{"532961":{"#nid":"532961","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mynatt Named Chair of Computing Community Consortium","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Computing Community Consortium (CCC) has named Beth Mynatt as its Chair for a two year term beginning July 1. The prestigious group based in Washington, DC catalyzes the computing research community in the pursuit of innovative, impactful research. Dr. Mynatt is a Professor in the Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing, and is Executive Director of Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s Institute for People and Technology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\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 class=\u0022Hyperlink SCX186277548\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nhlbi.nih.gov\/\u0022\u003ENational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute\u003C\/a\u003E Aging in Place Workshop, which led to a\u202f\u003Ca class=\u0022Hyperlink SCX186277548\u0022 href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/\u0022\u003ENational Institutes of Health\u003C\/a\u003E new program for \u003Ca class=\u0022Hyperlink SCX186277548\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/guide\/rfa-files\/RFA-AG-16-021.html\u0022\u003ECollaborative Aging (in Place) Research Using Technology (CART) (U2C)\u003C\/a\u003E. Conclusions from that workshop were also integrated into the recent President\u0026#39;s Council for the Advancement of Science and Technology report on \u0026quot;\u003Ca class=\u0022Hyperlink SCX186277548\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-research-included-white-house-report-aging\u0022\u003EIndependence, Technology and Connection in Older Age\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026quot; that Mynatt helped co-author.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;The CCC has a terrific track record in convening the computing research community to act on strategic national interests,\u0026quot; said Mynatt. \u0026quot;I\u0026#39;m excited and honored 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.\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\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 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.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Annie Ant\u0026oacute;n, Chair of the Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing, said: \u0026quot;Dr. Mynatt\u0026#39;s new role as CCC Chair demonstrates her national leadership in computing research. Consistent with Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson\u0026#39;s commitment to sharing \u0026quot;what Georgia Tech thinks,\u0026quot; she will be enabling the highest-quality thinking nationwide about our technological future.\u0026quot;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe CCC was established in 2006 through a cooperative agreement between the Computing Research Association (CRA) and the U.S. National Science Foundation. 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.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe organization is based at the CRA\u0026rsquo;s headquarters in Washington, DC. To learn more about CCC and its mission, visit their \u003Ca class=\u0022Hyperlink SCX186277548\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cra.org\/ccc\/\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Computing Community Consortium (CCC) has named Beth Mynatt as its Chair for a two year term beginning July 1.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) has named Beth Mynatt as its Chair for a two year term beginning July 1."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2016-05-05 09:06:28","changed_gmt":"2019-07-11 13:21:55","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-05-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-05-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"540271":{"id":"540271","type":"image","title":"Beth Mynatt","body":null,"created":"1464706800","gmt_created":"2016-05-31 15:00:00","changed":"1475895329","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:29","alt":"Beth Mynatt","file":{"fid":"89583","name":"beth-mynatt-horizontal.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/beth-mynatt-horizontal.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/beth-mynatt-horizontal.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":378819,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/beth-mynatt-horizontal.jpg?itok=kz7IW7D-"}}},"media_ids":["540271"],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"}],"keywords":[{"id":"27641","name":"annie anton"},{"id":"10989","name":"Beth Mynatt"},{"id":"101241","name":"CCC"},{"id":"101251","name":"Computing Community Consortium"},{"id":"11610","name":"Elizabeth Mynatt"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlyson Powell\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nInstitute for People and Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:alyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ealyson.powell@ipat.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}