BDPA Central Illinois Chapter (BDPA-CIL)

10/07/2022

We're recruiting minority youth for the High School Computer Competition STEM camp! Please let us know if you have a teen in 9th through 12th grade that is interested!

08/19/2022

The Central IL chapter of the BDPA is working on hosting a 2022 High School Computer Competition tech camp! This camp runs mid-September through May 2023.

Please share your interest for this program by sending the chapter a note. We want curious, bright high school youth in Central IL to learn website design and development!

08/09/2022

STEM Summit for girls being offered in Bloomington. Enrollment open through September 10th. See link for more info...

The program has in-person (Bloomington, IL) opportunities, as well Zoom options on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm CST.

Girls in Bloomington-Normal will get the chance to hone their STEM skills through its Tech Astra summit this fall.

05/17/2021

Summer 21 - 4th Saturday Virtual Computer Camp
May - September, 9AM- 11AM
May 22nd, June 26th, July 24th, August 28th, September 25th, 2021
About the Event
BDPA is helping students learn about computers and web development. Sessions begin on Saturday, May 22nd, 2021! The BDPA Summer Computer Camp Program continues every 4th Saturday ending September 25th, 2021. Each session is approximately (2) hours (9:00 AM – 11:00 AM, with 2 hours of home study expected) and will be held virtually, hosted by BDPA Central Illinois.

PARENT ORIENTATION will be held on Saturday, May 22nd, 2021 from 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM virtually.

Here is a link to the registration form.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvyIaZnF_1xEnQA0lxtKq02cQx6mlT645PiuH9WMZknrCRiQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0&usp=mail_form_link

BDPA Central Illinois will respond to interested students and parents for an overview of the Program, connection details, and more during the Kick-Off.
Contact Jason Gibson, [email protected]

BDPA is helping students learn about computers and web development. Sessions begin on Saturday, May 22nd, 2021! The BDPA Computer Camp Program continues every 4th Saturday ending September 25th, 2021. Each session is approximately (2) hours (9:00 AM – 11:00 !M, with 2 hours of home projects expect...

04/15/2021

Data Science Academy
with Camille Little (PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University)
Please join us for the upcoming Data Science Academy orientation on Saturday, April 24, 2021 from 10 AM - 12 PM EST.

Register: https://forms.gle/S9ZjmueWoeQmKDqC8

Academy Overview:

College students will participate in a 12-week series of weekly workshops on Saturday that will expose them to open source tools in data science. The workshops will have four main focus areas including Excel, SQL, R, and Python. Students will use the skills learned to solve a real-world data science problem in the at the 2021 BDPA Conference Data Science Competition.
Registration Overview

(50) students will be accepted.
No prior data science experience required.
Majors in computer science, statistics, math, machine learning, or social sciences preferred.

This program is sponsored by Eli & Lilly Company.

12/15/2020

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12/15/2020

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01/26/2020