BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:Events Booking BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69eb29a128228 SUMMARY:Communications CoP: The Social\, Economic and Political World after COVID-19 Passes DESCRIPTION:This is a NCPMI Communication &\; Public Speaking CoP- NCPL Toastmasters Club Meeting.The Meeting includes prepared speeches\, table t opics\, networking\, evaluations\, jokes and multiple meeting operations r oles.5:45 pm - 8:00 pm (5.45 - 6.00 Registration &\; Pre-meeting Networ king) Meeting will be convened by Virtual Conference Call Abstract Our world-view of what is normal is based on the last decade\, where we had rising employment\, enabling technology\, deflation in the cost of goo ds and services\, and supply chains that span the globe. Recently it has i ncluded rising authoritarianism\, nationalism and division driven by those who seek power. \;COVID-19 has been the biggest shock to the world si nce World War II\, which most of us did not experience personally. What wi ll be the new social\, economic\, and political normal after the pervasive threat of COVID-19 is over? This talk will cover some of the major areas of concern and opportunity in the post COVID-19 world.  \; About t he Speaker  \;Dr. Stephen Gant has degrees in Computer and Informati on Science. He has over 25 years of experience in project management\, pro gram management and consulting. He has performed disaster preparedness res earch under a grant from the National Institute of Science and worked as a project and program manager on government contractors for the US EPA for 18 years. LOCATION:Conference Bridge DTSTART:20200512T213000Z DTEND:20200513T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260424T082817Z ORGANIZER;CN=PMI North Carolina Chapter:MAILTO:bounce@ncpmi.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR