2006 Black Family Technology Awareness Week Seeks to Inspire the Innovator in All of Us
February 3rd, 2006 Leave a comment Visited 28 times, 1 so far today
2006 Black Family Technology Awareness Week Seeks to Inspire the Innovator in All of Us
What do IBM master inventors, Disney Imagineers and actress Raven Symone have in common? They’ll be inspiring the innovative spirit in thousands of children around the world during the seventh annual Black Family Technology Awareness Week (BFTAW) February 12-18.
On February 9, more than 150 Central Florida students are joining the kickoff event for BFTAW. The event will be held at the IBM ThinkPlace exhibit at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot® at the Walt Disney World® Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL. This event marks the launch of a week designed to provide Black families with technology access and training, and to promote the importance and value of technology in the educational and career preparation of Black youth.
In its continuing leadership role in closing the Digital Divide, IBM is once again sponsoring BFTAW in partnership with Career Communications Group. This year, it is also teaming up with the Walt Disney World Resort on the BFTAW kickoff celebration.
“We are expanding the awareness and reach of this international initiative by joining forces with the Walt Disney World Resort to encourage Black families across the globe to consider the ways technological innovation has transformed society,” said Dr. Colin Parris, vice president, Systems Assurance, IBM Systems and Technology Group and BFTAW co-chair. “We want to help ensure that more Black children are among the next generation of inventors, scientists and engineers.”
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