for emerging technologies.

• Manage Applied Architecture: Develop a high performance solutions focused architecture team responsible for supporting business sponsored projects. Develop a team of knowledge leaders with technology domain expertise in the areas of data, application, content management, workflow, business rules, security and other core technologies. Collaborate with IT leadership to ensure continuity between the architecture, technology management, engineering and development activities. Oversee the materialization of strategic objectives and concepts into a tangible applied architectural structure.

• Manage Enterprise Data and Technical Services: Develop and manage a team of technical and thought leaders to design and implement shared enterprise technology services for data (including data warehousing, analytics and business intelligence), integration (message buses and ETL), content management, workflow, security, business rules and other core technologies. Collaborate with IT leadership to ensure implementation is consistent with strategic roadmap objectives and maximizes reuse across the enterprise.

Qualifications
Demonstrated skills: The ideal candidate will posses demonstrated knowledge of the insurance industry, or a similar risk management business, and current trends. Additionally, this person will have strong customer relationship management and senior management leadership in IT budgeting and cost evaluation, strategic planning, negotiation and communication, and use of delivery based metrics. The Assistant Vice President, Enterprise Architecture is viewed as a role model in building high performance teams and work environments that demonstrate: integrity, customer orientation, results orientation, problem solving & decision making and active communication.

Ability to:
Implement technology enabled business change in a complex business environment. Exhibit excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills as well as written and verbal communication skills. Communicate architecture value proposition to business and technology constituents. Provide management and thought leadership. Working knowledge of: Understand the risk based business and the value chain as well as proficiency in various technical architectural disciplines including: software development lifecycle, service oriented architecture, object-oriented and component based technologies, multi-tier distributed component based technologies, legacy infrastructure platforms and integration techniques, current and emerging integration tools and frameworks as well as information and data modeling tools and techniques.

Advanced knowledge of:
Superior knowledge and skills related to: business and systems architecture, software frameworks and methodologies as well as relevant business and technology architectural disciplines. Expert skills in strategic planning, security and controls

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Management Information Systems. MBA or insurance designation(s) is preferred. Experience: 10+ years of professional technology leadership experience or the equivalent combination of education and/or relevant experience.

Please submit your resume and letter of interest to: info@mosaicblueprint.com please include AVP - Portland in the subject line of your email.

Deena Pierott, President
www.mosaicblueprint.com

Fall 2008 Enrollment Continues for the BDPA IT Institute!

Kimberly — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:07:06 GMT

The Fall 2008 enrollment period is still open for the BDPA IT Institute. The courses scheduled for the Fall term, beginning September 8th through December 13th, are the IT Professional Certification taught by Will Bundy, Ph.D. and the PMP Exam Prep taught by Gregory Brown, PMP.

Key Benefits of Certification

Career advancement, progression and promotion from sponsoring corporations/employers
Increased technology business acumen and leadership skills
Respect and prestige of being "certified"
Publication opportunities in field
Leadership, management and project management skill

Apply Now for Fall 2008 courses at www.auburn.edu/bdpa.

Taking control of your destiny is just a step away! For more information, please contact us at institute@bdpa.org.

BDPA IT Institute

institute@bdpa.org

www.auburn.edu/bdpa

www.bdpa.org

1-800-727-BDPA

Master The Inner Game Of Wealth!!!

Kenneth — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:39:03 GMT

T . Harv Eker explains, "Your outer world is simply a reflection of your inner world! A lack of money is not a problem, it is merely a symptom of what's going on underneath! The fastest and only way to permanently change your financial situation on the outside, is to first change it on the inside."

Attend a Millionaire Mind Intensive and Learn:

The 5 critical ways rich people think differently than the poor & middle class.

The hidden cause of almost all financial problems.

How your childhood conditioning is affecting you financially today.

Why knowledge & skill do not create wealth.

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Listen to the FREE recorded seminar that could literally be the difference between struggling financially for the rest of your life and creating the prosperous future that you envision. Financial success is not an impossible dream for a lucky few. Financial success is like everything else in life; it depends on knowledge and the power that comes with it. Don't wait another day to get your monetary house in order. Learn how today!

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BDPA Digital Library..Is that still part of your membership?

Matthew — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:20:54 GMT

Just wondering if someone can shed some light as to whether or not BDPA members still have access to the online BDPA Digital Library and the IT Advisory, Topics and Tutorials subscriptions. This should come with our membership.

But when trying to access each of these, following the instructions outlined in the BDPA global membership database, the IDs and passwords given do not work. Any information on if this is still a part of our membership in BDPA.

This is one of the benefits of BDPA which we have been selling to potential members. Would hate to advertise something and its not available.

Thanks
Matthew
Hartford

Co-sponsorship

Lassana — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:12:44 GMT

Greetings All,

I am a member of BDPA and chair of diversity in the Special Libraries Association, New York Chapter. As chair it is my responsibility to bring to the forefront and highlight issues that are relevant to the membership. I thought I would use my position at the SLA to bring visibility to BDPA and similar groups that represent specific groups.

The first event I put together was a sort of Diversity 101, where I had Camila Alire (ALA president-elect), come and discuss the full spectrum of diversity and how to tap in to diversity, not only ethnically, but also a diverse skill-set your co-workers may provide.

I am looking to sponsor/co-sponsor another event, but am not quite sure what it should be on? Any suggestions/contacts anyone is able to provide would be greatly appreciated.

Note: I was thinking about assembling a panel of speakers consisting of individuals with a "handicap" that has excelled in the information science and have them speak about how they succeeded and stress the importance of recruiting to those in the audience. If anyone is aware of anybody who would be interested on a panel on this topic please let me know.

Sincerely,

Lassana Magassa
Web Content Specialist | Association of National Advertisers
New York, New York | 10017 | T: 212-FOUR, FIVE, FIVE-EIGHT, O, O, TWO

The 2008 Conference Was Outstanding!

Monique — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:24:29 GMT

The 2008 conference in Atlanta was a complete success and I want to hear about it from participants and attendees. If you have pictures, please upload them here. Great job, well done!

I am so thrilled to have been a part of this conference and look forward to attending next year.

By the way, Philadelphia received an award for Chapter Management and the most prestigious award Chapter of the Year!

Contract Business Analyst in Alabama

Sandra — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:27:40 GMT

I'm putting in a bid for ERP Evaluation and Selection
for Higher Education in Alabama.

Basically we are helping them write an RFP and determine
which vendors should get the RFP and help them make a selection.

They want references for similar work with Higher Education - I have none.

Seeking business analysts skilled at assessments
and especially those with higher education experience.

This is a last minute bid, so I need resumes by Tuesday morning, 8/12.

If you know of anyone who can help, please
call Sandra at 404-374-3384
or send resume to hr@NobleAdvantage.com

Sandra Noble
President - MBA, CPIM, Six Sigma, DCFS, CDP
blog: http://www.BusinessOver50.com/

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need help with ERP Evaluation and Selection

Sandra — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:25:28 GMT

(You may get a duplicate since I submitted a general blast.)