{"458661":{"#nid":"458661","#data":{"type":"event","title":"ISSS Professional Development Series","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAll GA Tech students, international and non-international, are invited to attend a viewing of A World of Difference.\u0026nbsp; This DVD is used by many large corporate organizations that are looking for a way to \u201cbring cultural factors to life\u201d and explore the challenges that international teams face due to cultural misunderstandings.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents will leave with the skills and knowledge required in today\u2019s competitive global economy.\u0026nbsp; During this session, students will learn best practices to succeed in diverse international teams as well as improve their own intercultural communication skills.\u0026nbsp; Students will learn about the \u201csubtleties, nuances, and hazards\u201d involved whenever individuals from different cultures meet and work together, and how a lack of understanding of these differences in communication styles can lead to business failures. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWatched the DVD Preview Clip\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y7pRSj6flSg\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E Interested in attending this event?\u0026nbsp; Registration is required. Sign-up\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/oie.gatech.edu\/content\/world-difference-understanding-cross-cultural-communication-global-economy\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA World of Difference: Understanding Cross-Cultural Communication in a Global Economy\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A World of Difference: Understanding Cross-Cultural Communication in a Global Economy"}],"uid":"27898","created_gmt":"2015-10-14 08:51:54","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:17:56","author":"Marie Haley","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2015-11-19T10:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2015-11-19T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2015-11-19T11:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2015-11-19 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2015-11-19 16:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2015-11-19 16:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"170351","name":"International Student and Scholar Services"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"10377","name":"Career\/Professional development"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:info@oie.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Einfo@oie.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}