"Diversifying the Labor Force to Innovate 2020 Technical Solutions"
2010 NTA Conference will be in Washington, D.C. September 8-10, 2010
in the Blackburn Center at Howard University
Presidents Message I am energized by the amazing legacy of the eighty plus year history of NTA and the knowledge of the work that lies ahead.I commit to utilize the foundation established by the founders to help build a secure future for NTA.I commit to continue the diligent efforts to thrust the organization into the forefront to improve the technical status of African Americans and other underrepresented minorities. I am going to call upon each of you, the membership, and friends of NTA to rally to the call to help accomplish our mission.I solicit your support to realize the vision of a Can do Organization. NTA is on the move.The work has already begun.On September 24, 2009, NTA planned and led the 2009 Science and Technology Round Table of the Ronald H. Brown Series.The series is organized annually by the Constituency of Africa and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation during the Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Week. The President of the Baltimore Chapter of NTA was one of the participants. NTA brought together 6 African American technical organizations along with an equal number of African constituent organizations to begin a dialogue on how to strategically collaborate on issues/projects on the African Continent and in the U.S.A follow-up session will be held before the end of the year. I plan to visit with the members of each chapter and discuss ways National can provide betterservice and grow new chapters. The Board is prepared to vote to reactivate the Minnesota and St. Paul Chapter at its first meeting. In order to fulfill NTAs mission, we will re-institute a number of programmatic and administrative activities that have been dormant for sometime.Delegates at the NTA Conference expressed the need for more frequent newsletters and the desire to revive the Journal.So, we will be working to make this happen.Some of you have not received some the back issues of the newsletter. Go to the website www.ntaonline.org where they are archived.We need to update the list serv to ensure that all member contact information is current.You can update your information via the websiteThese are some of the priority goals to improve communications.
The Washington Chapter has put in a bid for the next NTA Conference and that will be reviewed at the 1st Board Meeting to get an early start on planning.These are exciting times.We want to make the NTA presence in Washington known and ensure that it is considered the organization of choice.We want to position NTA to take advantage of the many funding opportunities to support chapter programs. Working with the extraordinary talents within in NTA, there is nothing we cannot accomplish. I look forward to the opportunity to serve and work with you. Hattie Carwell President
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Based on a request by our members and approved by the NTA Board of Directors all membership dues are due the first month of the NTA fiscal year which is October.Your dues must be paid directly to the NTA National Treasurer electronically via this website or by sending a check/money order to the address below. The annual dues for a full member remains unchanged at $100.00. All NTA national and local officers dues must be paid and they must be in good financial standing with the organization at all times. All persons representing NTA in any form must be in good financial standing as a Life Fellow or paid member.
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