We regularly update our ProfNet Connect calendar to include upcoming events we think will be of interest to PR and media professionals. Following is a summary of the events taking place over the next week or so:

NEW YORK: General Assembly presents "Blogging for Business -- How to Extract Value," Wednesday, Aug. 29, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at General Assembly West. Details

NEW YORK: CUNY Graduate School of Journalism presents "HTML & CSS for Journalists," Thursday, Aug. 30 from 6 to 8:50 p.m. "This course introduces journalists to HTML and CSS, the fundamental coding languages for presenting information on the web."  Details

PORTLAND, OR: Mercy Corps Northwest presents “Public and Media Relations for the Small Business Owner,” Thursday, Aug. 30 from 6 to 8 p.m.. "In this seminar, Public and Media Relations specialist and owner of local PR Firm MKP Creative, Maggie Palmer will be sharing tips and insight into how to market your business to the media and the public." Details

NEW YORK: General Assembly presents "Take the Scary Out of Storytelling," Tuesday, Sept. 4 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. "In this class, you’ll learn how to engage people around your story and learn the components of what makes a story interesting.  If you want to be seen as a thought leader or even as a curator, you’ll learn how to write a better article or blog post versus simply reporting on a topic." Details

COLUMBUS, OH: Content Marketing World, Sept. 4-6 at the Columbus Convention Center. "Every marketer believes they are doing “content marketing”, but are they driving or retaining business with their content?  We’ve invited elite B2B, B2C and Small Business/Non-Profit marketers, thought leaders and storytellers to help guide you through the wilderness that is content marketing."  Details

ATLANTA: MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta presents “Walt Mossberg: Live and Unplugged,” Thursday, Sept. 6 at Georgia Tech Research Institute.  Details

WEBINAR: PRSA presents "Building Effective Crisis Plans: Learn to Identify Crisis-causing Risks and How Your Crisis Plan Can Pass Seven Powerful Tests," Tuesday, Aug. 28 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. "This is an intensive 90-minute emersion in the strategic concepts and thinking required to develop crisis communication plans that work." Details

To view all upcoming events on our calendar, go to our home page and scroll down to the Upcoming Events tab on the right. And if you’ve got a PR/media-related event (such as an IABC meeting, PRSA luncheon, etc.), please send the details to us by email, and we’ll do our best to get it listed.