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: Trulia, Fast Company’s Co.Design, O’Reilly Media and Hacks/Hackers present "Data Visualization Workshop for Journalists," Tuesday, Sept. 4 and Monday, Sept. 10 at Fast Company. "Designed for both established and emerging journalists, these workshops will provide hands-on instruction on how to understand, source and tell compelling stories using data visualizations." Details

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

ATLANTA: PRSA Georgia presents "Use Research and the Barcelona Principles to Up Your PR Game," Thursday, Sept. 13 at Maggiano's Buckhead. "Learn how to handle transparency and proprietary information in a way that lives up to today’s high social standard." Details

NEW YORK: CUNY Graduate School of Journalism presents "7 Secrets of Great Video Stories (and Final Cut Pro X)," Saturday, Sept. 15 at CUNY. "The course will feature hands-on learning of video shooting, editing, polishing and publishing, led by top multimedia journalists Bob Sacha and Jeremy Caplan with experience running workshops at MediaStorm, Columbia and other leading training workshops."  Details

NEW YORK: CUNY Graduate School of Journalism presents "Demystifying Analytics," Monday, Sept. 17 at CUNY. "The goal of this class is to demystify the buzz around metrics, analytics, and data."  Details

CHICAGO: IABC Chicago presents "The Evolution of Engagement," Wednesday, Sept. 19 at Maggiano's Banquet Room. "The dynamics of employee engagement and how you can harness the power of employees in your communication strategies" will be discussed. Details

GARDEN CITY, NY: Public Relations Professionals of Long Island presents "The State of Long Island Media," Thursday, Sept. 20 at Richner Publications.  Details

WEBINAR: Online Marketing Institute presents Digital Marketing Strategy Summit, Monday, Sept. 17 through Tuesday Sept. 18. 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.