2010 BDPA Chicago Awards Banquet
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Walgreens, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Otis Wilson, George Daniels, C.O.C.O. Brown, and more...
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The BDPA Chicago Chapter
cordially invites you and your guests to attend the
21st Annual 2010 Awards Banquet
Celebrate Chapter and Sponsor Achievements
January 23, 2010
6:00pm VIP Reception, 7:00pm Dinner & Program
Hyatt Regency - Downtown Chicago
151 East Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois
Keynote Speaker
Hardik Bhatt
Chief Information Officer, Innovation & Technology
City of Chicago
Master of Ceremonies
C.O.C.O. Brown
Entertainment
Corey Wilkes
To Purchase Tickets:
http://www.bdpaawardsbanquet2010.myevent.com/3/online_payment.htm
Corporate Table: $2,500
Small Business Table: $1,875
Additional Table: $1,000
Individual Tickets: $75
Dress: Black Tie
About Keynote Speaker - Hardik Bhatt
Hardik Bhatt recently accepted the position of Chief Information Officer for the City of Chicago. Mr. Bhatt previously held the position of Deputy Director of IT & Planning for Chicago where he lead the efforts to implement innovative traffic planning and Intelligent Transportation Technology initiatives throughout the city.
About C.O.C.O. Brown
The voice and personality known as C.O.C.O. Brown started in entertainment at the early age of thirteen as an afternoon deejay/host on WONE radio station in Gainesville, FL.. C.O.C.O. Brown has made numerous appearances on stage and screen, including being the featured poet/actor in Tyler Perry’s box office smash hit movie, Madea’s Family Reunion, BET’s Lyric Café, a featured performer in the Essence Festival Superlounge, on the Tom Joyner’s “Fantastic Voyage” Cruise, as host of the anniversary edition of Pantene’s Total You Celebrity Tour, and on various events between NBC, CBS, BET and TVOne.
About Corey Wilkes
One of the hottest young trumpeters on the scene today, Corey Wilkes has established a varied musical personality – think Freddie Hubbard or Lee Morgan melded with the influence of Chicago’s Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). Wilkes’ playing evinces the concise, bravura playing of Hubbard and Morgan combined with the more open style of Lester Bowie. Indeed, Wilkes was hand-picked by Roscoe Mitchell to replace the irreplaceable Bowie as trumpeter in the Art Ensemble of Chicago, the flagship band of the AACM.
About the BDPA Chicago Awards Banquet
The BDPA Chicago Awards Banquet is a major black-tie networking event for members, students, educators, community leaders, corporate supporters, corporate sponsors, dignitaries and celebrities to meet and fellowship. The purpose of the banquet is to acknowledge the outstanding contributions of members, supporting and sponsoring corporations and community volunteers. This is the main fund raising event to support the chapter’s operating budget for the year.
About BDPA
Black Data processing Associates (BDPA) is a non-profit professional association founded in 1975 in Philadelphia, PA. BDPA has grown into a national organization with over 4,000 members and 50 chapters chartered throughout the United States. BDPA is the premier organization for African Americans in IT. Organization membership is open to all with expressed interest in the Information Technology industry regardless of race, sex, religious beliefs or national origin.
About BDPA Chicago Chapter
The Chicago Chapter of the National Black Data Processing Associates was chartered on March 15, 1986 as the 14th Chapter nationwide. The first monthly program meeting was held April 18, 1986. Since that time, the Chicago Chapter has consecutively sponsored a monthly program meeting, designed to assist membership in meeting their professional and personal goals. Since its inception, the Chicago Chapter has continued to deliver programs that are innovative, relevant and informative to its membership.
For more information: www.bdpa-chicago.org
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