
MEMBERSHIP
We invite you to join BDPA! As technology professionals competing in a global market, we must never stop learning or growing. With membership you always have access to best in class benefits and resources that will support your career “from the classroom to the boardroom”
BDPA Motto: “Advancing Careers From The Classroom To The Boardroom.”
Advantages of Membership
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Where do you want to take your career?
Professionals never stop learning and working to advance themselves if they want to advance their career. BDPA can help you move forward in establishing and obtaining your IT career goals.
Peer support
Join BDPA and you are immediately positioned at the center of a nationwide network of IT professionals and executives in the commercial, government, academic, and non-profit sectors.
Use our social networks to post technical or business questions, and get assistance from industry experts. The BDPA networks are a storehouse of knowledge resources which members can draw upon to remain at the forefront of the IT industry.
Career advancement
A wealth of resources put you on a fast-track to a rewarding career. BDPA offers it members: Online access to job postings; access to BDPA Coach Alliance, career fairs, top-quality instructor-led and online courses, professional workshops and seminars and the Executive Protégé Program.
Business networking
Fortune 500 companies and other forward thinking firms actively participate in chapter events and the national conference. Key executives are ready and waiting to establish a professional relationship with you.
Are You Getting Enough From Your Career?
BDPA can help you advance your career in the IT profession. We give professionals, executives, entrepreneurs and students an IT career pathway from the “Classroom to the Boardroom”. Through education, mentoring, services and business networking, BDPA promotes innovation, technical skills, business savvy and personal growth. Join the thousands of BDPA members who are making a difference for themselves and for others.
Professionals and Executives
Get access to mentoring, professional coaching, certified training, job placement and other valuable resources. Maximize networking opportunities locally and nationally to build the connections you need to keep advancing your career.
Entrepreneurs
If you provide IT-related services and products, BDPA helps your bottom line. We introduce your business to individuals with purchasing power, or influence the decision to purchase your product. Interact with potential business partners, investors, and employees.
High School and College Students
If you are considering a future in IT, or want to learn more about technology, BDPA helps you develop technical skills, introduce you to role models, and open doors leading to that important internship and first job.