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Home Events > Blacks Gone Geek Live! 2009 National BDPA Conference
 
Why Go Geek?
 
Conference Highlight Video

  

 

Who: Milt Haynes, Founder, Blacks Gone Geek

 

Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2009, 

Time: 2:00 - 3:15 & 3:30 - 4:45 p.m., Youth Technology Camp

 

Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 

Time: 9:00 - 10:20 a.m., Adult Workshop

 

Where: Raleigh Convention Center

 

Synopsis

How can I use social networking tools to build an online community?

 

What is Inbound Internet Marketing and how did it influence Barack Obama's presidential campaign?

 

What does it take to build a successful career in the IT Industry?

 

This workshop addresses the key skills that are needed and how to obtain them. This seminar also shows how to tap into talent communities using web 2.0 tools and techniques to find lucrative and rewarding career opportunities. This is a must attend seminar for anyone interested in building an online business or pursuing a long-term career in IT.

 

National BDPA Conference Home Page

 

Wayne Sutton

 

Mario Armstrong

 

Lamman Rucker

 

Wayne Hicks 

 

Gwen Little - Simple Favors

 

Mykolas Rambus - Advice for Obama's Federal CIO

http://www.facebook.com/mykolasrambus

 

MC Hammer Dance Jam

 

Dr. Randal Pinkett 

 

Wellspring Design: http://www.wellspringdesigns.biz/ (Lendrear Freeman)

 

Click here to access the Why Go Geek? presentation ** Final Version **

 

6 Questions for Preparing Your Fast Pitch - Entrepreneur

 

Purdue University - College of Technology

 

Technology Experiences Cheerleading (TECh)

http://www.tech.purdue.edu/camps/TECh/

 

IT Job Outlook

 

Project Y - Careers in Social Media

 

Inbound Marketing University Study Guide

http://www.inboundmarketing.com/sites/default/files/Inbound%20Marketing%20University%20Exam%20Study%20Guide.pdf

 

Project Management

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Management

 

Program Management

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program_Management

 

Project Portfolio Management

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Portfolio_Management

 

Application Portfolio Management

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_Portfolio_Management

 

Milt's Toolbox

 

6 Questions for Preparing Your Fast Pitch - Job Seeker 

 

 

How Entrepreneurs Can Use Twitter to Their Advantage

Dr. Patrick J. Murphy, Assistant Professor of Management at DePaul University, wrote an article about ways entrepreneurs can use Twitter for their businesses. Read article.