Galvanize Events

Western Regional Conference

Saturday, 8:00am - 3:30pm MST

Community

Annually, Urban League Young Professional chapters across the United States host summits to motivate, rejuvenate, and discuss key initiatives impacting young professionals and our communities.The Greater Phoenix chapter of Urban League Young Professionals has the privilege of hosting the 2019 Western Regional Summit (WRS) and showcasing the Silicon Desert to the world.With the rapid growth happening in the valley, this summit will highlight how technology is advancing three key pillars of the YP organization; Civic Engagement, Economic Empowerment and Education.

Hack Reactor @ Galvanize: JavaScript Mini Bootcamp: Fundamentals II

Saturday, 10:00am - 4:00pm EDT

Other

Goal: At this workshop series you will solidify your understanding of Fundamental JavaScript, furthering your knowledge and better preparing you for our Technical Interview. WE WILL BE REVIEWING 4 DIFFERENT CONCEPTS EACH MONTH (then starting over) 0 - JavaScript Mini Bootcamp Fundamentals II - 03/23/19 1 - JavaScript101 - 03/25/19 2 - JavaScript Mini Bootcamp Fundamentals I - 04/13/19 3 - Functions and Scopes - 04/18/19 4 - JavaScript Mini Bootcamp Fundamentals II - 04/27/19 You'll learn how to tackle some of the biggest challenges faced by those learning JavaScript. This is a highly interactive course that uses exercises and projects to drive home these JavaScript Fundamentals. Topics covered: JavaScript101 and how to compose and use functions in JavaScript The mechanics of functions in JavaScript How local and global scoping works How the scope chain affects how you build JavaScript programs Who this workshop is for: This workshop is for beginners with limited JavaScript experience. Optional Prep: Udacity's Intro to JavaScript course (estimated 10-12 hours to complete) Gordon Zhu’s Watch and Code up to and including “Interlude - Data types and comparisons” First four chapters of Eloquent JavaScript What to bring: Students will need to bring their own laptops! Windows, Mac or Linux will do it! -- About Galvanize Galvanize is the premiere dynamic learning community for technology. With campuses located in booming technology sectors throughout the country, Galvanize provides a community for each the following: Education – part-time and full-time training in Software Engineering and Data Science Workspace – whether you’re a freelancer, startup, or established business, we provide beautiful spaces with a community dedicated to support your company’s growth Networking – events in the tech industry happen constantly in our campuses, ranging from popular Meetups to multi-day international conferences To learn more about Galvanize, visit galvanize.com. If you have specific questions regarding our Data Science Immersive course, please reach out to our Admissions Department at admissions.nyc@galvanize.com or (917) 935-4449.

Learn to Code: JavaScript Mini Bootcamp Part 1 of 2

Saturday, 10:00am - 2:30pm MST

Web Development

Description:It's 2019!! Make this the year that you learned to code. Here is your chance! In this free hands-on workshop we will start with the basics of programming in JavaScript and then we will begin to build upon those foundations. By the end of this workshop, you should start to feel comfortable working with JavaScript and leave being able to start solving problems in code on your own. Some of the key topics we will focus on will include variables, operators, data structures, logic, control statements, and loops. This is a hands-on workshop so please feel free to bring your laptop because we will have problems for you to work on throughout the day. However, if you don't have a laptop or just don't want to bring it please don't let that stop you from coming because you will still be able to follow along. Schedule:10:00am-10:30am ~ Introductions / Welcome10:30am-12:30pm ~ Morning Session12:30pm-1:00pm ~ Lunch / Galvanize Tour1:00pm-3:00pm ~ Afternoon Session More Upcoming Free Events:Galvanize Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/GalvanizeHQ/ Galvanize Eventbritehttp://galvanizephoenix.eventbrite.com Learn to Code Phoenix Meetuphttps://www.meetup.com/ltcphx/ Learn Data Science Phoenix Meetuphttps://www.meetup.com/ldsphx/ Speaker:Chris Huie (https://www.linkedin.com/in/phoenixtechnerd/) is the Galvanize Phoenix evangelist. You can usually find him around town at local meetups or working the overnight shift at hackathons. When he isn't supporting the Phoenix dev and data science communities you can usually find him chilling with his English Bulldog writing Python or JavaScript. About Galvanize: Galvanize is a premier institution for learning software engineering and data science in Phoenix and technical cities across the country. We immerse our students in full-time and part-time education for those looking to get into the software engineering or data science fields. Prior knowledge and effort on your part are expected but as a technology community, we are truly here to support you on your journey to learn. Want to learn more about Galvanize's data science and software engineering programs in Phoenix? (https://www.galvanize.com/courses/request-info)

Code for Denver | Meetup

Monday, 6:00pm - 9:00pm MDT

Web Development

Learn to Code! Intro to SQL and Relational Databases

Monday, 6:00pm - 8:30pm MST

Data Engineering

Description:SQL (structured query language) is a powerful and often used way to store, query, and manipulate large amounts of data! We will explore the benefits of using relational databases and dive into the base language of SQL itself. At the end of this talk, you should understand how relational databases are set up and some of the different implementations that are most common. In addition, you should come away understanding the syntax and logic behind writing SQL queries to pull data out of relational databases. Also, we will provide additional resources and practice problems if you want to continue learning at home! Schedule:6:00 - 6:45 - Eat and Greet6:30 - 6:45 - Galvanize Tour (optional)6:45 - 7:00 - Introduction / Announcements7:00 - 8:15 - Intro to SQL8:15 - 8:30 - Questions... Speaker:Chris Huie (https://www.linkedin.com/in/phoenixtechnerd/) is the Galvanize Phoenix evangelist. You can usually find him around town at local meetups or working the overnight shift at hackathons. When he isn't supporting the Phoenix dev and data science communities you can usually find him chilling with his English Bulldog writing Python or JavaScript. About Galvanize:Galvanize is a premier institution for learning software engineering and data science in Phoenix and technical cities across the country. We immerse our students in full-time and part-time education for those looking to get into the software engineering or data science fields. Prior knowledge and effort on your part are expected but as a technology community, we are truly here to support you on your journey to learn. Want to learn more about Galvanize's data science and software engineering programs in Phoenix? (https://www.galvanize.com/courses/request-info)

Pitch to Developers

Monday, 6:00pm - 8:30pm MDT

Community

Up to 8 entrepreneurs will be pitching their ideas (5 minute limit). Afterwords there will be a breakout session with food (provided by presenters)! Entrepreneurs will be stationed around the room with snacks, available for conversation and more in-depth discussion of their concept and need. Developers please RSVP. Entrepreneurs please fill out the form about pitching on the homepage. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone and hope that you can make some great connections!

Denver Vue Meet Up

Monday, 6:00pm - 8:00pm MDT

Web Development

For developers who have worked with the Vue framework or anyone interested in learning Vue. Bring your favorite Vue project from 2018 and share it! Big projects, side projects, libraries, contributions to a larger project, anything you'd like to share.

Learn to Code: Objects and Arrays

Monday, 6:30pm - 8:00pm CDT

Data Science