'The Pipeline' is newsletter published by BDPA Dallas chapter. This issue was published in September 2001.

1. THE PIPELINE
September 2001
Volume 1, Issue 2
BDPA-Dallas (972) 407.6895
Special Interest
Articles:
• Jonathan Johnson is National Merit Semi-Finalist
Merit Scholar Semi-
finalist. Jonathan Johnson, Senior, and scholarships that began Conference in Chicago. The
Science and Engineering in 1955. team placed fifth overall in
• BDPA Officer Magnet at Townview, is a competition.
Elections coming in semi-finalist in National Jonathan has been part of the
October. Merit program. From more SITES programs for several Student Information
than 50,000 initial years and is part of a family Technology Education &
• Monthly Meeting is participants, Jonathan is of SITES participants. His Scholarship (SITES) mission
September 25, 2001. among the 16,000 students brother, Christopher Johnson is: to simply increase the
that have reached this level. the current Coordinator of number of computer literate
Jonathan graduates in the the High School Computer teens in the inner-city by
2002 and plans to attend Competition team, was also offering a challenging,
University of Texas at a member of SITES. competitive, esteem-
Dallas. building, state-of-the-art
We are always proud of our program, that will train these
National Merit Scholarship SITES members. Recently, youths in today's technology
Program is a privately our team represented us well today.
Individual financed academic during the 23rd National
competition for recognition
Highlights:
President 2
BDPA-Dallas Monthly Meeting
In Memory of.. 2
On September 25, 2001, the Microsoft Certified Systems Upcoming Events
New Members 4
BDPA-Dallas chapter will Engineer (MCSE), Microsoft
• October Monthly Meeting
host its monthly meeting. Certified Professional + October 23 2001
James Gray, founder, Internet, and Microsoft Location: TBD
Custom Design Electronics Certified Trainer (MCT) Election of Officers
(CDE) is our speaker. His certifications. He plans to
topic, Wireless LAN and receive his Microsoft • November Monthly Meeting
VoIP. Mr. Gray has been Windows 2000 (MCSE) November 27, 2001
working with computers certification by August 2001.
• December Monthly Meeting
since 1987. He recently Look for more information
Be our guest and become
received a Bachelor of Fine
our family member. The
Arts (BFA) from The • January Monthly Meeting
meeting location is Center
University of Texas at • January 22, 2002
for Community Cooperation
Arlington. Other educational
located at 2900 Live Oak • Black Family Technology
achievements include:
Street in Dallas, TX. Awareness Week
Associate of Applied Science
February 4-10, 2002
(AAS) in Computer The October meeting focuses Location: Urban League
Technology from Eastfield on election of 2002 officers.
College. He has received the

2. The Pipeline Page 2 of 4
T.G.I.T. (Thank God It’s Today)
In deference to the recent leave this "place", but I do to past no matter what.
heart-wrenching events, I am control how I invest my Let us internalize the
compelled to seize time. It is up to each of us to importance of making today
this moment to underscore extract as much that special day; the day to
the importance of Today. value from our lives as tell our friends and families
Oftentimes, we find possible, if not, we are we love them; the day to
ourselves saying "I can't wait not manifesting smile; the day to make a
until Friday, Saturday", "I how thankful we are for that difference by helping others;
can't wait until the three-day day. I'm convinced the the day to be thankful; the
weekend" and for some "I greatest gift we can give is to day to do just a little more;
can't wait until Monday". To make the most of our lives. the day to be at peace with
this end, I encourage you to The philosophy of your place in the world, and
adopt the T.G.I.T making the most of each day above all the day to say
philosophy--Thank God It's means you must be selective T.G.I.T-Thank God It's
Today. This philosophy with your time. Oftentimes Today!
says in spite of the congeries you hear people say I need to
of events, situations, I'm still practice better time-
going to make the most of management in order get
“T.G.I.T philosophy-- this day. This philosophy involved with a relevant
Thank God It's Today.” says I am not going to wait activity or worthwhile
David Trammell, BDPA- on a special occasion to do organization. Let it be
my best. This philosophy known, there is no such thing
Dallas Chapter says I am not going to put as time-management. Time
President” off making a contribution will pass by whether you
outside of myself. expend your evenings
My personal philosophy watching the electronic
(creed) is to make my dash income reducer or engaged
"--" count. This means, I in an enjoyable hobby or
had no control over when other fulfilling activity. In
I discovered America (was other words, you can only
born) nor do I have any manage your activities
control over when I will because time will continue
In Honor of Our Member, Veronica Ruben
Veronica Ruben was a friend In addition to prayer, one
and a very active member thing that we can do in honor
Veronica,
during my tenure as BDPA of Veronica and her husband we will miss you!
President. is to give financial support to
their kids (Andrea, Andrew,
She served as corresponding and Brandon).
secretary, participated on the
membership committee, To assist the family,
chaperoned the students at contributions can be made to
the national conference, and the Ruben Family Trust
worked the BDPA career fair Fund that has been
booths on a regular basis. established at Bank of
America for the kids.
Also, her daughter , Andrea,
participated in the computer
training program.

3. Page 3 of 4 The Pipeline
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IP Architecture and Protocol
by Dr. Tesfa Haile, Jackson State University
Excerpt from National analog calls into digital per call. Cost savings on
BDPA Journal. information and back again. international calls via the
Internet can be even greater.
The Internet can provide Regular phone calls travel
business with a worldwide through several circuit The major drawback of using
audience, but what about the switches, while Internet calls IP Telephony is that it “IP Telephony is used
phone bill you will incur for need to travel through doesn’t give the stable
communication for long gateway only twice: once to quality that many people to send service like
distance and international turn it to digital form and expect during a phone call. If voice, facsimile, and /
calls? Fortunately, the once to change it back. the lines are jammed with or voice-message
Internet promises even Dedicated lines are not other Internet traffic, calls applications between
bigger communication needed. Internet telephony is can break up and bits of the
two or more
savings by drastically estimated to grow rapidly. conversation will get delayed
lowering long distance Many analysts estimate that or lost. Since it uses IP/UDP, computers in real
phone bills. Internet Protocol by the year 2010, half of all which does not guarantee time.”
(IP) Telephony, one of the long-distance traffic will go delivery of data, calls may be
fastest -growing uses for the over IP. Instead of paying unreliable. IP Telephony
Internet, cuts long-distance between 10 and 30 cents per calls can be made three
phone charges down to a minutes for domestic long- ways: computer-to-
bare minimum by using distance calls, most IP computer, computer-to-
existing data lines and Telephony service providers phone, or directly phone-to-
gateways, which translate charge an average of 8 cents phone. Read more at
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4. 2002 BDPA National Conference
BDPA-Dallas The 24th Annual National to Ownership. This career skills development.
Conference will be at conference provides an
Disney’s Contemporary The Career Fair & Technology
opportunity for employers,
Resort in Orlando, FL, Expo is also planned on
career professionals, students
BDPA Dallas Chapter August 7-11, 2002. The August 9-10, 2001.
P O BOX 815783
and career seekers to
DALLAS TX, 75381 2002 National Conference network and pursue Visit the National website
will prove to be one of the resources for IT talent and www.bdpa.org or ask a BDPA
PHONE: most dynamic events in the skilled professionals. The executive board member for a
organization’s history. conference provides critical registration brochure.
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information on technology
The theme is, Changing the See you in Orlando!!!!
trends, business skills,
Culture of IT: From Access management training, and IT
E-MAIL:
prez@bdpa-
dallas.org Welcome New BDPA Members
When you see these new
We are proud to announce the Student Members: members at our next meeting,
following new members to the
welcome them.
BDPA-Dallas family: Aquinzander Raye
Roshonda Townsend
Full Members: Courtney Jones
Curlee Jones
Geraldine Briggs Johnathan Johnson
About Our Organization…
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give back to the community. Tuesday of every month. All
Currently, the Dallas of these meetings are free
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