Starting in 2008, all program meetings occur on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
They are held in State Farm Corporate South building, J105 at 3 State Farm Plaza South, Bloomington IL.
| 2009 Program Meetings | Topic | Speaker |
| January | Wireless Backhaul Technologies | Tom Blumenshine, Account Executive, |
| February | IBM Technology Innovations | Bruce Cather, Engineer, Technical Adviser, and IT Architect |
| March | High School Computer Camp Awards Ceremony | |
| April | Discover, Execute, and be Smart About It! | Dave Beasley, State Farm Service Manager |
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| 2008 Program Meetings | Topic | Speaker |
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| April | Introductory Meeting | BDPA-CIL Board |
| May | Staying Current with Computing Technology but Knowing When it is Time to Move On | Sandullah Epsicokhan, Technical Analyst, State Farm |
| June | Mentoring & Networking | State Farm Guest Panelists |
| July | Enhancing Communication and Collaboration | Coleen Kealey, Microsoft Corporate Account Executive, Microsoft |
| August | Report from BDPA National | Lorenzo Marshall, Systems Analyst, State Farm, Cheri Raymond, Technical Analyst, State Farm |
| September | Free Computer Software | Kelvin Tarrance, Technical Analyst, State Farm |
| October | Your Brand - Your Career | Larry Scott, P & C Systems - Manager, State Farm |
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| 2007 Program Meetings | Topic | Speaker |
| January | Trends in IT Project Management | Subrahmanyam Tangirala, PMP, PhD, Ciber |
| February | Mobility | Doug Wettstein, Hewlett Packard |
| March | Microsoft Vista | Michael Peterson, Account Technology Specialist, Microsoft |
| April | Enhanced Communication and Negotiation Skills | Anil Baddi, PMP, Director of Program Management, Kuvedina |
| May | Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) | Shane Green, State Farm Insurance |
| June | Web 2.0 | Jeff Calusinski, Executive IT Architect, IBM |
| July | Understanding the Security Architecture Model | Bruce Lane, Lead IT Architect, State Farm |
| August | Crucial Conversations, Overview of a Two-Day Class by Vitalsmarts | Steve Schroeder, Learning and Development, State Farm |
| September | Unified Communication and Collaboration | Coleen Kealey, Corporate Account Manager, Microsoft |
| October | HP’s Business Intelligence Solutions | Patrick Johnson, Account Manager, Hewlett-Packard |
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| 2006 Program Meetings | Topic | Speaker |
| January | The Business Economics of Open Source | Patrick Johnso n, Hewlett Packard |
| February | Success Secrets of Successful Project Managers | Crystal Allison, PMP, MPM, CISA, CPA, MBA, Technology Risk & Advisory Services, LLC |
| March | Global Technology Outlook | Pradeep Nambiar, IBM |
| April | Information Technology as a Commodity | Dave Yonkers, Microsoft |
| May | What Are You Waiting For? | Lisa Miles Brady, Professional Life Coach and CEO Coach4Divas |
| June | Innovative Ways to Manage Work – Part I | Arun Sing, PMP, ITIL, CSQA, CSTE, INS Blackwell Consulting |
| July | Innovative Ways to Manage Work – Part II | Arun Sing, PMP, ITIL, CSQA, CSTE, INS Blackwell Consulting |
| August | Unlocking High Performance – The RIGHT Questions are the Key | Debbie Delgado, Life Coach and CEO - Ideal Life Coach |
| September | Change Management | Linda Samuel, Blackwell Consulting |
| October | Identity Theft | Tim Petersen, Independent Associate, Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. |
| November | The Changing Nature of Innovation | Mike Buoscio, IBM Senior Manager |
| December | Service Oriented Architecture | Tim Ryan, Microsoft |
| 2005 Program Meetings | Topic | Speaker |
| January | Forum and Elections – Bridging the Digital Divide |
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| February | A Look at WebSphere for Application Developers | Jim Holt, Senior Education Consultant, Keane Inc. |
| March | Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology | Dr. Charles Morris |
| April | Digital Photography | Janis L Utsler and Frank Holz, Hewlett Packard |
| May | Revealing WebSphere | Lawson Brown, Technical Analyst, State Farm Insurance Companies |
| June | Server Virtualization | Kirt McReynolds, Consulting Engineer, Integrity Technology Solutions |
| July | No Meeting |
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| August | Credit Scores: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly | Keith Thompson, National City Bank |
| September | Knowledge-Based Systems and Human Performance Technology | Tony Jones, Certified Performance Technologist, State Farm Insurance Companies |
| October | Communication and Leadership – Walk the Talk | Pat E. Perkins, PMP, CPCC, Exodus Coaching, Inc. |
| November | The New World of Work | Deepak Rao, Director, Microsoft Corporation |
| December | Business Process Management – What is it and Why is it Hot? | Sachin Agrava, Lead Consultant, Satyam |
| 2004 Program Meetings | Topic | Speaker |
| January | Information Technology Industry Trends - 2004 | Keely Epperly, Robert Half Technology |
| February | Getting Into the Leadership Pipeline | Michael A. Jones, Vice President, State Farm Insurance Companies |
| March | Human Performance Technology | Larry Baker, State Farm Insurance Companies |
| April | HP Digital Pen and Paper Solutions | Janis Utsler, HP Imaging & Printing Group, Hewlett Packard |
| May | WebSphere: A Concise Technical Introduction | Chris Bosman-Clark, IBM Software IT Specialist |
| June | The Future of Wireless Communications | Andy Butler, Bloomington Account Executive, Nextel Partners |
| July | The Role of an IT Architect in Developing Information Systems Solutions | Bruce Cather, IBM |
| August | No meeting |
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| September | No meeting |
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| October | Careers in Information Technology | Milt Haynes, Lucent Technologies |
| November | Entrepreneurship: In and Out of the Big Corporation | Robert Blackwell, Jr., Blackwell Consulting Services |
| December | The Portal Strategies of the 21st Century | Robert Blackwell, Jr., Blackwell Consulting Services |
| 2003 Program Meetings | Topic | Speaker |
| October | What is Microsoft.NET? |
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| November | Microsoft Office 2003 Sneak Preview | Christopher M. Ross, Technology Specialist |
| December | Social Styles: How to Recognize Your Own and Others | Bruce Nims, Chairman of the Board, Nims Associates, Inc. |