Martin Luther King was a great orator, but I read that he spent a lot of time developing this skill. He wasn’t a natural in the beginning, but he worked at it until he mastered it. He became a powerful and mesmerizing speaker. Many of his most famous speeches dared a generation to dream of a life full of possibilities, courage and shared potential.

An important thing about courage is that it will help you think and act in the right way. It will help you focus on the opportunities in front of you instead of fixating on the problems. Problems are often opportunities coming at us in packaging that isn't what we expect or want.

So when you say I welcome problems, there's a reason for it. They keep your mind flexible and open to creative solutions. As you know, technology is built on finding creative solutions to widespread problems.

Whenever there is science, technology follows. While science is academic and benign, technolgoy unleashes the potential for discovery. This is the underlying princlple that makes membership in BDPA so attractive--everyone's participation is needed and valuable. BDPA-Bay Area is looking to become a catalyst for change. We need creative thinkers and doers to lead the organization to the next level.

Rebuilding the Bay Area Chapter solves a problem by allowing under-represented groups in technology to re-focus on education and finding opportunites through networking, forecasting, and planning. Einstein said, "You can't solve a problem with the same thinking that created the problem" so we are looking for new ideas:

Senior executives in business and technology who share their perspectives with professionals at BDPA mixers and mini-tech events.

Membership Benefit Package offering a 10% to 15% finders fee to both members and non-members who bring in corporate sponsorships.

Discounted fees to service providers who partner with us to create exciting venues for workshops, program meetings and mini-tech events.

The Bay Area Chapter’s Youth Training with a focus on business and web development skills for teens through alliances with entrepreneurial and financial education programs introducing future technologists to science, technical training, negotiation, pricing, forecasting, and marketing.

Our organization aspires to provide business and technology training coupled with mentorship from the classroom to the boardroom.  BDPA is a national organization with 47 chapters committed to improving the Information Technology literacy and advancement of its members.

If you are interested in a leadership position, please send your inquiry to info@bdpabayarea.org.

BDPA's National Board of Directors unanimously approved the revival of BDPA Bay Area Chapter. Patricia Glover, a partner at Pacific Mesa, LLC, accepted the office on behalf of the chapter as BDPA-Bay Area Chapter President.