{"647132":{"#nid":"647132","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Women in Technology Group Resumes Monthly Meeting Cadence","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026#39;s Women in Technology Group resumed its monthly meeting cadence in April with a presentation from Academic Technology Associate Director Pam Buffington, titled \u0026quot;What\u0026#39;s Your Pandemic Presence?\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDelivered in an interactive \u0026ldquo;Family Feud\u0026rdquo; style, the presentation challenged meeting participants to explore the importance of virtual presence when attending work meetings in remote and hybrid environments. During the presentation, Buffington focused on professional appearance, preparation, participation, etiquette, and attitude.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Presence is important,\u0026rdquo; said Buffington. \u0026ldquo;If you\u0026#39;re leading a meeting or attending a meeting, if the meeting is large or small, your meeting presence is important to how others perceive you.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBuffington\u0026rsquo;s discussion points also\u0026nbsp;highlighted research from MOR Associates, Speechworks Asher Communications, and Psychology Today.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIn the spirit of Mental Health Awareness Month, May\u0026rsquo;s presentation focuses on self-care and features\u0026nbsp;Joi Alexander, Director of Health initiatives at Georgia Tech. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 4, from noon to 1p.m.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nContact Vicki Rogers at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:vicki.rogers@oit.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Evicki.rogers@oit.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E to learn more about Women in Technology monthly meetings.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026#39;s Women in Technology group relaunched its monthly meeting cadence in April with a presentation from Academic Technology Associate Director Pam Buffington titled \u0026quot;What\u0026#39;s Your Pandemic Presence?\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Women in Technology Group resumed its monthly meeting cadence in April with a presentation from Academic Technology Associate Director Pam Buffington titled \u0022What\u0027s Your Pandemic Presence?\u0022"}],"uid":"34822","created_gmt":"2021-05-03 19:26:45","changed_gmt":"2021-05-06 19:37:51","author":"Malynda Dorsey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-05-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-05-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"632636":{"id":"632636","type":"image","title":"Coda Building in Technology Square","body":null,"created":"1582063891","gmt_created":"2020-02-18 22:11:31","changed":"1582063891","gmt_changed":"2020-02-18 22:11:31","alt":"Daytime image of Coda Building.","file":{"fid":"240707","name":"coda.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/coda_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/coda_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":608556,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/coda_0.jpg?itok=sfE4FnJJ"}}},"media_ids":["632636"],"groups":[{"id":"174291","name":"OIT"},{"id":"64319","name":"Administration and Finance"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"183656","name":"oit feature"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMalynda Dorsey\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of IT Marketing \u0026amp; Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:malynda@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emalynda@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}