{"532331":{"#nid":"532331","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mynatt Takes Helm of Computing Consortium","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBeth Mynatt, professor in the School of Interactive Computing and executive director of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInstitute for People and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E, will assume \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cccblog.org\/2016\/05\/02\/ccc-announces-new-ccc-leadership\/?utm_source=feedblitz\u0026amp;utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss\u0026amp;utm_campaign=cccblog\u0022\u003Ethe role of chair\u003C\/a\u003E of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC), beginning July 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMynatt has served on the CCC since its formation and was previously vice-chair of the organization. She has spearheaded activities forging research collaborations in healthcare and health information technologies. Recently, Mynatt was one of the lead organizers for the CCC and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nhlbi.nih.gov\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute\u003C\/a\u003E Aging in Place Workshop, which led to a\u202f\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENational Institutes of Health\u202f(NIH) \u003C\/a\u003Enew program for \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/guide\/rfa-files\/RFA-AG-16-021.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECollaborative Aging (in Place) Research Using Technology (CART) (U2C)\u003C\/a\u003E. Conclusions from that workshop were also integrated into the recent PCAST report on \u0022\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-research-included-white-house-report-aging\u0022\u003EIndependence, Technology and Connection in Older Age\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0022 which Mynatt helped co-author. \u202f\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The CCC has a terrific track record in convening the computing research community to act on strategic national interests,\u0022 Mynatt said. \u0022I\u0027m excited and daunted to take the reins for the next two years as the computing field and our nation are going through transformative changes. Computing capabilities are intrinsic to much of our society. Our field faces unprecedented opportunities and responsibilities.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMynatt has been a member of the CCC executive committee for the past four years. She recently co-chaired the Computing Visions 2025 steering committee to advise the National Science Foundation (NSF) on future, and potentially disruptive, trends for future computing research. The Visions 2025 meetings focused on emergent cyber-social-physical systems that powerfully combine computing and interactions with people and the physical world.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Annie Ant\u00f3n, chair of the Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing, said, \u0022Dr. Mynatt\u0027s new role as CCC chair demonstrates her national leadership in computing research. Consistent with Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson\u0027s commitment to sharing \u0027what Georgia Tech thinks,\u0027 she will be enabling the highest-quality thinking nationwide about our technological future.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe CCC was established in 2006 through a cooperative agreement between the Computing Research Association (CRA) and the NSF. CCC conducts activities that\u202fstrengthen the research community, articulate compelling research visions, and align those visions with pressing national and global challenges. CCC\u202fcommunicates\u202fthe importance of those visions to\u202fpolicymakers, government and industry stakeholders, the public, and the research community itself. The council consists of a chair, vice chair, executive committee, and 15 council members from various academic institutions and industries across the country.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe organization is based at the CRA\u2019s headquarters in Washington, DC. To learn more about CCC and its mission, visit its \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cra.org\/ccc\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Beth Mynatt appointed chair of industry organization"}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"After serving as vice chair, Beth Mynatt has been appointed chair of the Computing Community Consortium"}],"uid":"32045","created_gmt":"2016-05-03 16:56:21","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:35","author":"Ben Snedeker","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-05-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-05-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"243141":{"id":"243141","type":"image","title":"Beth Mynatt","body":null,"created":"1449243704","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:41:44","changed":"1475894919","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:39","alt":"Beth Mynatt","file":{"fid":"197848","name":"mynatt-headshot-april-2012.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mynatt-headshot-april-2012_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mynatt-headshot-april-2012_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":70956,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/mynatt-headshot-april-2012_0.jpeg?itok=bg7lbH6E"}}},"media_ids":["243141"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"}],"keywords":[{"id":"10989","name":"Beth Mynatt"},{"id":"11610","name":"Elizabeth Mynatt"},{"id":"11726","name":"Institute for People and Technology"},{"id":"166848","name":"School of Interactive Computing"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBen Snedeker, News \u0026amp; Media Relations Manager, College of Computing. 404-894-7253,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:albert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ealbert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}