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June 2015
Peer Pressure: Influencer Marketing 101
About This Class Grace Helbig, Zach King & Shonduras… this is a short list of today’s most influential celebrities & their audiences span across YouTube, Twitter, Vine, and Snapchat. Brands…
Find out more »From Idea to App Store
About This Workshop Building an app has never been easier. With free tools, powerful hardware support, and app stores that let you sell to virtually anyone in the world, the…
Find out more »Intro to User Experience Design
About This Class As technology changes and more media outlets compete for customers’ time, providing an enjoyable experience is critical to both attracting and keeping users. This class aims to…
Find out more »Digital Marketing Bootcamp
This interactive, activity driven class will enable you to reach and engage your audience in your organizational space. You will then identify how to track and drive them toward relevant…
Find out more »Making the Switch: Project Manager to Product Guru
About This Class You are a great project manager or business analyst, and you are ready to make the transition to becoming an awesome product manager. Is it a smart…
Find out more »You Took the Job to Get your Foot in the Door
In this workshop we will help you achieve clarity to create an effective foot in the door strategy. We’ll discuss common mistakes people make when they start a new position…
Find out more »How to Protect your Invention
Legal mistakes can doom even the best startup concepts and founding teams. This workshop prepares you with a legal road map to successfully safeguarding your product or idea. Yuri Eliezer,…
Find out more »Content Marketing for Beginners
“Content marketing” has become a buzzword, but very few people really know how to integrate content into their marketing in a cohesive, strategic, and optimized way. In this class, we’ll…
Find out more »Visual Design Fundamentals
About This Class The goal of visual design is to communicate a specific message to a targeted audience. This class will teach you the purpose of visual design and how…
Find out more »Building a Standout Reputation at Work
About This Workshop Do you know how important your reputation is at work? We'll show you how to put your best foot forward developing your personal brand. First, we will…
Find out more »How to Measure Social Media ROI
About This Class Stumped on measuring the value and ROI of social media in your marketing plan? Social media is a powerful marketing tool and the marketing muscle of many…
Find out more »Alumni Panel and Happy Hour
About This Career Panel Are you curious about General Assembly’s upcoming Web Development Immersive Course? Of course you are. Whether you’re looking to cross-over into a role that requires you…
Find out more »Intro to Ruby
We are excited to announce our first Intro to Ruby class. Ruby is a programming language. In this class you will learn the basic building blocks used in the Ruby…
Find out more »Getting Started with WordPress
WordPress is the premier content management system for those seeking an easy, user-friendly way to set up and maintain a website. In this class, you’ll walk through the basics of…
Find out more »Advanced Social Media Strategies
About This Workshop Social media is a powerful marketing tool, but knowing how to use it to achieve your marketing goals can be a challenge. Creating engaging, effective strategies and…
Find out more »July 2015
Data Science for Beginners
About This Class We all know that knowledge is power, and with technology spreading its wings to every aspect of business, we can, for the first time, collect exceptional amounts…
Find out more »New Business 101
About This Workshop We will: Discuss the three typical scenarios Obtaining a job with an existing or startup company Embarking on a freelance career Forming a startup of your own…
Find out more »Intro to UX Design
About This Class As technology changes and more media outlets compete for customers’ time, providing an enjoyable experience is critical to both attracting and keeping users. This class aims to…
Find out more »Data Science For Social Good Showcase
Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) is a summer fellowship program for talented students who get a chance to grow their knowledge of data science working with experienced data science…
Find out more »Data Science for Social Good Atlanta — Final Demo & Celebration
Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) Atlanta is a ten-week summer internship program for talented students to expand and apply their knowledge of data science. Throughout the summer, students work with…
Find out more »Code in One Day: HTML & CSS Crash Course
About This Workshop HTML and CSS are the fundamental building blocks of the web. Whether you're a beginner who wants to get started in web development, a designer looking to…
Find out more »Intro to Python Programming
About This Workshop Whether you have experience in programming or are looking to get started for the first time, getting involved in the Python community will put you on the…
Find out more »Introduction to Machine Learning
About This Class Machine learning is the art of teaching computers to learn and act on specific things without having to be programmed. Andrew Ng at Stanford says "In the…
Find out more »Usability in Practice
About This Workshop In this workshop you will learn to define usability and form an understanding about how human measurement should be used in order to verify that the outcomes…
Find out more »How to Land a Job at a Startup
Startups provide their employees with great opportunities to learn about their chosen profession while being given significant responsibilities. In this panel featuring talent managers from 3 of the hottest startups…
Find out more »The UX of Admin Interfaces
Description: Most of the web development industry's focus on responsive user interface design has to do with presenting flashy, esthetically pleasing web pages to the average end user. But what about…
Find out more »An Introduction to React.js
React.js is a view library from Facecbook for building performant user-interfaces in JavaScript. In this session, we'll explore React.js and understand why it's a great step forward for building complex UI's…
Find out more »How To Use SQLite ORM For Local Storage In Xamarin
It's heating up in Atlanta and we have a great presentation to cool you down, making you one step closer to becoming a Xamarin expert! The next Atlanta Xamarin Users…
Find out more »Welcome to NativeScript
Topic: NativeScript NativeScript enables developers to build native apps for iOS, Android and Windows Universal while sharing the application code across the platforms. When building the application UI, developers use…
Find out more »Common Legal Issues Faced By Business Owners & Entrepreneurs
About This Workshop This workshop will provide attendees with information about legal issues that, if not addressed, can result in costly litigation. The legal issues are in the areas of…
Find out more »General Assembly Web Developer Meet + Greet
Looking for smart, hungry developers to join your team? Come meet the graduates of General Assembly's web development immersive course at our campus in Ponce City Market. They've spent 12…
Find out more »August 2015
Building Your Portfolio
About This Workshop Whether you are a designer, a developer, a marketer, a student or anything in between - in today's creative job market every differentiator will count towards getting…
Find out more »Data Analysis: Moving from Excel to SQL
About This Class Are you using Excel for data analysis? Spreadsheets provide quick and intuitive tools for data analysis, but users can begin to find them cumbersone and unwieldy. SQL…
Find out more »Understanding and Analyzing Big Data
About This Class Big data is ever-growing in importance, but operationalizing giant sets of data into repositories of easily-accessed insight seems confusing and daunting to most. This brief deep dive…
Find out more »Digital Good Times + ATLvr Present: New Virtual World
We are entering the Virtual Age. Imagine a world where you can go anywhere, see anything, and meet anyone without having to leave the comfort of your home. Step into…
Find out more »Intro to Node JS
Node.js is a platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications. Intro to Node.js will begin by walking you through setting up Node JS on…
Find out more »Art and Business of Mobile Gaming
Roger Peters will be presenting on the conception, design, development, and marketing of mobile games.Come hear from a seasoned mobile games app developer about the ins-and-outs of the mobile app…
Find out more »Angular Monthly Meetup
Our August meeting will feature quick talks (5 - 10 minutes with or without slides). We welcome talks at any level - share a project, a tool you've been using…
Find out more »UX: Usability in Practice
In this workshop you will learn to define usability and form an understanding about how human measurement should be used in order to verify that the outcomes of a design…
Find out more »Talk Like a Programmer
Learn to talk the talk without walking the walk. This class is for people who want to speak intelligently about tech. Whether you're recruiting developers, writing marketing copy, a first-time…
Find out more »Entrepreneurship in Action
The workshop will be hands-on using three tools to explore the entrepreneur’s idea and to develop the shortest path to launch by drawing on the instructor’s 20+ years of business…
Find out more »Babel Compiler / JS Module Patterns and Best Practices
two presentations from two Chris' this time - Chris Aquino and Chris Morrow. Mr. Aquino of Big Nerd Ranch will talk about using ECMAScript 6 with the Babel compiler. Mr. Morrow of SolTech Inc. will…
Find out more »General Assembly UX Designer Meet and Greet
Looking for new teammates to help you analyze problems and create effective designs that better engage customers? Come meet the stellar graduates of GA's first ever User Experience Design Immersive course in…
Find out more »September 2015
The Leap Conference
Ready to run your own business? Make the leap! On Saturday, September 12, 2015, join Ladypreneur League at General Assembly for the first-ever Leap Conference, a launch pad event for…
Find out more »Angular Monthly Meetup
Our August meeting will feature quick talks (5 - 10 minutes with or without slides). We welcome talks at any level - share a project, a tool you've been using…
Find out more »Build It: Angular and Ionic, a Hands-On Workshop
Spend the day with General Assembly and AngularJS to get a better understanding of Angular (Javascript MVC framework created by Google to build properly structured and maintainable web applications) or…
Find out more »TAG Young Profs: One In A Millennial Awards
Join TAG Young Professionals as we celebrate the coming of age of Millennials who are establishing their place in the Technology and Business Communities in Georgia. Their presence will only…
Find out more »Level the Coding Field Hackathon
The Level Playing Field Institute (LPFI) is hosting a hackathon in Atlanta! Named "Level the Coding Field", the purpose of this hackathon is to expose minority groups to computer science and to…
Find out more »User Experience Design Bootcamp
As technology changes and more media outlets compete for customers’ time, providing an enjoyable experience is critical to both attracting and keeping users. This class aims to demystify UX by…
Find out more »Subkulture Innovation Experience : Innovation Thinking | Fortune 500 to Startups
You're receiving a private invitation to the September Subkulture Innovation Experience. For this experience we will be leading a panel of some of Atlanta's leaders in innovation from Delta Airlines,…
Find out more »General Assembly & Opportunity Fund Event
Please join Kat Cole (Group President, FOCUS Brands), Genevieve Bos (Co-founder, Thought Capital), Matt Brimer (Co-Founder, General Assembly) and leaders from Atlanta's startup, civil and corporate communities for a private…
Find out more »October 2015
48 in 48
What if we could build 48 custom websites for 48 nonprofits... in 48 hours? They want to deliver over $1,200,000 of value to Atlanta Nonprofits within the span of 48 hours.…
Find out more »Intro to ES6, the Next Version of JavaScript
Bryan is the co-founder of Whitehall Technologies, a hybrid app and cloud platform development company. He organizes the Atlanta Ionic Developers meetup, and he's also a presenter at this year's Connect.js Conference on…
Find out more »Entrepreneurship In Action
The workshop will be hands-on using three tools to explore the entrepreneur’s idea and to develop the shortest path to launch by drawing on the instructor’s 20+ years of business…
Find out more »November 2015
Data-Drive: A Chat with Mailchimp’s John Foreman
MailChimp -- everyone's favorite and friendly ESP. John Foreman, Chief Data Officer at MailChimp, will discuss how data is used in every aspect of their business. He’ll answer questions about…
Find out more »Demo Day | General Assembly Web Dev & UX Grads
General Assembly invites you to our Meet & Hire event. Our Web Development and User Experience Design graduates will be showcasing their projects, and will be available to chat about…
Find out more »Women In Tech Breakfast
We invite you to join us for this interactive breakfast for Women in Technology. We feature 4 great women in tech to give their insight on how they reached their…
Find out more »Entrepreneurship In Action
The workshop will be hands-on using three tools to explore the entrepreneur’s idea and to develop the shortest path to launch by drawing on the instructor’s 20+ years of business…
Find out more »December 2015
ATL Fashion + Tech Collective: Holiday Networking
You are invited to come have a drink and vibe out to some good tunes at the ATL Fashion + Tech Collective: Holiday Networking Event. Come ready to to meet…
Find out more »Entrepreneurship In Action
The workshop will be hands-on using three tools to explore the entrepreneur’s idea and to develop the shortest path to launch by drawing on the instructor’s 20+ years of business…
Find out more »January 2016
General Assembly | The Many Shades of Tech
Only 3% of the computing workforce are black women. The ability to spearhead culture change in today’s rapidly changing tech eco-system is the difference between thriving and barely surviving. Hear…
Find out more »GA | Intelligently Cool Panel Series: Leaders of the New Cool
About This Event Young Professionals from various disciplines leading 1hr discussion tailored around how design, technology and new business systems are disrupting the culture of their respected industry. Followed by,…
Find out more »February 2016
General Assembly | Info Sessions for Upcoming Courses
Learn all about the upcoming General Assembly immersion sessions. In these sessions you will: Meet the GA team and potential classmates Get an overview of the curriculum and course objectives…
Find out more »March 2016
Javascript Development Sample Class
JavaScript has enjoyed tremendous growth over the past few years, both in its utility as a technology and value as a skill in the job market. JavaScript has long been…
Find out more »Visual Design Sample Class
Are you curious about General Assembly’s upcoming Visual Design Course? Whether you’re looking to cross-over into a role that requires you to know visual design, you’re looking to level up…
Find out more »General Assembly | Atlanta Startup Social
Startup founder or lover? Join WeWork Atlanta and friends on Friday, March 4 for a Startup Social! From 5–7pm, mingle with the stars of Atlanta’s startup community over good eats…
Find out more »General Assembly | Meet & Hire
General Assembly invites you to our Meet & Hire event! Our User Experience Design graduates will be showcasing their projects, and will be available to chat about job opportunities (GA…
Find out more »General Assembly | Hack The Planet
Have you had an idea brewing, started tinkering away on your next great startup, or looking to collaborate with other GA students/alums. Come one, come all, to GA’s first hackathon…
Find out more »General Assembly | Atlanta Web Developer Meet + Hire
Looking for new Jr. Web Developer Talent? Come meet the stellar graduates of GA's Web Development Full-Time course in Atlanta on Wednesday March 23, 2016 from 6:00-8:30pm at our campus…
Find out more »GA | Interview Hacks Happy Hour
Interview Hacks, Happy Hour, Pizza, Fun, & Games - what a great way to spend a Monday evening! Interviewing is a skill, and it's not easy. Get tips from the…
Find out more »April 2016
SUMATL: Startup Match Atlanta
WHAT? SUM ATL is a Speed-Networking event focusing on connecting our community to further boost a great start-up culture in Atlanta. You’ll get 30 seconds (YES! THIRTY SECONDS!) to give…
Find out more »General Assembly Info Sessions | Marketing, UX, and Visual Design
Check out General Assembly's upcoming info sessions on Digital Marketing, User Experience Design, and Visual Design. Digital Marketing Info Session Are you curious about General Assembly’s upcoming Digital Marketing Course?…
Find out more »General Assembly Info Sessions | iOS & Android Development
Check out General Assembly's upcoming info sessions on iOS Development and Android Development Immersive. iOS Development Info Session Interested in learning how to develop apps for iPhones and iPads? Attend…
Find out more »Wearables & Game Design: Building on the Heart to Phone Connection
In this overview presentation, Adrian Van Deusen will demonstrate some of his work from the past two decades within the fascinating field of bio game design. There will be a…
Find out more »General Assembly | Front-End Web Development Sample Class
Are you curious about General Assembly’s upcoming Front-End Web Development Course? Of course you are. Whether you’re looking to cross-over into a role that requires you to know HTML, CSS,…
Find out more »UX: Usability & User Experience
In this workshop you will learn to define usability and form an understanding about how human measurement should be used in order to verify that the outcomes of a design…
Find out more »GA | Build a Product with Love
Product management is 20% technical and 80% personal. Leadership, communication and interpersonal skills are critical for product management since most of the time your ideas and products will be implemented…
Find out more »General Assembly | LGBTECH: Make Your Mark
Don't miss this opportunity to connect with LGBT members of the Atlanta community and other like-minded individuals interested in the tech scene. Meet, mix, and mingle at General Assembly located…
Find out more »GA | Google Analytics Bootcamp
Learn how to use your Google Analytics to get real insights into your website’s visitors, their behavior and any patterns and trends. You will learn the lean smart way to…
Find out more »General Assembly Product Management Info Session
Are you curious about General Assembly’s upcoming Product Management Course? Whether you’re looking to cross-over into a product focused role or level up in your existing role, join us and…
Find out more »WeWork & Ladypreneur League Present: Create Your Career
Curious about what it takes to create your dream job? Hop in on our discussion Wednesday, April 20th, 6-8PM and hear panelists Kate Atwood (ChooseATL), Kelli Kelley (Kelley Brand Communications) and…
Find out more »Born for This: How to Find the Work You Were Meant to Do
Have you ever met someone with the perfect job? To the outside observer, it seems like they've won the career lottery -- that by some stroke of luck or circumstance…
Find out more »Crack Into Code: Web Development Dash-Hack Day
Thinking of learning to code, but getting lost in the alphabet soup (AJAX, PHP, CSS, etc)? Whether you're interested in building your own websites and applications, or looking to change…
Find out more »DGM Bootcamp
The need for digital marketing technologists who know marketing and know the tools of the trade is at an all time high. In one brain-melting week of doing, you’ll build…
Find out more »How to Get a Job at a Startup
Working at startups is hotter than ever, and for many job seekers it’s not just a coveted and fun place to potentially land a job, it’s also where they can…
Find out more »FuckUp Nights Vol. III
FuckUp Nights is the fastest growing, global movement of entrepreneurial people who come together to tell, discuss and learn from stories of businesses and personal failure. Now in over 150…
Find out more »GA | Programming for Beginners: Weekend Bootcamp
Are you a creative or entrepreneur that wishes you could speak tech with your web development team? Maybe you wish you could code a bit yourself? Programming for Beginners is…
Find out more »May 2016
The Atlanta Press Club & HowStuffWorks | How Podcasting Works
You might not realize it, but Atlanta-based HowStuffWorks is one of the largest podcast brands in the world! With over 22 million downloads every month on platforms such as iTunes,…
Find out more »Wearables & Game Design: Building on the Heart to Phone Connection
In this overview presentation, Adrian Van Deusen will demonstrate some of his work from the past two decades within the fascinating field of bio-game design. There will be a demonstration…
Find out more »TEDxPeachtree Cuatro de Mayo Party
Why wait 'til Cinco de Mayo? We're hosting the first ever "Cuatro de Mayo" party on Wednesday May 4th at General Assembly in Ponce City Market to kick-off our 2016…
Find out more »GA | Data in the Real World
Wondering what a data scientist does & their role in the success & growth of a business? Join us for a free breakfast and find out how investing in a…
Find out more »Building ATL Week | Cornerstones: Atlanta’s Fortune 500
Atlanta has the 3rd highest concentration of Fortune 500 companies. Find out how they've contributed to the growth of Atlanta's booming economy and planning to take our city to the…
Find out more »Building ATL Week | Product Chiefs: How to Make it in Atlanta
Atlanta is a big sports city, and the folks making it happen behind the scenes come from fascinating yet humble backgrounds. In this Product Chiefs session, we will talk to…
Find out more »Building ATL Week | Moving Atlanta Forward
Atlanta's landscape is steadily improving both economically and structurally. We're exploring how the Atlanta Beltline has shaped urban planning, Invest Atlanta's impact on attracting and sustaining investment in our community,…
Find out more »Refresh South
Come spend an evening with us as we (re)launch Refresh South - a fireside chat series that encourages thoughtful, intelligent discussion about the future. On May 11th, we welcome Elizabeth…
Find out more »Building ATL Week | Rediscover Atlanta with Jamestown CEO
"The National Trust for Historic Preservation recognizes Ponce City Market as 'History in the making,' and recognizes the project as part of a plan 'to move Atlanta forward while maintaining…
Find out more »Building ATL Week | Women in Tech Breakfast
We invite you to join us for this interactive breakfast for Women in Technology. We're featuring great female leaders in tech to give their insight on how they reached their…
Find out more »Building ATL Week | PCM Community Happy Hour
Live, work, or play at PCM? Celebrate the end of the week with your friends, colleagues, and neighbors at a special GA Happy Hour. Takeaways & RSVP Drinks and lite…
Find out more »June 2016
Innovative Leadership: Designing Tomorrow
Engage in activities that promote collaboration and stimulate the mind; leave with valuable assets that promote action and leadership development. Experts will come in to facilitate leadership activities and document…
Find out more »Aging2.0 Global Startup Search | Atlanta, GA, USA
Aging2.0 is searching the world for the best aging-focused startups. Through a series of local pitch events, online voting + judging, and finale showcase featuring the most elite startups, Aging2.0 will…
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