{"68884":{"#nid":"68884","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Special Events, Protocol Office Hosts Workshop","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom handling VIPs to planning and executing \u201cgreen\u201d events, the information that will be covered in an upcoming workshop hosted by the Office of Institute Special Events and Protocol is what every campus event planner needs to know. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAnyone who is interested in or currently plans events on campus is invited,\u201d said Laura Pusateri, special events manager and head of Institute Special Events and Protocol. \u201cNo matter how big or small your events are, you can benefit from learning more about how to plan a successful Georgia Tech event.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe annual workshop will be held on Aug. 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in room 222 of the Global Learning Center. Registration is available \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/trainsweb.gatech.edu\/privatereg\/rp_login.asp\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E or beginning at 8:30 a.m. the day of the event. The cost is $75, which includes lunch. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the workshop, Pusateri and her team are available year round to assist members of the campus community with event planning. The office staff includes Pusateri, who has worked at Tech since 2007 and has planned events for the Ritz-Carlton and American Cancer Society; Serena Wallace, who most recently planned events for the Atlanta History Center and Rhodes Hall; and Tech student Casey Aultman. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough the team is primarily responsible for planning and executing high-level Institute events such as commencement, they are always available to provide\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; advice or assistance to employees needing help with events. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe welcome the opportunity to have a conversation with all of our campus partners and, from there, will determine the level of support for each on a case-by-case basis,\u201d Pusateri added. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe office is also in the process of revamping its website. In the near future, the site will feature a discussion forum, showcase of exceptional Tech events, updates on policies, and a repository of objects and items available for rental. (Currently, Pusateri has table throws and pop-up banners available for campus use and will soon have generic Tech easel signs.) \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom handling VIPs to planning and executing \u201cgreen\u201d events, the information that will be covered in an upcoming workshop hosted by the Office of Institute Special Events and Protocol is what every campus event planner needs to know.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"From handling VIPs to planning and executing \u201cgreen\u201d events, the information that will be covered in an upcoming workshop hosted by the Office of Institute Special Events and Protocol is what every campus event planner needs to know."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-07-22 09:23:38","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:09:48","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-07-22T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-07-22T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"68883":{"id":"68883","type":"image","title":"Serena Wallace and Laura Pusateri","body":null,"created":"1449177214","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:13:34","changed":"1475894599","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:19","alt":"Serena Wallace and Laura Pusateri","file":{"fid":"193363","name":"event_planners.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/event_planners_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/event_planners_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":521224,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/event_planners_0.jpg?itok=pb3wnzy4"}}},"media_ids":["68883"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.events.gatech.edu\/","title":"Special Events"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2660","name":"events"},{"id":"13713","name":"Laura Pusateri"},{"id":"13712","name":"Office of Institute Special Events and Protocol"},{"id":"3845","name":"workshop"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.pusateri@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELaura Pusateri\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Special Events and Protocol\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-7613\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}