{"341511":{"#nid":"341511","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Issues Advisory for Outbound International Travel","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith the holidays approaching, faculty, staff, and students will be making both domestic and international travel plans. Because the safety of the campus community is paramount, Georgia Tech is strongly recommending against travel to countries where the U.S. Department of State has issued an official Travel Warning or where there is other reliable information of significant health or safety risks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn light of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Georgia Tech is asking anyone planning or considering travel to Ebola-affected countries to contact Dr. Gregory Moore, senior director of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/health.gatech.edu\/Pages\/default.aspx\u0022\u003EStamps Health Services\u003C\/a\u003E, prior to departure. Moore is Georgia Tech\u2019s designated point of contact regarding potential travel to and from Ebola-affected countries. He and the Stamps Health Services staff will share the latest advisories, guidance, and travel and re-entry rules and procedures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Georgia Department of Public Health, and the Georgia Ebola Response Team.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdditionally, students, faculty, and staff who do travel to Ebola-affected countries must contact Moore upon re-entry into the United States to share guidance from state and federal public health officials and to receive additional Georgia Tech-related instructions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile the final decision about travel to such a country is the individual\u2019s, Georgia Tech reserves the right to require an \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.policylibrary.gatech.edu\/business-finance\/travel-authorization-procedures\u0022\u003Eappropriate release or waiver before permitting business travel\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is strongly recommending against travel to countries where the U.S. Department of State has issued an official Travel Warning or where there is other reliable information of significant health or safety risks. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech is strongly recommending against travel to countries where the U.S. Department of State has issued an official Travel Warning or where there is other reliable information of significant health or safety risks."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2014-11-05 14:52:09","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:26","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-11-05T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-11-05T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/health.gatech.edu\/Pages\/default.aspx","title":"Stamps Health Services"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vhf\/ebola\/index.html","title":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention"},{"url":"http:\/\/dph.georgia.gov\/guidance-colleges-and-universities","title":"Georgia Department of Public Health"},{"url":"http:\/\/gov.georgia.gov\/press-releases\/2014-10-20\/deal-ebola-response-team-will-examine-state-preparedness","title":"Georgia Ebola Response Team"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.policylibrary.gatech.edu\/business-finance\/travel-authorization-procedures","title":"Georgia Tech Travel Policy"}],"groups":[{"id":"1269","name":"Student Life"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"13022","name":"Ebola"},{"id":"108681","name":"travel advisories"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGregory R. Moore, MD, MPH\u003Cbr \/\u003ESenior Director\u003Cbr \/\u003EStamps Health Services\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gregory.moore@health.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Egregory.moore@health.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}