Online Education - Atlas Coffee Importers

Online Learning at Atlas

There is always more to know about coffee. Even with distance between us, the learning never stops.

Online Education & Events
We offer a range of remote learning opportunities and virtual community events to help build skills, confidence, and savvy.
On-Site Coffee Courses
We offer SCAA and CQI Accredited courses as well as Atlas-developed curriculum on a wide variety of topics.
Coffee Glossary
Our Coffee Glossary takes the mystery out of our jargon-heavy industry-speak, and sheds light on some of the more Atlas-centric lingo.
Coffee Encyclopedia
Atlas staff bring their years of experience around the coffee world to bear on explaining a wide range of essential coffee topics from cultivation to consumption.

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The Atlas team wants to stay connected and continue to offer enriching events and education—even in the midst of a pandemic. We’re proud to introduce two new types of content for you to explore and register for below.

Our Events Content is filled with engaging, useful presentations that will help you in your green coffee buying and make the most of your importer relationships.

Our Education Content offers the same high-quality educational experiences that we previously created within our Lab, but now available to you anywhere. Brief and focused, our online education fits conveniently into your already busy professional schedule. These classes will be offered live, not pre-recorded, so you will still have the benefit of interactive discussions and questions.

You can view and register for all online content below.

To sign up for classes, first select the type of class you are looking for in the field below. Then, enter a quantity for each of the classes that you wish to register for, and fill out your information in the form below.
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Education
Sample Roasting on an Ikawa, October 2, 2020 Quantity
10:00 - 11:00 AM Pacific, Instructor: Drew Billups

We've found the Ikawa roaster to be an innovative machine that can be adapted to a number of roasting goals, including sample roasting. One of its advantages compared to traditional sample roasting equipment is its portability, which may make it an ideal adaptation for sample roasting in the time of Covid-19. Using this machine for sample roasting also brings a level of complexity that it is helpful to approach in a thoughtful manner. We'll discuss and demonstrate basic considerations for how to develop profiles well suited for sample roasting.

Registration closes 18 hours prior to start time.
Price: $75.00
The Basics of Cupping Coffee, October 9, 2020 Quantity
10:00 - 11:00 AM Pacific, Instructor: Drew Billups

Just because we can't gather in person doesn't mean that we can't learn to confidently cup coffee. Through lecture and short video demonstrations, this accessible presentation will deliver everything that beginners need to know to competently engage in cupping and equip students to practice and build sensory skills on their own. We will address the purpose of cupping, protocols and best practices, and set-up procedures. In addition, we will introduce categories for sensory analysis and suggest helpful exercises for continuing development as a cupper.

Registration closes 18 hours prior to start time.
Price: $75.00
Best Practices in the Coffee Lab, October 16, 2020 Quantity
10:00 - 11:00 AM Pacific, Instructor: Drew Billups

Whether we cup green samples to make purchasing decisions or roasted product for QC purposes, our methods can have a significant impact on the results. When significant business interests and risks are involved, the implementation of best practices helps to provide trustworthy results to inform our decision-making processes. Compiling insights from sensory science and experience from the operation of the Atlas lab, this presentation will describe best practices for the coffee lab and discuss the requirements and impacts of implementation.

Registration closes 18 hours prior to start time.
Price: $75.00
Between the Extremes: Tailoring Roast Profiles to the Capabilities of Your Machine, October 23, 2020 Quantity
10:00 - 11:00 AM Pacific, Instructor: Drew Billups

What temperature should I charge at? When should I reach first crack? How long should my development phase be? The best profiles are tailored specifically to your roasting machine. Even the same make and model--installed in two different locations with different ducting--will not read temperature the same. This presentation walks though the steps of creating a roast profile specifically tailored to your machine while leading participants through the process of learning the boundaries and capabilities or your own roasting equipment.

Registration closes 18 hours prior to start time.
Price: $75.00
The Impact of Coffee Drying on Flavor: Results of a Collaborative Processing Experiment, October 30, 2020 Quantity
10:00 - 11:00 AM Pacific, Instructor: Drew Billups

This Spring, Atlas partnered with our friends at Beneficio Las Segovias (BLS) in Nicaragua to carry out an experiment looking at the impact of coffee drying on the flavor of washed coffee. In this presentation we will report on the origination of the idea, the details of the process, the results of the experiment, and our conclusions. Join us for this one of a kind event and learn more about the impact of drying of coffee flavor!

Registration closes EOD October 16th. Registration includes roasted samples of the experimental lots that will be shipped to participants.
Price: $95.00
Events
The Essentials of Strategic Sourcing, July 30, 2020 Quantity
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific

Are you ready to learn more about the fundamentals of the specialty coffee supply chain and green buying? Do you also want to plan your purchasing with greater focus and intention? Join us on for a webinar on "The Essentials of Strategic Sourcing," presented by Atlas Sales Reps for current Atlas clients. Although beneficial for all, this is especially helpful for new green buyers or those transitioning from spot to forward contracting. We will explore the C Market and coffee pricing, types of green coffee purchasing, the responsibility of importers within the supply chain, and how to work with Atlas to source strategically.
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Online Learning at Atlas

There is always more to know about coffee. Even with distance between us, the learning never stops.

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