Membership
BDPA member fees are as follows:
- Five-Year: $300.00
- Full: $75.00 annual
- Full-time Student: $15.00 annual
BDPA Member Services & Benefits
BDPA continues to seek the best possible services for its members. As a member of BDPA, you have the following benefits available to you:
Career Center
- Free resume job posting/access in BDPA Job & Resume Career Database
- Avue Technologies Federal Job Database
- Professional Career Coaches, initial session free or discounted sessions
- Access to BDPA Career Fair and Technology Expo
IT Professional Development
- Professional workshops & seminars
- SIM Management Program Scholarship (*New*)
- IMS Online Courses and Certification, scholarship or discounted classes (*New*)
- Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF) Executive Protégé Program discounted
- Excelsior College online degree program - certification applies towards credits
Student Programs
- Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship (SITES) training programs
- Youth Technology Camp
- National High School Computer Competition (HSCC) Awards & Scholarships
- National High School & College IT Showcase
- HSCC Alumni Program
- College Student Internship Program (SIP)
- College Mentoring Program (*New*)
BDPA Conference Discount
- Members receive 30% on conference registration (deadlines apply)
Complementary Magazine Subscriptions
- BDPA Newsletter—The Journal (monthly)
- Black IT Professional Magazine (bi-annual)
- Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology (bi-monthly)
- In Focus Interactive
- USBE - US Black Engineer Information Technology
Magazine Subscription Discounts—Free for Conference Registrants
- Black Enterprise ($15 for BDPA members)
Communication Forums
- BDPA Yahoo Discussion Groups
- Entrepreneur Business Directory
- BDPA Blogger
American Airlines
The American Airlines Star Number for the conference discounts: 5181AV. Please note you can use this for AA Only (AKA American Airlines, TWA, Americal Eagle, LLC). The discounts are as follows:
- AA/Oneworld only 5% off applicable
- AA Only 10% 7 day advanced notice
If booked 60 days in advance, discounts:
- AA/Oneworld Only 10%
- AA/TWA
Hand Tech
Up to 15% discounts on online training available for BDPA members.
Hertz
10% to 30% discounts for BDPA (mention BDPA - CDP# 431590)
Diversity Careers Magazine
Free subscription for BDPA members (a $104 value)
Visit Diversity Careers Magazine
New Horizons Computer Learning Centers
BDPA member and group discounts. Contact Marita Escobar of New Horizons DC.
Visit New Horizons Computer Learning Centers
BDPA Branded E-mail Address
We're ready to share the BDPA message with everyone. We want the thousands of BDPA members to help us do it!
How? By giving you a "yourname@ bdpa.org" Email address! This is a FREE services offered to BDPA members.


