Here is flyer about the HBCU Roundtable being held on July 31, 2012 at the BDPA Technology Conference in Baltimore.

1. 2012 National BDPA HBCU/MSI Roundtable
Tuesday July 31, 2012 6:30 pm
Hilton Baltimore | Key Ballroom 8
Dr. Curtis Charles BGen. Von Richardson H. Harrison Valentine Dr. David Wilson Perry Carter
Executive Director Business Development President and CEO President Moderator
Center for Defense and Principal
Homeland Security HBCU/MI Morgan State CSC
Fayetteville State Lockheed Martin Project Office (HPO) University
University
2012 Advance Program Briefing to Industry (APBI) Topic of Discussion:
Educating and developing America’s next generation of STEM professionals
Who Should Attend?
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry stakeholders, talent acquisition
professionals, entrepreneurs, parents, professors, teachers, and students
Topical APBI Questions for This Year’s Panelists and Q&A Session:
• What is the most significant challenge Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Serving
Institutions (HBCU’s/MSI’s) face attracting and retaining some of America’s top STEM students?
• Given the ever changing science and technology landscape, how does your college or university
proactively plan, implement and offer STEM programs that attract top students?
• List recent Public, Private, and Academia partnership success stories with industry—what can we
jointly do to improve our school’s goals?
• How can professional and technical organizations like National BDPA help HBCU’s and MSI’s with
recruitment and increased enrollment of strong and promising STEM students?
• What advice would you offer to NBDPA’s college students, High School Computer Competition
(HSCC) teams, and Youth Technology Conference (YTC) attendees interested in pursuing STEM
careers?
• Highlight IT Scholarships or STEM Internships NBDPA student members, HSCC alumni and YTC
students should consider pursing within your organizations.
For more information, visit: www.bdpa.org - or - www.betf.org