The Association of Information Technology Professionals ( AITP ) is a professional association that focuses on information technology education for business professionals. The group is a non-profit US -oriented group, but its activities are performed by 62 local chapters organized on a geographic basis, and 286 student chapters at colleges and universities.
5-490: DPMA is an acronym that may refer to: Data Processing Management Association , now Association of Information Technology Professionals Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt , the German Patent and Trade Mark Office Division de police maritime et aéroportuaire Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
10-697: The examinations. The certification is now called Certified Computing Professional (CCP). In 1969, the Association created the annual DPMA Man of the Year Award, awarding it (incongruously, given its name) to Dr. Grace Murray Hopper . After Dr. Ruth Davis of the US National Bureau of Standards won the 1979 award, it was renamed the Distinguished Information Sciences Award. In 2017, the Association
15-837: The present name. The Association began its certification program with the Certificate in Data Processing (CDP) professional examination, first held in 1962 in New York City . In 1970, it added the Registered Business Programmer (RBP) examination. In 1974, the Association joined in establishing the Institute for the Certification of Computer Professionals (ICCP) to administer the examination program and stimulate industry acceptance of
20-474: The title DPMA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DPMA&oldid=672582671 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Data Processing Management Association The group
25-747: Was first organized in Chicago , United States, in 1949 as the National Machine Accountants Association ( NMAA ). The State of Illinois granted the NMAA a charter on December 26, 1951. It soon had over 20 chapters. Harvey W. Protzel, systems manager for Protzel's Company, was elected the first International President at the 1952 First Annual Convention in Minneapolis . In 1962, it adopted the more inclusive name, Data Processing Management Association ( DPMA ), and in 1996,
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