EDITOR’S CHOICE
Navigating face masks and customer refusals KARYN RHODES, vice president and director of Complete Payroll Solutions, will host a webinar for Tech Collective to discuss how to handle employees or customers who refuse to wear a face mask. She will review different state and local requirements regarding customers and employees wearing face coverings; accommodation issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act if someone has a medical condition preventing them from wearing a face covering; employee safety and Occupational Safety and Health Administration issues at play when customers refuse to wear a face covering; and handling customer refusals in a safe way to minimize risk.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 10-10:30 A.M. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
bit.ly/2An8y07
Cybersecurity legal liability TECH COLLECTIVE is hosting a webinar about cybersecurity failures and legal liability that will be presented by attorney Jules J. D’Alessandro, who is the senior litigation and managing partner of D’Alessandro & Wright LLC in Providence. This presentation will touch upon the most common types of cyberattacks occurring now. It will also provide examples of the types of legal liability that may result from a failure to adequately protect data. Participants will gain a more comprehensive understanding of the need to protect data and the legal consequences that may result from a failure to properly protect data.
TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 10:10-10:40 A.M. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
bit.ly/2B1r3af
Grow your client list SANDRA SMITH, a certified coach and owner of Aspire Seminars, is hosting a webinar about how to start and grow a client list. Smith outlines how a client list is important because it serves as a source for business and revenue and has the potential to determine future business. Participants will learn how to get their mindset primed and ready for the new system change; figure out what needs to be done and in what order; systemize the flow of movement for growth; focus on what’s most important; develop crucial habits for continued success; connect their list with their products and services; and tips for staying positive in their business operation during uncertain times.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 11 A.M. TO NOON Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
bit.ly/2YpDWDh
Learn about data analytics THINKFUL PROVIDENCE is hosting a webinar to provide information about a career and opportunities in data analytics. Participants will learn about technology career opportunities, and get a high-level overview of each of Thinkful Webinar’s courses, what it means to land a technology job; the benefits of learning part time versus full time; an overview of course topics, their mentorship program and career support; long-term student outcomes; and what’s next for the industry. Thinkful provides one-on-one learning through its industry network.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 8-9 P.M. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
bit.ly/2UsPvrV
Crash course on HTML, CSS THINKFUL PROVIDENCE is hosting a webinar designed to explain how hypertext markup language and cascading style sheets are used to build web pages. HTML and CSS are two of the essential technologies used for building web pages, providing the structure of a page for a variety of web-based platforms and devices. Participants will work through a series of drills that will teach the core concepts of HTML, such as tags, elements and attributes, and the basics of CSS, including selectors, properties and values. The workshop will teach the fundamentals of HTML and CSS, and provide information about margins, borders and padding.
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 8-10 P.M. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
bit.ly/2AVtN9m
Data science visualization THINKFUL PROVIDENCE is hosting a webinar that will provide information about using visualization to communicate data science. The presenter will discuss different visualization packages in Python and walk through how to implement them. In this virtual hands-on workshop, participants will learn why visualization is important; basics of visualization principles; hands-on learning with Matplotlib and Seaborn; and more.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 12:30-2 P.M. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
bit.ly/30LBCcw
Keys to domain categorization TECH COLLECTIVE is hosting a webinar featuring Kirk Hayes, an information technology professional, who will discuss how domain categorization works and how to check categorizations on domains. Hayes will explain how to get a domain categorized so it exceeds a company’s target expectations and will provide details about why domain categorization is a useful tactic in helping secure your organization’s place on the web. He will also touch on security measures and tools for preventing web-based attacks. The virtual workshop will be held on the Microsoft Teams platform.
MONDAY, JULY 13, 6-7:30 P.M. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
bit.ly/30QKr4K
JavaScript fundamentals THINKFUL PROVIDENCE is hosting a webinar to provide details about the fundamentals of working with JavaScript, a scripting or programming language that allows you to implement complex features on web pages. In this interactive workshop, Thinkful will explain what you need to know to work with JavaScript, including different data types, variables and functions. Participants will learn different data types, such as strings, integers and Boolean; basic JavaScript function structures; how to create if/else functions and use parameters; and more.
MONDAY, JULY 13, 8-9:30 P.M. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
bit.ly/3fwTJak
Web scams and threats THE GREATER NEWPORT Chamber of Commerce is holding a webinar that will be hosted by Jairo Ruegel, president and senior technology consultant of ATC Tech, a Middletown-based computer repair and consulting company. Ruegel will discuss the latest web-based threats, including cyber scams, viruses and hacking issues. This meeting will be hosted on the Zoom platform and is part of the Chamber’s “Ask the Expert” series.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 11 A.M. TO NOON Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
bit.ly/3fBkNVZ
Interested in having your business-related event included in What’s Happening? Contact PBN Researcher Cassius Shuman at (401) 680-4884 or Shuman@PBN.com.
